D.C. Taxicab Commission
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The lawyer who would challenge D.C.'s ignored taxicab rules
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A young D.C. lawyer hopes to fight against the violations of the city's taxi through our consumer protection laws.
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Uber's legality will be up to the D.C. attorney general
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The head of the D.C. Taxicab Commission is turning to the local legal authorities. But Uber pleads that it's perfectly legal and insists it will keep operating for now.
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D.C. Taxicab Commission still fixed on modern tech, Uber's legality
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The city's taxicab head Ron Linton is still finalizing the potential vendor who will add credit card readers for our cabs ... and he hasn't forgotten about the sleek luxury of those Uber vehicles, either, and has issued a set of demands.
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Women make the 'vast majority' of D.C. taxicab complaints
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D.C. residents submit about 130 complaints a month to the Taxi Commission, and most are from women. "Women do not feel safe late at night," Chairman Ron Linton declared. Here's why.
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D.C.'s disjointed push toward a modern taxicab industry
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The District's officials are still working out all the details of how taxis should implement credit card readers, GPS, and other enhancements. Will this legislation really revolutionize our cabs within a year? Yesterday didn't inspire much hope.
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D.C. Taxicab Commission imagines 300 wheelchair-accessible cabs in 2012
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D.C.'s taxi may contract to help disabled riders through WMATA and the D.C. Public Schools. Yesterday Ron Linton suggested our city's taxis might be able to save Metro as much as $10 million a year by lending out his taxi drivers.
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Illegal? Uber scoffs, tells D.C. fans to drink up
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This Thursday, Jan. 26, Uber D.C. is holding a party called "Uber D.C. Cocktails, Innovation, and Transportation" from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on K Street to turn their noses at the forces that would have shut them down and celebrate the glory that is Uber.
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'Kojo' brings Taxicab Commissioner Linton and Uber together
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Kojo Nnamdi has come to the rescue. D.C. Taxicab Commissioner Ron Linton and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick are coming together literally right now for "The Kojo Nnamdi Show," broadcast on WAMU and available online. Tune in to today's 1 p.m. show to hear a dialogue that seems more than necessary.
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D.C. Uber superfans hope to save pricey car service, crucify Ron Linton
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Say what you will about Uber, its customer service, or its legality, but the luxury car service, available in D.C. for the past month, has a freakily passionate set of fans. Whether socialite or transportation fanatic, the luxury car service's passionate defenders fight to keep it in the District.
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Is fancy cab service Uber operating illegally? Yes, says D.C.'s taxicab commish
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At this morning's taxi hearing, Commissioner Ron Linton said that Uber doesn't have a contract with the District of Columbia and that the new company "will be dealt with."
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The D.C. taxi industry's future may come down to these questions
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The fate of Washington, D.C.'s taxi industry created more than a little stir recently. New legislation is on the way, and in the meantime, one councilmember has released a survey on our city's cabs. Among its questions: What color should the new cabs be?
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Taxi drivers loudly object to what Mayor Vince Gray and the Council propose
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The mayor and the D.C. council announced a joint legislative effort to modernize our District's taxis and finally allow all of the more than 8,000 taxi drivers in the District to accept credit cards. But is it worth a new surcharge and the ire of drivers in the middle of a lawsuit with the city?
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Higher taxi fares are coming but at least we'll be able to use credit cards
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The D.C. Taxicab Commission is raising fees slightly but plans to install credit-card readers in cabs starting late next year.
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Do the District's taxicab riders refuse to pay their drivers?
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Today a half dozen taxi drivers testified before the D.C. Taxicab Commission about passengers who never give their riders enough money at the end of their trips. How big a problem is this in the District? Should passengers pay upfront?
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Do D.C taxi drivers ignore African-Americans and the blind?
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The non-profit Equal Rights Center has data saying they do, and they're testifying tomorrow before the D.C. Taxicab Commission
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