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INTERNATIONAL<br />
CARGO BIKE<br />
FESTIVAL <strong>2018</strong><br />
Tempelhof, Berlin<br />
13 - 15 April, <strong>2018</strong>
Protecting<br />
your cargo<br />
since 1975<br />
In The Netherlands we love cycling. Some<br />
people even say that it is in our DNA. But<br />
that is not true. Building a cyclists’ paradise<br />
requires hard work, a clear vision and<br />
defiance. We should know, because keeping<br />
The Netherlands a safe and happy cycling<br />
country is our main goal, ever since we<br />
started, more than forty years ago.<br />
We are Fietsersbond, the Dutch Cyclists’<br />
Union. Thanks to our 34.000 members and<br />
1.650 volunteers, we are the largest cycling<br />
advocacy group in The Netherlands, and we<br />
welcome you to try some of our best Dutch<br />
cycling routes.<br />
You can find more about us and cycling in<br />
The Netherlands on our website:<br />
fietsersbond.nl/english<br />
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4 New impetus for the ICBF<br />
6 <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> in Oklahoma<br />
Contents<br />
7 <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong>s in Rotterdam<br />
8 ICBF @ VELOBerlin<br />
10 RIPPL Project<br />
12 The Ultimate Electric <strong>Cargo</strong> Trike<br />
14 How cities can speed up containerisation<br />
16 <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
18 The future of cargo bikes<br />
20 Nijmegen, the Green Capital of Europe <strong>2018</strong><br />
22 Carefree delivery<br />
24 Futures for cycling you never saw coming<br />
26 LEVV-LOGIC Project<br />
28 Greenpack Pilot Project<br />
29 <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> Poland<br />
30 Destination City Centre - Groningen<br />
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INTERNATIONAL CARGO BIKE FESTIVAL <strong>2018</strong><br />
New impetus for the ICBF<br />
Text and photo Karin Veenendaal<br />
Director Jos Sluijsmans felt it was time for a change. He wanted to reinvigorate<br />
The <strong>International</strong> <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>. What he didn’t foresee was a whole new<br />
partnership and a new location. This year the ICBF is hosted by VELOBerlin.<br />
From the oldest Dutch city to a German capital brimming with both innovation<br />
and history. Speaking of impetus…<br />
Teaming up with VELOBerlin;<br />
how did it come about?<br />
Our two events sometimes have overlapping<br />
dates. This has hindered us in the past and as<br />
it turned out, we were once again planning the<br />
same dates for <strong>2018</strong>. VELOBerlin contacted<br />
me to see if we could change our dates and I<br />
had to tell them that unfortunately this wasn’t<br />
possible. To my surprise they suggested a kind<br />
of merger. At first I was a bit hesitant to be<br />
honest. For sure there were advantages, but I<br />
wasn’t sure whether or not ICBF participants<br />
would embrace the change.<br />
So what made you say ‘yes’?<br />
Tempelhof. The moment I found out this<br />
would be the new location for VELOBerlin, it<br />
clicked - it just felt right. This former airport<br />
near the city centre is highly atmospheric.<br />
Picture this; an historic place as a backdrop<br />
for innovation. Despite this, cargo bikes are<br />
really an old means of transportation and, for<br />
me, this juxtaposition of old and new makes<br />
Tempelhof the perfect venue. Not insignificant<br />
was VELOBerlin’s offer to take on part of the<br />
costs and organisation. The combination of<br />
these things made me say ‘yes!’<br />
How will ICBF and VELOBerlin benefit<br />
from linking up?<br />
I think everyone involved will benefit. ICBF<br />
visitors will have a richer, more diverse<br />
experience. ICBF exhibitors will have access<br />
to a larger, more generic audience; Germany<br />
is one of the biggest markets in the world for<br />
cargo bike manufacturers. <strong>Cargo</strong> bikes are still<br />
seen as something strange, we still occupy a<br />
niche and I really want to change that. Linking<br />
up with VELOBerlin has given the ICBF a higher<br />
profile, which is great. I mean Berlin, that’s<br />
quite something!<br />
VELOBerlin benefits by hosting ICBF; the<br />
best, most diverse gathering of cargo bike<br />
manufacturers in the world. Until now<br />
VELOBerlin has been primarily focussed on<br />
local consumers and visitors. It has been<br />
their wish for some time now to include<br />
cargo bikes and introduce an element of<br />
Business-to-Business. Furthermore VELOBerlin<br />
also benefits from adding an international<br />
component to what is a local festival.<br />
How about you and Berlin?<br />
It’s amazing, but until very recently Berlin was<br />
a blind spot for me. I find the city enthralling.<br />
Very relaxed. A bit un-German, if I may say so.<br />
What fascinates me are those rough, old sites<br />
right in the heart of the city. The combination<br />
of the old and the new, establishment and<br />
counter-culture all so close together is<br />
extraordinary. But I also like the spacious,<br />
clean streets and sidewalks. Pedestrians and<br />
cyclists share space in harmony.<br />
Nijmegen is European Green Capital<br />
<strong>2018</strong>. Wasn’t it more logical to stay put?<br />
No, not necessarily. To clarify this I would<br />
like to quote the European Commissioner<br />
Karmenu Vella. In his foreword in the<br />
brochure Nijmegen, Green Capital of Europe<br />
<strong>2018</strong> he states: “The centre of the cargo<br />
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bike movement, developments in this area<br />
pioneered in Nijmegen, can change the<br />
way we view transport in urban areas. The<br />
European Green Capital Award is not just a<br />
singular award for one city. It is a showcase of<br />
best practices to inspire other cities to build a<br />
more sustainable future.”<br />
With that in mind it is my pleasure to put the<br />
values and ideas of Nijmegen Green Capital<br />
<strong>2018</strong> under the spotlights here in Berlin.<br />
Besides, it’s a great opportunity to reach<br />
eastern- European countries such as Poland,<br />
Hungary, Romania and the Balkans. Their<br />
cities are also suffering from excessive air<br />
pollution and traffic congestion. I would like to<br />
demonstrate to them that freight distribution<br />
by cargo bike offers a solution.<br />
Next year: same time, same place?<br />
