On November 16th, IATR and the Responsible Hospitality Institute (RHI) collaborated on a webinar entitled “Establishing Effective Taxi Service for Nighttime Demand”.  To see the archived version, visit:
http://rhiwebinar.org/webinar/2010/transport.html

World taxi prices: What a 3-kilometer ride costs in 72 big cities

http://www.priceoftravel.com/555/world-taxi-prices-what
-a-3-kilometer-ride-costs-in-72-big-cities/

Here at Price of Travel we are now tracking travel prices in over 100 different cities around the world, hoping to help travelers make an accurate budget as well as pick places where their money goes furthest. Not surprisingly, transportation prices can vary dramatically, so we are tracking the cost of getting to and from the airport and getting around town, using taxis as well as public transportation.
In general, taxi prices can be very confusing in any given city, so trying to compare all the cities together was complicated. To do this we decided to track a typical price range of a 3-kilometer (about 2 mile) trip in each destination. We use price ranges instead of “average” prices because many cities have different prices with each company, or different price structures at night or on weekends.
So the prices below run from cheapest to most expensive, and some of the results are surprising. With the exception of the junker taxis used in India and the Mercedes taxis used in parts of Europe, the cars themselves tend to be very similar. For example, taxis in Bangkok are almost all late-model Toyota Camrys with air-conditioning, and yet the ride costs almost nothing compared to the most expensive cities.

#45       $6.45 – $9.68 Edinburgh, Scotland
#46       $6.94 – $9.72 Madrid, Spain
#47       $7.00 – $12.00 New York City, USA
#48       $7.50 – $10.00 Los Angeles, USA
#49       $8.10 – $13.50 Reykjavik, Iceland
#50       $8.33 – $13.89 Brussels, Belgium
#51       $8.33 – $13.89 Paris, France
#52       $8.91 – $11.88 Toronto, Canada
#53       $8.91 – $11.88 Montreal, Canada
#54       $9.00 – $12.00 Melbourne, Australia
#55       $9.23 – $11.54 Auckland, New Zealand
#56       $9.51 – $15.21 Zagreb, Croatia
#57       $9.72 – $13.89 Vienna, Austria
#58       $10.00 – $13.00 Sydney, Australia
#59.      $10.86 – $13.67 Copenhagen, Denmark
#60.      $11.11 – $16.67 Munich, Germany
#61.      $11.11 – $15.28 Berlin, Germany
#62.      $11.11 – $16.67 Dublin, Ireland
#63.      $11.11 – $13.89 Rome, Italy
#64.      $11.29 – $14.52 London, England
#65.      $12.05 – $15.06 Stockholm, Sweden
#66.      $12.50 – $16.67 Nice, France
#67.      $13.03 – $16.13 Tokyo, Japan
#68.      $13.47 – $13.47 Amsterdam, Netherlands
#69.      $13.89 – $19.44 Helsinki, Finland
#70.      $15.28 – $19.44 Monaco, Monaco
#71.      $17.12 – $22.26 Oslo, Norway
#72.      $18.18 – $24.24 Zurich, Switzerland

Road wars: Cardiff taxi firms go head to head over banning of meters

Oct. 5, 2010

The latest rift between private hire and black and white taxis in Cardiff sees an application for fare maters to be banned

http://www.guardian.co.uk/cardiff/2010/oct/05/private-hire-taxis
-cardiff-fare-meters-banned-rejected-cardiff-council

Taxing times

Cab drivers do an essential and sometimes dangerous job, and many of them are struggling financially

10/10/2010
Some have been forced to take second jobs to support their families, while others have taken up gambling or drinking, or have resorted to cheating their customers or coercing them into paying more money just to make ends meet. This is reflected by the increasing number of calls from unhappy passengers to the complaints call centre at the Department of Land Transport (DLT).  Between January and August this year, the centre received 9,479 complaints from the public. Of those, 2,060 were about the refusal by taxi drivers to pick up customers; 1,633 were for offensive behaviour; 1,486 for unusually high charges; and 1,182 for not driving to the correct destination.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/transport/200611/taxing-times

More rent rise Leeds taxi cab protests UPDATED

Oct 18, 2010
Drivers from one of Leeds's biggest cab firms staged continued rent rise protests over the weekend.

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/
39Unfair39-rent-rise-prompts-demo.6583680.jp

Council approves Taxi reforms
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 2010
Alexandria's taxi industry has a slew of new rules to work with, but a controversial proposal to the city's taxi cab ordinance regulating driver behavior isn't one of them.   A requirement for cabs to accept credit cards as well as cash also fell by the wayside, despite support from Hughes. The city isn't in the business of micromanaging private companies, said Vice Mayor Kerry Donley. He likened it to the governor's proposal to privatize the liquor industry.
 
