<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=blue link=blue> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Hi Carlos,</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>We have cycle taxis/rickshaws here in San Diego, California, USA in our downtown area.  They work out okay, but I think the main complaint is that they are extremely expensive so it makes them an undesireable form of transit.  I am not quite sure what the issues are that cause them to be much more expensive than Auto Taxis, but I think it may have to do with lower demand for cycle rickshaws and high licensing taxes for the owners (as well as a reinforcing demand feedback loop when word gets around about them being too expensive).</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>I wonder if there could be any public policy mandate that would improve their service.  If anyone has any feedback, it would be much appreciated.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Jay Corrales</DIV> <DIV>Board of Directors - Move San Diego</DIV> <DIV>San Diego, CA</DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: sustran-discuss-bounces+jay.corrales=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+jay.corrales=gmail.com@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Carlos F. Pardo SUTP Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 6:16 AM To: 'Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport' Subject: [sustran] Re: Meanwhile: The rickshaw's last stand </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> I think that is the basic difference between cycle rickshaws in developing and developed countries: in the former, they are used for trips which are much longer than in places like Europe or some cities in the US. I guess the best way to use rickshaws is as a short-distance mode and as an integration mode for mass transit. If the Colombian Ministry of Transport understood this, biketaxis (or cyclerickshaws) would be permitted on the roads, increasing the catchment area of TransMilenio up to 2 km or more! I usually ride a(n illegal) biketaxi from a TransMilenio station ( Estación Prado) to my house. It’s sometimes too long to walk that far, and I will never take a taxi for such a short ride (also, bicycle parking has only been built in terminal stations, so there is no way to leave the bicycle).<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I’m attaching two pictures of the informal biketaxis in Bogotá. I hope they come through.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Best regards, <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Carlos F. Pardo Coordinador de Proyecto GTZ - Proyecto de Transporte Sostenible (SUTP, SUTP-LAC) Cl 125bis # 41-28 of 404 Bogotá D.C., Colombia Tel:  +57 (1) 215 7812<o:p></o:p> Fax: +57 (1) 236 2309  Mobile: +57 (3) 15 296 0662 e-mail: <A title=mailto:carlos.pardo@sutp.org href="mailto:carlos.pardo@sutp.org">carlos.pardo@sutp.org</A> Página: <A title=http://www.sutp.org/ href="http://www.sutp.org/">www.sutp.org</A><o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> De: sustran-discuss-bounces+carlos.pardo=sutp.org@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+carlos.pardo=sutp.org@list.jca.apc.org] En nombre de Sarath Guttikunda Enviado el: Viernes, 11 de Agosto de 2006 08:02 a.m. Para: Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport Asunto: [sustran] Re: Meanwhile: The rickshaw's last stand<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Even in Wahsington DC downtown (Chinatown), now there are couple of Cycle Rickshaws that go around. I don't think these are meant for long distances as rickshaws average in Dhaka or Calcutta, but they seem to doing a fair amount of business with the tourists. <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Sarath  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> On 8/10/06, Robert Bartlett <<A href="mailto:roadnotes@freenet.de">roadnotes@freenet.de</A>> wrote: <o:p></o:p> I suspect rickshaws are anything but 'on the way out'. For example they are in increasing use in Europe and - in Europe and elsewhere - are put to a much greater range of uses than you might think. See the document "rickshaws in Dhaka" at <A href="http://www.schorrell-analysis.de/Publications/Publications_List/Book_6/book_6.html">http://www.schorrell-analysis.de/Publications/Publications_List/Book_6/book_6.html </A> I'm also involved in 2 other related documents (rickshaws in Europe and rickshaws in India/the Ecotrike) which should be ready for publishing in early September. Robert Bartlett ================================================================ SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global South'). Because of the history of the list, the main focus is on urban transport policy in Asia. <o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p></DIV></BODY></HTML>