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City Changer Cargo Bike
in short
The world’s cities are facing a complex set of challenges related to urban mobility, which are predicted to worsen as the volume of traffic caused by commercial delivery services and private trips increases. Previous EU projects CycleLogistics and CycleLogistics ahead have demonstrated that cargo bikes have a huge potential to tackle these challenges as they can improve the image and general levels of cycling, replace over 50 % of urban transport-related trips, as well as enhance air quality, safety levels, and liveability of urban areas. At present however, this innovative solution is not fully deployed in any European cities.
Municipal fleet of the City of Gdynia, PolandBuilding on the success of these previous projects, City Changer Cargo Bike (CCCB) exploits the limitless potential of cargo bikes promoting their usage amongst public, private, and commercial users. Supported by the Horizon2020 programme, CCCB brings together 22 partners including cities, research institutions, NGOs, and industries from all over Europe in the quest to achieve a faster, more cost-effective and larger scale deployment of this sustainable mobility option. Assessing best practices across Europe, CCCB will raise awareness and support the uptake of cargo bikes and cargo bike initiatives. In doing so, the project will foster exciting developments that – among other things – offer more sustainable logistics operations, improve public spaces, engage citizens, and reduce traffic congestion.
To achieve the objectives
CCCB will deploy a variety of methods
- Training and workshops for a broad variety of target groups including city authorities, the commercial sector, the private sector, and NGOs
- Educating and supporting a variety of ‘multiplicators’ such as mayors, users and so-called “local heroes’ who can spread the message about cargo bikes and CCCB
- Using the cargo bike as a medium through media bikes adapted to do TV and radio interviews as well as place maker bikes used as urban furniture in public spaces
- Innovative funding and financing: to address the high price of cargo bikes, which may act as a barrier towards its scale-up, CCCB offer low-priced tryout and sharing schemes and develop entirely new and self-perpetuating, sustainable financing schemes for cargo bike businesses
- By directly addressing mayors, financial institutions, and the bicycle industry as well as utilizing several national and international networks available to the project partners, CCCB will involve major stakeholders.



Lisbon
Camara Municipal de Lisboa
be at 1.25%, and planned to surpass 4% by 2020 under the current scenario.


Utrecht
Beating heart of the Netherlands
a vibrant, creative, inspirational environment for leading innovations.


Cambridgeshire County Council
Covering Cambridge City and four other districts
and is recognised as having the highest levels of cycle use in the UK.


San Sebastian
Has been European Capital of Culture in 2016
largely because of its commitment to science, technology, sustainable development, mobility and culture.


Oslo
National Focal Point for Norway of CCCB
and developing public spaces. This includes streets, parks, forests, and urban mobility.


Mechelen
Medium-sized town right in the heart of Belgium
including several projects focusing on accessibility and smart mobility and logistics.


Strasbourg
Eurométropole de Strasbourg is a French metropolis
offers a better management structure and opens up a broader range of developments.


CEA Vitoria Gasteiz
CEA is a partner of CityChangerCargoBike
the best information available for the formulation of more efficient urban and territorial policies...


Rimini
Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna Region
and Region Emilia Romagna and together with 70 associations representing civil and economic society.


Dubrovnik
City of Dubrovnik is a unit of local government
Those Departments carry out work in different areas of specific expertise.


Alba Iulia
Mid-sized city placed in the middle of Romania
of Mayors and a very active partner in several Horizon 2020 research and innovation projects.


Gdynia
National Focal Point for Poland of CCCB
Gdynia’s Roads and Green Areas Management is a municipal institution responsible for the development of CCCB.


Varna
Municipality of the Republic of Bulgaria
activities within the project. Varna is the National Focal Point for Bulagaria of CityChangerCargoBike.

Technical Partners
