Urban Living Lab Center

Toolbox

Welcome to ULLC Toolbox

The ULLC Toolbox is an online resource hub designed to support practitioners, planners, and learners in making informed decisions about urban mobility solutions. It brings together assessment and design tools, capacity-building materials, knowledge products, and business models to guide the effective implementation and operation of sustainable mobility strategies.

While still under development, the Toolbox already includes initial resources on vehicles, operations, and the integration of e-mobility, along with insights from various user groups and key mobility challenges. More tools and modules will be added gradually to expand its scope and usability.

Accelerating a market transition in West Africa: New Models for Electric Bus Deployment

The objective of this project is to analyse the state of the West African bus market, including the current operator landscape in Dakar, Freetown, Accra, Abidjan, Lomé and Lagos, to highlight opportunities to support the deployment of electric buses (e-bus), including relevant commercial and financial arrangements.

Emergent Trolleybuses: The Potential for Trolleybus Technology in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

This report examines the potential role of modern trolleybus systems in advancing sustainable urban transport in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). As cities face rapid growth, rising transport demand, and worsening air pollution, the electrification of public transport has become essential.

Uganda Baseline Report on Gender and E-mobility

This report is a deliverable under the project “E-Mobility as a Driver for Change – Towards a gender transformative and just transition to electric mobility” which is being implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

SolutionsPlus Policy Paper: Electric Bus Initiative in India: Learnings from the Electric Bus Programme in India

This policy paper reviews India’s electric bus programmes and distils lessons on procurement, financing and institutional coordination. It provides guidance for public authorities on designing scalable electric bus initiatives that balance cost efficiency, operational performance and long term sustainability.

SolutionsPlus Policy Advice Paper: E-Paratransit

SolutionsPlus Policy Paper: Vehicle Conversion in Kathmandu, Nepal

This policy paper examines the potential of converting internal combustion engine vehicles to electric drivetrains in Nepal, using pilot evidence from Kathmandu to assess technical feasibility, economic performance and environmental benefits. It provides policy guidance for establishing national frameworks that enable safe, scalable and economically viable vehicle conversion as part of Nepal’s electric mobility transition.

SOLUTIONSPlus Policy Paper: National Urban Planning for Electric Mobility Transitions

This report outlines how national governments can integrate electric mobility into urban planning through coherent policies, participatory approaches and targeted implementation strategies. It provides planning principles, institutional guidance and policy recommendations based on SOLUTIONSplus Living Lab experiences and international best practice.

SOLUTIONSPlus Replication Toolkit: Living Lab Methodology Guide for Academic Institutions

The guide provides a structured methodology for embedding Urban Living Lab practices into university teaching, enabling educators and students to engage directly with real world mobility challenges. It explains how participatory experimentation, systemic thinking and multi stakeholder collaboration can be integrated into curricula to support transformative urban sustainability.

SOLUTIONSPlus Replication Guide

This guide outlines a structured process for replicating electric mobility solutions by linking technical design with regulatory readiness, institutional capacity and local priorities. It distils lessons from SOLUTIONSplus Living Labs to support cities in assessing feasibility, developing business and operating models, engaging stakeholders and adapting pilot solutions to new environments.

SOLUTIONSPlus Scale-Up Concept Note: Electrifying Last-Mile Distribution in Colombia

This concept note evaluates how Colombia can scale up electric mobility for last mile distribution by applying insights from the SOLUTIONSplus replication pilot with Nutresa. It analyses vehicle costs, operational feasibility and organisational barriers, and proposes a structured roadmap that guides the electrification of logistics fleets through diagnosis, model prioritisation, feasibility assessment and phased implementation.

SOLUTIONSplus Scale Up Concept Note: Buenos Aires Argentina

A 2024 concept note that outlines how Buenos Aires can expand the use of light electric vehicles for urban logistics by building on SOLUTIONSplus pilots and replication activities. The document synthesises lessons from pilot operations, assesses regulatory and institutional barriers, and connects the scale up strategy with national climate commitments and the upcoming ACCESS project.

SOLUTIONSPlus Scale-Up Concept Note: Accelerating Low-Carbon Urban Logistics in Quito, Ecuador

A 2024 concept note that outlines the strategy to scale up low carbon mobility in Quito by building on the SOLUTIONSplus demonstration. The document focuses on electric urban logistics, institutional strengthening, policy development, and digital tools for passenger and freight transport. It positions Quito’s Historic Center as a focal area for expanded light electric vehicle use and integration with national and municipal mobility frameworks.