MOVE21 – turning cities into smart, zero-emission nodes for mobility and logistics

Sustainable mobility is essential in reducing urban emissions and reaching climate neutrality. The transport system produces a third of Gothenburg’s emissions and is the dominant source at street level. As such, reducing our emissions is not only about reaching climate neutrality, but also about reducing the negative health effects they have on our citizens. Through this project participating cities can achieve a 30% reduction of transport-related emissions by 2030 by implementing 15 transport-related innovations.

Three living labs in Gothenburg

Innovation is the core of our sustainable urban development. That is why MOVE21 will test, deploy, replicate and upscale zero emission solutions through co-creation processes while combining technological and non-technological innovations. Cities and urban nodes are at the heart of this project which comprises three Living Labs in Gothenburg, Oslo, and Hamburg, and three replicator cities: Munich, Bologna and Rome. Together we will harness the positive effects of new solutions, not only in these cities, but across the Scan-Med TEN-T corridor.

In Gothenburg, we are exploring the Living Lab method and quadruple helix engagement with our European project partners, but also with local actors. We do this by focusing on three test sites (Nordstan, Klippan/Jaegerdorff, Lindholmen) with different characteristics, where we will implement and develop different pilots and measures.

Nordstan - Mobility hotel

Sweden’s first Mobility hotel is situated in the shopping centre Nordstan in the heart of central Gothenburg. It is a zero-emission micro mobility hub with multiple functions with a unique model that fosters collaboration among all actors involved, allowing them to share risks and successes while developing new services. The Mobility Hotel benefits not only logistics and mobility but also the real estate sector, construction industry, and the city itself. By incorporating multiple perspectives, we create new connections and business opportunities, reducing risks for individual actors while showcasing that these kinds of solutions are possible.

Klippan/Jaegerdorff - Park and bike node

Compared to Nordstan this is a less central and crowded area. In this area, many different mobility services already exist, they were however seen as fragmented by users. We therefore focused our efforts to enhance the area as a mobility hub; promoting existing mobility services and adding more services, with a focus on bicycles. This includes several components such as integration of shared bike rental system in the parking app, a park and bike pilot where car users were offered to change mode of transport, wayfinding measures and integration of shared bike rental system and e-scooters into the public transport app.

Lindholmen - Reverse logistics (cargo/waste co-freight)

The solutions in Lindholmen are building on an existing logistics and consolidation scheme, Lindholmsleveransen; a method that significantly decreases traffic of both light and heavy goods vehicles. Here, we are instead addressing a portion of the remaining transports by extending the existing cargo/waste co-freight system to make use of parcel boxes for both inbound and outbound deliveries. Business tenants in the area can now receive and send letters and parcels through parcel boxes in the buildings, served by the same vehicles already handling both cargo and waste.

Timeline

The project delivers in line with the city of Gothenburg’s Environment and Climate programme (notably the cross-sectoral strategy for a green and robust city).

Learn more about the project here.

Contact

Suzanne GREEN (Project Manager), Stadsmiljöförvaltningen, suzanne.green@stadsmiljo.goteborg.se