Another in our occasional series on contraptions used to move cityfreight – or in this case, citypromos – about NYC. In this post, RR looks at tuk tuks. These little motorized muggles roll about town generally promoting products, though the final image is one apparently executing wine distribution in Roma!  

From time to time, RR captures images of “competition” in our city microfreight logistics space; to wit, contraptions other than freight trikes (aka citypods!) that city enterprises are deploying to move bits of product regularly within a small geographical distance. Take a gander, if it pleases you, at these beasts:      

Here’s a quick amalgam of experiences from this past week of riding (29Nov-1Dec): – Two NYPD tickets Thursday evening: One at Penn Station, the other by Rockefeller Center. Both for purportedly blocking traffic. Penn Station a “criminal” ticket for “disorderly conduct”; Rockefeller Center ticket a “moving violation” (or not moving violation) for obstructing traffic lane…. Continue Reading

Very important: In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, DO NOT address root causes of the city’s storm-related suffering. DO NOT mention NYC’s fossil-fuel addiction. Instead, come up with boondoggles – like a sea gate or storm surge barrier – that promise to keep government contractors busy and profitable for years to come. New York City… Continue Reading