The League of Bicycling Voters recently sent out a newsletter with some interesting developments including the hiring of an Executive Director, Tom Wald. Tom is active in the cycling community serving on the City of Austin Bicycle Advisory Council as well as the person running Orange Bike. The hiring of a staff person shows the [...]
Posts on ‘September 16th, 2009’
Messenger hang out, Little City, to close doors by January 2011
In a follow up to my post earlier today about the decline of the bicycle courier service, it looks like the Austin bike messenger community is getting a double hit. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for pointing out the Austin American Stateman report that Little City, long a beloved coffee house hang out for messengers [...]
The decline of the bicycle messenger industry?
Recently, the Washington Post published an article about the decline of the bicycle courier service in Washington, D.C. In the past, messengers have depended on the delivery of filings and legal papers to maintain the business. A confluence of events including the rise of electronic filings, security increases at government buildings, and the downturn in [...]
