More than 50% of city freight could shift from truck to bike

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It’s Friday; here’s something different. The concept of cycle logistics may seem like some crackpot, dippy hippy ideal to hard-nosed freight people, but there is more interest – and more funding – for its development than ever before. Cargo bikes are well beyond the theoretical stage, having been implemented in a host of cities across Europe. Increasingly, there are real opportunities for freight operators to take part in business model that appears to have significant support amongst urban residents. It ...