No. In 2019 the ICBF will return to The<br />
Netherlands. But to a different location:<br />
Groningen. The municipality of Groningen is<br />
very keen on sustainable city distribution and<br />
is looking forward to our presence. They are<br />
eager and already have many great plans.<br />
Very motivating! I think this will be the future<br />
for the ICBF: joining like-minded initiatives and<br />
promoting Nijmegen’s green values and ideas<br />
elsewhere.<br />
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<strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> in Oklahoma<br />
By Keith Reed<br />
Isn’t it fun how the unplanned chance<br />
meetings can sometimes have the most<br />
profound influence on us? Three years<br />
ago, as I was concluding a bike tour from<br />
Milan to Nijmegen, I had the good fortune<br />
of being introduced to Jos Sluijsmans by a<br />
mutual friend. As a bicycle advocate back<br />
home in the central United States, I was<br />
already overwhelmed by the bike culture,<br />
especially the remarkable infrastructure.<br />
Spending a day with Jos touring the city and<br />
experiencing one of the most progressive<br />
commitment to bikes on the planet has to<br />
offer was just about more than I could<br />
take in.<br />
Of course, part of that day was spent<br />
talking about cargobikes. After a couple of<br />
very brief test rides, the hook was set!<br />
Fast forward to one year ago…. My dream<br />
of owning a cargobike was finally achieved.<br />
Since the nearest stocking dealer was more<br />
than a 1000 kms away, I worked with a<br />
local frame builder (Scissortails Cycles in<br />
Norman Oklahoma) to create a front loader<br />
cargobike, the Jos Express.<br />
I wish I could say riding my bike around<br />
the state has created a fire storm of<br />
demand for similar bikes. While my bike<br />
immediately led to the construction of its<br />
twin and the purchase of a Yuba Super<br />
Marché, frontloader cargobike demand<br />
is not sweeping the area, at least not yet<br />
anyway. Only time will tell if the locals<br />
catch on to the incredible practicality a<br />
cargo bike can offer.<br />
What I can say with absolute certainty<br />
is the cargobike is the most remarkable<br />
advocacy tool ever devised, at least for<br />
our part of the world. In the year I’ve been<br />
riding my bike almost daily, including an<br />
800km tour across our state, I have yet to<br />
have a negative interaction with anyone on<br />
the road. Instead, I find myself regularly<br />
having the most amazing conversations<br />
with people from all walks of life about the<br />
bike, and riding in general. (yes, including<br />
monster-sized pickup trucks with Trump<br />
stickers all over them).<br />
If you are reading this magazine, thank you<br />
for what you are already doing. Please keep<br />
up the fantastic work of changing the world.<br />
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<strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong>s in Rotterdam<br />
By Tim Sjouke<br />
<strong>Cargo</strong> bikes in Rotterdam to make the urban distribution more sustainable; it is an inspiring<br />
vision of the future, yet it is one that is slowly turning into reality. The use of human-powered<br />
vehicles in urban distribution is increasing, but to what extent should we remodel the city<br />
to accommodate these newcomers? What infrastructural changes are necessary and what<br />
opportunities arise in the design of public spaces?<br />
The first step in improving the operability<br />
of cargo bikes is simply following the<br />
guidelines for the design of cycling<br />
infrastructure. The Dutch guidelines are<br />
managed by CROW; the Dutch technology<br />
platform for transport, infrastructure<br />
and public space. The Recommendations<br />
for traffic provisions in built-up areas 1 are<br />
also available in English and German.<br />
Additionally, an upgrade in the design of<br />
urban public spaces can also benefit a<br />
sustainable way urban distribution.<br />
It focuses primarily on reconfiguring the so-called urban traffic<br />
environments. This allows the problems in the infrastructure to<br />
be identified and addressed.<br />
In addition, local opportunities can be found through a spatial<br />
design framework. This framework, Functional Ambiance 3 , makes<br />
the connection between traffic and the public space itself.<br />
Flows and places come together within this framework. These<br />
frameworks aid the integration of the cargo bike into the urban<br />
traffic and show which local optimisations are possible. In <strong>Cargo</strong><br />
bikes in Rotterdam, seven streets in Rotterdam are analysed to<br />
explore the opportunities in practice.<br />
Two innovative design frameworks are used<br />
to examine the infrastructural complexities<br />
and to inspire a smarter design of the<br />
public domain.<br />
The traffic-based framework, Urban<br />
Mobility 2 , is a new approach to the design<br />
of urban public space.<br />
1. CROW. (1998). ASVV – Recommendations for traffic provisions in built-up areas. Ede, The Netherlands: CROW.<br />
2. Immers, Egeter, Diepens, & Weststrate. (2016). Urban Mobility. The Hague, The Netherlands: ANWB.<br />
3. Verheijen, & Smidt. (2013). Functional Ambiance. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Research Centre Sustainable Solutions,<br />
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.<br />
4. Hoogendoorn, van Lonkhuizen, van der Ree & Sjouke. (<strong>2018</strong>). <strong>Cargo</strong> bikes in Rotterdam.<br />
Rotterdam, The Netherlands: University of Applied Sciences.<br />
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ICBF @ VELOBerlin <strong>2018</strong><br />
Interview with VELOBerlin founder Ulrike Saade<br />
By Christoph Schulz<br />
The VELOBerlin was established in 2011<br />
by Messe Friedrichshafen, organiser of<br />
world’s leading trade fair EUROBIKE,<br />
and the Berlin based bicycle agency<br />
Velokonzept Saade as the leading public<br />
bicycle show in the German capital, with<br />
an impact not only on consumers, but<br />
also on politics and the media. This year’s<br />
VELOBerlin does not only move to the<br />
fancy location of Tempelhof Airport,<br />
Ulrike, what was your intention in<br />
integrating the ICBF in this year’s<br />
VELOBerlin?<br />
I first met ICBF founder Jos 2015 at the<br />
Velo City Conference in Nantes. In fact our<br />
festival dates unfortunately coincided in the<br />
