New York City Council Takes a Stab at Pedicab Price-Gouging
The New York City Council hopes to stop price-gouging by pedicab drivers by amending the pedicab law. RR weighs in on the potential effectiveness of the proposed legislation.
EV/LES Bike Friendly Business District Launches This Saturday! RR Will Be There!
This Saturday, September 22, at 11 A.M., Transportation Alternatives will launch the East Village and Lower East Side Bike Friendly Business District with a bike tour starting at Veselka (144 2nd Avenue) and featuring stops at local hot spots like Pushcart Coffee and the Nuyorican Poets Café. Revolution Rickshaws is proud to have underwritten production… Continue Reading
Want to Broker Biker-Ped Peace on the Brooklyn Bridge? Give Bikes a Car Lane.
About a month ago, City Council member Brad Lander unveiled a proposal to double the width of the Brooklyn Bridge promenade: an explanatory diagram shows a pedestrian lane triple its current width, and a bike lane that’s about as wide as it is now, but protected by a physical barrier from oblivious tourists. According to… Continue Reading
Transportation Transformation: A Takeaway
Transportation Transformation The mission of E3Think’s Transportation Transformation series – Trans Trans, for short – is to “accelerate the roll-out of urban transportation innovation ASAP.” A series of sold-out discussions over the past year built up to a summit of sorts, held Thursday, April 26, at the New York Institute of Technology. RR was in… Continue Reading