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Presentation from Europe’s
first Expert Group on Cargo
Bikes and Cycle Logistics

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Disclaimer
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Europe’s first Expert Group on Cargo Bikes and Cycle Logistics” on 15th October
2019 in Brussels.
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Piero Valmassoi
POLIS Network

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Making urban freight
more sustainable
POLIS Working Group & activities
on Urban Freight
Piero Valmassoi, Polis Network

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Why cities & industry need to collaborate in
urban freight and logistics
‒ Enhance liveability
‒ Decrease emissions
- Air pollution & noise
- CO2
‒ Improve safety
‒ Reduce congestion
‒ Boost economy

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Lack of integration and
coordination of different
transport policies/ institutions
Lack of data, consistency and
robust evaluation
Clear role to be defined,
limited resources and
dedicated staff
Wide range of actors, needs
and possible solutions to be
taken into account
Long-term strategies, planning
and measures implementation
Role of Local Authorities

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POLIS-ALICE dialogue
‒ More details here
‒ Public-private stakeholder dialogue between members of the POLIS Urban
Freight Working Group and private city logistics operators (members of ALICE -
European Technology Platform for logistics) to:
- identify joint actions needed towards the European goal of zero-emission city logistics by
2030
- define concrete collaboration models between cities and industry to prioritize topics and
accelerate deployment of solutions towards cleaner and sustainable urban freight transport

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Priorities for the Group
Air quality & Safety
Clean & alternative
fleet promotion
Space management
and consolidation
Data
• Safety and Sustainability
Plans and targets
• Access Regulations
• Low Emission Zones
• Procurement of zero-
emission goods & services,
• e-charging infrastructure
• Incentives & subsidies
• Stop double parking
• micro-hubs & consolidation
strategies
• Multi-use lanes, smart L/U
bays, geofencing and
sensors
• What to share to better
understand urban freight
• Data sharing for flows
consolidation
Stakeholder Collaboration
• Networks, Fora, Freight Quality Partnerships (FQP), Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)

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www.etp-alice.eu
Micro-hubs &
cargobikes
• Amsterdam
• Micro-hubs in the city
• Delivery via bicycles
• Eased activities in city-centre

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Call for Zero Emission
Freight Vehicles
Initiated by Transport Decarbonisation
Alliance - supported by FREVUE & Polis
‒ http://tda-mobility.org/zero-emission-freight-
vehicles/
Make the demand for zero emission freight
vehicles more sizable and visible
Signatures: 74 organisations, covering
170,430 zero emission freight vehicles

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EU-funded research projects:
Horizon 2020
ASSURED
integration of urban
commercial EVs with high
power fast-charging
infrastructure
BuyZET
Zero emission deliveries
through smart procurement
City Changer Cargo Bike
Potential of cargo bikes
use for public, private, and
commercial users
CITYLAB
Innovation &
implementation processes
for public-private measures
for sustainable urban
logistics
FREVUE
Freight Electric Vehicles in
Urban Europe to achieve
emission free city logistics
ECCENTRIC
Electrification of
municipality service fleet,
consolidation centres with
EVs and regulations for
clean UFL
NOVELOG
New cooperative business
models and guidance for
sustainable city logistics
SUCCESS
Solutions for Construction
Supply Chains and
material freight logistics in
urban areas
U-TURN
Urban food transport,
including convenience
stores and home delivery
of internet groceries
VITAL NODES
Central role of urban
nodes in the TEN-T
networks, as hubs
facilitating the flow of
freight

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Recent projects
– outcomes
NOVELOG SULP Guidelines
CITYLAB Living lab
handbook
Cities and regions factsheets
(CITYLAB and NOVELOG)
CITYLAB Observatory
FREVUE Declaration of Intent
SUCCESS best practices
guide
BuyZET Handbook

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Thank you!
Piero Valmassoi
POLIS NETWORK
Project Officer
www.polisnetwork.eu
pvalmassoi@polisnetwork.eu
Phone: +32 2 5005671