“We shouldn't be in the business of telling a particular class of businesses you have to accept credit cards,” Donley said. “I think this is a reach... We don't regulate other businesses this way.”

http://www.alextimes.com/news/2010/oct/16/council-approves-taxi-reforms/

Logistrics Taxi offers FREE TRIAL of its Android PDA Taxi Dispatch software

Oct 16, 2010
Low Cost Taxi Dispatch Software to revolutionize market adoption of electronic trip dispatch and tracking.   The solution is offered as a fully managed service and can be downloaded from the Android Market. It is also available at www.logistricstaxi.com or can be downloaded from http://www.androlib.com/android.applicatio
n.com-logistrics-taxi-qmqqq.aspx  Logistrics Taxi is aimed at small taxi operators seeking a low cost dispatch and tracking solution. The solution supports several major currencies and can therefore be used by taxi companies worldwide.

http://www.wireservice.ca/index.php?module
=News&func=display&sid=3508

Minister wants to extend deadline for mandatory cab shields

10/22/201
Transportation Minister Steve Ashton said he’s asked the province’s Taxicab Board to look at extending a looming deadline making it mandatory for taxi owners to install new safety shields, after the city’s largest cab company refused to buy in over design concerns.  Winnipeg taxi owners have been given until Nov. 1 to install new shields aimed at better protecting drivers. It’s been a rough year for city cabbies, who’ve suffered stabbings, beatings, pepper sprayings and physical assaults on the job.  Drivers have two choices: a full shield that divides the front and back of the taxi, and an "L" shield that encloses the driver’s seat.
But Unicity Taxi board president Gurmail Mangat said both options are problematic. Unicity wants more time to consult on a new design, he said, and barring that, the company’s taxis will keep operating without the shields.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Cab-comp
any-says-no-to-mandatory-shield-105561723.html

GUADALAJARA REPORTER

Mexico City to debut electric taxis

Friday, October 22 2010
Electric taxis will be circulating in Mexico City from April next year, says Marcelo Ebrard, the capital’s mayor. His original aim was to have 20 to 25 of the battery-powered vehicles in operation by March 2010.  Although the project has been delayed by more than a year, Ebrard says many more taxis will hit the streets next year than planned at first.
http://www.guadalajarareporter.com/news-mainmenu-82/national-main
menu-86/27763-mexico-city-to-debut-electric-taxis.html

Taxi franchise system renewed by City Council for five years

October 26, 2010
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday renewed for five years a controversial taxi franchise system in a move lauded by supporters as an environmental breakthrough and assailed by critics as a sellout to a wealthy industry.
The renewal plan has proved an extremely contentious issue, filling the council chambers three times in recent weeks with advocates on both sides of the issue.  The current process regulating the city taxi fleet has been in place for a decade but expires on Dec. 31. The major point of contention was for how long the current system should be renewed. There was general agreement on the need to move to a “greener” fleet of cabs.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/10/la-cou
ncil-extends-taxi-cab-franchise-system-for-five-years.html

Abu Dhabi taxi drivers win pay reprieve

Nov 2, 2010
ABU DHABI // A four-hour protest by about 500 taxi drivers yesterday won them a reprieve from contracts they say would dramatically cut their income.  Last June, TransAD announced a unified contract for drivers with all seven of the emirate's taxi firms.  It entitled them to a basic salary of Dh800, paid leave, accommodation outside the city and a different commission structure.  But drivers at Emirates Taxi feared it would leave them out of pocket. Akter Uddin, a Bangladeshi driver for Emirates Taxi, said the drivers at his company were asked to sign the new contract last month, but none did. He said it would have cut his pay from Dh4,000 a month to about Dh1,500.

http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/abu-dhabi-taxi-drivers-win-pay-reprieve

Controversial Taxi Franchise Selection Goes Before Council  
Nov 8, 2010
The council last year adopted the franchise system to reduce the number of Downtown taxis to a maximum of 250. Santa Monica has 44 companies operating in the city with a total of more than 460 vehicles. Many people, including City officials, say this is too many, and it creates congestion, pollution from idle vehicles and other problems.  Thirteen companies applied for franchises, and City staff recommended five for a fleet of 50 cabs each following a lengthy evaluation process.

http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2010/
November2010/11_08_2010_Controversial_Taxi_Franchise_Selection_G
oes_Before_Council.html

Published Monday, Nov. 08, 2010

The mantra of respect for taxpayers that dominated the recent mayoralty campaign does not appear to include a similar focus on the pocketbooks of taxi passengers in Toronto.
Taxi rates are among the highest in the country after another price increase earlier this year with the imposition of the HST on cab fares. The city ranked 20th highest in the world – more expensive than such cities as New York, Paris and Los Angeles, in a recent survey conducted by the website priceoftravel.com. A five-kilometre fare, without additional costs tacked on as a result of waiting time in heavy traffic, costs nearly $13 in Toronto.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/toronto-stu
mped-on-how-to-fix-high-taxi-rates/article1789403/

