Pedicabs--Coming to a Block Near You?
by Rob McQuade, ABR, Sacramento REALTOR®
Sacramento CA Real Estate

From Julie Sontag with the City of Sacramento (by way of Brooks Truitt):

As promised, the pedicab ordinance will go before the City Council's Law and Legislation Committee on Tuesday, January 16. The Committee will review the ordinance and make a recommendation to the City Council. The meeting starts at 12:30 p.m. and takes place in the Council Chamber, located on the first floor of the new City Hall at 915 I Street.

This meeting is open to the public. If you have comments, questions, praise, or concerns, you're welcome to attend and voice them. This item is number five on the agenda, but that could change, so I recommend that you arrive close to 12:30. You'll find the agenda at:

http://sacramento.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=6&event_id=21 ››

The next step after the Law and Legislation Committee will be to take the ordinance before the Mayor and Council. We'll keep you informed.

Likely to be discussed are some of the recommendations that have come from a series of stakeholder meetings, including where pedicabs can and can't travel (including high-traffic areas at peak commute times like I, J, 12th, and 16th Streets during rush hour), regulating pedicab fares ($1 per block is a recommended standard fare), and where pedicab stands will be allowed (one recommendation was to allow them adjacent to valet operators).

It's always a little odd to see a horse-drawn carriage being driven through Midtown (I see them probably once a week), soon we may get to enjoy pedicabs, too. ♦

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Rob McQuade, ABR, Sacramento REALTOR®
McMartin Realty - Sacramento Real Estate
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