Satellite Pilots

Meslungen (Germany)

Local context & challenges: A small peri-urban municipality with limited public transport, ageing demographics, and the need for low-emission logistics solutions

Key innovations & tools: GSRA light deployment, E-cargo-bike logistics pilot, Smart micro-hub configuration

Partners involved: B. Braun, Stadt Melsungen, Regional Management Nordhessen, University of Kassel

Ciampino (Italy)

Local context & challenges: Intense mobility demand around the airport, safety concerns for pedestrians and cyclists, and integration issues with Rome’s mobility network

Key innovations & tools: GSRA for airport–city connections, Data integration with Rome’s PUMHs, Citizen app for safety reporting and mobility feedback

Partners involved: Ciampino Municipality, Sapienza University of Rome, CTLup, Metropolitan City of Rome

Urla (Türkiye)

Local context & challenges: Riga’s urban–peri-urban region faces fragmented settlements, gaps in safe routes, and logistics inefficiencies, especially during seasonal peaks

Key innovations & tools: AI routing for seasonal flows, Citizen app for tourism mobility feedback, Adaptation of PUMH concept to Mediterranean context

Partners involved: Urla Municipality, University of Ege

Rhodes (Greece)

Local context & challenges: Heavy tourism flows, seasonal congestion, and constraints in historic and coastal areas

Key innovations & tools: GSRA for tourist-friendly green-safe routes, Circular logistics pilots in constrained urban areas, VR planning tools for mobility and space redesign

Partners involved: Rhodes Municipality, CERTH