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Clean and Green Pedi-Cabs Are Poised to Run Amok in Philadelphianew

Pedi-cabs and velo-taxis are passenger bicycles that could be the future of green transportation in Philadelphia, with weary pedestrians hailing them when they need a lift.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  A.D. Amorosi  |  03-24-2009  |  Transportation

Philadelphians are Trading in Their Cars for Scootersnew

It's tough to look manly on a scooter: They're small, they're cute, they're popular in Europe. Our car-obsessed cowboy culture should want nothing to do with them, but it's amazing what $4 a gallon will do to cultural identity.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  John Steele  |  06-16-2008  |  Transportation

Gas Prices are High; Tension between Drivers & Cyclists Shouldn't Also Benew

At a time when gas prices, as well as motorists' tempers, are rising, it seems we should be embracing alternative forms of transportation. But instead of ditching the car, the masses of would-be cyclists are scared shitless. Twenty-five pounds of steel powered by an unprotected human body is no match against traffic powered by internal combustion and human aggression.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Stewart Dean Ebersole  |  05-20-2008  |  Transportation

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