Green Leaf Pedicabs To expand to courier service

From What's up Pub
Green Leaf Pedicabs, the company that has been providing bicyclist-propelled transportation to Downtown El Pasoans since December, will soon expand to offer a new eco-friendly service, dubbed Green Leaf Courier. And the company is in need of drivers.

�I see a lot of people moving back and forth between offices with carts or dollies stacked with boxes, and I wanted to offer a delivery service that doesn�t use fuel,� said co-owner and operator Charles Lauser. �And for food delivery for restaurants, also; that�s going to be our biggest clientele.�

Green Leaf Courier is awaiting the completion of a new courier vehicle before it gets approval by City Council. The service hopes to be up and running next week, although the pedicab is already making deliveries for Downtown eatery Tortugas restaurant.

�It is the most earth-friendly delivery service in El Paso,� Lauser said. �It (the courier service) will be available every day.�

Since opening last December, Green Leaf Pedicabs has more than doubled its pedicabs Downtown, expanded its club transit hours, and made the service available to private parties including quincea�eras and weddings.

�We need more people to drive the pedicabs,� Lauser said. �Drivers average $25 an hour, and they really enjoy the work.�

Drivers also get a work-out while getting paid, Lauser said.

�I started (driving the pedicabs) at 210 lbs., and now I�m 150,� Lauser said. �We want to get the word out to El Pasoans to go out and ride their bicycles, and realize the advantages: it�s fun and it�s healthy.�

All current Green Leaf Pedicabs employees are college students.

�I make my own hours; it�s way convenient for me and makes good money, which I need for college right now,� said Green Leaf Pedicab driver and EPCC biology student Josue Enriquez. �And it�s very good exercise.�

Green Leaf Pedicabs provides fixed-route tours of downtown. Drivers offer historical tidbits from the book �The History of the Union Plaza District� by Fred Morales.

�Sights include Maggofin (Home), Pancho Villa stash house, The Mansion Hotel �, and the San Francisco historic district including The Union Depot,� said co-owner and operator Ray Campos. �Because (employees) are giving tours, we want them to be outgoing and be comfortable with people. We look for people who are physically fit, reliable, like to have fun, social and like to talk to the customers. It�s perfect for students � we�re very flexible on our hours.�

As part of the expansion, Green Leaf Pedicabs now offers bike repairs at its office at 400 W. Overland, and bike rentals are slated to begin next month.

�The experience is an eco-friendly service that is complementing the revitalization of Downtown El Paso and small businesses as well,� Campos said. �We�re currently focusing on Downtown El Paso but hopefully in the very near future we�ll expand to Las Cruces and Mesilla.�

Green Leaf Pedicabs
Hours:
Monday�Friday: 11 a.m.�4 p.m.
Friday�Saturday: 9:45 a.m.�2:45 p.m.
Green Leaf Courier hours to be announced
For more information on bike rentals,
repairs, advertisement and employment
visit greenleafpedicab.com.