The following article is found at the Daily Astorian website.  You can see the full article here:
http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=53478&TM=10466.14
Pedaling into problems
Insurance costs and other hassles keep business owner from transporting via bike

By KARA HANSEN
The Daily Astorian
Kris Daehler had set the wheels in motion for a new form of transit in Astoria.
With a city permit in hand, […]

This article taken from the Insurance Journal website.  I am worried that insurance rates for pedicab companies will increase to the point of putting our industry out of business.
The article shifts blame away from the company for possibly operating equipment ill suited to the Seattle terrain, and toward the pedicab driver.  It looks like the […]

This is an article about Peter Dzioba, the man killed in the Seattle pedicab accident.  This tragedy has devastated his community and family.   
Peter Dzioba, Jeff Uribe, and Julie Perry, are all victims of pedicab accidents that could have been avoided.  Proper training, ensuring that best practices are followed, and ensuring that the equipment used […]

The ground and transportation office regularly updates the contact information  as well as number of vehicles for pedicab, taxicab, limousine, charter bus, and horse carriage companies.
You can find their updated document here:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/downloads/limoadd_5.8.08.pdf
In it you will find that there are currently: (as of May 8, 2008)
93 pedicabs
669 taxicabs
17 horse drawn carriages
118 limos
54 airport shuttle vans
81 chartered […]

Pedicab Drivers in Austin are a hard working group of men and women. We literally work our asses off. As far as I can tell none of us are getting rich. While many are doing well enough to get by just pedicabbing 3 or 4 nights a week, there is one […]

The pedicab Industry got some bad press from David Letterman: CBS | Late Show with David Letterman

What does Lucy like to do in the city on the beautiful day like we had today? She likes to exercise and ride her bike, and she’s started taking rides in those pedicabs so common now in the city. The […]

Story taken from Newsday.com

Judge knocks down New York bicycle taxi registration rule

NEW YORK - A judge, finding that city law permits only bicycle taxi owners to apply for registration plates, has killed a city agency’s rule that would have let operators who don’t own the pedicabs apply for registration.

State Supreme Court Justice Edward Lehner ruled […]

Taken from: The New York Sun

New York Supreme Court delivered a victory yesterday to the pedicab industry, whose fleet of about 600 bicycle taxis has been the subject of new regulations by the city. The regulations, voted into law by the City Council last April, placed a registration cap on the industry, allowing only 325 pedicabs […]

Austin’s pedicabs are expected to follow the rules and regulations laid out in the Austin City Code in Chapter 13 section 2.  Click the link below (rich text document) to see then, in full:

Austin City Code Chapter 13 Section 2 

In addition to relevant sections of the Austin City code, Austin pedicabs drivers are expected to […]

This article taken from the following page:
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=7479878&nav=menu73_10

Pedicab Drivers Seek Eased Restrictions

Where and when Austin pedicab drivers can operate may change next year.

Urban Transportation Commission member Carl Tepper told KXAN Austin News that they’re looking at lifting some of the restrictions the drivers face.

Current regulation states they can operate from 8 a.m. to 4 a.m., but […]

Pedicab drivers hope to expand past downtown

Video: http://www.kvue.com/video/index.html?nvid=200440&shu=1

The city of Austin is considering easing restrictions on pedicab drivers. The proposed changes include allowing pedicabs into new areas of town as well as adjusting their hours of operation. Right now pedicabs are restricted to the greater downtown area. The boundaries include MoPac to […]

It should be know that there are 10 , not 5 licensed pedicab companies in Austin as reported in the following article. See the list at the following link: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/downloads/limoadd.pdf (Look in the non-motorised section at the bottom of the page.)
This article take from:
http://austinist.com/2007/12/04/pedicabs.php

December 4, 2007
The Future of Pedicabs In Austin

The city’s Urban […]

This article taken from:
http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/11/30/TopStories/City-Commission.Proposes.Changing.Pedicab.Restrictions-3125177-page2.shtml

City commission proposes changing pedicab restrictions
By Maya Srikrishnan

Ashley Mahaney, a studio art senior, sometimes makes enough money for a month’s rent in one night of pedicabbing.

But restrictions implemented by the city have made it difficult for Mahaney and her fellow pedicabbers to make a living.

“The city of Austin took away our privileges […]

This article take from:
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=7435638&nav=menu73_2

Pedicab Drivers Call Road Rules Bad For Business

They can get you around traffic in a hurry, and they’re a big part of the effort to keep Austin green.

Yet the city’s pedicab drivers say the road rules they’re expected to follow are bad for business.

There are more than 100 pedicab drivers in the […]

This article take from:
http://www.keyetv.com/content/news/topnews/story.aspx?content_id=10984cc9-5049-4587-befc-921970eaab8a
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Pedicabs seek right to work during rush hour
Some pedicab drivers want to cruise downtown during rush hour and they have asked the urban transportation commission to make that happen.
But the Austin Public Works Department says that’s too dangerous.
A city ordinance put the brakes on pedicabs during the morning and evening rush […]