Urban logistics and plaNning: AntiCipating urban freigHt generAtion and demand including dIgitalisation of urbaN freight. UNCHAIN
Nowadays, almost everything we need can be ordered online and delivered to our doorsteps. However, last-mile delivery is far from supporting a sustainable society. The EU-funded UNCHAIN project aims to contribute to more sustainable urban logistics and help the transition towards climate-neutral and smart cities. To achieve this, it will boost the cooperation between public authorities and logistics stakeholders by implementing a standardised and reliable data exchange ecosystem and an innovative set of urban logistics services. With the UNCHAIN project, public authorities and transport operators will enjoy mutual benefits via cooperation schemes for sustainable urban freight transport policies and operations.
Aims
The main objectives of UNCHAIN are:
- To consolidate the needs of different urban areas and user groups, understand the challenges posed by urban logistics digitalisation, and define foundations of a logistic cooperation framework.
- To build a trustworthy DATA-driven collaboration framework between local authorities and logistics stakeholders to unleash the potential of freight data and develop win-win scenarios, services and tools.
- To develop innovative services to support and enhance authorities POLICYMAKING and urban PLANNING to reach cities sustainability targets.
- To empower local authorities with data-driven tools to anticipate urban freight generation and demand and improve space MANAGEMENT and logistics OPERATION.
- To carry out in Madrid, Florence, Berlin and in follower cities a demonstration of the data driven logistics solutions and services developed on top of the trustworthy data collaboration framework and carry out an extensive data collection.
- To ease and accelerate the upscaling, transferability and broad uptake of replicable results and support authorities in the implementation and definition of sustainable plans.
Theses objectives will be transformed in tangible results like:
- Comprehensive diagnosis of emerging needs, requirements, motivations and challenges for efficient and sustainable urban logistics.
- Data in-depth landscaping.
- Diagnosis of local framework and logistics ecosystem.
- Guidelines and recommendations for other cities to implement UNCHAIN innovative solutions.
- Training and dissemination activities.
- Several tools: on-street loading zones planning tool, active UVARs and city regulations tool, etc.
- A common monitoring and evaluation framework for cities
- (living labs, follower cities and beyond UNCHAIN), including a comprehensive list of KPIs.
Collaborating companies
ETRA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA (coord.)AYUNTAMIENTO DE MADRID
EMPRESA MUNICIPAL DE TRANSPORTES DE MADRID SA
SENATSVERWALTUNG FUER UMWELT, MOBILITÄT, VERBRAUCHER - UND KLIMASCHUTZ
VMZ BERLIN BETREIBERGESELLSCHAFT MBH
COMUNE DI FIRENZE
MUNICIPIA SPA
SPES CONSULTING SRL
POLIS
EIT KIC URBAN MOBILITY SL
INSTITUTO DE BIOMECANICA DE VALENCIA
DHL EXPRESS SPAIN SL
STAD MECHELEN
HLAVNI MESTO PRAHA
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE ITALIA SRL
CAMARA MUNICIPAL DO FUNCHAL
RIGAS PILSETAS PASVALDIBA
UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER
Duration and reference no.
Start date: 01-05-2023
End date: 31-10-2026
Project reference no.: 101103812
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them”.
