http://www.thecherokeean.com/news/2010-08-11/Statewide/TxDOT_Urges_Texans_to_Avoid_a_DWI_This_Summer.html
Aug, 11th, 2010

AUSTIN, TX — The Texas
Department of Transportation, police departments, and sheriff’s offices
across Texas are working together to reduce impaired driving this summer
and especially during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. TxDOT is
illustrating the choice between getting a sober ride or risking a DWI by
driving after drinking with an arresting image—unique vehicles that are
a police […]

August 14th -  KXAN News Austin.  This article has some interesting comments at the end:
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/pedicabs-could-have-stricter-enforcement
August 20th - Austin Business Journal:
http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/08/23/story1.html?b=1282536000^3824651
August 20th - KVUE news article with video:
http://www.kvue.com/news/City-of-Austin-considers-regulation-changes-to-the-citys-pedi-cabs-101203889.html
August 20th - News 8 Austin article with video:
http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/273528/business-connection–city-considers-regulating-pedicabs–taxis

The new Arlington pedicab (and NEV) ordinance is posted on the city website under the December 15 evening meeting agenda.  The key attachments are at the back of the massive document, starting on page 389.  Here’s the link to download the (large, 48.3 MB) pdf:

http://www.arlingtontx.gov/citycouncil/pdf/agenda_evening_121509_full.pdf
It looks like pedicabs will be heavily regulated and capped at […]

The following information was found at the City of San Diego’s website here:
http://dockets.sandiego.gov/sirepub/agdocs.aspx?doctype=agenda&itemid=28256
The complete report and ordinance changes can be found in the follow .pdf document. (It’s very large and long 4.6mb)
Amendments to San Diego pedicab regulation ordinance 7-28-2009
The City of San Diego gave the following summery to describe the changes in the pedicab […]

The following  was taken from the NYC city council website and can be found here:
http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=452683&GUID=82826507-4706-4F0E-BBAE-D02BE21852BC&Search=&Options=
Int. No. 1031-A
By the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) and Council Members Garodnick, Jackson, Gennaro, Koppell, Lappin, Recchia Jr., Stewart, Vallone Jr., White Jr., Gerson, Nelson and Mitchell

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, […]

This press release can be found here:
http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/View.ashx?M=F&ID=682819&GUID=948E9442-74BD-45BD-9FDF-AA038DC6E12F
PEDICAB LICENSING LEGISLATION
To improve transportation safety and reduce congestion, especially in the Midtown area where
hundreds of pedicabs operate without any regulations or safety measures, the Council will vote on legislation to regulate and license pedicabs.
“Those who have been to Times Square or Midtown lately know that pedicabs have become […]

The following story can be found in its origional context here:
http://www.thelondondailynews.com/black-cabbie-talk-c-23_141.html?osCsid=8ke5i6oqjp7pvajdfbbcnqtqj0
By John Kennedy
We have made it to the summer recess of parliament and at this moment in time the London Local authorities and Transport for London (no.2) Bill hasn’t received a third reading in the House of Lords and therefore it passage has been slowed […]

The following story can be found in it’s origional context here:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/29/city-council-puts-brakes-pedicabs/?metro&zIndex=140046

San Diego City Council puts brakes on pedicabs
Each must have a new ID number assigned by city
By Helen Gao
Union-Tribune Staff Writer
2:00 a.m. July 29, 2009
The recent death of a tourist on a pedicab ride spurred the San Diego City Council yesterday to boost regulations […]

The following story can be found in it’s original context here:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/30/1m30b2briefs231534-short-takes/?metro&zIndex=140712

Scholarship established in name of pedicab victim
SAN DIEGO: The family of Sharon Miller, who died on a pedicab ride on the Fourth of July in downtown San Diego, has established a scholarship fund in her memory.
Miller suffered a fatal head injury when she fell […]

It has been a long fight, but it finally seems like pedicab owners and operators are going to get the regulations they have been lobbying for for years.  Way to fight the good fight guys!
The following story was published at the following wesite in it’s origional context:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/council-adopts-overhaul-of-pedicab-regulation/
 
Council Adopts Pedicab Rules
By Simon Akam
As expected, the City […]

I’m a little tired of my post entitled “Do not shit in the bathtub” as being one of my most frequently visited.  I put it up to try to show how narrowly focused members of our community can be, and remind people that our individual actions affect each other.  (Un)Fortunatly(?) it seems that pervs googling […]

The Following story was taken from Houston Chronicle and can be found here in it’s origional context:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/breaking/6540670.html

ROAD TO PROGRESS
Wave of future is bike messenger’s speed bump

 Nick de la Torre Chronicle
Timothy Bleakie of Mercury Services navigates his way through downtown traffic as he delivers documents to Houston courthouses. With the move toward […]

There has been an xenophobic tone to this thread. This is sad in a progressive place with a long history of immigration like San Diego. That being said plenty of Americans do this job in Austin, Texas. For the past two years I have been one of them. They have been two […]

 In researching the federal, and state laws governing golf carts I came across, and then skimmed over a study published by the National Highway Transportation Safety Association on golf carts, low speed vehicles and seat belts.  Unfortunatly, I misunderstood it’s conclusions.  Namely that golf carts that typically travel at a speed of 12 miles per […]

The following article taken from:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/22/pedicab-regulation-safety-opinions-columnists-epstein.html
The Libertarian
Pedicab Regulation
Richard A. Epstein, 06.23.09, 12:00 AM EDT
Does public safety take a back seat to government monopoly?

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