SuCoLo Project

Urban outskirts can be brought closer to the 15-minute city ideal through the use of e-commerce and sustainable goods delivery and local pick-up options. The aim of this project is to provide a solid understanding of how to motivate sustainable consumer behaviour and deploy inclusive bicycle logistics in order to foster net-zero ways of delivery and pick-up of goods in urban outskirts. Digital behaviour change methods necessary to encourage citizens to use sustainable logistics choices will be developed, building on psychological models of behaviour change. Furthermore, SuCoLo will explore the required infrastructure and other needs of citizens, logistics providers and e-shops, using community-centred and data-driven planning approaches with simulation models. Pick-up stations for ordered goods will serve also as social places for residents, with a focus on accessibility and inclusiveness. Using living lab methods, SuCoLo will collaboratively design and test SuCoLo's novel behaviour change techniques and new micro-hubs in Salzburg, Leipzig and Merano to promote sustainable, neighbourhood-centred and inclusive goods delivery and pick-up in urban fringe areas. Project duration: January 2024 - June 2026 Contactperson: Michael Thelen, Salzburg Research (michael.thelen@salzburgresearch.at) This project has been funded by the FFG, MIMIT, BMFTR and Vinnova under the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, which has been co-funded by the European Union under grant agreement no. 905465.