Disability community outraged over Taxi of Tomorrow selections
November 16th, 2010

The city’s Taxi of Tomorrow announcement largely ignores the transportation needs of people who use wheelchairs, disability advocates said today.  Only one of the three vehicles announced as a finalist in the Taxi of Tomorrow program is accessible to persons with mobility aides, according to the Taxi and Limousine Commission. The announcement brought ire from disability advocates, already upset that only 240 out of more than 13,000 city taxis have can accommodate a passenger using a wheelchair.

http://www.examiner.com/government-in-new-york/disability-c
ommunity-outraged-over-taxi-of-tomorrow

Ministry rewriting taxi regulations to encourage pooling

Mon, Nov 22, 2010
Taxi pooling could save passengers money after the Ministry of Transportation and Communications completes an amendment to taxi regulations next year.  Chen Yen-po (???), director-general of the Department of Railways and Highways, yesterday said that the ministry was working on the principles governing how different taxi-pool rates will be calculated — including how each passenger should be charged when there are two, three or four passengers in a cab — in the amendment.  The amendment could also require that cabs offering carpool services identify themselves with special signs.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/11/22/2003489152

The Gazette montrealgazette.com

Hotel doormen face 25 charges in extortion case

 December 7, 2010
Six men arrested last month after an investigation into allegations that doormen at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel were shaking down taxi drivers in exchange for prized fares have learned they face a total of 25 criminal charges. The men were arrested on Nov. 16. An indictment filed recently in Montreal alleges all six men took part in a general conspiracy to extort money from taxi drivers.
The indictment alleges that a total of nine cabbies were victims of extortion, including five who told investigators they made payments to the hotel doormen for five years.  According to Montreal police, the payments ranged from $5 to $30, depending on the length of a ride. The taxi drivers told investigators that if they didn’t pay, the doormen would simply direct potential customers to cabbies who would. The investigation began in March after several taxi drivers signed a petition and filed a complaint to the Bureau du taxi et du remorquage, a city-run department that oversees cabs and tow trucks.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Hotel+doorm
en+face+charges+extortion+case/3942316/story.html#ixzz1BEiKS2TB

Maryland Community Newspapers Online
Friday, Sept. 24, 2010
Prince George's County announces lottery for taxi licenses
Prince George's County regulators on Thursday announced a lottery for 390 new taxicab licenses up for grabs under a new law passed this summer....Under the new law, the county's 775 taxis will nearly double during the next four years. The 392 certificates are the first to come, and DER will add about 75 more each year through 2016.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/09242010/prinnew160206_32560.php

smh.com.au
The Sydney Morning Herald

Cabcharge pays $15m in trade abuse case

September 25, 2010
THE 10 per cent surcharge on taxi fares for non-cash payments could be under threat after Cabcharge admitted breaching the Trade Practices Act by abusing its market dominance.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/cabcharge-pays-15m-in-trade-abuse-case-20100924-15qiw.html

Paying taxi fares made faster with Snapper
25/09/2010
Snapper can now be used to pay for fares on 700 of Wellington's 1250 taxis, including the Wellington Combined and Hutt & City fleets. The payment card, which did not require a Pin or signature, could cut the time it took to pay a taxi fare from between 30 seconds and a minute to less than 10 seconds.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4166782/Paying-taxi-fares-made-faster-with-Snapper

Dubai Taxi Fleet Drivers Affairs Dept attends to the welfare of cabbies from 31 nations
September 23 , 2010  
Ammar bin Tamim, Director of Fleet Drivers Affairs, explained the roles & responsibilities of Fleet Drivers Affairs Dept saying: The Dept is responsible for developing drivers manpower plan in coordination with the concerned bodies with the aim of attracting highly efficient drivers, training drivers & improving their performance, minimizing drivers negative practices, and the providing excellent services to drivers in order to save the time and effort wasted and contribute to higher incomes for both drivers and the DTC.
http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-47264.htm

Omaha World-Herald

Thursday September 23, 2010
Commission rejects cab coordinator proposal
People hailing cabs at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield won’t have to pay an additional $3 for a curbside greeter/cab coordinator, the Nebraska Public Service Commission has decided.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100923/MONEY/709239840

Late Night Steamboat SNAFU

September 23rd, 2010

On September 16, MainStreet Steamboat hosted a forum with Jim Peters of the Responsible Hospitality Institute. Jim spoke to stakeholders (bars and restaurants, entertainment, transportation, police services, community members and residents, and waste management) about managing the nighttime economy in our community…. What became a common thread through the day was the knowledge that none of the stakeholders understood the business of any of the other stakeholders.

