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.

…and mention that I work for a rickshaw company, and people start telling me their pedicab stories. One guest recounted an urgent mission to pick up travel documents for his boss. It was 4:30pm in Midtown, and the embassy was about a mile away. He started sprinting, but got winded. He couldn’t get a gas-guzzling… Continue Reading

Last Friday RR attended Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s Transportation 2030 Conference just up the street at John Jay College. The purpose of the conference – in its own words! – was to “address long standing transportation debates and identify ambitious solutions that will enhance the economy, safety, and accessibility of Metropolitan New York,” and… Continue Reading

In the conclusion to Reinventing Collapse, Dmitry Orlov says, “I have worked very hard to write a book on an important but seriously depressing subject that’s nevertheless fun to read.” Thanks to a lively inductive faculty, a fast-paced narrative structure, and a Saharan sense of humor, he has succeeded in the extreme. On the other… Continue Reading