The Cycling Embassy of Denmark reports: The Cycling Embassy of Denmark, the City of Copenhagen, VEKSØ, and Gottlieb Paludan Architects have joined forces and developed a new and different type of cargo bicycle parking facility that is small, flexible, and safe! Easy and safe to use The facility is designed so it can be used…
Liz Canning reports on how her documentary is progressing: Lots of small triumphs and challenges to report. UCLA professor Andy Rice asked me to show and discuss LCMG video in his class on video activism and I took the opportunity to explore the budding LA bike scene. Lane Kagay of CETMA made it possible for…
John Thackara is the founder of The Doors of Perception, an event production company that organises festivals in Europe and India in which grassroots innovators work with designers to imagine sustainable futures – and take practical steps to realise them. At a recent interview with Impact Design Hub, this is what he had to say about cargobikes…
London-based social enterprise Community by Design is running a pilot Food Waste to Biogas project at the Camley Street Natural Park, just North of King’s Cross. A 2 metric cubic digester is fed with 150kg of food waste a week collected locally with a Christiania cargobike. In these pictures we see Juan, one of the…
Synopsis of my presentation at the European CycleLogistics Conference in Nijmegen on 12.04.14. The growth of Cargobike City Logistics is supported by three drivers: Legal and moral imperatives on municipalities to improve air quality -> Soon only Zero Emission Vehicles will be allowed to operate in city centres Liveability – Political acceptance that streets are…
In Copenhagen, cargobikes are top of thieves’ lists. High price and high demand (and unscrupulous consumers) make for a mouth-watering opportunity. Add to that a lack of practical posts to attach cargobikes to, and you have an environment that has led to a lot of anxiety among cargobike owners, evidenced by the heavy chains that…
Douze has two models, both in two lengths, with a detachable front cargo section. The size of the Compact will appeal to everyone who wants a swift, agile bike with good carrying capacity. Great ride and excellent finish. The picture below is a bit preposterous. Suit and no mudguards, really?
The International Cargobike Festival at Nijmegen on the week-end of 12-13th April, had three parts: The CycleLogistics Conference, which attracted 250 delegates from 25 countries The Cargobike parade from the centre of Nijmegen to the Vadim art complex The Cargobike Fair and Try-out, with thousands of visitors and catering provided on cargobikes Enjoy hundreds of…
There is a growing number of people who are building up a portfolio of central city apartments, to rent them short term using platforms such as AirBnB. We know of at least two companies, one in London and one in San Sebastian, who use cargobikes to transport the linen to and from the apartments. As…
In Copenhagen: and, last year in London:
Workcycles in Amsterdam is planning to introduce a four-wheel, rear loading cargobike able to carry two metric cubes of cargo. From conversations I have had with last mile logistics operators there should be good demand for cargobikes able to transport this size of volume. Henry Cutler explains: [Here] is the Vrachtfiets, a really big, heavy-duty…
Innovative companies are realising the enormous marketing value of cargobikes. We reported in the past how in Denmark, cargobikes for kindergartens are sponsored by local businesses. Copenhagenize today reports of an innovative scheme by Michel & Augustin in the town of Boulogne-Bilancourt, just South of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris: M&A were looking for…
