The new branch of logistics called City logistics is based on using new information technology combined with intelligent transport systems with a goal of having positive influence on the life quality of the city center dwellers and lowering the emission of carbon dioxide in city centers. City logistics is considered to be an important factor for the development of the whole city, and if planned well and taken care of, it has great potential in extending the citizens lifespan. In the near future European Union plans to lower the level of carbon dioxide emission in the member states, which is the most concentrated in the city centers and in that long-term process city logistics is considered to be an important factor. For that purpose the European Union, powered by the means from its development funds, organizes a number of projects. On the basis of analysis provided by the project it is decided which methods and transportation vehicles are worth implementing into the distribution process inside of the city center. Considering the given analysis, the loading and unloading process is modified depanding of the type of the vehicle used, and by using progressive information technology city logistics aims to get the maximum efficiency from the examinated vehicle with the lowest level of damage for the city dwellers and the eco-system itself. In this final paper I will try to identify the modern problems of city logistics and describe the methods used in the state members of the European Union. I will also focus on positive trends in city logistics and the influence it has on the city inhabitants and the environment itself.