Word: taxied
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Shuttle bus service..." It doesn't come to Kirkland. Maybe I should use Safety Walk because two victims are better than one. Or better yet, I'll use the "taxi style" escort service because I can just stand right outside of Lamont at 1 a.m., where a student was robbed this week, for about half and hour until they decide to come pick...
...could love. The designer said her aim was to "create clothes without any reference to anything existing." She's right on target. Meanwhile the big couture houses seem to be getting a taste for the wacky. Givenchy has hired British enfant terrible Alexander McQueen, 27, the son of a taxi driver, who's most famous for his "bumster" pants--like hipsters, but much lower...
...hard not to sympathize with the taxi drivers' need to support themselves. The city of Cambridge should reduce or scrap the $85,000 medallion fee for taxicabs and let them compete fairly with the shuttle...
...making travel to and from Cambridge easier, the shuttles will improve local quality of life. The time saved by not relying on the T to get to the airport may be more productively spent at work or at play. Fewer taxis zooming in and out of the Square will mean less traffic and less pollution. And the money not used on taxi fare may be spent in Cambridge's shops and restaurants...
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...