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Author: Tom Parr
RIPPL #12: CityServiceBike – Last Mile meets Park & Ride
CityServiceBike is a brand new initiative by Elza van Genderen. Inspired by her knowledge that every day maintenance and installation businesses encounter obstacles while working in the city centre, she launched a pilot on 11 May in Utrecht, which will provide a solution for businesses who want their workers to instead travel by bicycle. Continue reading “RIPPL #12: CityServiceBike – Last Mile meets Park & Ride”
RIPPL #11: Txita – Activists of Sustainable Transport
TXITA Txirrindak is a cycle logistics company from Donostia – San Sebastian, founded in 2006. Their mission is to improve the sustainability and quality of life in the city by promoting eco‐friendly urban transport, simultaneously establishing a successful model to serve as an example to other cities. Continue reading “RIPPL #11: Txita – Activists of Sustainable Transport”
RIPPL #10: Struin – Nature, After-School Childcare and Bikes
“There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing”
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RIPPL #9: Carvelo2go – Cargo Bike Sharing Scheme
Carvelo2go, a project established in 2015 and supported by the Swiss “carvelo” cargo bicycle initiative, was the world’s first electric cargo bike-sharing scheme. The more than 2600 users who have already registered can hire electrically-assisted cargo bikes by the hour in a number of Swiss towns, by visiting the carvelo2go website. Currently the service is available in Basel, Bern, Vevey and St Gallen, but in June and July 2017, Zurich, Winterthur, Baden and Lucerne will also be added. Continue reading “RIPPL #9: Carvelo2go – Cargo Bike Sharing Scheme”
RIPPL #8: Ciclolutions – Try Before You Buy
Ciclolutions is a company which sells cargo bikes and related accessories in Madrid. The business was founded in September 2016 by Alejandro Corroto (owner of bike courier company Mensos) and Willy Sanz (photographer and cargo bike lover); although they were working on the project for 6 months before the launch. Continue reading “RIPPL #8: Ciclolutions – Try Before You Buy”
RIPPL #7: Waltham Forest Council – Christmas Courier
Christmas Courier was a pilot scheme run by Waltham Forest Council employing Cycle Confident, a UK-based bicycle services and training company to undertake retail deliveries in the busy period running up to Christmas. The scheme ran between 12 and 23December 2016 from a mobile hub on Walthamstow High Street in North-East London. Continue reading “RIPPL #7: Waltham Forest Council – Christmas Courier”
RIPPL #6: Outspoken! Delivery – Heavy Duty Components
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RIPPL #5: AsasarA Cargobikes – Designing for Winter
Mikkel Bentsen is an industrial designer living in Nuuk, Greenland. He is developing a lightweight aluminium e-cargo bike which is designed to cope with the extremes of temperature and terrain found in the country, whilst still being able to carry a load of 150kg. Continue reading “RIPPL #5: AsasarA Cargobikes – Designing for Winter”
RIPPL #4: Lastenrad Stuttgart – Cargo Bike Sharing
Lastenrad Stuttgart offers free cargo bike borrowing for anyone in Stuttgart. The project currently offers 5 cargo bikes and 4 cargo trailers with pedelecs. They work with different stations, for example health centers, cafés or district centres. The project is financed mainly through crowd sourcing and donations from people who borrow the bikes and trailers. All bikes and trailers can be booked via the website. Continue reading “RIPPL #4: Lastenrad Stuttgart – Cargo Bike Sharing”