1994
In 1994, Time’s Up! volunteers, working with the Hub Station, founded the Pedi cab industry in New York City. Pedicabs operate similar to a taxi in that they pick up passengers, though without the pollution associated with motorized taxis. In 1994, mostly in pieces, 12 pedicabs were brought into NYC with the idea of test marketing them. George Bliss, from the Hub Station, was one of the early pioneers of this project, working with Time's Up! volunteers and a donated space by Light Wheels on Crosby Street, NYC. At the Crosby Street space, Time's Up! began to put together the pedicabs, and started introducing them to the streets. Pedicabs have struggled building up their presence in New York, especially when the city installed roadblocks and tried to put a cap on them. However, thanks to the support of many Time's Up! volunteers, pedicabs prevailed, and they are all over New York, replacing toxic carbon combustion with clean human powered energy.
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