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 is an oft heard complaint in the industry that it has no public profile – well, not in this case.