One of Umeå municipality’s environmental goals is that by 2025, 65% of all travels within the urban area will take place with one of the sustainable modes of transport. To achieve that goal, alternatives to the car are required and U-bikes play an important role there. In the autumn of 2017, Umeå municipality launched a service where residents can easily borrow electrified cargo bikes, U-bikes. There are a total of 16 cargo bikes distributed in two garages, one in the city centre of Umeå and the other on the university campus. A membership costs SEK 80 per month and until today, the service has been tested by over 600 citizens. One of the purposes of U-bike is that those who are considering buying their own cargo bike should be able to test themselves on which model is best suited based on need. Therefore, we have three different box bike models and according to the latest evaluation, 40% of users are considering buying their own box bike.There are clear climate benefits with U-bike. The members state in the evaluations that the cargo bikes are mainly used for shopping, excursions, for leisure activities and for trips to the recycling station. Some of the members use the cargo bikes when moving smaller household items. Ideal for students who, for example, do not have to rent a car when it is time to change accommodation.Many families with children use U-bike, which gives a better understanding of sustainable travel among the younger generation. The bicycles contribute to a more pleasant urban environment with less noise and emissions, while at the same time being a health-promoting way of traveling. U-bike shows many children and adults that the car does not have to be the norm for travel within the urban area, the changeover is easier than you think.The latest evaluation of U-bike was conducted in December 2020 and went out to everyone who has been a member at some point in the past year, about 450 people. 107 of these responded to the survey. When asked if a cargo bike pool in the immediate vicinity of the home can replace car ownership, almost half answered yes. Therefore, we have now compiled the experiences of running a U-bike in a report to communicate to housing builders, property developers, other municipalities etc.Many of the trips and errands performed with the cargo bikes would probably be carried out even if the U-bike did not exist. But not in a climate-friendly way.