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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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...

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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
www.youtube.com
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.
pedalandtringtring.com
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...
pointer.kro-ncrv.nl
October 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Ik heb zojuist gedoneerd aan DeGoedeZaak. Wil jij ook bijdragen aan een rechtvaardige en duurzame toekomst? Word (gratis) lid via www.degoedezaak.org/word-lid/ of doneer ook via www.degoedezaak.org/doneren/
Word lid
www.degoedezaak.org
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
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🎬🍿🚲 𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙽𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚎: 𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚖 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝 𝙸𝙲𝙱𝙵 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻

Riding through the rugged Scottish Highlands with two small kids and fully loaded cargo bikes might sound like a logistical nightmare — but for Katrien de Smet, Manu Cattrysse, Aske (7) and Wietse (6), it was a dream adventure.

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October 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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ICYMI: E-cargo bikes can replace car trips and reshape family travel #EPSRC #AcademicSky
E-cargo bikes can replace car trips and reshape family travel
Electric cargo (e-cargo) bikes can replace many car journeys, from school runs to shopping trips and family outings, according to new research.EPSRC
www.ukri.org
October 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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🇫🇷🚲💪 𝗞𝗹𝗲𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀; 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝟯𝟱𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸-𝘂𝗽 𝟯𝟱𝟬

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴:
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴
𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸'𝘴 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.
𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥
𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴
𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬."

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October 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Ebikes are magical. Cargo bikes are magical.
Put them together and you have one of the most powerful ways to decarbonise our cities and make them safer, quieter, cleaner and so much more FUN.
Electric cargo bikes can replace many everyday car trips for the average family and “reshape suburban family mobility”, say Oxford University researchers. 49 British households were loaned e-cargo bikes for school runs, shopping trips, family outings and other day-to-day use.
October 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Meet SUFA: The freight alliance driving the UK’s green delivery revolution.

The Sustainable Urban Freight Association unites e-cargo bike operators with delivery titans like DHL to give green freight a louder voice at the UK policy table.

Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/meet-...
October 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Hart van Nijmegen: Bakfietsgoeroe Jos Sluijsmans gelooft in duurzaam vervoer. ‘De positieve mentaliteit van ‘het kan wél!’ Gaat ons ver brengen’
October 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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I'll be speaking at the International Cargo Bike Festival next week, taking people behind the scenes on some of my favourite stories from 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Issue 02. And the mag will also be on sale at the show. See you there?

ICBF 2025: 13-14 Oct, Utrecht

Programme ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/programme/
October 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM