The plea of a dying breed: Don’t kill the bike messengers
February 26th, 2008 | by jeff | | Post to NewsCloud »
These days, bike messengers are a dwindling breed, vanishing with the rise of high-speed Internet, digital imagery and electronic court filings. Ten years ago, an estimated 150 messengers worked in Seattle. Today, the number is 50 to 75. Other cities have experienced similar declines, with The Economist reporting that New York has lost more than 1,000 messengers since the dawn of the new millennium.
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