upcoming editions and already in that year<br />
we tried to find a solution – two years later<br />
we found it! I am really happy that the most<br />
important gathering of cargo bike brands,<br />
manufacturers, dealers, associations<br />
and groups will take place in Berlin!<br />
It will expand the cargo bike focus<br />
we have established throughout<br />
the years, especially in the direction<br />
of smaller manufacturers, DIY<br />
builders and non-profitorganisations<br />
as well as<br />
the expert programme.<br />
but also co-hosts the <strong>International</strong><br />
<strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> ICBF.<br />
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What do you think Berlin will gain from the ICBF?<br />
<strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong>s are a big issue in our city – we see more and more<br />
families and delivery services on cargo bikes in the streets,<br />
and at the same time the state government is also very<br />
pro-cargo bike. We hope on a buyer’s premium as already<br />
exists in Munich for example. There is a large community<br />
in Berlin that organizes shows, races and demonstrations,<br />
so Berlin is taking the right steps I guess. ICBF will<br />
help to show many great international examples of<br />
new products, innovative ideas and inspire people<br />
to get on a cargo bike themselves.<br />
Is there a personal ICBF highlight you are<br />
looking forward to?<br />
To see 50 different cargo bikes in one place will definitely<br />
be unique for me and many visitors. But on the other hand<br />
the professional exchange, meetings and tours on the day<br />
before our festival, welcoming people from all over Europe,<br />
maybe the world, who are really deep into the topic – I am<br />
really excited what will come out of that!<br />
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Register of Initiatives in Pedal Powered Logistics<br />
RIPPL Project<br />
By Tom Parr<br />
As a visitor to the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong>, you’re probably aware that there<br />
are many, many examples of businesses,<br />
initiatives and projects around the world<br />
doing exciting and innovative things with<br />
cargo bikes, trikes or pedal-power.<br />
RIPPL (Register of Initiatives in Pedal Powered<br />
Logistics) is a project in which ICBF<br />
Director Jos Sluijsmans and I (researcher<br />
and writer Tom Parr) aim to highlight and<br />
share examples of these initiatives. We’ve<br />
hand-picked the most interesting case<br />
studies and presented each in a short,<br />
readable article. Along the way, we also<br />
identify trends in cycle logistics and share<br />
best practices.<br />
With this in mind we’ve recently relaunched, with a new website<br />
which will act as a resource for those interested in all aspects of<br />
cycle logistics. There are now over 40 case studies available at<br />
www.rippl.bike. We’ve made it easy to navigate by location or trend,<br />
and for those interested in looking closer at particular initiatives<br />
we’ve included links for further reading. Since RIPPL has been<br />
running for over a year now, the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is<br />
a good moment to look back at some of the trends we’ve<br />
picked out.<br />
Rita bringt’s and Marleen Kookt<br />
use fleets of cargo bikes to deliver<br />
healthy food to their customers in Vienna<br />
and Amsterdam; not because they love bikes,<br />
but because it’s the most efficient way to do it.<br />
Food<br />
[READ: RIPPL #16 and #38]<br />
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Multimodality<br />
We covered a<br />
pair of initiatives combining<br />
boats and bikes to deliver<br />
to city centres. In Amsterdam, DHL<br />
have done this successfully for over<br />
20 years. Meanwhile in Paris, Boat-<br />
<strong>Bike</strong> initiative Vert Chez Vous didn’t<br />
get off the ground; we explored the<br />
reasons why.<br />
[READ: RIPPL #36 and #37]<br />
A hot topic at the<br />
moment; in the same way<br />
that containers revolutionised<br />
shipping, many people think a revolution<br />
will happen in cycle logistics, but<br />
with smaller containers. Swedish manufacturer<br />
Velove are developing containers<br />
compatible not only with their own cargo<br />
cycles, but also with those of other manufacturers.<br />
Containerisation<br />
[READ: RIPPL #33]<br />
[VISIT @ ICBF: Velove]<br />
A recent<br />
phenomenon from the<br />
US is community movement<br />
‘Disaster Relief Trials’, which<br />
organises off-road races training<br />
local people to respond effectively<br />
to earthquakes using cargo bikes.<br />
[READ: RIPPL #20]<br />
Disaster Relief<br />
Many local<br />
authorities are experimenting<br />
with pedal<br />
powered waste collection and<br />
street cleaning. Pilot schemes in<br />
Hamburg and Waalre (a small town<br />
near Eindhoven, in the Netherlands)<br />
have seen larger vehicles replaced<br />
by pedal power.<br />
Waste<br />
[READ: RIPPL #21 and #35]<br />
London-based<br />
startup Pedal Me<br />
is taking on the likes of<br />
UBER with a fleet of custom<br />
built Urban Arrows; tests have<br />
shown that their service is<br />
faster.<br />
Mobility as a Service<br />
[READ: RIPPL #17]<br />
[VISIT @ ICBF:<br />
Urban Arrow]<br />
So as you walk around the ICBF, try to keep these trends in mind.<br />
We’d love to hear your thoughts on current and future trends in<br />
cycle logistics; we’ll both be present throughout the festival, feel<br />
free to come and say hello.<br />
RIPPL is supported by Topsector Logistiek and Connekt. Visit the<br />
RIPPL website at: www.rippl.bike and follow us on Twitter: @RIPPL__<br />
Photo credits: Vert Chez Vous, Velove, Pedal Me, Radio Hamburg,<br />
Kelley Stangl, Rita bringt’s<br />
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The Ultimate<br />
Electric <strong>Cargo</strong> Trike<br />
Always have the wind behind you<br />
Details make the difference<br />
At first glance, most cargo bikes seem quite<br />
similar to each other. But take a closer<br />
look and you’ll discover that details make<br />
the difference. soci.bike surprises you with<br />
smart solutions that make your daily commute<br />
safer, easier, more comfortable and<br />
more enjoyable. Day after day, month after<br />
month, year after year.<br />
The soci.bike story<br />
soci.bike is no ordinary cargo bike; it’s a cargo<br />
bike with a story, a social purpose. The<br />
owners themselves have experienced the<br />
