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Brave New Web Site

NYC Pedicabs

Hey, fans. RR 3.0 is live! Thanks to our friends at Technology Therapy, Revolution Rickshaws has moved into relatively cutting edge Web design. The new site gives one a real sense of the breadth of our current suite of services. May be it’s even a step up for the brand? Check out expanded information on… Continue Reading

RRush Hour Report: Swimming in the Poisoned Well

NYC Pedicabs

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

Denial: Now a River in New York

NYC Pedicabs

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

RRush Hr Report: 15NovAD12 – Happy Ending

NYC Pedicabs

As the traffic in the streets and sidewalks of midtown increases, the conditions for the skilled practitioner remain somewhat challenging. Unskilled practitioners? Very challenging. Extortionists? Well, if you’re amoral, immoral, or a hater (or some combination therein), then you’re working with a different set of rules… And the stories in the streets from victims continue… Continue Reading