June
2002
Bicycles offer city businesses a way to deliver
services
By
Linda Hollingshead
Here
in the Garden State's capital, Café Olé and the
Trenton Bagel Shop businesses are wheeling the environmentally
friendly bicycle to make deliveries to their customers. As a business
companion, the bicycle's track record reveals it is capable of
shifting a variety of businesses into higher economic gears.
The
bicycle is one of the most widely used inventions on Planet Earth.
It has pedaled its influence, usefulness and popularity throughout
American history and culture since the 1800s. Originally created
to provide transportation, the bicycle crossed lanes and raced
forward to impact our childhood development, recreational, health
and fitness and commercial livelihoods.
Showcasing
evidence of its endurance, diversity and appeal in the twenty-first
century, this riding machine is spinning its wheels everywhere.
The cycling experience swerves into urban and suburban communities,
sports racing championships, Hollywood's E.T. Adventure Theme
Park, national state parks and the streets of Beijing, China.
As a surprise for many, even the United Parcel Service (UPS) powered
its early years of operations with six teenagers and bicycles!
Don't
overlook the bicycle: it's more than a riding machine. The Marriott
Hotel and Conference Center features a symbolic bicycle lane at
its premises, and there's a lot of great deal of discussion surrounding
City Bicycle Tours. Who knows what's on the way…keep rolling!
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