Tom Parr
pomtarr.bsky.social
Tom Parr
@pomtarr.bsky.social
✍️ Editor of Carrier Magazine
🤸‍♂️ Co-organiser of @cargobikefest.bsky.social
📍 Amsterdam
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The result? Cleaner, smarter and more efficient city logistics 👏

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Fulpra - The capacity of a van, just by bike. - Fulpra
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December 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The bike was acquired as a result of the City of Mechelen's 'Zero-emission Test Fleet', a successful pilot project in which businesses in the city were able to test electric vehicles.

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Einde project ‘Zero-emissietestvloot’ met een troostfiets
Stad Mechelen rondt project ‘Zero-emissietestvloot’ succesvol af met lancering troostfiets voor uitvaarten.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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The 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘴, or bereavement bike, can carry an urn and has storage space for a table and chairs, allowing mourners to say farewell in a respectful and highly personal way at a special location with flowers, photos and refreshments.

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Einde project ‘Zero-emissietestvloot’ met een troostfiets
Stad Mechelen rondt project ‘Zero-emissietestvloot’ succesvol af met lancering troostfiets voor uitvaarten.
www.mechelen.be
December 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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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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"As Federal Minister for Mobility and Climate, I fully support the development of cycle logistics." -Jean-Luc Crucke

👀 Get the full story ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/news/bclf-ba...

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Cycle logistics explodes in Belgium: +70% more parcels delivered in 2024 according to BCLF Barometer 2025 - International Cargo Bike Festival
The Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation (BCLF) published its Barometer 2025 report today. The publication coincides with the third edition of the Route33 event, which took place in Brussels and was att...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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🚲 𝟱.𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 parcels were delivered in 2024 in Belgium, compared to 3 million in 2023.
🚲 The cycle logistics sector supports 𝟲,𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 (excluding the platform economy).
🚲 Belgian cycle logistics operators rode 𝟭𝟬.𝟳 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗺 in 2024, a +30% rise vs. 2023.

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December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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📸 Cyril Chermin
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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XYZ CARGO’s approach makes sturdy, easily customisable frames, and ensures the bikes can be repaired using materials available anywhere.

"If it's really just the one strut that's broken, you swap it for a new one. There’s no need to throw away the whole frame” Till Wolfer, co-founder of XYZ Cargo
Carrier Issue 02 - International Cargo Bike Festival
Carrier is an independent, internationally-focused magazine featuring human-centred stories of people who ride cargo bikes. Published by the team behind the International Cargo Bike Festival. Picking...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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📸 Cyril Chermin
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Stockists:
🇨🇦 Allo Velo, Montreal
🇳🇱 @athenaeum.nl, Amsterdam
🇬🇧 ELOV, Macclesfield
🇩🇪 Barbarossa, Kiel
🇨🇭 Holy Cargo, Bern + Zürich
🇳🇱 Off The Map, Maastricht
🇪🇸 Okocicle, Madrid
🇨🇭 MONoPOLE, Zürich
🇩🇪 MORE Cargobike, Berlin
🇬🇧 Rare Mags, Stockport
🇬🇧 Really Useful Bikes, Bristol
🇩🇪 YOONIT, Hamburg
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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"I wanted to bring our products up here, but they simply wouldn't fit on the stage!" - Ilse Michiels

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November 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Photos 📸 Nacho Durá
Stockists - International Cargo Bike Festival
Stockists of Carrier CANADA Allo Velo 141 du Shannon (Griffintown), Montreal, QC, H3C2J4 velolifestyle.com @allovelomtl GERMANY MORE Cargobike Bouchéstraße 12 // Halle 20 12435 Berlin more-carg...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Read the inside story through the eyes of Pablo Alcañiz, who was on the ground at the heart of the response, in this excerpt from 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Issue 02 ➡️ cargobikefest.hflip.co/carrier-02-v...

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November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM