October 11, 2020 - As traffic volumes increase in our city centres, partly fuelled by deliveries from a COVID boosted e-commerce sector, organisations are looking for a silver bullet for urban logistics. But has it been sitting right here under our noses all this time?
“We think it has says,” says Tom Parr, Co-organiser, International Cargo Bike Festival in Urban Mobility.
As 2019 came to an end, on Dec. 31, the International Cargo Bike Festival declared the 2020s the “Decade of the Cargo Bike”.
Time and time again it has been shown that cargo bikes can get the job done quicker in cities. Sales are booming, with manufacturers reporting increases of over 50% year-on-year despite COVID.
Right now, the cargo bike is making a break for the mainstream. And not just in traditional northern European “cargo bike heartlands” such as the Netherlands and Denmark, but also in places like Germany, France, the UK, and Canada.
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