Cargo Bike Movement

We are excited to share our Impact Report covering 2020-2025, which you can read in full on www.cargobikemovement.org.

The report reflects on CBM's history, work, and impact, and more generally on the potential for cargo bike adoption in Edinburgh. 🚲

We had SUCH a blast at the Treasure Hunt on Friday!
It was amazing to have our community come together for this. Thank you to our partners and the businesses who helped sponsor this event, and to all the treasure hunters who made this event so much fun!

Urban Arrow cargo bike decorated as pirate ship

Cargo bike movement treasure hunt flyer

Had a super time at the @cargobikemovement.bsky.social scavenger hunt today! What amazingly wholesome fun. And nice to meet @edi.bike too!!

Come on down anytime to start the treasure hunt!
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#CargoBikeTreasureHunt

Here’s a sneak peak of some of the prizes you can win at our treasure hunt next week! Thanks to our friends at Projekt Ride, one of the prizes up for grabs is your very own cargo bike…👀

Next Friday is our treasure hunt! We wanted to clarify the timings of the event - teams can enter and start anytime in the afternoon, with 12 being the earliest start. We wanted to make the event accessible for parents with afternoon school kickout times.
See you there! 🙌🏼🚴🏴‍☠️

On Friday the 21st of March Cargo Bike Movement are hosting a TREASURE HUNT by bike!

The event is family-friendly with a circuit around the Meadows completing challenges, and clues taking teams across Edinburgh. All wheels are welcome. Exciting prizes to be announced soon...👀

cargo bike movement | Everpress Raising money for the continuation of the food collections by cargo bike, picking up surplus food and distributing it to the community. These limited edition cargo bike movement garments are only avai...

Hey y'all - wanna look *fly as hell* and support 🚲 #cargobike powered food redistribution in Edinburgh? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The volunteer team at @cargobikemovement.bsky.social has designed and launched a new limited edition merch line - pre orders open now everpress.com/cargobikemov...

We have launched an Everpress campaign to raise money for the continuation of the food collections by cargo bike, which face an uncertain future with the winding up of Cargo Bike Movement and changes at Shrub.
Illustrations by Marcus Oakley.
Order at www.everpress.com/cargobikemovement !

Next Tuesday we will be joined in the Hub by @portyenergy.bsky.social and @weespokehub.bsky.social on a joint event around bike security. Police Scotland will be there with BikeRegister security marking kits to mark and protect bikes for free!
Register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bike-secur...

We have several more Give it a Go events coming up! 🚲

💘Valentine's edition this Friday 1-3pm at the Meadows Compass
👩‍🌾Collaboration with Edinburgh Garden Partners Feb 19th 12 - 2pm

Infrastructure allows people to willingly do journeys that they wouldn't have done. Particularly true for families that want to stay fit & avoid busy junctions. Large number of our family cargobike sales are close to shared use path / quiet routes. @cargobikemovement.bsky.social @sw20ed.bsky.social

We are hosting four Cycling Scotland accredited cargo bike training sessions in the coming months - Feb and March 12th and 26th, 1-4pm.

As we approach our recently announced transition with @thebikestation.bsky.social, we are excited to continue our work getting people out on cargo bikes!

So many similar stories about @cargobikemovement.bsky.social here.

They offered the first cargobike rides to many who have the gone on to their own or build community hire schemes.

Thanks @cargobikemovement.bsky.social you came to Wester Hailes & gave me my first shot on a cargo bike 🙏🏻 We went on to buy one, partly as long covid mitigation so my wife & me could continue to enjoy cycling, & then we got rid of our car. Best thing we ever did. Brought a lot of joy into our lives.

Thank you @carovarin.bsky.social and others who have shared stories about CBM. It's really special to hear what that first time a cargo bike, and the ripple effects that this first interaction can make!

We're hoping to collect more testimonies as we approach a new chapter of CBM's story🚲

It's bittersweet for everyone in @cargobikemovement.bsky.social, but moving into @thebikestation.bsky.social is seriously the best way to protect and further our mission here.

While technically it's a 'winding down' in reality: we're still here! Just part of a bigger team.

Watch this space!

Cargo Bike Movement is winding up our operations and passing over to The Bike Station. Our friends at The Bike Station will be the custodians of our mission and vision, with our shared intention to continue the work of Cargo Bike Movement to empower fairer, greener, and healthier communities❤️🚴‍♂️

We have rescheduled our Give it a Go event this Friday the 31st on the Links! If you're curious about riding a cargo bike, we'll be there to show people the ropes and have a chat. We'll be joined by @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social who run a local cargo bike loan scheme in Brunstfield 🚵‍♀️

We had a blast at our Give it a Go session last week! We had people out on cargo bikes for the first time, some tasty baked goods and lovely chats.
Watch this space for future events 🚲👀

EVENT CANCELLED - unfortunately due to potentially dangerous weather conditions, we have to cancel our event tomorrow. Keep an eye out for more Give it a Go sessions in the near future!

We have 2 Give it a Go sessions this month:
🚲Friday the 19th near the meadows compass, and
🚲Friday the 24th on the Links.
You'll have the chance to try out a cargo bike for a wee spin, or just come chat. We're excited to collaborate with Hearty Squirrel Food Coop and @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social!

Our first ever #cargobike grant (2018) was to heartysquirreledinburgh.weebly.com

👍 Great to see them grown more!

🙋‍♀️ See them Fri 11-1.30 + @cargobikemovement.bsky.social

HT @edi.bike
@chdot.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @turvill.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social @cllrcmiller.bsky.social

Sunset over a snow-capped Pentland hills - a foreground of bare tree branches and bushes sits silhouetted against a bright, orange-yellow horizon and the white icy caps of the hills ahead.

🚲 edi.bike | issue 75 | 13th Jan '25

In your weekly edinburgh cycling digest:

News from Cargo Bike Movement, Microbakery Deliveries, Open Letter to the Transport Secretary, community updates, events & more;

https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-75-13th-jan-25/

#bikeSky #edinburgh

🌟We are seeking more volunteers to help on our nightly runs picking up surplus food from supermarkets and redistributing it to people who need it.
🚴Come along to one of our volunteer training sessions to get started! Wednesday 15th and Wednesday 29th Jan
Email jaime@cargobikemovement.org to sign up

81 mini-pictures of carrying xmas trees by bike/cargobike

#ChristmasTree🌲 by #cargobike (etc)

😍 Can't resist a repost every year!

from @modacitylife.com

@edi.bike @laidbackbikes.bsky.social @cargobikemovement.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social @cargobikefest.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @davidfkey.bsky.social @sw20ed.bsky.social

Thousands of people in Scotland are being denied their human rights.

While the Scottish Government have dropped their decade-long commitment to human rights, the @scottishgreens.org will continue pushing for a Scottish Human Rights Bill. #HumanRightsDay #BringBacktheBill

We'll keep working in this area, but we need systemic and meaningful change to ensure people's basic needs are met. #BringBackTheBill

Thanks to @RhodaGrant and @MaggieChapman for your support on this matter.
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Thanks to @NourishScotland for organising today's march to #BringBackTheBill on #HumanRightsDay.
In Scotland, 14% of adults experience food poverty.
We started redistributing surplus food in 2020 as an emergency response. And nothing has changed.
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