New episode of the MED COLOURS column dedicated to the topic of resilient and sustainable urban logistics. Once a month, we suggest articles, insights and studies of particular interest to the topics related to the project, with the aim of increasing knowledge related to the topics, and stimulating debate and knowledge exchange, which are essential ingredients for the achievement of our project goals.
This month’s focuse is: what if future deliveries moved off the road and into bike lanes?
A new concept from Honda reimagines last-mile delivery through a compact electric quad designed to operate within cycling infrastructure: a shift that could reduce congestion, cut emissions and integrate logistics more harmoniously into urban mobility systems.
According to Electrek, the prototype aims to combine the efficiency of micromo bility with the payload capacity needed for professional delivery services. By moving light-goods transport away from traffic-heavy streets and closer to human-centered mobility networks, cities could unlock safer, more flexible and more sustainable logistics ecosystems.
🔍 Read the full article here: https://electrek.co/2025/12/04/honda-wants-to-move-deliveries-off-the-road-and-into-bike-lanes-with-this-quad/
The MED COLOURS project shares this vision. Through innovative pilot actions and the development of Sustainable Urban Logistics Plans (SULPs) in Livorno, Cesena, Thessaloniki, Koper, Lisbon and Lyon, we are exploring new ways to integrate greener delivery models into everyday urban life, from micromobility to shared-use spaces. Our goal? To support a new generation of #urbanlogistics that is low-carbon, people-friendly and fully aligned with Mediterranean cities’ needs.
