Dear David M.,
This is one of the best sound bites i have come across in recent memory, particularly when it comes to drawing out effective and metaphorically accurate imagery. In referring to how New Yorkers currently use cabs versus how they could be using cabs, David said…
“It’s such a waste. It’s like buying eight slices of pizza and throwing away seven,” [...]
Ride Amigos eyes STL
No, I dont think Ride Amigos is actually looking to relocate to St. Louis, MO, from their “it’s always sunny and 70 in L.A.” perch, but I do mean to point out that they are moving squarely into the Shared Transportation Logistics (STL) space. With what appears to be a relatively new position, one different [...]
Bloomberg: State of the Livery Address
Okay, so it was his 10th annual State of the City address, but he did mention something very significant regarding taxi regulation and taxi transportation in this speech.
Here is a paragraph from a NYTimes article that covered the speech:
“But Mr. Bloomberg will take one step toward rebuilding a strained relationship with the city’s other boroughs [...]
Taxis of Tomorrow
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CabCorner has been in discussions with one of the finalists of New York City’s “Taxis of Tomorrow” competition. Check out some of the commentary about this initiative…
Scope some of the other proposed designs.
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It’s incumbent on us to ensure that tomorrow’s taxis provide an experience that don’t begin on the street corner. Customized booking platforms–accessible [...]
Expanding, A Social Strategy:
There comes a time when new ideas become convention. A time when conventional wisdom becomes the rule. And then there comes a time when the word “disruption” surreptitiously transforms itself from being a word applied to chaotic and irresponsible action into something supremely positive. Something that history will judge as having been an inevitable development. I would [...]
Bubbles
Bubbles form and bubbles eventually pop. Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures seems to be fairly concerned about what he currently sees developing in the world of internet start ups. Over the course of a bubble’s life cycle, there is often a period of ascent coupled with a waywardness that eventually leads it to the [...]
Sharing with Zip Car takes effect in NYC
As of today, New York City, following in the foot steps of other cities such as Portland and Philadelphia, to name a few of the more progressive leaders in this area of car sharing, has adopted a financially prudent and environmentally empathetic system for car sharing. With the aid of Zip Car and thier truly revolutionary [...]
Mayor’s office and TLC teaming up to bring Van Sharing to NYC
The mayor’s office has been consistent with their green transportation strategy. Their position has been, since Bloomberg’s first term, to seek new and innovative ways to transform the city into a more green concience place by proposing and implementing programs with various agencies throughout the city. From working with the DOT to transform places like [...]
From Yassky to Daus, Cab Sharing efforts Endure
Setting aside the issue of how to measure the success of cab sharing in NYC thus far, one thing can be surmised from the programs that have been proposed by both the current and former commissioners of the TLC, cab sharing will play an important role in New York City’s transportation future.
In light of congestion problems and [...]
How Smart is your phone?
After reading Oren Frank’s thought provoking article, Goodbye, Smart Phone; Hello Predictive Context Device, regarding how smart phones could possibly come to play a more judgmental role in our modern lives, I had a back and forth with a friend and this is what she had to say:
Her: I mean, do we want our phones to be [...]