The fact that a 2.9 mi car ride costs $50 with a tip is fucking insane. This country is absolutely backwards when it comes to transportation. Everything is nearly car centric. Minimal options for alternatives.
People who have never experience good public transport don’t know what they’re missing tbh. When I lived in Japan for a few months I could get around the whole city without much planning. It was so freeing not having to think about transportation. I think public transportation + last mile assistance (e-scooters, e-bikes etc.) is by far the most efficient an free transportation experience out there.
I recently got a folding e-bike in a city with great public transport (a folding bike can be carried along at any time, regular bikes only outside rush hours). Now I can be anywhere in the city within about 20mins, which is very liberating. I’m actually faster than going by car due to being able to bypass traffic jams, and not even including the 20mins+ needed for finding a parking spot.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer sitting in prison, used to own several medallions. Those things used to go for over $1 million few no new ones have been made in the last 70 years. That was until Uber and Lyft came in.
The fact that a 2.9 mi car ride costs $50 with a tip is fucking insane. This country is absolutely backwards when it comes to transportation. Everything is nearly car centric. Minimal options for alternatives.
People who have never experience good public transport don’t know what they’re missing tbh. When I lived in Japan for a few months I could get around the whole city without much planning. It was so freeing not having to think about transportation. I think public transportation + last mile assistance (e-scooters, e-bikes etc.) is by far the most efficient an free transportation experience out there.
I recently got a folding e-bike in a city with great public transport (a folding bike can be carried along at any time, regular bikes only outside rush hours). Now I can be anywhere in the city within about 20mins, which is very liberating. I’m actually faster than going by car due to being able to bypass traffic jams, and not even including the 20mins+ needed for finding a parking spot.
It used to cost far less in NYC until they made them be tlc.
What’s TLC?
Taxi and Limousine Commission
You might hear about medallions in New York City and this is the agency that sells them, enabling a taxi to operate in the city legally.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer sitting in prison, used to own several medallions. Those things used to go for over $1 million few no new ones have been made in the last 70 years. That was until Uber and Lyft came in.
It’s the city taxi and limo commission. They heavy to follow all the taxi rules and fees and stuff