Kerb Delivery Bookable Kerbside Platform

Grid Smarter Cities is a UK company based in Newcastle upon Tyne that builds digital products for kerbside and freight logistics management. Its Kerb Delivery platform turns kerb space into a bookable asset linking local authorities (Kerb Owners) with freight and logistics operators (Kerb Users). The site does not state a founding year.

Operators book kerbside slots in advance through iPhone and Android driver apps, while councils use a desktop web app to track bay usage, booking duration and users and export analytics. Bay types include permit loading bays, virtual loading bays, a Chargerie that combines EV charging with bay booking, and riverside cross-docking. Double-sided e-ink Smart Signs show live bookings and air quality. Live councils include Southwark, Lambeth, Richmond and the City of London.

• Driver app: Lets drivers book, amend and plan future bay bookings and report rogue vehicles.
• Admin web app: Tracks bay and organisation usage, booking duration and users, with analytics export.
• Permit loading bays: Digitalises on-street bays with signage and dynamic markings.
• Virtual loading bays: Offers a digital alternative when a bay is blocked or no physical bay exists.
• Chargerie: Combines EV charging and bay booking in one process.
• Smart Signs: Shows live bookings and air quality on e-ink signs from partner GDS.

A city district in Ho Chi Minh City could pilot bookable delivery bays on a busy retail street. Logistics operators could reserve loading time near malls and markets. Port or riverside areas could allocate kerb space for last-mile cross-docking.

Operators with a booking can reduce penalty charge notices and circling traffic and improve delivery accuracy. In the Walworth Road scheme, a Stantec assessment reported a 40% reduction in PCNs for operators using the bays and a first-year benefit to cost ratio of 3.8. Councils get usage analytics and the ability to report rogue vehicles for real-time enforcement.

E-commerce growth is increasing delivery vehicle demand for scarce kerb space in dense cities, and councils are testing booking and virtual bays instead of first-come loading. Cities in Vietnam such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City face similar double parking and delivery congestion around markets and retail streets.

HQ in Newcastle upon Tyne, England; founding year not stated on the site. Won Project of the Year and Better Environment through Technology at the ITS UK Awards 2022 and was highly commended at the CiTTi Awards in December 2024. Partners include Stantec, Cross River Partnership and councils in London.