Cargo bikes — which can carry everything from passengers to produce — are increasingly being used in place of greenhouse gas-emitting cars, trucks and vans.

A smaller 2019 study that focused on Seattle, found that electric-assisted cargo bikes were more cost-effective than vans in densely populated areas, such as the hearts of major cities.

Cargo bikes delivered more than 5 million packages in the city last year, according to Transportation Department data. The DOT unveiled its own, 3-foot-wide, four-wheeled e-bike earlier this year.

Simply sign up to the Sustainability myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Non-polluting, space-efficient cargo bikes could reduce future van mileage in central London by nearly a fifth ...

Last year, they found that services provided by cargo bike company Pedal Me were 1.61 times faster than those of an equivalent van service, because the bikes were able to move at higher average ...

The Portland Bureau of Transportation has been working on the 2040 Freight Plan, an update to the city’s ... One of these potential solutions posed in the plan involves embracing a mode shift from ...