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We’re going to hear Richard Register…

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…and we think it would be great if you came too! He’s speaking this Wednesday (March 31st) at 7:30pm at The Commons (388 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn). The title of his presentation is “No wars, no cars: Ecocities according to Richard Register.” Buy tickets ($15) here. And if you haven’t done so already, sign up… Continue Reading

It’s a bike! It’s a van! It’s a bikon!

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See the yellow oval bikon (new word, freshly coined, short for “bike icon”!) on the motor weapon’s rear panel? It’s a schematic drawing of the Long Haul cargo bike, manufactured by Human Powered Machines in Eugene, Oregon. The company deploying the motor weapon is Checker Courier, based on East 11th Street. From looking at their… Continue Reading

Pedicabbing on St. Patrick’s Day

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Thanks to the gobs of people descending on Manhattan for the parade, St. Patrick’s Day tends to be a bonanza for pedicab drivers. Huge crowds + too few yellow cabs + intensive revelry = lots of rides and, with luck, big tips. Even I – dilettante pedicabbie that I am – plied the streets for… Continue Reading

Revolution to the Rescue!

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RR is pleased that private chef Carlin Greenstein had a great experience using rickshaw transport to run birthday-party goodies for 50 kids over to Central Park’s Swedish Cottage. Motor weapons can’t access the cottage on weekends, so delivery by rickshaw was the perfect solution! In other news, RR is once again making deliveries for The… Continue Reading