FREEWHEEL In The News
Seattle’s Transportation Changers
By Cassie Maylor, Feb. 26, 2015
Think about the car you have now. How many times do you take it into get repairs? What will your next car be? Powered by water? Or electricity? Will it fly? Will you even need one? But suppose it’s cheaper than the one you have now? And suppose it’s cheaper to not have one all together.
Transportation is traditionally a big thing to people in the younger generation. In the last four or five decades it’s been a milestone for a young adult to receive or purchase their first car. But what if, instead of taking out a loan to afford a car, you took the opportunity to use alternative kinds of public transportation instead? There are many different options in the Seattle area that, if utilized, could grow into a very popular and common transportation networks!
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By Cassie Maylor, Feb. 26, 2015
Think about the car you have now. How many times do you take it into get repairs? What will your next car be? Powered by water? Or electricity? Will it fly? Will you even need one? But suppose it’s cheaper than the one you have now? And suppose it’s cheaper to not have one all together.
Transportation is traditionally a big thing to people in the younger generation. In the last four or five decades it’s been a milestone for a young adult to receive or purchase their first car. But what if, instead of taking out a loan to afford a car, you took the opportunity to use alternative kinds of public transportation instead? There are many different options in the Seattle area that, if utilized, could grow into a very popular and common transportation networks!
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Was this item delivered by bike? The next step in product labeling
Posted on July 15, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro
You’re just trying to pick up some coffee from the grocery store on your way home, but now you find yourself overwhelmed with options. This bag is organic, these are Fair Trade, the beans in this one are green (I don’t think my French press can handle those).
That’s when you notice a label next to a bag from Middle Fork Roasters: “This product was delivered by a bicycle.”
As we reported in April, Freewheel is a young company that makes deliveries using a cargo-hauling electric-assist box bike (technically, a tricycle). While making deliveries by bike is nothing new, Freewheel’s highly visible bike and big cargo space make it stand out and expand the number of things than can be effectively moved by bike.
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Posted on July 15, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro
You’re just trying to pick up some coffee from the grocery store on your way home, but now you find yourself overwhelmed with options. This bag is organic, these are Fair Trade, the beans in this one are green (I don’t think my French press can handle those).
That’s when you notice a label next to a bag from Middle Fork Roasters: “This product was delivered by a bicycle.”
As we reported in April, Freewheel is a young company that makes deliveries using a cargo-hauling electric-assist box bike (technically, a tricycle). While making deliveries by bike is nothing new, Freewheel’s highly visible bike and big cargo space make it stand out and expand the number of things than can be effectively moved by bike.
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Seattle startup brings the sharing economy to dinner tables, backyard farms
June 27, 2014, by Josh Cohen
Given Seattle’s long tech history and environmentally friendly bent, it makes sense that a few entrepreneurs are trying to bolster the hyperlocal food movement with an online presence.
A new Seattle startup, ÜbrLocal, wants to help backyard farmers of all stripes get their crops to market while building a stronger community around local food.
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Seattle startup brings the sharing economy to dinner tables, backyard farms
June 27, 2014, by Josh Cohen
Given Seattle’s long tech history and environmentally friendly bent, it makes sense that a few entrepreneurs are trying to bolster the hyperlocal food movement with an online presence.
A new Seattle startup, ÜbrLocal, wants to help backyard farmers of all stripes get their crops to market while building a stronger community around local food.
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Lose the delivery truck: New business will haul your cargo by bike
Posted on April 9, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro
In a way, Freewheel is just rediscovering what the founders of UPS knew when they started the business in downtown Seattle back in 1907: Bikes are a fast, cheap and easy way to move goods around town.
UPS has long lost sight of the power of the humble bicycle, but after their drivers circle the block in their ubiquitous huge box trucks (and often illegally park) in order to make a delivery, Freewheel’s nimble blue cargo bike catches their eyes.
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Posted on April 9, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro
In a way, Freewheel is just rediscovering what the founders of UPS knew when they started the business in downtown Seattle back in 1907: Bikes are a fast, cheap and easy way to move goods around town.
UPS has long lost sight of the power of the humble bicycle, but after their drivers circle the block in their ubiquitous huge box trucks (and often illegally park) in order to make a delivery, Freewheel’s nimble blue cargo bike catches their eyes.
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Box-shaped, pedal-powered deliveries putting Broadway bikeway to work
Posted on Monday, April 7 by Sebastian Garrett-Singh
A new bicycle-powered cargo service started whizzing around the Hill, Tuesday, April 1, as Dan Kohler launched his new business, Freewheel, with a focus on sustainable delivery, and the budding entrepreneur already has some local businesses on board. After his first day of work last week, Kohler spoke with CHS about Freewheel’s plans for eco-delivery conquest, and why he chose Capitol Hill for his business headquarters.
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