feeling of standing on the sidelines in life<br />
(either themselves or somebody close to<br />
them); perhaps people who feel no reason<br />
to get out of bed in the morning or who,<br />
when they get home every evening, feel no<br />
pride about what they have done that day.<br />
This is our social purpose; we don’t hire<br />
people to build cargo bikes, we build cargo<br />
bikes in order to hire these people.<br />
Take a test ride<br />
Want to test a soci.bike? No problem. Test<br />
one thoroughly, listen to the experiences of<br />
real users, compare it to other cargo bikes<br />
and draw your own conclusions.<br />
Request<br />
a free test drive<br />
in your area via<br />
www.soci.bike.<br />
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Hatch open, hatch closed!<br />
Our must have feature!<br />
Children and dogs keep getting heavier. Thanks to the front<br />
hatch, loading and unloading is easier than ever; even easier<br />
than a car.<br />
Bafang mid-drive<br />
Comfortable and safe<br />
Electric bikes can be fitted with two types of motor, a mid-drive (bottom-bracket)<br />
type or a front wheel hub type. So why a mid-drive on the<br />
soci.bike? A mid-drive system reacts quicker to your pedaling input,<br />
leading to a more natural feel to your bike. The motor only gives you<br />
assistance when you need it, it stops when you stop. The result is a more<br />
comfortable and safe riding experience.<br />
NuVinci Harmony automatic gearbox<br />
Shifting is so 1996<br />
Each soci.bike is equipped with a NuVinci Harmony automatic gearbox<br />
as standard. Whether you’re driving in traffic with a heavy load,<br />
or you want to go fast on the flat, the soci.bike has got you covered!<br />
Tektro hydraulic disk brakes<br />
Hopefully they won’t lose their breakfast<br />
Sometimes there aren’t enough minutes in the day and you need to go<br />
fast. Luckily the soci.bike is fitted with hydraulic disk brakes, a technology<br />
originally developed for Formula 1, so you can stop quickly and<br />
precisely. Take comfort in the knowledge that you’ll be able to react<br />
quickly to the unexpected.<br />
Specially developed mudguards<br />
Its always good to look after your fingers<br />
One of the nicest things about children is their curiosity. For example,<br />
what happens if I put my fingers in the spokes? This is why we specifically<br />
developed the soci.bike mudguards to protect you from spray<br />
whilst simultaneously protecting the curious ones from the wheels.<br />
Fits through any door<br />
Easily get your cargo bike indoors<br />
Your indoor bike storage area is your safe zone. soci.bike is designed<br />
to easily fit through any door so you can store your bike safe and dry<br />
behind closed doors with minimal fuss.<br />
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How cities can speed up urban<br />
logistics using containerisation<br />
By Johan Erlandsson<br />
Specialised last mile delivery vehicles, like cargo bikes, have numerous advantages<br />
and also great potential to replace a large portion of todays standard vehicle for last<br />
mile delivery - the van. If cities would actively support city logistics containerisation,<br />
a lot of this potential could be unlocked!<br />
<strong>Cargo</strong> bikes have a higher productivity as<br />
they don’t get stuck in traffic like vans do,<br />
they can take shorter routes and they never<br />
have a parking problem. They also have a<br />
lower total cost of ownership than vans.<br />
<strong>Cargo</strong> bikes are particularly competitive in<br />
cities with bike infrastructure.<br />
<strong>Cargo</strong> bikes reduce congestion, eliminate<br />
noise and emissions to air and also replace<br />
vehicles with faces in the city - all of which<br />
contributes to a more liveable city!<br />
Todays standard process for last mile delivery -vans both bring the goods into the<br />
city and do the last mile delivery.<br />
<strong>Cargo</strong> bikes use only 6 % of the electricity a<br />
small e-van uses, for doing the same transport<br />
work. The reduction in material use<br />
for the vehicle is similar. As long as we do<br />
not have 100 % CO2 free electricity, energy<br />
efficiency should be in everyone’s focus<br />
and here is an opportunity for cities to save<br />
energy!<br />
Until now, the use of specialised last mile<br />
delivery vehicles has however been limited.<br />
The van still stands strong, partly because<br />
shifting the goods to a smaller vehicle<br />
has been too difficult, time consuming<br />
and expensive.<br />
Enter the city container. By borrowing ideas<br />
from shipping containers, which increased<br />
productivity in loading and unloading<br />
vessels by a factor of 15, shifting of goods<br />
between ships, trucks and trains is now a<br />
breeze, especially if cities support<br />
containerisation.<br />
Containerised city logistics. Containers are loaded in the terminal, brought<br />
into the city with big vehicles, dropped off at terminals/handover points<br />
where last mile delivery vehicles pick them up for last mile delivery.<br />
City containers are loaded in terminals<br />
outside the city, transported by big vehicles<br />
(replacing many smaller vans) to terminals<br />
in the final distribution area. Here, specialised<br />
last mile delivery vehicles collect the<br />
containers in seconds and off they go.<br />
The goods have been safely locked,<br />
weather protected and monitored during<br />
the whole process.<br />
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There is an important precondition to make<br />
this work: container terminals or some sort<br />
of handover points within the distribution<br />
area. We suggest that the city actively<br />
support the setup of these terminals/<br />
handover points. By staying in control of<br />
terminals/handover points, the city:<br />
• can make sure each carrier and goods<br />
owner is treated fairly and given access<br />
-no matter the amount of goods. This<br />
will enable more businesses to<br />
containerise.<br />
• can subsidise the facilities (just like<br />
public transport is subsidised) to make<br />
them more attractive<br />
• can decide where the terminal should<br />
be located<br />
• can argue more strongly for vehicle<br />
regulation, as it also offers a solution for<br />
last mile delivery<br />
If your city has waterways - congratulations!<br />
This makes finding terminal facilities very<br />
easy, as floating terminals can be used<br />
