Category Archives: Taxicab

The Taxi Link, July 28: Uber, Verifone and More

Posted on July 30, 2012 by admin

Listen to The Taxi Link: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 “Uber is the talk of the town these days,” taxi leader Haimanot Bizuayehu said of the luxury sedan service that’s in 14 cities and operates in … Continue reading →

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The Taxi Link, July 21

Posted on July 23, 2012 by admin

Listen to The Taxi Link [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3 “If we don’t [organize], I think sooner or later they’re going to do exactly what they want to do, which is take over, and we’re not … Continue reading →

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Taxi Overhaul Approved, Questions Remain

Posted on July 16, 2012 by admin

Listen to the July 14 The Taxi Link on WUST 1120 AM.  (Listen to Councilmember Mary Cheh discuss the VeriFone contract 30:21 – 33:24) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Last week, the D.C. Council approved an … Continue reading →

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Taxi Drivers Call for Protests Ahead of Council Vote

Posted on July 8, 2012 by admin

Listen to The Taxi Link on WUST 1120 AM [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (A shorter version of this piece ran in Union City, the AFL-CIO’s regional newsletter; and it was also cited by Slate.) Tuesday, the D.C. … Continue reading →

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D.C.’s Illegitimate Taxi Overhaul

Posted on May 31, 2012 by admin

Listen to The Taxi Link on WUST 1120 AM [Audio clip: view full post to listen] In their push to overhaul D.C.’s taxicab industry, District officials are ignoring the pleas of drivers, and the law. According to the D.C. Code, … Continue reading →

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Pete Guest Hosts Capitol Correspondent Next Week

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

Listen to Pete and The Urban Revival‘s Kentry Kinard on Capitol Correspondent with host Carmen Russell-Sluchansky [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tuesday on Voice of Russia’s Capitol Correspondent, which airs in DC (1390 AM) and New York (1430 … Continue reading →

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D.C. Taxi Fares Just Got Significantly Higher… Or Maybe Not

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

As of Saturday, D.C. taxicabs – at least some of them – are charging $2.16 per mile, a significant $0.66 increase from the previous rate of $1.50 per mile, one of the lowest rates in the country. Whether the cost of … Continue reading →

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Taxi Chair and Media Make Serious Allegations Against Drivers, But Offer No Evidence

Posted on April 5, 2012 by admin

Last week, taxi chair Ron Linton made serious allegations against D.C. cabbies but failed to offer evidence to back them up. Speaking to ABC 7, Linton said there’s been a wave of driver assaults on passengers. “What we’re seeing is … Continue reading →

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Absentee Taxi Chair Pushes Anti-Driver Agenda

Posted on April 1, 2012 by admin

Despite widespread concerns, D.C. Taxicab Commission (DCTC) chair Ron Linton intends to rapidly overhaul the city’s taxicab industry in the coming months. In testimony before the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation on Wednesday, the pugnacious and frequently … Continue reading →

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Cheh Puts Others Ahead of Taxi Drivers

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

Hundreds of taxicab drivers attended a Jan. 30 hearing on taxi reform legislation in order to voice their opposition to a bill introduced by Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh, chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation. … Continue reading →

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