New York Times exposes Taxidepot's boss in one of his many love affairs with taxis. Get to know what everybody is talking about, "The Big Trans-Atlantic Taxi Swap". A version of the original article appeared in print on February 10, 2010, on page A19 of the New York edition in full color. read the NYTIMES article here.
New York City: A lab for Taxi Experiments
Everybody wins, could be the motto for the plan Mayor Michel Blommberg requested to the TLC (Taxi & Limousine Coomission) to experiment with taxi stands in New York's city streets. The taxi "group rides" will start the pilot program this Friday February 26Th, 2010. The firms involved in the case studies were based in GPS collected data and the goal is to decrease traffic during peak hours, which means less toxic emissions, also taxi riders will save money, and more important for others, like the taxi drivers, would be the translation for more money per group rides.
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Get to know in advance your taxi fare worldwide
An international fare calculator, you never know when it comes handy, the site is clean, right to the point, easy to use and the New York fare test was very accurate. Thumbs up for this service site.
http://www.worldtaximeter.com/