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A small but growing number of pedal-powered messengers in New York City are outfitting their bicycles with boxes and flatbeds on which they can load hundreds of pounds of cargo.

Eco-travelers have long embraced low-impact travel, but the high cost of fuel is inspiring even more travelers to embrace a new kind of road trip this year — the gasless vacation.

Americans are giving up their gas guzzlers, making fewer trips to the mall and even riding public transportation.