[sustran] Freight Tricycles

[Christopher Zegras]

Hi all, 

A local NGO here is trying to redesign currently used freight tricycles to
increase loading capacity for "recolectores," individuals engaged in
Santiago's 'informal' recycling program.  The idea of their program is to
optimize a design, balancing financial and technical needs, and have a local
bicycle manufacturer build the new models.  Eventually, these tricycles
could probably be sold for many of the other freight-tricycle services in
Santiago.

What they need is access to a tricycle designer who could come up with a
design to meet local needs.  Do you have any leads on this front and/or
examples of how this has been done in other places, to serve as a precedent?

Any help would be most appreciated.

Best wishes, 

CZ
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