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Tag Archives: taxi
SFMTA Taxi Medallion Sales Pilot Program
(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
Driving April 22
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
Kieran and John on KPOO San Francisco
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
My First Hail Using Cabulous
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
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Back in the Saddle: Driving Fleet Weekend
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
Built-for-Purpose Taxi Concept Car Stops by San Francisco
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
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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
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SFMTA takeover of Taxi Commission on track for March
San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency absorbs the Taxi Commission in March, but SFMTA Chief Nathaniel Ford says progress will be slow.
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Tagged cab, cabbie, commission, dpt, government, local, local regulation, mta, muni, regulation, san francisco, sf, sfmta, taxi, taxi commission, taxi regulation, taxicab
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Cabbies face financial burden from impending Yellow Cab contract changes
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
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Taxi driving: conferences + tourists = seasonal demand
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
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