Txita - Activists of Sustainable Transport

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TXITA Txirrindak is a cycle logistics company from Donostia - San Sebastian, founded in 2006. Their mission is to improve the sustainability and quality of life in the city by promoting eco‐friendly urban transport, simultaneously establishing a successful model to serve as an example to other cities.

The initial business model was based on provision of a “taxi-bike” (Bicitaxi) service for citizens and tourists in tricycles. Advertising was also installed on these tricycles, an important source of diversified income.

In 2009 Txita branched out into the last mile (or la ultima milla) distribution business and transport service for small and medium parcel delivery; also using tricycles with a 250kg capacity.


Further innovation has come in the form of a new 7 week pilot project that began in March this year (2017) in conjunction with the Municipality. This project offers customers of local shops in certain postcodes the option of home delivery. Customers can pick a delivery time slot and the shop then contacts TXITA, who collect and deliver the item. Around 30 shops are taking part in the pilot, including bakers, florists and pharmacies and during the initial 7 weeks, it is free for customers to use.

Besides all of this, TXITA are involved in a number of different aspects of sustainable urban transport and cycle logistics. They are involved in a number of projects including the EU-funded Cyclelogistics Ahead and also offer training and consultancy services for other organisations wanting to integrate cycle logistics.

A busy organisation; and we haven't even mentioned their music bikes, or how they rode a taxi-bike and cargo bike 786km to the Velo City conference in Nantes in 2015...


Innovations: diversification, home delivery

Organisation: Txita

Sector: Private / Commercial

Cities: Donostia - San Sebastian

Country: Spain

Basis: Pilot (home delivery), Permanent (everything else)

Website: http://www.txita.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/txitadnt

Contact: Harri Zuazo Linacisoro comunicacion@txita.com

Sources:
Txita at the European Cycle Logistics Federation
Cycle Logistics Ahead: "Cyclelogistics partners TXITA and San Sebastian launching home delivery by bike"
Triodos Bank: "Txita Txirrindak" (Spanish)

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FoodLogica - Last Mile Food Delivery

 

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Amsterdam based startup Foodlogica began trading in 2014; conducting last mile food deliveries  around the city with two e-trikes. Clients' food is delivered to the edge of the city and Foodlogica take it the rest of the way. After a trial period beginning in June 2014, the company was launched in September that same year. The company came out of the Farming the City project, run by Amsterdam based CITIES Foundation, which works on “urban analysis, research, communication and community-based project development.”

Foodlogica work with a small number of clients; selected for their commitment to sustainability. The pricing structure of the company was developed in conjunction with these clients; a base price is charged, on top of which extra costs are incurred based on the distance and number of stops made on the journey.

The trikes, which have a maximum payload of up to 300kg, are stored and recharged in a shipping container, currently located at Amsterdam Food Centre on the western edge of the city. The container itself can also be relocated if necessary and more containers could be added in future if the business grows; in this way the business model is easily scalable.

In September 2016, Foodlogica added some refrigerated e-trikes to their fleet. These new trikes also have a patented suspension system.

Foodlogica have also diversified, offering the space on the side of their trikes as advertising space; albeit for sustainable brands only. They also offer deliveries to events and markets.

Organisation: Foodlogica 
Sector: Private / Commercial
City: Amsterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Bike Manufacturer: Radkutsche
Basis: Permanent
Website: www.foodlogica.com 

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Sources: 

farmingthecity.net
www.treehugger.com/bikes/solar-powered-cargo-trikes-offer-clean-last-mile-food-transport-amsterdam.html 
www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/29/amsterdam-e-trikes-revolutionise-local-food-system 
amsterdamsmartcity.com/products/foodlogica

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