which dock during the day. All trucks can<br />
be directed to a point well outside the city<br />
centre, where the goods are loaded onto<br />
the floating terminals. These terminals are<br />
then taken to different points in the city.<br />
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“My dream of owning<br />
a cargo bike was finally<br />
achieved.”<br />
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“The aim is a city for<br />
people, not cars.”<br />
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“The future of cargo bikes:<br />
bigger and stronger!”<br />
An interview with Bradford Vidal, Designer and Engineer at Urban Arrow’s <strong>Cargo</strong> Division.<br />
Could you introduce yourself?<br />
Hi, I‘m Bradford Vidal, 46 years old. I have<br />
a background in mechanical engineering,<br />
architecture and industrial design. At Urban<br />
Arrow I coordinate our manufacturers and<br />
suppliers and manage the in-house assembly<br />
of the Tender. I’m also responsible for<br />
some custom builds and developments<br />
such as the Taxi-bike or <strong>Cargo</strong> Small.<br />
I see Urban Arrow bikes everywhere I<br />
go. You seem to be doing very well.<br />
Thank you. A lot of the Urban Arrows you<br />
see are from the Family division, but our<br />
<strong>Cargo</strong> bikes are growing in number,<br />
meaning they are more and more visible.<br />
Our bikes are popular because they are<br />
high quality and sturdy. This makes them<br />
perfect for every day heavy use, from<br />
school runs to hauling cargo.<br />
What developments do you see in the<br />
world of cargo bikes?<br />
At the moment mobility is changing rapidly.<br />
Especially in the city where air quality and<br />
traffic congestion means that environmental<br />
zones and restrictions on freight traffic<br />
are becoming more commonplace. We are<br />
slowly beginning to see in what direction<br />
mobility will develop; bicycles seem to be<br />
taking a more and more important role.<br />
On one hand there is the somewhat traditional<br />
two-wheeled cargo bike for the lighter,<br />
less bulky cargo that can move through<br />
traffic easily. At Urban Arrow, we meet this<br />
demand with our Shorty, <strong>Cargo</strong> L, XL and<br />
the quite big XXL.<br />
On the other hand, there is increased<br />
demand for bigger and much sturdier cargo<br />
bikes that have very large capacity in terms<br />
of both volume and weight. These bikes<br />
are for city centre use by couriers; that<br />
demands a strong bike which can withstand<br />
rough use. For this we have the Tender<br />
1500 and 2500. I’m also developing the Tender<br />
1000, which is narrower and has a little<br />
less volume, but keeps the same sturdiness<br />
and weight capacity.<br />
The Tender is enormous; why was it<br />
necessary to create such a large bike?<br />
Until the Tender there wasn’t a cargo bike<br />
that could transport such a large volume<br />
and weight which was also strong enough<br />
to withstand the rough daily courier use.<br />
Urban Arrow<br />
Tender 1500<br />
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We saw that occasional rough treatment of the bikes already on the<br />
market would often result in damage or breakdown. So one has to<br />
be very careful with them and of course couriers aren’t always able<br />
or willing to do that.<br />
It has been my view for a long time that for cargo transport in the<br />
city it is not necessary to use big and heavy trucks and vans that are<br />
capable of highway speeds. This can be done with more economical,<br />
smaller, less polluting and lighter vehicles that can transport<br />
the same cargo with speeds which are appropriate for urban<br />
environments. There is an existing and growing demand for these<br />
larger cargo bikes, but they need to be strong enough for their task<br />
in reliable every day use.<br />
The Tender still uses our already existing rear frame albeit with the<br />
very powerful Bosch CX, and very strong Rohloff hub. I designed<br />
the front end to withstand the forces and abuse it will encounter in<br />
daily use. To be able to do that, the design is inspired by custom automotive<br />
techniques and solutions.<br />
During the design process, the steering geometry<br />
and front suspension received extra<br />
attention; we wanted to make it very strong<br />
and give it safe handling characteristics. The<br />
result is a robust, stable bike that is up to the<br />
task with an almost maintenance-free front<br />
end.<br />
Now that you have the Tender, what’s<br />
next?<br />
The future is bigger and stronger still. There<br />
is demand for even larger, more powerful<br />
cargo bikes, and that is possible. Weight,<br />
capability and volume will have to double<br />
whilst keeping the overall dimensions of the<br />
vehicle as small as possible. The size will<br />
still be smaller and the energy consumption<br />
much lower than the vehicle it replaces: the<br />
delivery van.<br />
“Our bikes are popular<br />
because they are high<br />
quality and sturdy.”<br />
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INTERNATIONAL CARGO BIKE FESTIVAL <strong>2018</strong><br />
Nijmegen, the Green Capital<br />
of Europe welcomes you!<br />
By Klaas-Jan Gräfe<br />
The city of Nijmegen, in the east of the Netherlands, is proud to be the <strong>2018</strong> European Green<br />
Capital. We have a year full of activities for both businesses and residents with a focus on five<br />
themes: Vital City, Energy Transition, Climate Change, Circular Economy and Smart Mobility.<br />
According to the report of the European<br />
Green Capital Award Jury: “Nijmegen has an<br />
extensive cycling network, including cycle<br />
superhighways, which link to surrounding<br />
towns, and thousands of bicycle parking<br />
places, some of which have dynamic<br />
referral. Mobility is an important theme<br />
within Nijmegen’s sustainability agenda.”<br />
Nowhere is the cycling culture of the Netherlands better<br />
represented than in Nijmegen. It is a city where cycling has priority.<br />
37% of journeys up to 7.5 kilometres are taken by bike, including<br />
more than 65% of inhabitants travelling to the city centre and<br />
Heyendaal university campus. 70 km of cycle superhighways<br />
have been constructed with 10 km still to be completed. The city<br />
was awarded best Cycling City of the Netherlands in 2016 / 2017<br />
by Fietsersbond, the Dutch Cyclists’ Union. Ambitious, long term<br />
