Durham Rickshaw - Your Solution to Ninth Street Parking Problems

A rickshaw on Oxford Street in London courtesy of Philip Halling.

We all know that parking on Ninth Street can often be a problem and, at least according  to the commenters to this WRAL article, it may be one of the reasons Ninth Street businesses are not seeing the same inflow of customers as some other growing areas of Downtown Durham. Personally, I see no problem with encouraging more people to use public transit or walk, but it is an issue about which both  the area merchants and potential customers alike care deeply. One simple, easy to use and emissions-free solution to this problem may have arrived in the form of Durham Rickshaw, a human-powered transportation system that has been enjoying tremendous growth in larger cities, particularly NYC and Washington, DC. Check out his facebook page here. He will be on Ninth Street this evening to give rides to anyone who is interested.