Word: cab
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...walked over the bridge to get a cab but there was a school bus coming so we got on," said Margaret E. Schotte '99. "It kept stopping for students and was full before it even got to the museum, so it just turned back to Harvard...
Students and residents will no longer be forced to choose between a $25 wild cab ride down the Charles and an 85-cent, hour-long trek on a rainbow of subway lines with suitcases in tow. Finally, the city has cleared the way for the logical, environment-friendly alternative: mass surface transportation to the airport...
Moreover, the shuttle's impact on cab demand may be less significant than some believe. Cambridge's poor are more likely to rely on the Boston area's extensive public transportation system than on taxi service. The elderly can still call cabs for door-to-door service. And plenty of people will continue to prefer the immediate availability of a cab to waiting for a shuttle or calling for one in advance...
...Anything that takes away some of our business is a threat," said cab driver Neosoln Hernandez...
Previously, students had the choice of paying $20 for a cab or spending as much as an hour on three different subway lines...