http://www.steamboatlocal.org/late-night-steamboat-snafu/

Cabbies, tour operators disagree with new city ordinance
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
A new Kodiak City ordinance is supposed to update taxi, shuttle and tour bus regulations to make them fairer and more uniform.
But when local cabbies and tour operators looked over a draft ordinance Wednesday afternoon, the new rules managed to please almost no one.
http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=9162

heraldsun.com.au
Pay 30% more for better service, say taxi chiefs
September 24, 2010
The Victorian Taxi Association has appealed to the State Government for higher fares and industry reform.  In a letter to Public Transport Minister Martin Pakula, the VTA said low wages were leading to poor service.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/pay-more-for-better-taxi-service/story-e6frf7kx-1225928653582

Safety day held for taxi drivers in Watford
Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Taxi drivers have been given self-defence lessons in a bid to improve their safety while working late at night. Drivers also had the chance to speak to companies about safety equipment, including CCTV cameras and cashless payment systems, while a simulator provided by the Energy Saving Trust showed how they could save fuel by driving smoothly.
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/8407481.Taxi_drivers__safety_day/

Zagreb city assembly delays mayor?s taxi proposal calling for lower fares

22. 09. 10. - 15:00
...One source of confusion they said was the proposal to have one cab per 700 inhabitants, a ratio they said was too high.
http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Business/2010-09-22/13909/Zagreb_city_assembly_delays_mayor%B4s_taxi_proposal_calling_for_lower_fares

59 Cab Drivers Face Charges
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
Nearly five-dozen cab drivers were accused by the Manhattan district attorney's office of overcharging customers in a long-running scheme that involved preying on people they suspected were tourists.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703860104575508312625293130.html

Panel: BWI taxi drivers can unionize

Federal ruling says cab drivers aren't independent contractors
09/22/10
Taxicab drivers at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport can unionize under a decision released last week by the National Labor Relations Board.
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/BUS/2010/09/22-36/Panel-BWI-taxi-drivers-can-unionize.html

Cabbies protest S.L. plan to cut drivers
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
Cab drivers and other ground-transportation providers pleaded with the City Council for about 90 minutes Tuesday night not to move forward with proposals to redefine how they're allowed to do business in the capital city.... Among the proposed changes is replacing the current system of regulating taxi companies through city-issued "certificates of convenience" with a competitive bid process. Under the current proposal, the city contract would designate two companies and a total of 200 cabs to service the city.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700067454/Cabbies-protest-SL-plan-to-cut-drivers.html

DDS Wireless' StrataGen and Digital Dispatch Units Secure $1.1 Million in New Orders
Sept. 21, 2010
DDS Wireless International Inc. /quotes/comstock/11t!ddannounces today that its Transit business unit, StrataGen Systems, and its Taxi Business Unit, Digital Dispatch, have closed $1.1 million in new orders. Most of these orders will ship this year, including a portion to be shipped in the 3rd quarter of 2010.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dds-wireless-stratagen-and-digital-dispatch-units-secure-11-million-in-new-orders-2010-09-21-84220?reflink=MW_news_stmp

23 September, 2010

Puked on and cussed at: One night behind the wheel of a Bangkok taxi

We sent a writer out on the night shift, armed with a bottle of Red Bull, to see if he could turn a profit as a city taxi driver
http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/life/one-night-behind-wheel-bangkok-taxi-592510

Taxis in Kenyan capital get reprieve
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 21- Taxi operators in Nairobi can now operate freely after the High Court quashed the decision by the City Council to implement new rules on licensing taxi cabs within the Central Business District.
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Kenyanews/Taxis-in-Kenyan-capital-get-reprieve-9880.html

Milked by taxis
Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010
In 1952 there were just under 5,000 taxis in service on the island of Montreal. Hazard a guess as to how many there are now? 4,445. More than 500 fewer. Despite the fact that there are 500,000 more Montrealers than there were then and they're a lot richer and better able to afford taxi service.  (See PDF attached).

http://www.financialpost.com/news/Milked+taxis/3443827/story.html

STATEMENT OF MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ON STABBING OF TAXI DRIVER
August 25,2010
            “I spoke today with the taxi driver who was stabbed last night in an attack that appears to have been motivated by anti-Muslim bias. I assured him that ethnic or religious bias has no place in our city, and to help show that, I invited him to City Hall to meet with me tomorrow, an invitation he accepted.

