LIVING LAB

Utrecht

Location Utrecht, Netherlands

Period2025-02-01 – 2026-05-18

About

A living lab focused on the Overvecht district (a post-WWII area with ~35,000 residents) to address low bike ownership and safety concerns. Interventions include subsidizing shared e-cargo bikes, providing 50% discounts on shared e-bikes in social housing neighborhoods, and developing solar charging station prototypes.

Focus

Exploring the role of shared e-bikes and shared e-cargo bikes in promoting accessible and sustainable mobility in urban outskirts and low-income areas.

Interventions

#Subsidized Cargoroo e-cargo bikes

1. 50% Lime e-bike discount for social housing areas
2. Solar charging station pilot ("SunCycle")

Participating Organizations

Municipality of Utrecht (MU), Province of Utrecht (PU), Hogeschool Utrecht (HU), ROC, Moby (Cargoroo), Lime, Dott

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