I won’t make very many posts of this type. In fact there will be two. This one is, the way they were. The next one will be, the way they are. The photos are referenced to flickr, so we might add a few…
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When Ecosystems Collide, Angels From Above and Mother Knows Best
In a previous post we saw that the authorities get involved in defining safety and quality parameters for taxis and buses. In the case of buses, they also become involved in continuous financial subsidies in some cases. To recap, in…
Tagged with: angels, bicycle schemes, buses, economic power, ecosystems, entreprenuers, Matthew Burden, political power, power, taxis, TEXXI, transit exchange, transport
Posted in General, Other Ideas in Transport, Social Networks, Technology, Transit Exchange, Transport Economics
Posted in General, Other Ideas in Transport, Social Networks, Technology, Transit Exchange, Transport Economics
TEXXI: The Safety Case
In a previous post I argued that safety could be considered a matter of cost, not of argument. With that in mind I am now going to argue the safety case for TEXXI ; thankfully, the irony does not escape…
Tales From A Taxi Firm ….
The room is eerily quieter than it was some hours earlier during the day; the chatter, both business and harmless banter, has nearly faded away. The light dipping lower. The graveyard shift is always punctuated by the more occasional , but…
Tagged with: 24/7 operations, despatch office, investment bank, Matthew Burden, taxi despatch technology, trading floor
Posted in General, Technology
Posted in General, Technology
Quickfire Thought: Bus Fuel Subsidy
I have talked to a number of private hire and taxi firms over the period of time that I have been working on TEXXI. One thing that comes up occasionally is the UK bus fuel subsidy. For those who are…
Tagged with: bus fuel subsidy, environment, Matthew Burden, ride sharing, vehicle loading
Posted in General, Quick-fire Thought
Posted in General, Quick-fire Thought
New York : Taxi Design By Decree
Normally I will not post a link to another article elsewhere without first adding my own view or analysis. However, this quality article over on the Von Mises Institute website by Robert P. Murphy needs no introduction: The Road To Taxi…
