Despite copious quantities of bickering between the New York City taxi commission and Uber (amongst others), it looks as if said entity is going to give this whole "21st century" thing a whirl. Skift is reporting that the commission voted just moments ago to allow a one-year trial of taxi-hailing apps, with seven members voting "yes" and two … [Read more...]
Canada Line bad for taxi drivers
September 2, 2012 by
It's been running for three years and continues to grow its ridership on an annual basis. But not everyone is praising the Canada Line. Mohan Singh Kang with the BC Taxi Association says cabbies may be suffering the most. He claims some companies in the Lower Mainland are reporting a severe loss in business, as high as 30 per cent in some … [Read more...]
Translink puts decision to chop Taxi Saver program on ice
May 30, 2012 by
Translink is "taking a step back" from its decision to cancel the Taxi Saver program, which subsidizes taxi's for handy dart users. Instead, it will consult with stakeholders, after close to 200 people packed its annual general meeting to express outrage. Translink CEO Ian Jarvis suggests the process taken to come to the decision wasn't … [Read more...]
Driver of Cash Cab taxi won’t face charge in pedestrian death
April 15, 2012 by
No criminal charges are being pursued against the driver of a replica taxi that struck and killed a man last summer in Vancouver’s Gastown district. Investigators have determined there was no criminal intent when the vehicle being used in a production of the Discovery Channel's Cash Cab struck the 61-year-old victim. It happened in the … [Read more...]
`Cash Cab' taxi hits, kills Vancouver B.C. pedestrian
July 18, 2011 by
A replica taxi used in the Canadian version of the TV game show "Cash Cab" struck and killed a pedestrian after finishing production for the day in ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
