Tag: Taxi Reform

  • More Cabbies — And New Apps — Enter San Diego Market

    Cabdriver Adane Anjulo thanks San Diego Councilwoman Marti Emerald on July 14, 2015 for her work reforming the taxi industry. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks It’s been six months since San Diego began issuing new taxi permits and so far, it isn’t the deluge of new drivers critics forewarned. After years of…

  • Taxi Lawsuit Still Pending As Officials Hand Out First New Permit

    Cabdriver Adane Anjulo thanks San Diego Councilwoman Marti Emerald on July 14, 2015 for her work reforming the taxi industry. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks A car lift in the Barrio Logan trolley yards hoists about 1,000 taxicabs a year for Metropolitan Transit System inspectors. They check the vehicle’s underbelly and roll…

  • San Diego Cabbies Oppose Downtown Shuttle

    By Megan Burks Taxis have had to compete with rideshare companies for some time now. And they could soon face a new competitor: a publicly funded downtown shuttle. The city-owned nonprofit, Civic San Diego, wants to spend $1 million on an on-demand shuttle that would pick up residents and visitors for short trips at little…

  • Judge Denies Injunction On Open Taxi Market In San Diego

    Cabdriver Abdikadir Abdisalan and Institute for Justice Attorney Keith Diggs talk to the press outside of the Hall of Justice, where a judge heard arguments for and against an injunction on the city’s plan to issue more taxi permits, April 28, 2015. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks A judge has ruled the…

  • San Diego Cabbies Brace for an Open Taxi Market

    San Diego’s taxi industry will no longer have its long-standing cap. KPBS reporter Megan Burks reports on the change and its effects. | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker By Megan Burks Starting Wednesday, the long-standing cap on the number of taxis allowed in San Diego is history. The city says the change will create opportunity in…