Jos Sluijsmans
jossluijsmans.bsky.social
Jos Sluijsmans
@jossluijsmans.bsky.social
International Cargo Bike Festival @cargobikefestival.bsky.social
https://cargobikefestival.com/
Cycling advocacy, Fietsdiensten.nl, Fietslogistiek.nl
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E-cargo bikes drive health, sustainability in Uganda

Uganda's e-cargo bikes, backed by a national e-mobility plan, are powering health care, creating jobs and cutting pollution
www.dw.com/en/e-cargo-b...
E-cargo bikes drive health, sustainability in Uganda – DW – 12/02/2025
Uganda's e-cargo bikes, backed by a national e-mobility plan, are powering health care, creating jobs and cutting pollution.
www.dw.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Bicycle Logistics Explodes in Belgium With Over 70%+ More Packages Delivered in 2024 #cargobikes #ebikes #cycling tinyurl.com/ykdf2vpa
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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p.s. Philippe Van de Casteele, General Manager of BCLF - Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation, presented at ICBF 2025: Transforming Urban Deliveries: Data Evidence from Belgian Cargo Bike Transition

Watch his presentation on our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjBs...
🇧🇪 🚲 vs. 🚚 Transforming Urban Deliveries in Belgium – how data shows cargo bikes outperforming vans
YouTube video by International Cargo Bike Festival
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December 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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💥🚲🇧🇪 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺: +𝟳𝟬% 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

That's according to record-breaking new figures published today by the Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation (BCLF). Unveiled at an event in Brussels this morning, the BCLF-comissioned, 71-page 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 report says 👇
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Het Brussels Gewest is goed voor 57 procent van alle pakjesleveringen per fiets in België. Dat blijkt dinsdag uit de jaarlijkse barometer van de Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation (BCLF).
Brussel goed voor meer dan de helft van alle pakjesleveringen per fiets
Het Brussels Gewest is goed voor 57 procent van alle pakjesleveringen per fiets in België. Dat blijkt dinsdag uit de jaarlijkse barometer van de Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation (BCLF).
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December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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@jossluijsmans.bsky.social and I are celebrating World Sustainable Transport Day at the @polisnetwork.eu conference in Utrecht. Looking forward to seeing insights relating to the role cargo bikes will have in the future of mobility.

Come and meet us on the @dutchcycling.nl stand!

#POLIS25
🚲🌍🌎🌏🥳 Happy World Sustainable Transport Day everyone!

💪🌱 Here's your semi-regular reminder that the cargo bike is a scalable, ready-to-roll solution that reduces emissions, improves air quality and acts as a social leveller while contributing to 13 #SDGs.

📸 CargoCult, Kyiv 🇺🇦

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Leichtgewicht trifft Nutzwert bei unserem Weekly Dream Build: Das #Omnium Mini-Max Ti wiegt nur 12,2 kg inkl. Licht & Schutzbleche – mit Ladefläche für bis zu 40 kg. Titanrahmen (3.670g), Carbon-Anbauteile & Classified 2-Gang-Nabe + Gates-Riemen. Story: www.light-wolf.de/omnium-mini-...
#cargobike
Omnium Mini-Max Ti - Lightweight Cargo - Light Wolf Studio
Eines unserer Bespoked-Projekte des Jahres 2025: ein leichtgewichtiges, stadttaugliches Cargobike auf Basis des Mini-Max Titanrahmens von Omnium. Es gab große Augen auf der Messe! Das Mini-Max Titan-R...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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The story of XYZ CARGO is as unconventional as their sturdy, utilitarian designs, with roots in art and the city's alternative scene.

From 'Hamburg – cargo bike city', a deep-dive from 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Issue 02 highlighting the thinkers and doers from Hamburg's cargo bike ecosystem.

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November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Two minutes pitch by Jeroen Beumer of Cargo Cycling at the International Cargo Bike Festival 2025 last October in #Utrecht.
"Together, we deliver!"

