Rewriting the urban commons. A sustainable approach to urban logistics

This research investigates how the cycle logistics affects the design and transformation of streets and public spaces. As part of an industrial PhD programme, the study considers the urban practices that affect the space for the movement of people and goods, in the broader framework of the ‘rewriting of the city’, as a critical transformative action of what already exists. Recognising the role of the bicycle in creating more sustainable, healthy and inclusive societies, the contribution interweaves several perspectives: accessibility to services, active mobility and decarbonisation. In this sense, sustainable logistics is seen as an opportunity to improve quality of life and urban well-being. The study observes the changes in the use of space promoted by citizens, companies and third sector organisations. It analyses how their practices relate to projects for the redesign of space for movement and the creation of multifunctional spaces related to cycle logistics and active mobility .