Posts about Taxis & Ride-hailing
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Weekend links: Taxes and spending
Taxis and taxes; Be patient with VA’s surplus; SmarTrip changes coming; It’s the zoning, stupid!; New York installs benches; Chicago’s poor attempt at congestion pricing; Philly testing complete street designs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Money problems
Washington income is high and diverse; All about the money; “Riding and running” a problem in DC; 100 homes for 100 Arlingtonians; Occupy K Street, kill the grass; Car fatalities plummet; Reeves Center gets undue credit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Love in the time of commutes
DC’s warren of intrigue; Virginia is for transit lovers; DC favors taxi color: green; Baker and council at odds; MWAA tidbits; Congressman wants to ease streetcar rules; Washington has wealthiest median; Arlington supports Boeing despite objections; Area bridges need repair; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Calm traffic to improve your life
Slow down to speed up; Calm circles for Arlington?; Elevator problems plague NYC; Bike the Big Easy; Party… like it’s 1776; MoCo requires a bike sharing station; Reconsider your commute; Gov. Brown makes streets more dangerous; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Living for the city
DC homicide could be lowest since ‘63; Anthony Williams ‘14?; MBT plans fleshed out; Strip mall to positive mixed-use; Join the RAC; Silver Line still at risk; Britain debates higher speed limits; And… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Money trouble
More theft at DC tax office; DC cuts, then restores, seniors program; Metro suing insurance provider; Taxi commission is a mess; Tysons could be your new home; Norfolk embraces light rail; Sun shines on transit police; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Under pressure
Pressure mounts on DC middle schools; Bowser has her own ethics challenge; Tenants sue over living conditions; Earthquake caused more damage than thought; No fault in Jefferson Memorial arrests; Don’t call it a bribe; Everyone doesn’t love a party; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hike
Council raises income tax; DC bond rating precarious; Happy birthday CaBi!; Meet the transit police; Taxi drivers sue for larger voice; Davis wins in PG; $100 million for commuter parking lots; Waterfront park a big improvement; And…. Keep reading…
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Visitors will walk far to MLK, as they do to most memorials
On August 28th, an estimated 400,000 people will attend the dedication of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. They will experience what thousands of visitors find every day: it’s hard to get to the memorials. The nearest Metro stop is Smithsonian, 0.8 miles away. In a special guide for those heading to the dedication, Metro wisely suggests not using this one, which… Keep reading…
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Taxi Magic online booking smooth, taxi ride not so much
Taxi Magic is an online service and mobile app that lets you easily request a taxi around much of the region (and nation). I tried it for the first time this weekend, and found the technology very smooth, though sadly the taxi driver who arrived wasn’t nearly so high-quality. Taxi Magic has apps for most smartphones, or you can send a text message or book on the Web. I used the… Keep reading…