#DecadeoftheCargoBike

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYa...
⏱️🗣️🚲 2-minute pitches at ICBF 2025 – Cargo Cycling
YouTube video by International Cargo Bike Festival
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November 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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New paper published from the ELEVATE project led by Noel Cass. doi.org/10.1016/j.er... . How do electric cargo bikes fit with real life? A social practice analysis in the United Kingdom @micromobility-its.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social
doi.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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⏱️🗣️🚲 "One of the biggest challenges is reducing the Total Cost of Ownership of cargo bikes – and this is where we add value"

We held a series of 2-minute pitches at ICBF 2025 – here's what happened when Ilse Michiels of PENDLR took to the stage 🎥➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8cZ...

cont 👇
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Ons nieuwe perceel in Castenray!
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"𝑰 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕, 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅"

It's a year since devastating flash floods hit Valencia. Community responders on cargo bikes stepped in to deliver aid, challenging conventional notions of urban mobility in the process.

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November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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👀 Watch Jolien's full ICBF 2025 presentation ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQs4...

#DecadeoftheCargoBike

📸 Van Raam and Sanne Paul
🎥 Bart Buerman
Designing inclusive mobility. With Jolien Heeman of Van Raam
YouTube video by International Cargo Bike Festival
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October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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"𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩: 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚"

Building bikes that allow anyone to ride is a noble aim, and a challenge. At ICBF 2025, Jolien Heeman, Head of Product at Dutch adaptive bike manufacturer Van Raam, discusses the design process when your goal is inclusivity.

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October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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🚲 “Anything that other handymen carry in their vans, I guarantee I can carry in my bike.”

From plumbers to electricians, more and more small businesses are ditching vans for cargo bikes - it’s cleaner, quicker, and makes perfect sense for city logistics.

www.thetimes.com/uk/london/a...
October 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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🇪🇺 🚲 "𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚"

That's the mission of the European Cyclists' Federation: @ecf.com. That organisation's President, Henk Swarttouw, opened the Dutch Mobility Summit by telling the International Cargo Bike Festival audience all about European Declaration on Cycling 👇
October 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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FROM NICHE TO NECESSITY: INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS GATHER AT THE ICBF 2025 TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE CARGO BIKE

Intimate atmosphere and shift in focus to professional visitors as cargo bike industry comes together for successful International Cargo Bike Festival in Utrecht.
FROM NICHE TO NECESSITY: INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS GATHER AT THE ICBF 2025 TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE CARGO BIKE
Intimate atmosphere and shift in focus to professional visitors as cargo bike industry comes together for successful International Cargo Bike Festival in Utrecht.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular. n.pr/3WJyZn9
Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan
Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.
n.pr
October 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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International Participants Gather at ICBF 2025 In Utrecht to Discuss the Future of Cargo Bikes #decadeofthecargobike lnkd.in/gWBJ_Ghj
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Het #kraakverbod heeft effect gehad. Leegstand én woningnood zijn weer helemaal terug. Met #marktwerking kun je alles kapot krijgen.
Er staan zoveel huizen, kantoren en winkels in NL leeg dat alle inwoners van de stad Utrecht erin zouden kunnen wonen. Dit blijkt uit een berekening van het CBS en Pointer (KRO-NCRV).

De leegstand komt neer op een oppervlakte van 200.000 nieuwbouwappartementen.

pointer.kro-ncrv.nl/in-nederland...
In Nederland staan zoveel gebouwen leeg, dat je alle inwoners van Utrecht erin kwijt kan
De langdurige leegstand komt neer op 200.000 nieuwbouwappartementen. Dat blijkt een berekening van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek en Pointer.||Er staan zoveel huizen, kantoren en winkels in Ne...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Word lid
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October 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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𝕆𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕟𝕠𝕨...

Arieke van Liere moderates the afternoon programme (here she is repping Carrier magazine, available at the merch stand!). With LEVA-EU, Cargo Cycling, Zukunft Fahrrad, Fulpra, Stroom and the two-minute pitch session.

Details here ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/programme/#t...
October 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM