Today we helped Boloco shuttle supplies from one of their local stores to the Head of the Charles Regatta Festival in Cambridge. The river waterfront was closed to automobile traffic so the job would have been nearly impossible without us! Trikes to the rescue!
That’s John Pepper, CEO of Boloco giving our vehicle a spin. We [...]
Next Weekend Only!
Metro Pedal Power will be offering human powered delivery service to Connecticuit and downstate New York!
This is my first post to the Metro Pedal Power blog. My name is Eric Mearns, or as I’m known around the office, “The Other Eric” or “Mearns”.
I’ve been delivering all types of stuff to all types [...]
A.lternative N.eeds T.ransportation – MetroPed got an ANT bike!
I have always been a big fan of ANT cargo bikes ever since I first saw a front-loader parked out in front of Broadway Bicycle School back in 2002. Mike Flannigan (ant bike mike) is a renowned builder who has been hand-crafting bicycles in the Boston [...]
Last week was a fun and busy week here at MetroPed. We did lots and lots of deliveries, got a couple of new clients, and Look – we built a trailer!
We used the new trailer on Saturday for the first time doing a job for Harvard University. The trailer handles exceptionally well and nearly doubles [...]
Another article in the paper today. Thanks to Tania Mejer for a great story in the Boston Herald’s Earth Day edition. Also, thanks to Larry Slotnick for a great positive quote about our service:
“Their rates are fair, their drivers are completely customer-focused and they are reliable – great business partners to have,” said Taza Chocolate [...]
Here’s Erik pictured in the Boston Phoenix “Best of 2009″ showing you the way to go!
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That’s right. Made of steel, hot dipped in zinc, that’s us! According to a recent news article about us in the Somerville News Here’s the headline:.
“These bike couriers save fossil fuels and help galvanize the local business economy”
(read the rest of the story)
I think this is a great article (if I do say so myself) [...]
MetroPed made an appearance at D2E this past weekend in Boston at the Hynes Convention Center. We were co-exhibiting with Silverbrook Farm and promoting the Boston/ Cambridge CSA.
It was a lot of fun, but I have to say, having manned the booth for three full days, I am a little tired of running my mouth [...]
Here is a video that was made by some MIT students in the urban studies and planning department.
Enjoy!!
Campus work bikes from frankh on Vimeo.
MetroPed is in transition. transition. transition.
Back in October, I purchased the company I had been working for (New Amsterdam Project) to save it from being shut down. Once at the helm, I realised there were several things that needed to change.
