There is been so much talk lately about a shortage of Taxis in Halifax while it is easy to find a Taxi in the bigger cities….I think we are forgetting that all those big cities have one or more “Night Buses” that run 24 hours…I think we need at least one “Night Bus” on weekends from downtown Halifax at 2:00 AM, 3:00 AM and finally at 4:00 AM. And I think it should go down Barrington to Inglis to Robie to North st. to Mumford to Herring Cove to Old Sambro to Dunbrack to Lacewood Terminal to the New Bridge, to the Sportsplex in Dartmouth and back to Halifax(I think the bus will do this route in like an hour).
This article appears in Jan 24-30, 2008.
And what about the poor souls who live in Bedford and Sackville? Kinda screws them out of a ride in the middle of the night!
How can you screw someone out of something they didn’t have in the first place?
the best thing would be to do it like many countries without taxi regulation. a cab picks up different passengers at the bus stops all going in the same direction. then he charges all 5 or even 6 paasengers equal amount of the complete fare. we call them “pirate taxis” and they are supposed to be illegal, but no one gives shit because they do us a good service when there are no buses.
There are plenty enough cabs in this city, it’s just that they all want to work at the same time when they can make the most $$. I think the city should enforce specific coverage expectations to ensure that there are more than 10 cabs servicing downtown after hours…not sure what the numbers really are but it seems like 10 some nights.