- See also our e-bike page, with our Why E-bike? factsheet
Spokes Cargobike support grants
Spokes is keen to see more cargobikes in Edinburgh and the Lothians towns, to demonstrate that environmentally positive methods of distribution are possible – and are coming! We are pleased now to be able to offer grants, in certain circumstances, to local community organisations towards the cost of purchasing a cargo bike.
Full details of conditions and how to make an initial enquiry are in this document [pdf].
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Approved grants
- Hearty Squirrel food coop £500 [Spokes Bulletin 131, page 3] – food transport to stalls at Edinburgh University campuses and outside events
- Food Sharing Scotland £500 each for up to 2 cargobikes for Tyred of Food Waste project to collect and distribute surplus food from supermarkets
Cargobikes – background info, contacts, etc
- European Cycle Logistics Federation eclf.bike
- ECLF UK representative – Richard Armitage Email: richarda[AT]eclf.bike
- [2018] Summary of UK cargobike initiatives by Richard Armitage
- [2018] UK govt consultation on Last Mile Delivery
Spokes initiatives/articles related to cargobikes
- [2018] Spokes Bulletin 131 announcing Spokes cargobike support (above) and our first grant offer – to the Hearty Squirrel food coop
- [2017] Spokes Bulletin 129 with e-mobility feature [p6] including local cargobike suppliers & related contacts Tweet
- [2017] Spokes response to Edinburgh Council EV consultation [pdf]. Subsequently Transport Committee [7.12.17] agrees that the EV strategy will be widened (report due late 2018) to become “a fully integrated e-mobility action plan prioritising a modal shift from car to other modes, consistent with the targets in the Local Transport Strategy.”
- [2015] Spokes submission to Scottish Parliament re cargobikes