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Muslim-Stabbing-Victim-Make
s-Television-Appearance-101638263.html

 APPEAL ONLINE NEWSPAPER

August 27, 2010
Newsom Pushes Taxis You Can Plug In
A new Toyota Prius unveiled today in San Francisco could mean a push for all-electric cars to be incorporated into the city's taxi service in the next two or three years, according to city officials.

http://sfappeal.com/alley/2010/08/newsom-pushes-taxis-you-can-plug-in.php

Cabcharge losing market share
27 August 2010 6:25am
The emergence of alternative payment mechanisms for the taxi industry may be chipping away at the turnover and profits of Cabcharge, the firm that once held a stranglehold on this service.

http://www.bankingday.com/nl06_news_selected.php?act
=2&stream=1&selkey=10401&hlc=2&hlw=

Bright idea targets cab lights

August 26, 2010
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which manages cab operations, has begun discussions about implementing new fixtures called tattletale lights on all cabs. The lights allow drivers to alert prospective passengers of their availability status, according to Christiane Hayashi, the SFMTA’s chief of cab affairs.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Bright-idea-targets-cab-lights-101527403.html

He will drive your car while you drink with pals
Thursday, August 26, 2010
BeMyDD (Be My Designated Driver) started operations in Pittsburgh this week after launching in three Ohio cities earlier this year.  "BeMyDD is a new twist on a transportation service which gives people an affordable alternative to the usual limo or taxi. The premise is that 'We drive YOUR car, so you don't have to,' " Mr. Simanovsky said.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10238/1082752-53.stm

Cab drivers want new company

Say alleged violations against Metro Taxi is indication that Denver needs new company

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=9705

Ghabbour to cash in on Egypt taxi overhaul

August 22. 2010
Egypt’s Ghabbour Auto...is expected to reap the dividends of changes to Egypt’s traffic law, introduced in June 2008, which will phase out taxis over 20 years old, forcing the replacement of some 37,000 vehicles. The changes are expected to begin taking effect over the second half of this year...

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AI
D=/20100822/BUSINESS/708229940/1005

Proposed taxi regulations may doom local cab companies
Proposals would put contract up for bid and require upgrade
Aug. 21, 2010
...Soon, however, Barron may bear witness to the biggest taxi challenge yet as city officials near completion of a series of proposals to redefine how taxicabs are allowed to do business in the capital city.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700059012/Proposed-ta
xi-regulations-may-doom-local-cab-companies.html

Taxi system not ideal, but is there a better way?
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Athens-Clarke commissioners are taking another crack at reforming the city's sometimes-dysfunctional taxi cab system.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/082210/new_698565820.shtml

Evening Times

Anger as taxi firm awarded contract

20 Aug 2010
A taxi company police say is linked with organised crime has secured council business to ferry vulnerable children to Glasgow schools.

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks/anger-
as-taxi-firm-awarded-contract-1.1049515

Taxi ads stir controversy

Ads imply leaving Islam is dangerous for women

August 22, 2010
An outspoken opponent of the so-called ground zero mosque in Manhattan is also taking on Islam in Chicago. Geller's latest campaign has appeared in ads this summer on top of 25 Chicago cabs.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/religion/ct-me
t-leaving-islam-taxi-signs-20100822,0,5975387.story

DailyFinance
Need a Taxi? Drivers Want To Expand Demand for Cabs
08/20/10
They're usually considered either a luxury or a necessary evil belonging to America's older and larger cities, where traffic is insane and parking nonexistent. But some observers believe taxi cabs could become an important and much more visible part of the U.S. transportation landscape in the near future.  The growth of the taxi industry, however, isn't anticipated by everyone. A group of veteran taxi drivers in Denver, who have worked for several of the city's established cab services, now want to start their own company. But the proposed, employee-owned company, Mile High Cab, recently had its application rejected by Colorado's Public Utilities Commission, which oversees the state's taxi industry.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/autos/taxi-cab-cheap
-available-denver-future/19601283/

gulfnews.com
Women's taxis score high on safety and reliability
July 15, 2010
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/women-s-taxis-score-high-on-safety-and-reliability-1.654482

Taxi drivers failing to pay tax, says Revenue
July 15, 2010
SOME 20 per cent of taxi drivers were not tax compliant according to the Revenue Commissioners.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0715/1224274738513.html

yourcanterbury.co.uk
New cabbies may face 3 year residency requirement

June 25, 2010 - All new taxi drivers will have to live in the district for three years before taking passengers if a council plan goes ahead.  Council officials have proposed the new criterion apply to private hire drivers who are phoned by fares beforehand. Hackney drivers, who can pick anyone up from anywhere, already have to fulfil the condition.
http://www.yourcanterbury.co.uk/kent-news/New-cabbies-may-
face-3-year-residency-requirement--newsinkent37167.aspx