mobility policies brought this award to fruition and we showcased<br />
our achievements, in conjunction with the nearby city of Arnhem,<br />
when our region hosted the global cycling summit ‘Velo-City’ in 2017.<br />
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Nijmegen is home to the Dutch Bicycle<br />
Centre at the “Honigcomplex”, a hub where<br />
20 independent cycling business work<br />
side by side in sales, maintenance, design,<br />
innovation, consultancy and advocacy. Here<br />
you can see bikenomics in practice. This is<br />
also the site where Jos Sluijsmans started<br />
the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>. We<br />
are proud that this fabulous event went<br />
international this year to reach even more<br />
visitors and cargo bike enthusiasts.<br />
During the European Mobility Week<br />
(16th - 22nd September) in our Green<br />
Capital year we will be focussing on smart<br />
mobility. We are organizing a programme<br />
of public events and campaigns - with a<br />
different theme each day.<br />
If you want to experience our cycling culture<br />
and infrastructure for yourself, you are very<br />
welcome to visit Nijmegen this year. For<br />
more information about our programme<br />
for Nijmegen European Green Capital <strong>2018</strong>,<br />
please visit greencapital<strong>2018</strong>.nl.<br />
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Carefree delivery<br />
They are fast, they are durable and they are<br />
trendy. The Ebike4Delivery is taking over<br />
Europe. Big chains like Domino’s, Burger<br />
King and Subway are already using our<br />
solution for door to door delivery.<br />
With 16 years of E-<strong>Bike</strong> experience, we<br />
have developed the Ebike4Delivery. The<br />
Ebike4Delivery is specifically designed<br />
for delivery services and is continuously<br />
improved with the latest technology. The<br />
Ebike4Delivery offers a cost-effective,<br />
sustainable, and innovative solution for<br />
delivering pizzas, meals, packages, etc.<br />
Every Ebike is developed in our Ebike Development Centre in Cuijk,<br />
The Netherlands. Engineers use top quality components from well<br />
known brands to ensure that the bike is solid, safe and durable.<br />
Our Ebike is specially designed for delivery and is sturdy as well<br />
as strong. With the battery positioned within the frame, the<br />
cables safely hidden inside the bike frame and solid grips on the<br />
handlebars, we’ve minimised the chance of accidental damage.<br />
Equipped with an automatic 2-gear hub, the bike<br />
accelerates very swiftly.<br />
With over 7,500<br />
bikes already on the<br />
road, and an average of<br />
30 km per day per deliverer,<br />
we provide about 225,000<br />
clean instead of polluting<br />
kilometers per day<br />
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Using the Ebike4Delivery brings many advantages. It has a modern,<br />
trendy image and it’s easy to park. The Ebike4Delivery reaches<br />
speeds of over 25km per hour and no driver’s license is necessary.<br />
Because you can use bike paths, you are unlikely to get stuck in<br />
traffic, enabling you to reach your destination on time.<br />
Every Ebike4Delivery has a unique look because the bike is<br />
completely customisable. With a wide range of delivery boxes<br />
and bags to choose from, there’s always a combination that fits<br />
your needs. Want to add your company name, logo or contact<br />
information? No problem! We take care of this for you.<br />
And now, in addition to our classic Ebike4Delivery, we’ve developed<br />
a whole new bike: the Ebike4<strong>Cargo</strong>. The Ebike4<strong>Cargo</strong> is a highly<br />
customisable tricycle that greatly expands delivery possibilities.<br />
Interested and ready for a test ride? Visit www.E<strong>Bike</strong>4Delivery.com<br />
and request your free week-long test.<br />
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INTERNATIONAL CARGO BIKE FESTIVAL <strong>2018</strong><br />
Futures for cycling you<br />
never saw coming<br />
By Dr. Steven Fleming<br />
For a clearer perspective on the future of shopping, we should look to the country<br />
where most of it happens, the United States. Amazon are making it something you<br />
do on a phone screen and that the merchant provides with a warehouse and drone.<br />
As socially isolating as life in cars seemed, at least people used to have malls!<br />
Some will resist. They will patronize<br />
main streets in their hipsterish enclaves<br />
where everyone cycles. However, most of<br />
humanity is along for a very different ride.<br />
They’ll forget the time when attractions<br />
were added to shopping districts—cinemas<br />
and fountains, for instance. The shops<br />
themselves will be the added attractions,<br />
attached to places that still have a reason<br />
for being, such as airports, train stations<br />
and speculative real-estate ventures.<br />
These are all privately owned places, and,<br />
as such, are ruthlessly managed. You’ll<br />
never see private cars there. You might,<br />
however, see bikes. Staff inside airports<br />
already use them. Thousands cycle each<br />
day into the bike entries of Utrecht train<br />
station. How long before train stations<br />
encompass so many real estate ventures<br />
that the only practical way of navigating<br />
their caverns is on a bike?<br />
Those buildings should, if we think about,<br />
be organised around cycling. Apartments<br />
and hotels should spiral upward along<br />
bikeable corridors. Their concourses should<br />
be giant shared spaces, undulating to help<br />
cyclists speed up and slow down.<br />
Shops in mega buildings could be brilliant<br />
to visit by bike, or a cargo bike with children<br />
on board. Amazon’s grocery store, Amazon<br />
Go, shows how it would be possible to use<br />
your cargo bike as a shopping trolley. Just<br />
ride in, fill your bike from the shelves and<br />
ride out with paying. Motion sensors know<br />
what you’ve taken and bill you while you’re<br />
riding away, unaware cycling is something<br />
that ever used to happen outside.<br />
Those who like bikes the way they like<br />
anything old, would rather cycling vanish<br />
than be a part of this future. Those who like<br />
bikes for what they can offer—health, time<br />
savings, equity and low energy transport—<br />
will be interested in ways cycling could work<br />
in mega buildings, particularly in climates<br />
that keep everybody indoors.<br />
