Give Thanks to Those Who Deliver by Bike
Today at the Whole Foods store, near Symphony Hall, I met the bike courier who does some of their deliveries with the trike shown here.
He had been out in the morning rain bringing loads of groceries home for customers.
It reminded me to give thanks for all the companies who deliver everything from pizza to grocery orders by bike in the downtown area.
While many places, like Bostone Pizza on Newbury Street and Whole Foods have their own delivery bikes, others depend on an innovative trucking company.
The New Amsterdam Project provides "human-powered trucking services" for forward-thinking companies like Boston Organics, Taza Chocolate, Fiore di Nonno, Harvest Coop, In Season, Lionette's Market, Petsi Pies, Red Fire Farm, and Silverbrook Farm.
Funny how that list of businesses who care about the environment, also sounds like a who's who of fresh, local food in our area.
Wenzday Jane, New Amsterdam Project's General Manager, recently changed her title to "owner." Congratulations to her and thanks to all the companies who use her services.
That's Wenzday with one of her fossil-fuel free vehicles delivering Fiore di Nonno cheese to the stand at the Copley Square Farmers' Market.
There is one bike delivery operation I don't recommend. It's from a second Newbury Street pizza shop.
Their kamikaze-style rider has nearly run down pedestrians, within my view, several times. Let's hope the chain does something to rein in this accident-waiting-to-happen before he makes enemies of all their potential customers. It's rather silly to terrorize the public with a big sign on your bike.
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The New Amsterdam Project has a video from New England Cable News that shows what they do. They also provide links to their customers on the site.
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