Pedicab
A City of Chicago ordinance that licenses and regulates the Pedicab Industry went into effect on June 7, 2014.
A pedicab is a human pedal-powered public passenger vehicle used to transport passengers for hire. A pedicab chauffeur is the person that drives or peddles and controls the direction and steering of the pedicab.
The Pedicabs Ordinance is Chapter 9-110 of the Municipal Code of Chicago.
- The Pedicabs Ordinance created two new licenses: pedicab license and pedicab chauffeur license.
- Each pedicab vehicle operating in the City of Chicago must be licensed.
- A pedicab license is obtained by the owner of the pedicab vehicle and authorizes the pedicab vehicle to operate in the City of Chicago.
- A pedicab chauffeur license must be obtained before operating a pedicab in the City of Chicago. Click here for more information on public chauffeur licensing.
Information and Notices
- Pedicab Fact Sheet
- Know Before You Pedicab
- Pedicab Complaint Form
- Public Vehicle Advertising Permit Process Guide
- Department of Finance Pedicab Ground Transportation Tax Notice
- BACP PV Notice 22-003 Pedicab Noise & Music Restrictions
- BACP PV Notice 22-013 Pedicab License – Renew or Expire
- PV Notice 22-021 Pedicab Law Reminders
- PV Notice 24-013 Pedicab Industry Reminders
- PV Notice 24-017 New Law: Pedicab Restrictions on the 18th Street Bridge near Soldier Field
License Checklist and Forms
Public Vehicle Traffic Management Directives (and corresponding maps)
Public Vehicle Traffic Management Directives (and corresponding maps)
- Public Vehicle Traffic Management Directives (and corresponding maps) are published at BACP’s Public Vehicle Traffic Management Directives and Industry Notices webpage.
- Chicago’s OEMC (Office of Emergency Management and Communications), CPD (Chicago Police Department), and CDOT (Chicago Department of Transportation) collaboratively plan, design, and implement traffic management directives for large-scale events and venues to ensure that the effective movement of vehicles and pedestrians is secure and safe. The intent is for the public to safely and efficiently arrive and leave major and popular Chicago events and venues (including beaches). BACP (Business Affairs and Consumer Protection) facilitates dissemination of public vehicle traffic management directives by posting on its webpage and through BACP Public Vehicle Industry Notices.
- City of Chicago laws require public vehicle operators and public chauffeurs to follow and comply with Public Vehicle Traffic Management Directives. All public vehicle operators, including taxi, transportation network provider (TNP or ride-hail), livery, pedicab, and charter bus operators, should read and comply with City of Chicago Public Vehicle Traffic Management Directives.
- Questions or to sign up for BACP Public Vehicle Industry Notices, email BACPPV@cityofchicago.org.