ULaaDS took action in three cities, all of which have Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) in place. These three cities, in collaboration with their local governments, logistics communities, and research partners, lead the way for ULaaDS: a range of cargo-bikes, micro-hubs, and parcel lockers trials showcased their viability and added value. Moreover, by testing cargo-hitching and autonomous vehicles, ULaaDS revealed the potential of these solutions while finding framework conditions and limitations that might hinder further exploitation. ULaaDS also delved into private micro-logistics, a significant component of urban transport. Four satellite cities - Alba Iulia (RO), Bergen (NO), Edinburgh (UK), and Rome (IT) - assessed the replicability of the ULaaDS solutions to their specific urban context, marking a significant step forward in urban logistics.
The project achievements have been broadly disseminated through:
- the publication of the ULaaDS Replication Booklet, assessing the replicability potential of ULaaDS solution in the Satellite Cities,
- the publication of an easy-to-digest policy brief "Navigating urban logistics: challenges, innovations, and realities"
- three study visits, with representatives from 10 ULaaDS Follower Cities and over 50 participants in the Bremen visit organised with the SURFLOGH project
- an interactive project leaflet
- the participation in over 40 conferences, exhibitions, workshops and webinars,
- the organization 3 thematic workshops, 2 training workshops and a final event, often organised in cooperation with other EU funded projects,
- over 1.130 followers on LinkedIn,
- 2 official project videos and 10 additional videos or video-news showcasing project results,
- over 90 non-scientific and non-peer-reviewed articles and news, including 35 press articles in various languages,
- 8 scientific, peer-reviewed publications (of which 2 published in 2023 and 6 forthcoming)
- a total of 6 webinars open to external participants, and 3 additional webinars with Follower Cities
- 8 ULaaDS newsletters and features in 11 CIVITAS newsletters and 6 newsletters from sister projects
To secure the enduring legacy of ULaaDS, project partners are committed to actively continue to disseminate after the end of the project the various exploitable results produced. These include but are not limited to, the ULaaDS Decision Support Toolbox, the Novel framework on strategic decision making for adaptive urban logistics, the Parcel locker framework, the ULaaDS Guidelines, methods & policy recommendations related to SULPs and SUMPs and the ULaaDS Replication Booklet.
