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Next Generation Cargo Bike for Park & City Maintenance

Elmdahl, Johan LU (2025) IDEM05 20241
Industrial Design
Abstract (Swedish)
In this thesis, I present the full design process of developing a cargo
bike concept aimed at improving the work environment for park and
city maintenance workers, using Velove’s cargo bike as the baseplate.
I worked in close collaboration with Lunds Kommun and their park
maintenance workers to get first-hand knowledge about how the
current products are used and how my project could fit into their
workflow. This project addresses some of the inefficiencies I found in
the park maintenance organization, such as the disorganization of
tools in vehicles, safety concerns on current cargo bikes and the lack
of a workforce with a driver’s license, by giving them an alternative to
driving a van. A holistic development strategy was used,... (More)
In this thesis, I present the full design process of developing a cargo
bike concept aimed at improving the work environment for park and
city maintenance workers, using Velove’s cargo bike as the baseplate.
I worked in close collaboration with Lunds Kommun and their park
maintenance workers to get first-hand knowledge about how the
current products are used and how my project could fit into their
workflow. This project addresses some of the inefficiencies I found in
the park maintenance organization, such as the disorganization of
tools in vehicles, safety concerns on current cargo bikes and the lack
of a workforce with a driver’s license, by giving them an alternative to
driving a van. A holistic development strategy was used, incorporating
extensive interviews with multiple stakeholders, field testing, and user-driven
iterative prototyping. The final concept resulted in an easily
repairable and adaptable product that can grow with the organization
and be tailored to meet evolving task requirements. The concept could
work as a replacement for larger vans in cities and gives the user more
freedom and responsibility, since they would have their own vehicle
and tools to take care of. (Less)
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author
Elmdahl, Johan LU
supervisor
organization
course
IDEM05 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Mobility, Micro-mobility, Bikes, Cargobike, Park Maintenance, Parks, Maintenance, Design
report number
LUT-DVIDE/EX—25/50724SE
language
English
id
9187224
date added to LUP
2025-03-31 09:21:39
date last changed
2025-03-31 09:21:39
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  abstract     = {{In this thesis, I present the full design process of developing a cargo
bike concept aimed at improving the work environment for park and
city maintenance workers, using Velove’s cargo bike as the baseplate.
I worked in close collaboration with Lunds Kommun and their park
maintenance workers to get first-hand knowledge about how the
current products are used and how my project could fit into their
workflow. This project addresses some of the inefficiencies I found in
the park maintenance organization, such as the disorganization of
tools in vehicles, safety concerns on current cargo bikes and the lack
of a workforce with a driver’s license, by giving them an alternative to
driving a van. A holistic development strategy was used, incorporating
extensive interviews with multiple stakeholders, field testing, and user-driven
iterative prototyping. The final concept resulted in an easily
repairable and adaptable product that can grow with the organization
and be tailored to meet evolving task requirements. The concept could
work as a replacement for larger vans in cities and gives the user more
freedom and responsibility, since they would have their own vehicle
and tools to take care of.}},
  author       = {{Elmdahl, Johan}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Next Generation Cargo Bike for Park & City Maintenance}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}