Bright pedicabs are zipping across Kansas City during the World Cup. They’re here to stay

It’s hard to miss Benton Stone as he rides around downtown Kansas City on an electric bike hooked up to a bright yellow pedicab, covered with a green, knitted awning.

On this mild Wednesday afternoon in June, his open-air cab includes green hearts and flags that represent the different countries playing in the World Cup, and music blares from a set of the speakers — he’s a one-man party on wheels.

“Would you like a ride?” Stone asks a group of four Dutch fans, dressed head-to-toe in orange, near Union Station…

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