Best Practices
Discover success stories and case studies from leading cities, providing simple, effective lessons for implementing positive changes in urban mobility.
Electric cargo scooter for park and city maintenance in Riga, Latvia
Municipal maintenance teams of Riga City Council and Riga Forests faced growing challenges in maintaining large green areas, forest parks, and urban infrastructure — especially i
Decarbonising urban logistics with cooperative micro-depots in Berlin
Before the implementation of the KoMoDo project, Berlin—particularly densely populated districts—was increasingly burdened by the logistical impacts of a booming e-commerce secto
Streamlining last-mile delivery with modular lockers in Rome
Italian cities, particularly Rome, face significant challenges related to last-mile logistics.
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The benefits of interoperability and collaboration in urban logistics
In today's supply chain environment, businesses face numerous challenges due to the increasing complexity and dynamism of the market.
Pioneering hydrogen cargo bikes with swappable H2 cylinders
Urban logistics and last-mile delivery in European cities face significant challenges that impact sustainable mobility.
Consolidated last-mile microhubs in Ruoholahti shopping centre
In Helsinki, one of the challenges has been to reduce the use of vans for deliveries in central areas of the city due to their contribution to local air pollution (NOx).
Cooperation amongst competitors in Bologna's parcel distribution
In the scope of the URBANE project, the Bologna Living Lab (LL) has been implemented in the historical centre of the municipality, which has an area of about 4 km².
Creating space in Bucharest, Groningen and Riga through Smart Zones
Urban logistics management urgently needs to evolve as congestion, pollution, and increasing pressure on inner-city spaces reach critical levels.
The Physical Internet arrives to Madrid's last mile distribution
The CITYlogin collaboration with Horizon Europe PLANET Project has addressed the challenge of last mile deliv
Last-mile microhub in Zaragoza, Spain
Zaragoza is one of the biggest cities in Spain. Its city centre has more than 53,000 citizens and, with the ecommerce growth, concentrates the majority of the last mile deliveries.
Addressing urban parking challenges with smart solutions
Cities worldwide grapple with the daunting challenge of accommodating the burgeoning parking needs of urban freight and delivery vehicles, exacerbating issues of traffic congestion, urban mobility,
Cityporto: Urban distribution service for the city of Padova
Urban city logistics is a pivotal facet of maintaining the daily functioning of a city and ensuring the well-being of its residents.
Madrid: Piloting a sustainable last-mile delivery system
The rise of e-commerce has dramatically increased the presence of delivery vans in our cities, causing more C02 emissions, noise pollution, and congestion.
Leuven: Reimagining the curbside
Cities curbs, being the interface between roads and sidewalks, are more contested than ever due to the growth of urban logistics, active mobility, and new mobility.
Madrid: Urban Consolidation Center supported by a Digital Twin
Madrid is an important logistics hub, located within the Atlantic and the Mediterranean TEN-T corridors. Since the pandemic outbreak, the city experienced a substantial increase in
Prague: Implementing cargo bicycle hubs
Delivery vans occupy the historical centre of town
Bicycles are not very well used in the city and cargo bikes were almost unheard of by citizens before this scheme
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Community Mobility Sharepoints in Munich and Zurich
The goal is to encourage and support families in urban areas to be mobile without a private car and use active modes of travel, such as the electric cargo bike or a pedelec with a trailer attached.
Helsinki: Trialing drone deliveries of pharmacy products
The aim of the pilot was to gather learnings on the sustainability of drones as an extension to urban logistics chains and to test a new service concept with paying customers in a real urban enviro
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