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Henri Lefebvre, The Right to the City — In brief, the right to the city is the right to the production of a city. The labor of a worker is the source of most of the value of a commodity that is expropriated by the owner. The worker, therefore, has a right to benefit from that value denied to them. In the same way, the urban citizen produces and reproduces the city through their own daily actions. However, the the city is expropriated from the urbanite by the rich and the state. The right to the city is therefore the right to appropriate the city by and for those who make and remake it.

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Love of cargo bikes is changing how we deliver goods in our cities (www.euronews.com)

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The surge in online shopping, accelerated by COVID-19, has driven up the demand for package deliveries, and that demand continues to rise.

As traditional delivery methods contribute to urban traffic congestion and pollution, cargo bikes - a staple of bike-friendly countries like Denmark and the Netherlands - are becoming a common sight in cities across Europe as a sustainable and efficient alternative to vans.

These larger, typically electric bikes with separate carriers can transport a wide range of loads, from small parcels to larger items, making them ideal for urban deliveries.

In Europe, it is estimated that up to 50 per cent of motorised trips involving the transport of goods in cities could be made by cargo bikes and bicycles, according to a recent study.

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[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you high? I live in Denmark, a country that has a high amount of bikes, and I see tons of those cargo bikes on the bike lanes each day. Parents bringing their kids to daycare, postal workers bringing letters and parcels, landlords bringing all their tools between apartment complexes around the city. Possibilities are endless.

[+] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee -6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are you high?

no. is that a requirement for talking to you?

I see tons of those cargo bikes on the bike lanes each day. Parents bringing their kids to daycare, postal workers bringing letters and parcels, landlords bringing all their tools between apartment complexes around the city.

oh i would like to see your face when all goods that is being transported in vans would suddenly start clogging these bike lanes.

fortunately for everyone it is not going to happen, so you can dream on and fly to tell other pigeons you have won this discussion. 😂

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You need to get out if your basement, mate. They are right now transporting lots of stuff on bikes. The fact that you can't be arsed to even look up pictures from other parts of the world and still stubbornly reject other realities than your own says more about you than me.

So, dream on, your car-centric "utopia" doesn't exist.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So, dream on, your car-centric “utopia” doesn’t exist.

oh the car-centric dystopia definitely exists, unlike your cargo-bike one.

you see, there is not necessarily cult on the other side that fights with your cult just because you have another flag. maybe the other side commented on your thoughts because they see a problem in them and that is how you can improve. you will see that, when you get out of your basement one day.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

oh i would like to see your face when all goods that is being transported in vans would suddenly start clogging these bike lanes.

Already happened here, vans aren't even allowed to stop here. It works and the city is less congested.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Really? Where is here, so I can find more info about it?

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The Randstad in the Netherlands, but Belgium is closely following.

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakfiets