Rio de Janeiro — Cargo Bike Capital

Copenhagen, of course, is a benchmark city regarding use of cargo bikes. With around 50,000 cargo bikes in use in Greater Copenhagen each day, it’s safe to say that cargo transport is mainstream in the Danish capital. A quarter of all families with two or more children have one and a growing number of services are provided via cargo bike. All well and good. But let me introduce to you Rio de Janeiro, because there are a few tricks THAT city can teach the rest of us. While the city is not exactly an urban cycling paradise, the modal share is 3.5%, which is still ahead of so many other cities in the world. <a href="https://colvilleandersen.medium.com/rio-de-janeiro-cargo-bike-capital-1bc882c2132e">Website</a>