When CargoB launched in Boston in 2024, it was the first cargo e-bike share company of its kind in North America. today, the service is officially offered in the Seaport at the corner of Autumn Lane and Boston Wharf Road.
“It’s a great candidate for a shared vehicle, just like a lot of people who don’t have cars use Zipcar, but for people who like to ride bikes,” Zack DeClerck, co-founder and COO.
CargoB has eight other stations throughout Greater Bosto,n including Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Allston, Brighton, Cambridge, Somerville, and Arlington. The company choses locations based on population, walkability, density of amenities, and safe biking infrastructure.
“Boston is one of the five biggest metro areas for bike share,” DeClerck added. “People like to get around this way. And just because you have a lot of stuff or people to carry doesn’t mean that you should have to be forced into sitting in traffic with everybody else.”
CargoB is a round-trip bike share service, so all bikes need to be picked up and dropped off at the same location. Riders must download the app and movie a how-to video before reserving a bike. After that, bikes can be unlocked by scanning a QR code.
“It’s kind of hard at first but you get used to it,” said Pierce Adams when describing his experiencing riding the bikes.
Riders can rent CargoB by the minute or by the day. There are currently only 12 bikes in the fleet, but DeClerck says he hopes to double that number over the next year as the company seeks to redefine urban mobility.
“It’s just another option to help people feel like they can get from where they would need to go to where they’re going without having to transfer on the train or lug a bunch of stuff around or get stuck in traffic or pay for parking or find parking or maintain a car,” DeClerck said.
CargoB is also focused on expanding to other downtown locations and has public partnerships in the works.
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