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Originally Posted by ken0042
4x4- I've heard the arguement about it taking money off their tables. I guess I would say that the public interest in having more taxis available out weighs the fact that their industry has been a bit of a monopoly for so long. The number of taxis has not gone up proportionally to Calgary's population. 1 year ago we had as many cab licenses as we did when we were 700,000 people. Then they added less than 10% more licenses- so now we have cabs for 770,000 people.
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Yup. And it shows. But hey, if they're honestly concerned about the income of Calgary's taxi operators and are also concerned about the safety of the public and genuinely want drunk drivers off the streets (or at least reduced), I think my idea of part time licenses is a good one. It's pretty obvious that there are not enough taxis available on these peak times. And if that's because every single one is in action during those times, then more licenses need to be issued. Plain and simple. And if not all taxis are in action during those times, then part time licenses can supplement the full time guys that do the day shifts.
The taxi situation in this city is fricken pathetic. And what that tells me is that the city doesn't honestly care about drinking and driving as much as they'd have you believe.