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City of Boston employees embrace e-cargo bikes
Supporting Go Boston 2030’s goal of encouraging low-emission modes of travel, the bikes are available to any City employee for attending meetings across town.
The New Mobility team at Boston Transportation has documented some of the highlights of its e-cargo bike pilot programme for City employees, which has been operating for five months.
This recent e-cargo bike initiative involves four new e-cargo bikes equipped with a number of accessories such as waterproof bags, cell phone handlebar holders and metal racks.
Electric-assist cargo trike
It builds on the previous climate change efforts of Knox, an electric-assist cargo trike – a first of its kind for the City of Boston.
The original 2020 pilot was spearheaded by the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and was tested as one of many tools to reduce municipal carbon emissions – a key goal of the Environment Department’s Climate Action Plan update released in the fall of 2019.
The original 2020 pilot was spearheaded by the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and was tested as one of many tools to reduce municipal carbon
The latest e-cargo bikes are one more tool the City of Boston can use to promote sustainable transportation modes among employees. According to the City, the add-on accessories make these bikes a viable option over a car for transporting materials such as heavy stacks of flyers and various equipment.
The Boston Bike team also regularly makes use of the e-cargo bikes to carry tools they need when hosting bike repair events across different neighbourhoods.
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Since launching in August 2023, employees have ridden more than 450 miles – equivalent to travelling from Boston’s City Hall to Washington DC’s City Hall.
Supporting Go Boston 2030’s goal of encouraging low-emission modes of travel, these e-cargo bikes are available to any City employee for attending meetings across town, conducting site visits, or any other task related to their job.
Last September, Boston Transportation Department launched an e-cargo bike delivery pilot programme to serve local residents and businesses in Allston. The Boston Delivers service makes deliveries to and from local businesses in Allston and the surrounding area.
The programme began in mid-September and will run for at least a year, with the goal of supporting local businesses, reducing pollution, easing traffic congestion caused by the expansion of delivery services, and improving street safety.
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