Tag Archives: taxi

SFMTA Taxi Medallion Sales Pilot Program

Posted on April 26, 2010 by kfarr

(PDF Link) I’m returning from my blogging hiatus at an amazingly unique time in the history of San Francisco taxi regulation. In the past I’ve written extensively about the San Francisco medallion system and other regulations, including: What would be … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, politics, taxi | Tagged authority, cta, medallion, mta, municipal transportation agency, permit, permitting, san francisco, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, sf, sfmta, taxi, transferability, transferable, transportation | 1 Comment

Driving April 22

Posted on April 23, 2010 by kfarr

It’s time to try this blogging thing again. Yesterday I drove a normal “extra” day shift from 7a-5p. Some notes: I drove my favorite taxicab: the Toyota Camry Hybrid. Ample space, great handling, adequate (but not stellar) gas mileage, smooth … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged cab, cabulous, dispatch, driving, earnings, order taking, phone, radio, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicab, work | Leave a comment

Kieran and John on KPOO San Francisco

Posted on February 10, 2010 by kfarr

As part of my ongoing work with Cabulous, John Wolpert (Founder and CEO) and I had great fun doing a radio interview about the Cabulous app on San Francisco’s KPOO 89.5 FM. Harrison Chastang was our host. It was great … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi | Tagged android, app, application, cabbie, cabulous, droid, fare, google phone, gps, hail, iphone, mobile, nexus, phone, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicabs, taxis | 1 Comment

My First Hail Using Cabulous

Posted on October 27, 2009 by kfarr

I’ve been advising the team working on Cabulous, a new mobile location-enabled app that makes it easier for cabbies to advertise their locations — and for passengers to find them. I drove last Saturday and helped with an early beta … Continue reading →

Posted in internets, taxi, tech | Tagged android, app, application, at&t, blackberry, ca, cab, cabbie, cabulous, california, gps, gps-enabled, hail, iphone, location, location-aware, location-enable, mobile application, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicab, taxis, transit, transportation, web | 4 Comments

Back in the Saddle: Driving Fleet Weekend

Posted on October 13, 2009 by kfarr

It’s been a long time since I’ve taxi blogged. I drove last Saturday for the first time in a few weeks. I’ve been working dispatch phones and doing VidSF work instead of driving over the past few weeks. Novel-length post … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, transit | Tagged bay area, cab, cabbie, Chrysler, city, city planning, mta, muni, planning, pricing, san francisco, saturation, sf, sf cabbie, sfcta, sfmta, supersaturation, supply, taxi, taxicab, taxis, transportation, variable, verifone | 1 Comment

Built-for-Purpose Taxi Concept Car Stops by San Francisco

Posted on May 6, 2009 by kfarr

I happened to be driving past City Hall a few minutes ago and caught sight of the MV-1 manufactured by Vehicle Production Group. I was able to speak with John Gaydash a former GM executive. Here are the important details: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged automobile, automotive industry, built-for-purpose, cabbie, city hall, disability, disable, general motors, gm, mv-1, ramp, ramp cab, ramp taxi, san francisco, sf, standard taxi, taxi, taxicab, vehicle, vpg | 1 Comment

SFMTA takeover of Taxi Commission on track for March

Posted on December 15, 2008 by kfarr

San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency absorbs the Taxi Commission in March, but SFMTA Chief Nathaniel Ford says progress will be slow.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cab, cabbie, commission, dpt, government, local, local regulation, mta, muni, regulation, san francisco, sf, sfmta, taxi, taxi commission, taxi regulation, taxicab | Leave a comment

Cabbies face financial burden from impending Yellow Cab contract changes

Posted on August 27, 2008 by kfarr

I’m still new at this whole ‘reporting’ thing. This was my attempt at figuring out what was going on with Yellow’s contract change. It’s rather long, and it’s rather boring unless you’re involved with the industry, but my goal was … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, taxi, transit, work | Tagged cab, cabbie, commission, contract, contractor, drivers, employee, independent, independent contractor, long-term lease, san francisco, sf, status, taxi, taxicab, yellow, yellow cab | Leave a comment

Belated driving summary

Posted on June 21, 2008 by kfarr

Here’s a summary of my cab shifts from last weekend. I picked up an older guy from the Kaiser. I’d guess he was 60+. I have a hard time judging ages, especially those +/-5 years from mine. He was heading … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged cab, california, castro, cinch, city, driving, dutch, francais, France, french, gas, gasoline, gay, gay bars, haight, hills, history, indiana, kaiser, lawyers, netherlands, nob, nob hill, polk, prices, richmond, russian hill, san francisco, seward, sf, stern grove, sunset, taxi, taxicab, the city | 1 Comment

Taxi driving: conferences + tourists = seasonal demand

Posted on June 12, 2008 by kfarr

My shifts were busy and lucrative this past weekend. Two big conferences were in town: the Apple WWDC and some sort of diabetes convention. Two special events — the Haight Ashbury Street Fair and the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon — … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged alcatraz, apple, ashbury, ball, bocce, boules, cab, cabbie, conference, demand, diabetes, driving, escape, fairs, France, french, haight, obama, pétanque, san francisco, sf, street, summer, taxi, taxicab, tourists, transit, triathlon, visitors, wwdc | Leave a comment