A Japanese blog on the International Cargo Bike Festival

We found another article on the International Cargo Bike Festival in Japan.

It is on cycleroad . com

Plan Amsterdam

The ultimate Amsterdam 'Cycling Policy & Design' publication!

3rd of October 1960 cyclists were banned from Leidsestraat for the first time ever, and Amsterdam was moving towards becoming more of a car loving city. Between 1960 and 1970 the number of cars quadrupled. This had a negative effect on road safety and fatality rates climbed. For a short while the outlook for cycling in Amsterdam seemed bleak. However, the Amsterdam residents were determined not to let this happen. During the late sixties and early seventies, a cyclist protest movement gathered momentum, gradually forcing the city council to take more action. In 1978 a new traffic circulation plan was introduced by the city council, promising to allocate more space for cyclists and pedestrians by reducing space for cars and car parking. Today the city recognises the importance of the bicycle as the most valuable part of its mobility. In comparison to motorised traffic, it requires very little space, it’s cheap and clean, it’s convenient and quick and it keeps us healthy. Cycle policy has therefore become an integral part of the Amsterdam mobility policy. What would happen if all these people would drive a car or use public transport for that matter? There simply wouldn't be enough room! The City of Amsterdam composed a wonderful booklet entitled: 'Cycling policy and design; Putting knowledge into practice'.

Courtesy of Pascal J.W. van den Noort, Executive Director Velo Mondial, A Micro Multi-National

Japanese Lifestyle Magazine 'Green Mobility' writes about ICBF2014

The organisation of the International Cargo Bike Festival received a nice e-mail from Aya Kashiwabara, a freelance journalist from Japan, now living and working in Berlin, Germany.

Aya Kashiwabara visited the International Cargo Bike Festival last April in Nijmegen and she took this picture of Gary Armstrong and Jos Sluijsmans.

Aya published an article about the cargo bike festival in Green Mobility. This is new life style magazine on cycling and bicycles in Tokyo as to promote bicycle usage in Tokyo and all over Japan. 

 It is also available online;

http://green-mobility.jp/ebook/vol29/  (page 12 - 15 inclusive)

Many thanks to Aya Kashiwabara

Nijmegen running for European Green Capital 2016

Nijmegen, the city of the International Cargo Bike Festival, is running for the title of European Green Capital 2016.
On 23 June 2014 the city of Nijmegen presented its plans to the jury in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Part of the presentation was a video in which the fight of the Dutch against the water and cycling and cargo bikes play an important role.

Watch the video HERE

Director & Editor: Martijn Schinkel

Camera: Michiel Los

Sound design: Jasper Boeke

Music: Janne Schra

Concept: Tuk Melissen

Producer: Gelderland Media Groep BV

© GMG BV 2014

On 24 June 2014 the jury decided that Ljubljana, Slovenia, will be European Green Capital in 2016.
Congratulations Ljubljana!

Ljubljna, Green Capital

Annemarie and her Bicicapace utility bike

Annemarie got rid of her car some three years ago and needed a bike with some more loading capacity. She saw the Bicicapace at the SPEZI Messe (fair for special bikes) at Germersheim, Germany. She bought it right there.

Annemarie fell for the Bicicapace because of it's esthetic design and practical aspects: "This little cargo bike apllies completely at my necessities and it is very manouvrable."

You can read the whole interview in French at the website of Paris Cargo Bike

Bicicapace was present at the International Cargo Bike Festival in Nijmegen.

Photo by Bas de Meijer: Bicicapace with Loliner trailer in Nijmegen

More photos by Bas de Meijer of the Cargo Bike Parade in Nijmegen HERE.

Bicicapace bikes and Loliner trailer are also available at Busybike

Future Innovations in Cargo Bikes

Andrea Casalotti of K4RGO presented is vision on future innovations in the development of cargo bikes at the International Cargo Bike Festival in Nijmegen.

Quote: "Most Last-mile operators will have fleets of diverse vehicles, from electric vans to large cargobikes, to swift two-wheelers"

CyclesMaximus

 For the full article and additional links, check out the K4RGO blogpost.

New video of the ICBF2014 by Oosterhout Productions

Jonathan of Oosterhout Productions made a smashing short video of both days of the International Cargo Bike Festival in Nijmegen.

Check it out H E R E

Photo by Jaap Baarends