A report, from the perspective of a pedicab industry insider, on the October 18th New York City Council hearing on pedicab price-gouging.

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

Most prospective pedicab passengers (tourists + locals) don’t know: That pedicab owners must hold DCA-issued business licenses. That pedicab drivers must hold DCA-issued pedicab driver licenses. That pedicabs must carry DCA-issued registration stickers (equivalent to DMV-issued motor vehicle license plates). In order to obtain up-to-date registration stickers, pedicabs must pass annual inspection by city officials,… Continue Reading

This past September 25th, Revolution was pleased to spread the giant-trike love by hosting a challenge for New York City City Chase – an urban adventure race that’s “part obstacle course, part scavenger hunt.” The scavenger hunt part is sniffing out the locations of the various challenges; the obstacle course part is completing them. The… Continue Reading