Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan
toggle caption Jacob Fenston
If you live in any major city or suburb in the U.S., you may have noticed more and more parents hauling their kids around on bulky cargo bicycles. Some families are ditching their second car, forgoing a minivan, or going car-free altogether.
Cargo bikes have been around for more than a century — and they're popular elsewhere on the globe. But until a few years ago, they were all but forgotten in North America. Now they're making a comeback.
There are a few reasons behind the surge in cargo bike ridership, including better bicycle infrastructure, and bikes that are easy to ride, even if you're not an athlete.
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Lelac Almagor was not a biker before she bought her cargo bike.
"I'm a very lazy person," Almagor says.
She thought she'
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