ECT Pedicab

The Pedicab is a great idea. Mike Sorboro, owns Pedicab and lives in the area. He has several rickshaw-​type bikes that haul people in the Short North up and down High Street. There’s no cost to ride, but tips are much appreciated. You can usually see Mike or his bandanna clad co-​workers sitting outside of Bodega or Haiku, waiting for the drunk and the weary to hop in for a spin.
The company describes itself as a 100% emission-​free, short haul, urban transportation alternative.
I loved riding in the Pedicab. There was plenty of room for two, possibly three if we squeezed. The ride was mostly smooth, and I felt safe with the way Mike maneuvered in the traffic. As we neared our destination, I quipped that Mike had missed every pothole. Just as I was saying that, he ran over a giant one in the parking lot. He looked back with a smile and said, «Whoops!»

After several hours at Park Street Patio last night a friend and I decided to call it an evening around midnight. No taxi’s were sitting outside the bar (huh? usually it’s all cops and taxi’s on Park St.) so we set out on foot with the agreement that we would hop in the first taxi we saw.
Seconds later this guy on a rickshaw looking thing pulls up clanging a little bike horn asking if we wanted a ride. Our (driver? peddler?) Jason explained to us that there is no charge and they all just work for tips. SOLD.
Overall the experience was pretty cool. Seeing how we only started about 8 blocks from home it really didn’t take that long but I did feel a little bad about Jason having to peddle my lazy intoxicated ass the last 2 blocks because it goes up a slight hill. Sorry Jason. There was a definite novelty to the experience, and with all the «Green» talk these days ECT Pedicab has received nothing but praise, including features in local publications such as Columbus Alive and the Other Paper.