International Cargo Bike Festival 2018
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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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