Posts Tagged ‘messenger’

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 [...]

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 [...]

Bike messengers speeding across town to deliver a message… of love? That’s Jaclyn Pryor’s “pink: a (love) courier service,” an art project that started in Austin in 2006, has traveled since then to Portland, Oregon and Chicago and is now coming back to Austin next month.
As Jaclyn describes the project:
PINK is both a real-life courier [...]

We were just sent this video clip of Downtown Austin that features bike messengers. Check it out!

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