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Urban development and the influx of people causes new problems posed in front of city authorities. Good solutions are those used in the area of logistics. Thus, the new direction of development of logistics that is dedicated to metropolitan area – city logistics. The management of cities, and especially practices in the field of city logistics have an impact not only on the quality of life of residents, but also on the influx of new investors. It could be for example road infrastructure, technical infrastructure, accessibility to the most important routes, the focus of other entities and partners in the area of supply chains have an impact on location of businesses. It becomes important to manage effectively logistics in cities and in creating good conditions for the creation of new enterprises, which stand to benefit metropolitan areas themselves, as well as residents. The aim of the article is to present solutions for city logistics, which favour the influx of new investors. This analysis will be presented on the basis of the Lubuskie Province. The article is literature - empirical, it is based on the analysis of literature, reports and research carried out for the authorities of the Lubuskie Province.

Keywords: city logistics, infrastructure, new investors

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