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Greater Austin Transportation (Austin Yellow Cab)
Greater Austin Transportation Company is the parent company of Yellow Cab, Austin’s largest and most modern computer dispatched taxi fleet. Serving the Austin area with high-tech transportation solutions since 1985, Yellow Cab’s taxi service is available 24 hours a day,…
Austin airport’s safety is under scrutiny after a string of near misses
A disturbing string of dangerous incidents at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport – including near misses and two tarmac deaths this year – has elected officials clashing with city staff over safety at an airport where passenger volumes have more than doubled…
Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Nov 8, 2023
East Austin stadium celebrated by Black community nominated for national historic status
At first glance, Yellow Jacket Stadium feels a bit unassuming. Visitors see a track, a football field, a few sets of bleachers, and a parking lot with room for only a handful of vehicles. Unlike other athletic sites like Burger…
Preservation • By Sean Saldaña • Sep 13, 2021
Austin's oldest cab franchise calls it quits
After more than 75 years in business, the city’s longest-running taxicab operator, Austin Cab Company, closed its doors on Saturday, March 30. The franchise had been in business since 1943 and was one of only four taxicab businesses (the city…
Transportation • By Ryan Thornton • Apr 5, 2019
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Austin hopes deregulation will save taxi companies
Austin’s City Council on Thursday approved a radical change in the city’s taxicab regulations that the Transportation Department drew up in the hopes of saving the industry. The most important of the changes is the deregulation of fares. That means…
Transportation • By Jo Clifton • Jun 29, 2018
In bid to save taxicabs, city proposes remaking them in rivals' image
The Austin Transportation Department has gone public with a set of proposals aimed at saving the local taxicab industry by radically transforming it. Acting Mobility Services Division Manager Jacob Culberson told the Urban Transportation Commission on Tuesday evening that ride-hailing…
Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 15, 2018
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Yellow Cab joins the disruptors
The Greater Austin Transportation Company, more familiarly known as Yellow Cab Austin, is joining the ride-hailing revolution. The company announced Thursday that passengers can now use an app called zTrip to summon a ride either on the spot or at…
Austin's hotels resting well without Uber and Lyft
More than two months after Uber and Lyft shut down operations in Austin, one sector whose customers relied heavily on the companies has collectively shrugged and embraced the proliferation of new and existing alternatives. At a convention-style meet-and-greet at the…
Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 19, 2016
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TickTock: Austin City Council Meeting 6.9.2016
TickTock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council. Click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweets. ITEMS 5 10 11 15 17 36 38 39 40 42 47 53…
City Council • By Michael Kanin • Jun 13, 2016
How an Austin taxi co-op would work
At Black Star Co-op in North Austin, workers take food and drink orders, doling out burgers and beers on a recent weekday. Ask who owns the place, and the response might confound you: the members, or a select number of…
Transportation • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jun 9, 2016
TickTock: Austin City Council 5.19.2016
TickTock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council. Click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweets. ITEMS 3 4 11 12 26 29 32 35 37 41 49 50…
City Council • By Michael Kanin • May 23, 2016
TickTock: Austin City Council meeting 2.11.2015
TickTock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council. Click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweets. ITEMS 4 5 6 8 9 13 16 17 19 21 27 29…
Tick Tock • By Michael Kanin • Feb 15, 2016
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