the dawn of cab sharing in NYC
Though CabCorner is an international enterprise, New York City will always be our home base. So it’s interesting to see how “cab sharing” as a concept is being received by the public in its earliest stages, as executed by the TLC.
The New York Times’s city critic just published a rather humorous look at the whole [...]
a new problem… solved.
The media, much like your average shark, just absolutely loves blood. And I fault neither predator for their preference. Yet it is important to contextualize the reports concerning the first day of the TLC’s new “cab share” program.
The New York Times noted that few people took advantage of the service on its inaugural day. DNA [...]
Yassky is a good bet to succeed Matthew Daus as Commissioner of the TLC
Back in 2003, David Yassky took up the campaign to green up the New City Taxi fleet. He proposed presenting legislation that would require a certain percentage of the NYC taxi fleet to use hybrid vehicles by a certain date and for that number to increase over time until the entire fleet had [...]
Ridesharing… a study in ubiquity
A friend of mine just exposed me to a new website he recently uncovered. In truth, we’d stumbled on Zimride before, but it’s easy to forget all the players in this sector as it evolves. What began as “cab sharing” has expanded to “ride sharing,” and clearly the public understands the concept and its value.
That’s [...]
What’s the potential size of Cabcorner’s Market?
This is shamelessly directed at those who are interested in knowing the answer to the question of Cabcorner’s market potential. To investors, skeptics and fans alike, the market potential for all things mobile web is impossible to quantify at this time due to the fact that the population for which this technology is going to [...]
2009: YEAR IN REVIEW
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To my fellow teammates and our loyal supporters:
Merry Christmas, and a belated Happy Hanukkah! I’m so proud to pen this year-end review of the CabCorner project. We’ve come a long way and enjoyed so much success during our first year of operation… its all due to the hard work yall have invested, and I write [...]
Life, according to NY1
Check out the dispatches from New York City’s local news authority NY1.
FIRST, this report below demonstrates the public’s willingness to share cabs when conditions dictate. It also emphasizes the ease with which an organic cab-sharing system developed during the city’s 200 taxi strike.
SECOND, this report explains the city government’s rationale in moving forward with its [...]
When and where do we draw the line
If only for the kids, when and where do we as New Yorkers take an active stance in showing the MTA that unilateral cost cutting and the servitude to select interests has to stop somewhere. Have you taken a look at your cell phone bill lately? If you live in NYC, you will see an [...]
recessionary environmentalism
Don’t worry Mr. Mayor…
We’ll take it from here. CabCorner will make up the difference.
Bloomberg Drops Initiative to Cut Greenhouse Gases
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Jonathan: “In Transition”
Well family, I’m proud to announce that our very own Jonathan was recently positioned as the foremost authority on cab-sharing, the new “green” movement designed to revolutionize, upgrade, streamline, and reduce the costs of urban travel. Check out our latest review in In Transition Magazine.
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