Systemic change towards sustainable commuting in Lahti

Kuva
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Sycla is a City Pilot that experiments with different ways to encourage or "nudge" low and zero-emission commuting in workplaces located in the City of Lahti. The aim of the project is to find innovative solutions to promote sustainable commuting and thereby reduce emissions from road transport through a change in commuting patterns and reorganisation of urban transport.

The project explores the current state of commuting and identifies both individual and organisational barriers and enablers to sustainable commuting within local pilot organisations. Development measures are proposed to and tested in the pilot organisations based on results of personnel surveys, interviews and workplace observations, guided and supported by the project. The impacts of the implemented experiments on commuting are followed and evaluated during the project.

As a result of the project, local pilot organisations will receive up-to-date information on the commuting of their staff, and on which benefits or changes in workplace practices or conditions motivate staff to choose more environmentally friendly modes of transport and that promote individual well-being. The results of the project are scalable to other workplaces in the city.

The results of the project contribute to the City of Lahti's climate objectives and will be utilised as part of sustainable urban mobility planning, including the transport planning work in Pippo-Kujala.

The pilot project is a collaborative effort between the City of Lahti (acting as the coordinator), LUT University, LAB University of Applied Sciences, and the Päijät-Häme Wellbeing Services Country of Päijät-Häme. The project is part of the EU mission 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. The project has received funding through the NetZeroCities programme from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement No 101036519.
Project period
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Project state
On-going
Project area
National
Project funding
Horizon Europe
LAB role
Partner
Unit
Business and Hospitality Management
Project focus area
Circular Economy
Sustainable Development Goals
Project managers
Location