Modern Dutch Bakfiets: Vrachtfiets!

I came across an article in a TU Delft magazine showcasing the Vrachtfiets (cargo bicycle) and contacted the students (Louis, Onno, and Aurora) behind the project to see what they were up to. They kindly met with me and told me about their design. The are envisioning a small, human powered vehicle that students could use to move things around the city. Delft has a large student population and practically none of them own a car, but they do have to move from house to house, move project materials, and large quanities of beer. Onno specifically stated that he wanted a cargo bike capable of hauling something as large as a couch. Large bakfiets have traditionally beened used to do this kind of transportation in the Netherlands but they are in dire need of a modern design overhaul. They have been practically the same since before the world wars. They are bulkly and heavy, don't have proper gearing and handle like a monstrosity even when the box isn't filled with cargo.
The Vrachtfiets is a nice modernized design of the bakfiets where you an potentially use the power from two people at once. It is made from lightweight materials and components with modern vehicle suspension and drivetrain ideas incorporated. They plan to rent it out to students who need to move things around the city once their protoype has all the bugs worked out and hopefully open up to a larger market in the future.