cargobikeshare

Thanks for the information Andrea, thats really interesting will PM you for more info. Could be a great way to involve the whole community (businesses and residents). Have also discovered a company near Regents Park offering Cargo Bike Hire to local residents: https://www.londongreencycles.co.uk/

wulfhound Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Have you considered electric assist? Even > relatively mild gradients will be demanding for > most people on one of these with kids/shopping in > the front. Not impossible but enough to put people > off. Electric assist makes them usable by a much > wider audience and for bigger loads. > > For what it's worth they have a great safety > record, even in London. I've ridden two-wheelers a > few times, they are more stable than a normal bike > because of the low centre of gravity. You seem > them everywhere in the City these days, DHL and > the like have found them to be more efficient than > vans for last-mile deliveries of small packages in > the centre of town. > > Think it may be best to go hyper-local, focus on a > small area with the most demand. A walk of much > more than 5 minutes to collect the bike (and again > after returning it) and you won't persuade anyone > to switch from their car. Perhaps talk to one of > the primary schools - lots of potential takers > within a short walk. Hi wulfound and thank you for your post! Totally agree with you. We've included a survey in the Register Interest link above to capture peoples attitudes / expectations around electric. A lot of the suppliers are now providing electrically assisted cargo bikes and it makes a lot of sense. Trying to get 10 bags of shopping up Champion Hill after a weekly shop at Sainsburys would be tough otherwise. The use of Cargo Bikes is see strong growth in London like you say. A lot of couriers are now switching to them and we are seeing Waitrose and Coop shift some of their grocery deliveries to cargo bike. https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3073042/co-op-launches-first-pedal-powered-delivery-service-with-e-cargobikes https://waitrose.pressarea.com/pressrelease/details/78/NEWS_13/10108 If there is a good interest and demand for such a service, the next step would mostly likely be to run a local pilot (hyper-local is an excellent idea) possibly in collaboration with local schools, supermarkets and leisure centre. (or anywhere else local residents would feel this would add value). Thanks again.

NewWave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree..a tricycle would definitely seem more > stable. > the full of kids or cargo on our busy roads? no > this isn't Amsterdam Thanks for the feedback NewWave. At the moment, we just exploring which Cargo Bikes maybe best suited for different purposes and areas of London. A tricycle could definitely be part of the fleet and is something we've been looking at: There are some good examples from these suppliers: https://www.babboe.co.uk/cargo-bikes Additionally, here are how some of the 2-wheelers are kitted out for children (example here is a Riese & Muller model):

Hello there! We are currently exploring a possible Cargo Bike Sharing scheme in East Dulwich and other areas of London. This service would enable Cargo Bike based journeys for families (carrying 1 to 4 children) or for the transportation of cargo (upto 250kg). For example: ? School runs ? Transportation for after school clubs ? Journeys where there is no / difficult public transport option At the moment, we think this would operate similar to other bike sharing schemes operating in London (e.g. Santander Cycles, Lime Bikes, Mobike, UBER Jump) but focused on the transportation of cargo (e.g. a weekly supermarket shop) and for use by families (transporting children). Cargo bikes are one possible solution with benefits including: ? Reducing short, local car journeys (leading to reduced air pollution and congestion) and promoting sustainable transport. ? Carrying signficant cargo (upto 250kg) Cargo bikes also have a high cost of ownership and are difficult and bulky to store especially in flats and Victorian terraced housing. A Cargo Bike sharing scheme would make cargo bikes accessible to many more local people. It is absolutely vital that we get feedback from local residents (and other parties) to assess whether or not this could provide a valuable and worthwhile service to the community. If you are interested to find out more and be the first to know about any updates. Please register your interest here: Register your interest If you know anyone who may be interested in this service, please feel free to share! Thank you.