Zoned pricing on Strip could help Taxicab Authority eliminate long-hauling problem
Fri, Jun 25, 2010 - At next week’s meeting of the Nevada Taxicab Authority, board members will discuss one of the most vexing problems of the industry — the illegal practice of long-hauling.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jun/25/zoned-pricing-strip-could-help-taxicab-authority-e/

Cabbies want full disclosure from City Hall
June 25, 2010
CITY HALL — The City Council won't finalize its plan to overhaul Santa Monica's taxi cab permitting system until this fall, but cab companies are already raising concerns about the level of transparency in City Hall's proposal to greatly reduce the number of cabs and cab companies in town.

http://www.smdp.com/Articles-c-2010-06-24-69853.113116
_Cabbies_want_full_disclosure_from_City_Hall.html
http://www.smdp.com/Articles-c-2010-06-22-69840.
113116_Taxi_cab_decision_delayed.html

Cabbies alarmed by ‘green band’ idea for taxi licences
25/06/2010
Licence fees could be linked to carbon emissions next year, but Cambridge cabbies who have just bought new cars are worried they will be penalised. The scheme would create a sliding scale based on carbon emissions, possibly with the cleanest vehicles getting a discount of up to 50 per cent and the most polluting facing a surcharge of up to 60 per cent.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Cabbies-alarmed-by-
green-band-idea-for-taxi-licences.htm

Mysunshinecoast.com.au
June 25, 2010
Government tables report into taxi industry
http://www.mysunshinecoast.com.au/articles/article-display/government
-tables-report-into-taxi-industry,17627

brisbanetimes.com.au
June 25, 2010
Taxi instructor 'sacked for not passing incompetent students’
...”His revelations were included in a report into the taxi industry tabled in state parliament yesterday by the Workplace Ombudsman Don Brown.
Mr Brown was scathing of the industry following an eight-month investigation, which he said the ‘‘senior and influential elements of the industry’’ attempted to hijack.”
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/taxi-instructor-sacked-for-
not-passing-incompetent-students-20100625-z8f2.html
http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/legislativeAssembly/
tableOffice/documents/TabledPapers/2010/5310T2463.pdf

Again, policeman kills taxi driver over N20
Friday, June 25, 2010 – Lagos, Nigeria
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2010/june/25/national-25-06-2010-013.htm

Broadcasters to Honor TV Executives and NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission for Bringing AMBER Alerts into 13,000 NYC Taxis
ALBANY, N.Y., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) announced today it will honor two TV executives -- WABC-TV President and General Manager Rebecca Campbell, and WNBC-TV President and General Manager Tom O'Brien -- and the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission's Chief of Staff, Ira Goldstein for their role in broadcasting AMBER Alerts into 13,000 New York City taxis.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/broadcasters-to-honor-tv
-executives-and-nyc-taxi--limousine-commission-for-bringing-amber-alerts-into-
13000-nyc-taxis-97098649.html

Taxi drivers 'shut out' in airport Move
The Dominion Post - 25/06/2010
At least 300 taxi drivers may go out of business after Wellington Airport stripped independent taxi companies' ranks in a deal with the city's biggest taxi firm.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/3852008/Taxi-drivers-shut-out-in-airport-move

Fear keeps cabbies off Mumbai's roads
Thursday, June 24, 2010
While the taximen union reiterated that the cabbies are not striking but are being forced to stay off the roads by Nitesh Rane-led Swabhimaan Sangthana, the state government threatened to invoke the Essential Service Maintenance Act on them.
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_fear-keeps-cabbies-off-mumbai-s-roads_1400494

Taxis pull rank in Chapel St
24 June, 2010
NEW evening taxi zones are planned for Chapel St to better disperse late-night and weekend crowds and to reduce alcohol fuelled violence in the area.
http://stonnington-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/taxis-pull-rank-in-chapel-st/

Taxi stands downtown overflowing

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Cab drivers in Calgary want the city to create more taxi stands in the downtown core now that so many of them are no longer allowed to wait for fares at the airport.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/06/22/calgary-taxis-cabs
-downtown-stands-crowded.html

June 09, 2010
City awards taxi drivers for excellent service
The City presented special awards to five Ottawa taxi drivers for their excellent service at the inaugural Taxi Driver Appreciation Celebration, held today at City Hall.

http://ottawastart.com/story/11252.php

June 9, 2010

Police visit cab company as state aims to toughen law

Tribune reported that none of the firm's drivers had necessary permits to transport schoolchildren

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northnorthwest/ct-m
et-cabs-0610-20100609,0,7325031.story

Thursday 10th June 2010

Haslingden taxi drivers call for extra protection after attack

The Rossendale Taxi Association has called for a 24-hour emergency response helpline from the borough council to protect worried drivers. But the council has said this step was not necessary, instead pledging to give guidance on how drivers themselves can improve their own security.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/8213213.
Haslingden_taxi_drivers_call_for_extra_protection_after_attack/

