Form Follows Function
Not much more must be said. I will let time, space, design and history do the rest of the talking. 2013 is just around the corner and the NYC taxi fleet is heading for a paradigm shift in terms of application and its impact on the fabric of our socially evolving transportation behavior.
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Where have all the Taxis gone?
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An absolutely incredible revelation in The New York Times emphasizes the undeniable wisdom–perhaps even the necessity–of cab-sharing in New York City.
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New data confirms “what generations of New Yorkers have long known in their bones: Just as the afternoon rush is about to begin, the taxicabs disappear by the hundreds.”
There’s a rational explanation for this, of [...]
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 [...]
The TLC expands on its Group Rides in NYC
Check out the press release. It demonstrates that interest for the city’s cab-sharing solutions are growing. A positive sign for CabCorner and other shared transportation logistics platforms.
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Fun with Data (CabSense Enters the Space)
Our boy Fazal was the first to tell us about CabSense, a venture sponsored by NYC’s Taxi & Limousine Commission, which pledges to analyze “tens of millions of GPS data points from NYC taxis to help you find the best corner to catch a cab.”
Indeed, we were intrigued. Not only was the service somewhat [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
International Business Machines has a take on the future
I believe it is wise to keep an eye and ear out for what vanguard companies are saying, especially when it comes to matters of the future. IBM has a view of the near future world as being one that will be driven by what we do in urban environments. I tend to agree on [...]
How the recession continues to weave a web of diminishing service whilst increasing costs
As if the world stock markets’ precipitous fall, beginning in 2008, and the carnage that quickly spread from Wall St. to Main St. wasn’t enough to make one wonder if or how they could have avoided the downdraft, being a New Yorker in this recession has just gotten a little more poignant. [...]
Is this the beginning or the end?
Today, the New York Times reported that the New York City government will soon be launching an official cab-sharing program, executed through a variety of different methods. Read more about it in the New York Post HERE and on the CBS affiliate HERE. Or from the Daily News HERE. Or on amNewYork HERE. Check out [...]