Richard Hake
Since 1992, Richard Hake has worked as News Host and Reporter at WNYC. His live and produced radio feature segments range from hard breaking news to cultural and artistic sound portraits. Richard’s work has been ...
Pedicabs: Nuisance or Transportation?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
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New York, NY –
Back in 1995, human powered taxis debuted near Broadway. Soon after, the hotel, theater and taxi industries complained. They called the unregulated pedicabs unsafe and a nuisance. Later today, the City Council is expected to vote on changing the rules for pedicab owners and drivers and how they operate on city streets.
We sent WNYC’s Richard Hake on a rickshaw ride from Greenwich Village to Times Square, where he found that drivers welcome some regulation, but want to remain a legitimate mode of getting around.
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