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More taxis could be on Austin roads

More taxis could be on Austin roads

By • on January 11, 2012

Permits could increase by 75 Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012 Kate Weidaw KXAN News More taxis could be on Austin roads: kxan.com AUSTIN

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Taxi Report Hits Rocky Terrain

Taxi Report Hits Rocky Terrain

By • on September 27, 2011

FRI., SEPT. 23, 2011 With transportation, it’s hard to find the middle of the road BY MIKE KANIN Austin Chronicle A new study on Austin’s taxi industry has drawn the ire of cab drivers as well as operators of alternative transit modes. PHOTO BY JANA BIRCHUM – Austin Chronicle When

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Call for Consistent Regulation of Vehicles for Hire

Call for Consistent Regulation of Vehicles for Hire

By • on April 21, 2011

The Transportation section of the City Code could benefit from a thorough legal drafting review. Taxicabs have the most restrictions, while pedicabs and Electric Low Speed Vehicles (ELSV) operate without clear standards.

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Urban Rail

Urban Rail

By • on April 8, 2011

What do you think? The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and City of Austin are studying a proposed Urban Rail system to improve mobility, promote investment, and enhance connections to Central Austin destinations and the regional transit system. Your input is important. FTA and City of Austin Public

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Taxi driver stabbed in South Austin

Taxi driver stabbed in South Austin

By • on March 1, 2011

Driver robbed and stabbed Saturday morning Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 AUSTIN (KXAN) – Two suspects robbed and then cut the throat of a taxi driver in South Austin. The Austin Police Department Robbery unit is investigating the stabbing that happened about 3 a.m. Saturday when the driver picked up the

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