Call them pedicabs, bicycle rickshaws, sit-lows... They've got them in New York. They've got them in Seattle. They even have them in Columbus and at The Greene. And now they are pedaling hard to make it to Yellow Springs!
Pedicabs have been talked about in the village for some time, but no one knew how to get started. After having read an article in the Dayton Daily News about the company running the service at The Greene, Chamber of Commerce Director Karen Wintrow first revealed her idea about how to bring pedicabs to the village at last week's Chamber meeting. It was still pretty much up in the air at that point. Wintrow needed to get the Police Chief and Village Manager on board and then bring pedicab manufacturer HK Tryke's Dave Smith to the village to get the lay of the land. That all happened yesterday and the first two pedicabs should be here in the next couple of weeks, according to Wintrow in an email yesterday.
"Dave and I walked around town this afternoon meeting merchants and deciding on stops," Wintrow said. "The cabs are on order and will be delivered in the next couple of weeks."
The plan is that they will run on Friday and Saturday from 11 am until 2:30 am and on Sunday from 11 am until 6 pm. According to Wintrow, drivers work for gratuities and the operator is looking for people over the age of 21 to pilot the cabs.
A quick tour of pedicab articles around the Internet revealed that pedicab service is generally well-liked by those who live where it is available and that drivers, generally cycling enthusiasts, view it as a fun way to get paid while getting in shape.
Smith will also be looking for advertisers to put placards on the cabs. HK Tryke is a nonprofit that works to improve access to accredited child care.
"We’ve mapped out the stops and they will be scattered around town in convenient locations," Wintrow said. "The cabs will be stored at Millworks."
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The Blog will have more on this developing story as information becomes available.
Correction: This post was corrected at 2:30 p.m. Wintrow got the idea from the company at The Greene, not in Columbus as previously reported.
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4 comments:
That's so cool.
great idea but won't be able to find anyone to drive the bikes because ys bike riders only seem to ride on the downtown sidewalks not in the streets
What fun! We used bike-cabs after our wedding in Annapolis, MD - look forward to seeing them here
". . . drivers work for gratuities and the operator is looking for people over the age of 21 . . ."
To work out of the goodness of their own hearts???
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