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Tag Archives: taxi
Distribution of cabs in San Francisco by company
I always wondered what the exact makeup of cabs were on our City streets. To answer that question, I threw this pie chart together from data available on the Taxi Commission’s website that lists current medallion holders and company affiliation. … Continue reading
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Tagged by company, cab, color, color scheme, companies, company, medallions, san francisco, scheme, sf, share, taxi, taxicabs
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Tourists hibernate for winter. My earnings decrease.
Tourism is San Francisco’s top industry by revenue. San Francisco is the 3rd most popular destination for overseas tourists. (1) (2) During the summer at least a quarter of all of my fares were tourists. Sometimes these visitors are aggravating … Continue reading
Posted in econ, taxi
Tagged business cycle, cab, cycle, earnings, econ, economics, industry, local, local economy, san francisco, season, sf, summer, taxi, tourism, tourists, winter
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Sunday by day, Sunday by night
This past weekend I worked Sunday 5am-3pm, slept from 4pm-11pm, and then worked Monday from 12am-11am. A group of about 6 hipsters flagged my van down in the Mission around 1am: It was a friend’s 21st birthday and they got … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, cab, midnight, night, night shift, san francisco, sf, sfo, shift, taxi, taxicab
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Driving the graveyard shift
I switched my shifts around. I stopped working Saturdays so I could get my Friday nights back. I kept my Sunday (5am-3pm) shift and added Mondays and Tuesdays from midnight-11am. (That’s the only time they have available for newbs like … Continue reading
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Tagged cab, dispatch, fares, graveyard, nightshift, order, radio, san francisco, sf, shift, taxi, work
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GTA vs. Real Life: Taxi Driving
Above: The intersection on Hyde and Lombard Streets, just above the start of the curvy portion of Lombard, as seen in real life and Grand Theft Auto. Note the GTA version shows the Transamerica building clearly to the east although … Continue reading
Posted in media, taxi
Tagged 3, auto, cab, cap, capture, city, comparison, gaming, grand, grand theft auto, gta, iii, mission, ps2, san andreas, san francisco, screen, screen cap, screen capture, sf, taxi, theft, vice, vice city
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More cabs on City streets in 2008, but we still need peak medallions.
The Examiner reports the City will finally see more cabs on the streets in 2008. As both a cab driver and a City resident, this is bittersweet. As a resident, this seems like City progress. Finally, I’ll have a better … Continue reading
Posted in econ, taxi, transit
Tagged cabs on the street, medallions, peak medallions, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicab
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Post-Thanksgiving Cab Driving
Starting with Thanksgiving I drove 4 days in a row, a first for me. I wore out quickly. The driving doesn’t phase me nearly as much as waking up so early (5am). I didn’t get enough sleep any night. After … Continue reading
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Tagged cab, city, driving, microeconomics of taxis, san francisco, sf, taxi, urban, work
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Turkey Day Cab Driving
I worked on Thanksgiving. Things were slow until the afternoon when everyone (and their food) needed rides to join friends or family for Thanksgiving dinner. It was fascinating to experience meeting so many people that consider SF ‘home’ such that … Continue reading
San Francisco Supe proposes taxi gate fee increase. Drivers need gradual implementation.
The Examiner reports Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier recently proposed a significant increase in taxi gate fees charged to cab drivers. (Quick background: A ‘gate fee’ is the rental fee charged to a taxi driver for a shift. Taxi drivers pay the … Continue reading
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Tagged cab, excessive, fee, gate, gate fee, increase, local regulation, paratransit, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicab
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How much is a San Francisco taxi medallion worth?
The Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley prepared an analysis of the City’s taxi medallion scheme in 2006. Read it if you have a spare hour or so and if you enjoy these sorts of things. Here’s a … Continue reading
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