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Gary Armstrong, Outspoken Delivery |
We blogged a a while back about the
CycleLogistics Project that Copenhagenize is a partner. One year
down the road, the project is sweeping across Europe like a freight
truck. A three-wheeled human-powered freight truck.
The last meeting in Cambridge, UK, held
a little something extra than the typical progress reports and
partner updates. The foundation of the European Cycle Logistics
Federation (ECLF). Furthering the project's goals for reshaping urban
logistics and promoting cargo bike based deliveries, the idea was
born due to the lack of comprehensive information available for
companies wanting to do just that.
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Bicycle repair shop - The Bikeman |
The innovative and inspirational guys
at Outspoken Delivery formulated the idea and have built it up to a
European-wide organisation for urban businesses interested in
lowering their overhead and increasing efficiency when delivering
goods or services. Once a start-up themselves, and now with over 15
years of delivery-by-bike experience, they are able to provide
excellent advice to help those companies get up and running.
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Rob King, Outspoken Delivery with Cambridge MP, Julian Huppert |
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When it comes to delivery, 50% of light
goods and 25% of all goods could be moved by bike.
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One of the project goals is to have 350-400 new cargo bikes in operation for delivery-related services. The ECLF empowers that by providing a community and a platform to share experiences and advice with one another. So far, over 30 businesses are members. Though unanticipated, the Cycle Logistics Federation could just be what makes moving goods by cargo bike not just a project goal, but a movement across Europe.
Read the full press release at the
European Cyclists Federation. The CycleLogistics Project is
supported by the European Union and funded by Intelligent Energy
Europe.


