Hail to the Daus! (or “They’re off!!!”)

I have a penchant for calling a spade a spade, and a visionary a visionary.  And outgoing TLC commissioner Matt Daus is indisputably both, able to “move the earth” and “see into the future.”

Taxi commission announces start of ‘group rides’

Sir, we commend you, and look forward to building on your legacy.  You introduced the concept of cab sharing to the world’s greatest city, and now we pledge to bring it forth into the deepest realms of cyberspace.

Save that cash.  Save that planet.
Let them sparks fly with them strangers in that back seat.

CHECK OUT THE LINKS BELOW reporting the official launch of NYC’s cab sharing program.  I’m sure they could use a web-based companion….

• New York City: Share a Cab with a Stranger to Save Emission
  
• New Yorkers skeptical over cab-sharing (NPR report)
• The Performance Art of Cab Sharing (NY Mag)