Friday June 11,2010

TAXPAYERS FUND ENGLISH LESSONS FOR FOREIGN TAXI DRIVERS

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/180314/Taxpayers-fund-English-lessons-for-foreign-taxi-drivers

brisbanetimes.com.au
June 11, 2010
Queensland - Indian taxi drivers investigated following sting

Taxi Council of Queensland chief executive Blair Davies this morning questioned the timing of the blitz in the wake of strike action by drivers earlier this week over working conditions.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/
indian-taxi-drivers-investigated-following-sting-20100611-y14r.html

09 June 2010

Taxi drivers face illegal immigration checks

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EVERY taxi driver in Gosport who does not hold a European passport is
to be checked to make sure they are not an illegal immigrant.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Taxi-drivers-face-illegal-immigration.6349321.jp

June 10. 2010

Taxi damage fines dropped after protest

ABU DHABI // Taxi drivers won a reprieve yesterday from huge fines being levied on
them, after a mass protest at their employer’s offices.

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100610/NATIONAL/706099848/1010

Galway Advertiser
June 10, 2010
Website launched by Galway Taxi Association
The Galway Taxi Association (GTA) launched the website, www.gta2010.net, on Tuesday and now taxi customers will have another avenue, other than the taxi regulator, to make a complaint or suggestion about issues affecting the industry.

http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/27192

June 9, 2010
Licensed and Illegal Vans Fight It Out

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/nyregion/10vans.html

CALGARY HERALD
June 8, 2010

Taxi switchover at airport goes smoothly, details still to be ironed out

 Lone company providing cabs
 
 http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/energy-resources/Taxi+switchover+airpor
t+goes+smoothly+details+still+
ironed/3125613/story.html#ixzz0qYKgXwrm

June 8, 2010
Beware of These Taxi Scams
In our recent series of articles about travel scams (10 Worst Travel Rip-Offs …
And How to Avoid Them, The Five Worst Travel Scams, and Terrible Scams and Rip-Offs), readers wrote in with additional scams they'd seen. A number of the comments detailed taxi scams from around the world. Here are some to watch out for.

http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/bew are-of
-these-taxi-scams.html?id=4997870

Wed, 06/09/2010
Taxi driver protest turns violent
Bali Police have identified several suspected provocateurs in a violent protest involving hundreds of taxi drivers that damaged 21 cars and injured two TV journalists in Denpasar on Monday.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/06/09/taxi-driver-protest-turns-violent.html

Third Party Risks Insurance for Taxis
June 2, 2010
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Following is a question by the Hon Cheung Hok-ming and a reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative Council today (June 2): Question: I have received complaints from members of the taxi trade about the pressure on the operating costs of the taxi trade caused by the existing high third party risks insurance premiums for taxis, which in general have been increased from $8,000 to the level of $18,000.

http://7thspace.com/headlines/346426/lcq5_third_party_risks_insurance_for_taxis.html

June 4, 2010

Scaled-down plan for taxi medallions launches

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Scaled-down-plan-for-taxi-medallions-launches-95592049.html>
Permission to drive
Breakdown of SFMTA’s taxi medallion sales:
1,500 Current medallion-holders
$15 million Original projection for taxi medallion sales this fiscal year
$2.5 million Current projection
$250,000 Cost to purchase medallion
$237,500 Revenue generated for SFMTA from direct sale
$37,500 Revenue generated for SFMTA from driver-to-driver sale
$750 million SFMTA operating budget

06/01/10

Airport chauffeurs beat permit rap

Transportation police now won't arrest drivers
Maryland Transportation Authority police officers "could have exercised more discretion" earlier this year when they arrested 13 chauffeurs who didn't have permits to pick up passengers at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, according to a department spokesman.

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2010/06/01-14/
Airport-chauffeurs-beat-permit-rap.html

2 June 2010
London black cabs block streets over illegal minicabs
Licensed black cab drivers claim the minicab trade is not policed properly and unlicensed drivers touting for business pose a danger to the public.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/london/10211958.stm

Taxi shortage fueling disorder?

June 2, 2010

Despite the fact that cab owners in San Luis Obispo say there’s no shortage of taxis in the area, local bar owners and others contend there is a big shortage, especially on weekends when some patrons physically try to flag down a passing cab.

http://calcoastnews.com/2010/06/taxi-shortage-fueling-disorder/

6/2/2010

DDS Wireless' StrataGen Unit Signs $950,000 Contract

The contract with NYCT is for the development of an Intermodal Trip Planning application (ITP), with a starting value of $950,000. The ITP application will provide NYCT's Paratransit division the ability to integrate the transportation options for riders using a combination of Paratransit services and current fixed route systems.

http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/press-releases/story.aspx?id=4211151

Cab-sharing service launches in D.C.
06/04/10

Washington residents hoping to find someone to share cab costs can now do so online.

