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Seems like a red herring to me. Taxis aren't by any means the majority of the traffic in SF, so I doubt having more of them would cause a major issue. If anythi
by jamesaguilar 16y ago
Seems like a red herring to me. Taxis aren't by any means the majority of the traffic in SF, so I doubt having more of them would cause a major issue. If anything, it would make things more manageable by easing the parking situation (since prices would be lower and people would not need to drive).
- aamar 16y agoThere are too few taxis in SF today. The city has been adding medallions[1]; unfortunately the years-old plan to add medallions has been slowed by implementation issues and controversy around details. However, my point above was more theoretical. There is still some number beyond which each additional driver would have a positive incentive to enter the market, but the net social benefit would be negative (i.e. tragedy of the commons). So it still is reasonable to cap medallions in large, dense cities. [1] http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Scaled-down-plan-for-taxi-medallions-launches-95592049.html http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Scaled-down-plan-for-taxi-me...