In early October I posted about RR’s adventures helping the eco-transport enthusiasts at Sigmund Pretzelshop to set up their booth at the Arsenal press conference for new Central Park food vendors. Now – finally! – we have pictures! Doesn’t the trike look eco-adorable? And don’t those pretzels look delicious?
And now for an artistic interlude, illustrating yet another way in which trikes provide a platform for the edification of humankind! The following images depict a collaborative project in progress between artists Saul Melman and ELBOW-TOE:
As a pedicab driver, I sometimes feel marginal, compared to a taxi driver: When I slow down to find out where they’re going, taxi hailers are wont to wrinkle their noses and say, “I want a regular cab” (or a “a yellow cab,” or “a real taxi”). The taxi is the known quantity; the pedicab… Continue Reading
Our waterfront still has spectacular infrastructure for commercial purposes – infrastructure from when gas-guzzlers weren’t dominating the debate as well as our financial investment choices. A wise move for the coming centuries is creating zoning and space and support for boutique distribution chains, if you will, the lead directly from upstate farms to Manhattan retailers… Continue Reading