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Cargo Bike in Oklahoma By Keith Reed Isn’t it fun how the unplanned chance meetings can sometimes have the most profound influence on us? Three years ago, as I was concluding a bike tour from Milan to Nijmegen, I had the good fortune of being introduced to Jos Sluijsmans by a mutual friend. As a bicycle advocate back home in the central United States, I was already overwhelmed by the bike culture, especially the remarkable infrastructure. Spending a day with Jos touring the city and experiencing one of the most progressive commitment to bikes on the planet has to offer was just about more than I could take in. Of course, part of that day was spent talking about cargobikes. After a couple of very brief test rides, the hook was set! Fast forward to one year ago…. My dream of owning a cargobike was finally achieved. Since the nearest stocking dealer was more than a 1000 kms away, I worked with a local frame builder (Scissortails Cycles in Norman Oklahoma) to create a front loader cargobike, the Jos Express. I wish I could say riding my bike around the state has created a fire storm of demand for similar bikes. While my bike immediately led to the construction of its twin and the purchase of a Yuba Super Marché, frontloader cargobike demand is not sweeping the area, at least not yet anyway. Only time will tell if the locals catch on to the incredible practicality a cargo bike can offer. What I can say with absolute certainty is the cargobike is the most remarkable advocacy tool ever devised, at least for our part of the world. In the year I’ve been riding my bike almost daily, including an 800km tour across our state, I have yet to have a negative interaction with anyone on the road. Instead, I find myself regularly having the most amazing conversations with people from all walks of life about the bike, and riding in general. (yes, including monster-sized pickup trucks with Trump stickers all over them). If you are reading this magazine, thank you for what you are already doing. Please keep up the fantastic work of changing the world. 6
#ICBF2018 Cargo Bikes in Rotterdam By Tim Sjouke Cargo bikes in Rotterdam to make the urban distribution more sustainable; it is an inspiring vision of the future, yet it is one that is slowly turning into reality. The use of human-powered vehicles in urban distribution is increasing, but to what extent should we remodel the city to accommodate these newcomers? What infrastructural changes are necessary and what opportunities arise in the design of public spaces? The first step in improving the operability of cargo bikes is simply following the guidelines for the design of cycling infrastructure. The Dutch guidelines are managed by CROW; the Dutch technology platform for transport, infrastructure and public space. The Recommendations for traffic provisions in built-up areas 1 are also available in English and German. Additionally, an upgrade in the design of urban public spaces can also benefit a sustainable way urban distribution. It focuses primarily on reconfiguring the so-called urban traffic environments. This allows the problems in the infrastructure to be identified and addressed. In addition, local opportunities can be found through a spatial design framework. This framework, Functional Ambiance 3 , makes the connection between traffic and the public space itself. Flows and places come together within this framework. These frameworks aid the integration of the cargo bike into the urban traffic and show which local optimisations are possible. In Cargo bikes in Rotterdam, seven streets in Rotterdam are analysed to explore the opportunities in practice. Two innovative design frameworks are used to examine the infrastructural complexities and to inspire a smarter design of the public domain. The traffic-based framework, Urban Mobility 2 , is a new approach to the design of urban public space. 1. CROW. (1998). ASVV – Recommendations for traffic provisions in built-up areas. Ede, The Netherlands: CROW. 2. Immers, Egeter, Diepens, & Weststrate. (2016). Urban Mobility. The Hague, The Netherlands: ANWB. 3. Verheijen, & Smidt. (2013). Functional Ambiance. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Research Centre Sustainable Solutions, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. 4. Hoogendoorn, van Lonkhuizen, van der Ree & Sjouke. (2018). Cargo bikes in Rotterdam. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: University of Applied Sciences. 7
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