Dr. Steven Fleming is an architect and<br />
bicycling futurist working with an international<br />
client base to reveal the full potential of<br />
bicycle transport. His books include Cycle<br />
Space and Velotopia.<br />
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www.hva.nl/levvlogic | levvlogic@hva.nl | Project leader: Susanne Balm, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences<br />
The LEVV-LOGIC project explores the use of light<br />
electric freight vehicles (LEFV) for city logistics<br />
Researchers and students from Universities of Applied Sciences<br />
in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Arnhem/Nijmegen work together<br />
with professionals from the logistics and automotive industry<br />
and the public sector. Together they develop and apply<br />
knowledge on new logistics concepts and business models with<br />
LEFVs, supporting the ambition towards zero emission transport<br />
in 2025.<br />
Next to electrically assisted cargo bikes, the<br />
project also explores non-pedal vehicles with<br />
an electric motor such as Stint and small<br />
electrics vehicles like the Goupil. The variety of<br />
small, zero emission city distribution vehicles<br />
is growing. This offers great opportunities for<br />
experimentation and evaluation in daily practice.<br />
Experiment in Maastricht – procurement subsidy for local entrepreneurs<br />
Maastricht Bereikbaar (“Maastricht Accessible”) has offered local<br />
entrepreneurs a subsidy of EUR 4.000 for the procurement and<br />
use of an electric cargo bike. The condition is that they should<br />
make daily journeys in and around Maastricht during a trial<br />
period of six month, which would otherwise be made by car<br />
or van. To ensure this condition is met, each e-cargo bike has<br />
a GPS tracker, which provides insights in user behavior. The<br />
participants are very diverse and have different motivations to<br />
use the cargobike:<br />
PP Events: an artistic performer – “passing<br />
by and arriving by cargobike brings a smile to<br />
peoples’ faces which adds to my image as clown”<br />
HairVisit: a hairdresser that visits its clients<br />
at home – “the bike fits with my ambition to<br />
use sustainable products. And, cycling makes<br />
me happy and healthy! On average, I cycle 26<br />
kilometer per day, 6 days a week”<br />
Blanche Dael: a coffee roasting factory<br />
with daily trips between the store and<br />
the office – “the cargobike is much faster<br />
in the inner city and we save time<br />
searching for a parking lot”<br />
Photo by Jean-Pierre Geusens<br />
Jules: a student-support<br />
company with many field<br />
service trips – “the bike is<br />
more cost-efficient for small<br />
deliveries and maintenance<br />
tasks than a delivery van”
Experiment in Amsterdam – LEFV Battle: a practical competition with<br />
students, teachers and researchers<br />
The LEFV-Battle was organised for the first time in December 2017.<br />
Two teams, each consisting of four students and two teachers/<br />
researchers, experimented with LEFV in Amsterdam under real circumstances.<br />
The competition started and finished on the premises<br />
of logistics service provider Deudekom, just outside the environmental<br />
zone. Both teams had to deliver 10 shipments in the city of<br />
Amsterdam with three different LEFVs: an Urban Arrow cargobike,<br />
a Stint and a Goupil. The shipments included a fruit basket, pillow,<br />
boxes of coffee, printing paper, and a Christmas tree. The students<br />
used the planning software of RoutiGo, which enables logistics<br />
service providers to choose between cycling routes and car routes.<br />
The teams experienced that cycling routes<br />
can be much shorter than car routes. Using<br />
the cycling path saved one of the teams 15<br />
minutes as compared to the car route,<br />
because of the many one-way streets.<br />
Despite this saving, the other team won<br />
the battle because their better score on<br />
vehicle-efficiency.<br />
Student, participant<br />
LEFV battle:<br />
“Finding the most efficient route and<br />
navigating through the city was<br />
challenging and fun. Being part of a<br />
competition made it even more excited.”<br />
Student, participant<br />
LEFV battle:<br />
“It was nice to experience<br />
logistics in practice,<br />
instead of leaning<br />
theory all the time”<br />
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Greenpack Pilot<br />
Project “Infrastructure<br />
with Battery Swapping<br />
Stations”<br />
By Tobias Breyer<br />
One of the biggest challenges in electromobility is the<br />
limited range of electric vehicles in combination with<br />
what is still comparatively long charging duration.<br />
Interchangeable batteries could be a solution to this. A<br />
new pilot project is looking into the feasibility of joint use<br />
of standardised battery modules and the infrastructure<br />
necessary to support this.<br />
Berlin-based startup GreenPack has initialised the pilot project<br />
“Infrastructure with battery swapping stations – use of standardised<br />
battery modules with various usages and different partners from<br />
various sectors”. Partnering with them on the project are eMO, the<br />
Berlin agency for electromobility and the Bundesverband Solare<br />
Mobilität (German Federal Solar Mobility Association). One of the<br />
core aims of the pilot is to work out the potential fields of use for<br />
the battery-swapping concept.<br />
In order to test out the advantages of the joint use of standardised<br />
battery modules, GreenPack will set up a network of battery<br />
swapping stations. On the ground, this means there will be at least<br />
5 stations at different locations in Berlin.<br />
Further partners wanted<br />
GreenPack will also link up many different participants during this<br />
nationwide unique pilot project in the next two years. As part of the<br />
project, firms from the fields of energy, logistics, administration,<br />
trade and other areas will be able to test out the advantages of<br />
the joint use of an infrastructure of battery swapping stations for<br />
e-bikes, e-scooters, e-cargo bikes and other electric vehicles, as well<br />
as equipment for professional green space care.<br />
Partners are still being sought, so if you think your organisation<br />
would like to participate in the project please visit GreenPack’s<br />
stand at the ICBF for further information. www.greenpack.de<br />
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<strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> Poland<br />
