DUDE … after watching @kirstendirksen ‘s Vlog post last night how can you not be the wise choice for a sound and sustainable future for Vancouver. https://t.co/EYPbWniu5l — Chris Istace (@Stasher_BC) April 9, 2018 Those kind words from a Twitter stranger reminded me to let you know I’m seeking a...
I’ve been teaching my oldest kids (ages 7, 8, 9 and 11, as I write this) how to take the city bus to and from their school for the last two years. It’s gone unequivocally well, with the kids slowly progressing from riding with me for the entire trip, to being on their own for part of it, to riding...
More on the taxis vs. Uber in San Francisco beat. I repeat my previous assertion that, anecdotally, ">20 min" is an understatement on weekend nights, and that the decision to use only 3 buckets ("<10 min", "10-20 min", ">20 min") conceals the long tail. As in so many other applications,...
I will fully cop to the fact that my previous bitching about taxis concerned a classic San Francisco yuppie firstworldproblem but here are some more stories about how taxis in many cities serve people of all stripes exceptionally poorly. Relatedly, I took an UberX with a friend the other night...