BICYCLES AND CARGO BIKES Hybrid modular models for urban micromobility and logistics

This paper explores modularity as a design lever for integrating personal micromobility and logistics. Taking as its starting case study a modular light vehicle developed within the framework of the National Centre for Sustainable Mobility (Spoke 5 ‘Light Vehicle and Active Mobility’), the research adopts a Design Thinking approach and a Double Diamond model, combining literature analysis, expert consultation, the use of recurring factors, and scenario development. The results consist of an interpretative framework based on five key factors of urban micromobility systems and a proposal for a Hybrid Professional Micromobility model, in which the vehicle’s reconfigurability enables hybrid use between everyday mobility and proximity services. The findings highlight significant implications for flexibility of use, fleet management, and service reconfiguration.