By Krzysztof Gubanski<br />
Did you know there is a growing cargo bike community in<br />
Poland? In 2015 a group of Warsaw families established<br />
a cooperative to share a cargo bike. This very same year<br />
we organized together the first Polish <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>,<br />
which was followed by annual editions in Kraków and<br />
Wrocław. This September we are going to meet in the city<br />
of Łódź. Each year we gather in a different city, in order to<br />
promote cargo bike culture throughout Poland.<br />
Being members of experienced cycling advocacy groups we are<br />
using our resources to promote cargo bikes and introduce them<br />
to local delivery companies and public institutions (libraries,<br />
museums, city halls), while simultaneously encourage inclusion of<br />
cargo bikes in public bike sharing systems all over Poland. They are<br />
already in Łódź, Warsaw, Słupsk, Gdynia, Opole, Sosnowiec and we<br />
are just getting started!<br />
Since imported bikes are usually too expensive for our pockets,<br />
more and more people are opening their own workshops (Wrocław,<br />
Kraków, Łódż, Warszawa, Gdańsk) where they focus on true<br />
craftsmanship and produce small numbers of high quality bicycles.<br />
While our movement is still widely seen as a curiosity, we believe<br />
that an avalanche starts with one snowflake. Come and meet us at<br />
the ICBF non-profit area and find our FB group (<strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> Poland).<br />
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Destination City Centre<br />
By Jeroen Berends<br />
The city of Groningen, with a population of 203,000, is by far the largest city in<br />
the north of The Netherlands. A historic trading centre, Groningen’s Hanseatic<br />
roots are still evident from the many historic buildings and warehouses in this<br />
compact, lively city, and today it is a major hub of urban life. Groningen is as<br />
vibrant as ever, much of which can be attributed to a large student population.<br />
The University of Groningen, established in 1614, has 30,000 students whilst<br />
the Hanze University of Applied Sciences has 25,000.<br />
Groningen is also a global leader when<br />
it comes to cycling. 61% of all trips taken<br />
by bike in the city and according to some<br />
measures this is the highest level of<br />
urban cycling in the world. For students in<br />
Groningen, this figure rises to over 70%.<br />
A city for people<br />
Residents, students and visitors from the<br />
region and further afield live, work and<br />
play in the historic heart of the Groningen.<br />
The old city centre is an attractive,<br />
liveable and inclusive destination, and<br />
this desirability has in recent years seen it<br />
become increasingly busy. To retain this<br />
attractiveness and welcoming atmosphere,<br />
some thorough rethinking as well as<br />
reshaping of public space has become<br />
necessary. As the municipality of Groningen<br />
we have therefore taken the decision to<br />
redesign a number of streets and squares.<br />
The objective is to increase pedestrianised<br />
space by 20% over the coming years.<br />
At the same time we will be working to<br />
stimulate the economy, quality living spaces<br />
and leisure activities. The aim is a city for<br />
people, not cars.<br />
Zero Emission City Logistics<br />
The city centre’s significance is projected to<br />
increase further in the future in line with a<br />
growth in demand for goods and services.<br />
For this reason, we are making concerted<br />
efforts to find and implement sustainable<br />
concepts for city logistics. If current policies<br />
remain unchanged, the status quo: growing<br />
numbers of delivery vehicles clogging up<br />
narrow streets, will remain. We know that<br />
this is likely to be at the expense of the<br />
accessibility, quality of life and safety in the<br />
city.<br />
If maximising efficiency whilst minimising<br />
adverse spatial impacts is key, growing<br />
concern over emissions is also a major part<br />
of the story. With that in mind, back in 2014,<br />
54 parties in The Netherlands including<br />
municipalities, logistics companies, car<br />
manufacturers and research institutes<br />
signed the Green Deal for Zero Emission<br />
City Logistics. As one of the signatories, we<br />
in Groningen are committed to achieving as<br />
much emission-free city logistics as possible<br />
by 2025.<br />
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<strong>Cargo</strong> bike logistics<br />
The challenges surrounding logistics in<br />
our city form a complex, interconnected<br />
web. Logistics involves many different<br />
‘stakeholders’, many of whom have<br />
differing, and often contradictory,<br />
objectives and priorities. With this in mind,<br />
we need to adopt a new approach to city<br />
logistics; one that focuses on doing more<br />
with less. This means fewer transport<br />
movements, smaller vehicles and lower<br />
emissions.<br />
That’s where cargo bikes come in!<br />
Groningen is already a cycling city, and<br />
we believe that using bicycles for lastmile<br />
delivery can cut emissions without<br />
compromising on efficiency. For example,<br />
pedal-powered logistics via a network of<br />
local delivery hubs or centralised facilities<br />
could provide a way to improve the overall<br />
efficiency of logistics in Groningen.<br />
Welcome to Groningen: ICBF2019GRNGN<br />
Within the next couple of years the city of Groningen aims to<br />
facilitate and promote the opportunities of pedal-powered logistics<br />
to their fullest potential. As a city in which cycling is already second<br />
nature, this approach not only complements our compact city<br />
strategy, but would also give a boost to our already robust cycling<br />
network and diverse cycling economy. As host city for the 2019<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Cargo</strong> <strong>Bike</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> we are delighted to invite you to<br />
our city as we explore and push the boundaries of what can<br />
be achieved with pedal-powered logistics.<br />
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CYCLING CITY<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
CARGO BIKE<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
GRONINGEN<br />
14 - 16 JUNE 2019<br />
32<br />
GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS