NINETEENTH CENTURY INVENTION IS SOLVING TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CHALLENGES: FARE CITY STUDY

NINETEENTH CENTURY INVENTION IS SOLVING TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CHALLENGES: FARE CITY STUDY

Fare City, a London based think tank and social enterprise is on a mission to co-create fairer cities through the promotion of more accessible, equitable and sustainable city transport.

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ICE CREAM TRIKE

ICE CREAM TRIKE

STREET CYCLIST OF MUMBAI.

Sanjay Sharma a thirty eight year old man living in Mumbai arrives at Carter Road, Bandra to sell ice creams. He is seen at the same spot everyday from 9 pm to 3 am servicing local tourists and people who visit the area for night walks. Families travelling in cars and motorbikes often stop by to eat ice creams with their children. His bright red tricycle can easily be seen from far as he mostly prefers to stand under a street lamp.

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WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY

WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY

Street cycling in Mumbai is all about logistics but not on cargo bikes. Workers on a bicycle ship various types of goods and those includes newspapers, bakery items, cement bags, gas cans, water cans, plants, paper cartons, TV sets, water tanks, furniture, milk, ice creams,  ice slabs, vegetables, coconuts, lunch boxes, food, clothing, machinery and much beyond one can think off. The carrier on the bicycle plays a crucial role in bearing majority of the load.

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MUMBAI DABBAWALAS

MUMBAI DABBAWALAS

STREET CYCLIST OF MUMBAI.

The Dabbawalas is a tiffin service in Mumbai and world famous for making almost error free deliveries of lunch boxes around the business centers in the city. The Dabbawalas collect lunch boxes from homes by early afternoon, deliver them to customers at their offices, pick up empty boxes and return them to its origin before evening.

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POTENTIAL OF E-CARGO BIKES IN INDIA

POTENTIAL OF E-CARGO BIKES IN INDIA

On the busy streets of Mumbai there is a section of people who use bicycles as a primary mode of transport. In fact, they are independent transporters who move goods around the city on a bicycle. You will easily spot them bearing all kind of loads dressed in simple clothing throughout the day. Majority of those cyclists are men who operate wearing a shirt, trouser, shorts and slippers.

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