Interest in taxi regulatory revision stems from the taxicab's potential to complement or to be an alternative to conventional fixed-route transit. Taxi regulatory revision in Portland, Oregon, and other cities reflects the current awareness to reduce non-essential government involvement in private enterprise, to remove regulatory barriers, and to increase competition through open entry. This report is organized into 4 sections. Section 2 presents a brief overview of the taxicab legislative and administrative revisions adopted in Portland; Section 3 describes observed changes in local taxicab industry structural and service characteristics and rates; Section 4 discusses attitudes toward the new regulations and the local taxi industry as expressed by regulators and service providers; and Section 5 presents the case study conclusions and transferrable implications.
Volume II of the study, Taxicab Regulation in U.S. Cities, contains case study reports. Ten U.S. cities were visited in June and July, 1983, for more ...
This is an interim report on a demonstration of the use of taxicabs as feeders to regular fixed-route bus service in San Diego, CA. The demonstration ...
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