Futureproofing of deliveries to newly built districts - Aggregated knowledge on considerations on freight transport in early phases of city planning. Results from a feasibility study on two urban development cases: Mälarporten in Västerås and Tomtebo strand in Umeå. The feasibility study has been carried out within the framework of Drive Sweden with a financial contribution from Vinnova, during the period November 2021 to June 2022. The participating municipalities Umeå and Västerås have contributed with time, knowledge and two large urban development cases with high sustainability ambitions, Tomtebo strand and Mälarporten. In addition to the authors, external experts have been interviewed in the state-of-the-art mapping, and additional internal experts from RISE have been engaged in the final stage of the preliminary study, contributing with input on the report but also on the planning for the continuation. The report can be read in its entirety, or selected parts, depending on the reader's interest. The starting point has been that the content should be useful for the participating municipalities, but also for other municipalities and stakeholder groups. Reading instructions have been developed to facilitate navigation in the material. The feasibility study contributes with insights on how cities can work with planning to meet future needs regarding deliveries to residences and businesses. The purpose was to investigate opportunities and obstacles in connection with the planning of new city districts to futureproof efficient deliveries that meet visions/goals in the sustainable society of the future in a changing world. The mapping of cities has taken place through a series of dialogue meetings based on a questionnaire and studies of background material. The report starts with a section about the context for sustainable freight transport, the development of freight transport, freight transport in physical planning and the logistics system for deliveries to, from and within a city district, as a basis for further mapping. The results from the mapping of the municipalities; basic conditions for the cities and areas, compilation of good examples and needs/development opportunities regarding visions, goals and governing documents, investigations, and work materials as well as work process and cooperation are summarized in Table 2. Basic conditions (p.27) and Table 3. Good examples and needs/development opportunities (p. 29). There is much that the municipalities can learn from each other, but also things that can be of great benefit to other municipalities. A general template for self-evaluation/mapping for other municipalities has been developed based on the methodology in the mapping, see appendix 3. The result from the mapping of the "State of the art" is a compilation of knowledge regarding freight transport in the plan- och bygglagens kunskapsbank, a summary of a selection of handbooks, collections of knowledge, training courses, reports, tools, and specific examples, as well as an overview of related projects and collaboration arenas. Briefly, the results can be summarized as: • There is much to learn from the participating municipalities. Challenges and needs are probably shared by other municipalities. More knowledge is needed, and self-mapping of more municipalities could contribute to a more comprehensive collection of inspiration and needs. • There is a lot of knowledge about freight transport. However, it is scattered and not easy to find aggregated information. Several investigations, and results, are not published and searchable since the work is done in one single municipality, often by consultants. A knowledge node is needed to share knowledge in a better way. • Additionally, there is a lack of data for analysis and forecasting. This complicates the dimensioning of logistics areas and traffic systems. Basic key figures and tools for freight trip generation to businesses and inhabitants is needed • Freight transport needs an increased focus in the early planning phases to create effective conditions for deliveries. Important to get into the planning process - quality control of working methods and e.g., checklists for different stages are needed. Several development areas have been identified and several specific examples on what municipalities have the power to do themselves include: • Include freight transport in all important governing documents, freight transport as a separate transport type and secure resources for freight issues • Ensure that logistics and waste concepts and investigations enter all phases of the planning process • Use regulations and incentives as tools to achieve sustainability goals for freight transport • Be an example in the procurement of own goods and services "Take control of the freight" for the municipal group At the national level, the following areas of renewal and collaboration are proposed: • Create a knowledge-node focusing on freight transport in the early planning stage, which is user-friendly, with a plan for management and maintenance • Mapping other municipalities based on the self-evaluation template and aggregating data • National coordination – Research and Innovation programme on Urban logistics • Development of a national competence centre that can support the municipalities in their work • Development of KPI, forecasts and tools for freight transport that can be used in early planning • Further development of plan- och bygglagens kunskapsbank regarding freight transport Knowledge dissemination of this preliminary study takes place partly by making this report available in DIVA, partly through presentations in relevant networks and collaboration arenas.