Aren't taxis contract services?
2007-05-16 15:58:57 · 8 answers · asked by Jim 7 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
More information that may answer my own question..
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""Each participant's activities will be tabulated on the "Greenest City Map" with all the other participants from their city to show how "green" their city is. The city with the highest "green" ranking, as determined by Yahoo!, will be awarded a fleet of hybrid taxis (up to 10). Should the chosen city be unable or unwilling to accept the taxis, the mayor of the chosen city may select an eco-friendly 501c3 organization to receive a $250,000 donation from Yahoo! to support eco-friendly programs in the city's region.""
[source: http://better.yahoo.com/planet/rules.php ]
2007-05-16 16:41:12 · update #1
i dont know what that means either(hybrid taxis for the city) but when the city is chosen we will all know
2007-05-16 16:14:04 · answer #1 · answered by premedhopeful 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't even consider my town a city it is so small..lol. But anyways, the only Taxi services my town offers, is a privately owned company. I say company, but it is just two guys with cars driving people around. I bet they would love hybrids though with the price of gas as it is.
My question would be though, since my town is so small, even if we did get enough points or whatever, would yahoo really give us this "fleet" of hybrid taxis.? My town only has like 10,000 residents and is a college town so that number fluctuates all the time.
2007-05-16 16:36:14 · answer #2 · answered by yellow 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since my city doesn't have its own taxi service, I think it is a great idea to start a hybrid taxi service. Drivers could lease them from the city then.
2007-05-16 16:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by JAN 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-23 19:29:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't it be buses which everyone can use everyday than private taxi's that cost a small fortune and can only be used by one person/s at a time?
2007-05-17 03:55:11 · answer #5 · answered by Gracie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. I'm not sure. it would make more sense to have hybrid buses. but taxi's (especially in major cities) do have a large impact on pollution. i wish my city would win. :D
2007-05-16 16:55:18 · answer #6 · answered by EnglishTea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that the city would more likely start out a service rather than lease them to drivers
2007-05-16 16:28:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
people use them for buying balk foods and they don,t have a car or on sundays after 5 there,isn,t any buses. that,s why.
2007-05-16 16:09:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