PORT ANGELES — They can be seen in Victoria and Seattle, but now pedicabs may be coming to Port Angeles.

Port Angeles resident Ming Chang told the City Council this week that he is considering starting a pedicab company in town.

He told the council that the vehicles, which are essentially bicycle taxis, would be a tourism draw and also benefit the environment.

The council, which briefly discussed amending the city’s municipal code to allow pedicabs, seemed to agree that they would be a boon to the city.

“This is something that I’ve been hollering about for years,” said Deputy Mayor Don Perry, who had ridden pedicabs in Victoria.

“This is something we really need in our downtown area,” said Perry, who runs historical tours downtown.

The council will consider allowing pedicabs in town at its June 15 meeting.

Chang, who said he is not at this time negotiating with any particular company and who has no photographs of his proposed vehicles, said he hopes to have a pedicab business up and running by the end of summer.

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Reporter Tom Callis can be reached at 360-417-3532 or at tom.callis@peninsula dailynews.com.