Open-Packerl starts: Environmentally friendly parcel delivery with the BIM!

Open-Packerl starts: Environmentally friendly parcel delivery with the BIM!

Wien, Österreich - On March 31, 2025, the pilot project "Open-Packerl" starts in Vienna, which pursues an innovative approach to reducing delivery and the associated traffic jams in urban areas. The project, which is funded by Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) , is implemented by Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH in cooperation with the Vienna and Austrian Post AG. As part of the test operation, 150 passengers will actively participate.

The test area focuses on the north of Vienna, especially at the Donauspital, Konstanziagasse (line 25) and Hausfeldstrasse (line 26). A special package box is installed at the Kagran stop to enable the transport of packages in the trams. The package box uses solar -powered technology, which also designs the project in an environmentally friendly manner.

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The participating passengers can query routes with the "Opi-Packerl" app and transport their packages in an environmentally friendly manner. The packages must not exceed a maximum length of 50 cm and a weight of 5 kg. According to a feasibility study carried out in 2021, 90% of the public transport users support the package transport, while 65% are willing to actively transport packages.

This initiative comes at a time when the demand for mobility in urban areas increases sharply after pandemic. A forecast of the

In the context of the increasing online trade, which leads to an increase in package deliveries-currently mainly handled by delivery ravages-the approach of crowdsourcing delivery is becoming increasingly important. Passengers act as a means of transport between parcel stations and thus contribute to reducing traffic. According to the forecast of the ITF, emission reducing measures could contribute up to 72% to reduce emission by better coordination of the supply chains and the use of alternative drives.