Posts tagged Taxi Commission
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Breakfast links: Gambling on the water
Las Vegas casino for National Harbor?; Bike and funeral parking lane; Why such acrimony over campuses?; Overestimated enrollment yields windfall; Wheaton vs. Bethesda south entrance; TOD? Really?; Haitian New Urbanism; Yet another streetcar study; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who rules transportation?
Meet the new boss; One piece of taxi tech or many?; Senate bill is better; Not much of a bike path; Building not to be; Silver brings in slightly less green; ICC won’t get faster; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcar pays
Streetcar pays for itself; Not much on state of transportation; No south exit at Dupont; Cab company shut down; Georgetown fights to keep corner grocer; HPRB nominee too “rigid”?; No more landed gentry requirement; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Banishing the money
Get corporate money out of politics; Second Bethesda entrance delayed; Orange weeds out cultivation centers; Cheh gives Uber love; Caps lock off on signs; Rising sea levels bad for DC; Size matters; And…. Keep reading…
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Uber case is really about purpose of regulation
Do we regulate taxi rates in order to make the experience a better one for the public? Or do we do it to keep taxi drivers from having to face competition and pressure to improve their service? The controversy around Uber, a service which lets people reserve for-hire sedans via a smartphone app, has brought this question to the forefront, even though the issue itself goes far beyond… Keep reading…
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Uber deserves a chance to succeed
DC Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron Linton thinks Uber, a new service that lets people reserve luxury-sedan rides from their smartphones, is illegal. If he’s right, then something is wrong with the law, not with Uber. … Keep reading…
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Weekend links: What rails?
Slowing China’s trains; Florida’s almost-rail; How not to build BRT; MLK Memorial quote to change; Escalating escalator replacement; Uber crackdown begins; An expensive transition; Walk like me. Keep reading…
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Illegal or not, on-demand car service Uber is good for DC
New car service Uber launched in DC in December, but has already run afoul of the Taxi Commission. Whether they’re doing anything illegal is unclear, but the service is definitely good for transportation in DC. Uber allows people to book a trip in a for-hire car, without an advance reservation, using a mobile app. It offers an alternative to current taxis, but doesn’t… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Corruption creeps
Commissioner charged with fraud; Thomas casts a long shadow; Senator costs DC an election; DDOT cancels streetcar contract; Performance parking in Georgetown; Maryland prefers gas tax to sales tax; Taxi tumult over surcharges; Bus cameras show the story. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better taxis for a better tomorrow
Taxis get all shook up; Commuter benefit likely ending; VRE seeks more funding; Virginia budget boosts roads; O’Malley signs PlanMaryland; Waterfront plans roil Alexandria; Parking meters draw Petworth’s ire. Keep reading…