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Old 02-25-2016, 11:54 AM   #1772
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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle View Post
Because they have the infrastructure in place already and get the ball rolling quick. Calgary is in desperate need to the cab problem, and these guys can solve it quickly. You aren't going to get a local business up and going quickly enough. I'd be more than happy if a local group got into this and would even pay a premium over Uber to use them.
The taxi situation in Calgary is problematic but it isn't wise to solve one problem through the creation of another potentially problematic situation. It is going to suck having to wait for the problem to be fully resolved via the solution selected by Council but it is very much short-term pain for long-term gain. It it long overdue but the City is finally applying a solution and one that is arguably optimal.
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