The city of Barcelona has seen a substantial increase in the number of electric scooters recently. One of the issues created by this proliferation is its impact on the mobility of the city as a whole (user types, occasions for scooter use, safety issues, etc.) and what the optimal upper quota in terms of number of users would be. The answer to these questions will allow for better regulation and...

EnerNETMob aims to draft, test and improve parallel “Sustainable Electromobility Plans” according to common standards and low carbon emission policies, in order to set an “Interregional Electromobility Network” crossing cities of all the Interreg MED area. The project promotes sharing mobility and land-sea intermodality using electric transport systems, by implementing interurban and...

The overall objective was to create a Diagnostic Tool to support the IFC in business development and to facilitate on-going strategic city engagements. The tool was created to be transparent and systematic, to build on strong knowledge of local context, to be based on qualitative assessments providing an overall picture of the strengths and weaknesses of a city's urban transport system to be...

The objectives of the project were the development of a decision-making tool (simulation tool) to improve the mobility of Barcelona and traffic light optimization to achieve a more sustainable mobility. It allows better traffic light regulation to improve public transport, private vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle mobility.  The tool is based on a macroscopic and microscopic model to simulate the...

In the last decade, the city of Barcelona has suffered a considerable increase in air pollution levels. As a first response to the reduction of pollution, from 1 January 2020 the Low Emissions Zone will be applied, with restrictions on certain vehicles entering the city. The main objective of this project was to analyse the impact on mobility from a short, medium and long-term perspective. CENIT...

To reduce GHG emissions for road transport, it is necessary to focus on technological advances and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.  In response to these needs we have seen the appearance of freight vehicles in the market with alternative energies, such as electric and gas. CENIT developed a handbook with guidelines for the acquisition of freight vehicles with alternative energies to fossil...

In the northern part of the city of Barcelona there is a significant concentration of high-capacity roads, causing problems of congestion and air and noise pollution. The main objective of the project was to define general guidelines for a system that dynamically suggests speed limits in order to reduce congestion and the environmental impact of the traffic. The team at CENIT provided the...

The main objective of the project was to define the basic parameters that should govern the establishment of a tax on electronic commerce in order to encourage more efficient behaviour from the environmental point of view of the consumer.  The report calculated the amount of tax and a first estimate of the effects on online consumer demand, as well as other aspects of implementation, such as the...

Urban space is becoming more and more limited. For logistics service providers, retailers, and even urban residents, the last mile delivery of goods further exacerbates the congestion of these urban spaces. “Shared micro depots for urban pickup and delivery” (SMUD) addresses today’s inefficient space utilization and pollution prevention approaches. SMUDs provide a publicly acceptable solution to...

The annual taxi observatory aims to analyze and diagnose taxi sector activities in Barcelona.  It is a useful tool for taking strategic decisions to implement new measures or for reviewing the impact of action taken. CENIT provides the following services: • Definition and assessment of relevant economic KPIs.• Evaluation of the taxi industry contributing to a more sustainable mobility, higher...

A steady increase in the population in combination with the rapid expansion of city tourism frequently causes crowd-related issues. The objective of CityFlows was twofold: To improve liveability in urban environments by deploying a crowd monitoring decision support system (CM-DSS). To make a CM-DSS ready for the international market, to improve the liveability of crowded pedestrian spaces...