<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/blogs/capital-land
/cab-sharing-service-launches-in-dc-95631709.html

smh.com.au
The Sydney Morning Herald

Call to end taxi industry cartel and Cabcharge levy

June 3, 2010
NSW MPs from across the political spectrum have urged the state and federal governments to break the cartel that exists in the state's taxi industry, bringing down a report that supports allowing smaller operators into the market and ending the secrecy over the ownership of taxi licence plates.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/call-to-end-taxi-industry-cartel-
and-cabcharge-levy-20100602-wzun.html

2 June 2010
Taxi driver asked to remove CCTV
Monmouthshire, Wales - Monmouthshire council, the licensing authority, has asked him to take it out.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/wales/south_east_wales/10217455.stm

Thursday, 3rd June 2010

Taxi CCTV cameras could be illegal

'We want to know who will be viewing the footage'

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100603
/local/taxi-cctv-cameras-could-be-illegal

Will photos of taxi owners show bias over who gets licences?

Tribunal asks city for pictures of all owners

Wed May 12 2010
A human rights tribunal investigating an allegation of systemic discrimination in the Toronto taxi fleet has ordered the city to produce thousands of photos of licensees, which may support the charge.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/808128--driver-alleges-discrimination-in-taxi-licensing?bn=1

Taxis still invisible in Oakland

City lax in enforcing taxi laws
05/13/2010
For the first time in years, outsider taxi operators had a chance at Oakland's taxi medallions. The City Council had passed new laws to improve service. Barbara Killey, who oversaw taxi operations, was conducting the first audit under new laws to gauge service coverage...

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_15081954

Commission Seeks to Revoke Licenses of 633 Cabbies
May 14, 2010
The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission will try and revoke the licenses of 633 drivers for routinely overcharging customers as part of a scheme that cost passengers $1.1 million, it was announced on Friday.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/633-cabbies-lose-their-licenses/?src=mv

Hail-A-Taxi Becoming Permanent
Friday, May 14, 2010
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - For more than a year and a half, a handful of Downtowners have taken advantage of a pilot program allowing them to hail cabs on the street, rather than at designated taxi stands.

http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2010/05/14/news/doc4bedc3cbb694b956709693.txt

Taxis "Must" Provide Child Seats
Friday May 14, 2010
A decision by the Sala Constitucional on Thursday says that all "formal" taxis must provide a child sear or booster, as required by the Ley de Transito that went into effect on March 1, 2010.

http://www.insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2010/may/14/costarica10051401.htm

Metropolis Health Campaign for Cab Drivers
Leading diagnostic chain Metropolis Health Services India Pvt Ltd has rolled out a month-long health campaign for taxi drivers at its centre in Gamdevi, Mumbai in order to promote occupational safety and heighten their awareness of the importance of physical well-being.

http://www.expresshealthcare.in/201005/market24.shtml

Black cab maker blames ash for sales fall

May 13, 2010
Black cab maker cuts 60 staff as sales slump Manganese Bronze blames downturn on end of car scrappage, new showroom tax and impact of volcanic ash on airport traffic.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/industrials/article7125413.ece

King County OKs more wheelchair accessible taxi cabs
May 11 2010
The Metropolitan King County Council Monday expanded the transportation options for people with disabilities in King County will its adoption of legislation allowing for an increase of wheelchair accessible taxi cab licenses.
Because of the need for accessible transportation, the wheelchair accessible taxis, or WATs, will have a special dual license to operate in both King County and the city of Seattle, and are not subject to the County’s cap of 561 general taxi licenses.

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/93325849.html

Govt goofs up on cab scan
Wednesday , May 12 , 2010
The 270 radio taxis plying in the city have not been able to get their meters calibrated — a must under the Motor Vehicles Act — following a goof-up by the transport department.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100512/jsp/calcutta/story_12429268.jsp

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Task force clashes over planned increase in taxi permits
Council asked to resolve debate over adding 75 to 900 licenses

http://www.gazette.net/stories/05132010/prinnew104520_32549.php

Geelong Advertiser
Geelong cabbies ditch screens to keep passenger contact
May 11th, 2010

GEELONG'S taxi drivers are shunning in-cab security screens because they make it harder to accept fares and interact with passengers.

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/05/11/172211_news.html

Cabbie 'banned me over lager'
Monday 10th May 2010
A TAXI firm has apologised to a passenger after a driver refused to transport her because she was carrying cans of beer in her shopping.

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/8157578.Cabbie__banned_me_over_lager_/