How can you tell if that D.C. taxicab is charging new, higher rates? Look for a red sticker. more ›

If the issue were left to public opinion alone, it looks like the District would have all-yellow cabs. more ›

No, taxicab fares aren't likely to double, but whether or not they increase at all was the topic of a lengthy hearing today. more ›

Should taxicab fare increase help fund service improvements, or should improvements be a condition of eventual increases? That's what the D.C. Taxicab Commission will start debating tomorrow. more ›

Hey, did you realize that taxicab fares "longer than two miles in Washington are the cheapest fares among 40 major U.S. cities"? more ›

Halloween weekend is coming up, and if you're anything like me, you probably still have no earthly idea what to wear for a costume. But at least you won't have to worry about having a pocket free to carry cash for a ride home. more ›

Dining and dashing is a well-known problem for many restaurants, but is riding and running a similar problem for cab drivers? That was the question that the D.C. Taxicab Commission discussed today. more ›

Since earlier this year, there's been a moratorium on taxicab licenses. But today, Mayor Vince Gray announced that the moratorium would be partially lifted for very specific types of cabs. more ›

As we recently reported, taxicabs in the District may eventually get better, but those improvements may well come at the expense of a surcharge on every fare paid. As that debate moves forward, taxicab drivers will certainly have a say -- but many riders won't. One group seeks to change that. more ›

Want credit card payment options? Environmentally friendly cabs? A cab driver that can tell you about the city's historic sites? These are all parts of an eight-point improvement plan for the District's taxicabs laid out by Mayor Vince Gray, but they won't be free. more ›

Ron Linton doesn't have an enviable job. Tasked by Mayor Vince Gray to head up the D.C. Taxicab Commission, Linton spent part of the day testifying before a D.C. Council committee on the thankless uphill slog he's decided to undertake in hopes of reforming an industry that everyone seems to have a complaint about. more ›

The relationship between the District government and taxicab drivers has always been strained. But now, that relationship will be the subject of a lawsuit. more ›

Mayor Vince Gray's office passed along a press release this afternoon announcing that the D.C. Taxicab Commission would be moving its monthly meetings to the Old Council Chambers located in the One Judiciary Square Building at 441 4th Street, NW. more ›

Over the past week, we've had a couple of readers telling us that taxis around town had been altering notices for the in-place $1 fuel surcharge, replacing the July 26 end date with November 12. A case of rogue cabbies? Nope, it's above-board. more ›

The Post has it on good authority that Mayor Vince Gray is expected to name Ron Linton, a political consultant with 45 years of experience working with the District and federal governments, as the new permanent chairman of the D.C. Taxicab Commission. more ›

Ted Loza, a former aide to D.C. Councilmember Jim Graham who pled guilty to a federal charge of accepting an illegal gratuity in February, was sentenced to eight months in prison this afternoon. more ›

Last week's arrest of two journalists at a public meeting of the D.C. Taxicab Commission highlighted something of a loophole in the District's new Open Meetings law -- it doesn't say anything about whether the public or the press are allowed to record the proceedings, or when a commission, board or agency can limit or prohibit it. That looks like it's going to change. more ›

D.C. police are seeking a man who posed as a cab driver and sexually assaulted two women in nighttime incidents earlier this month. According to the Washington Post, one woman was attacked on the 300 block of 18th Street, NE after being picked up in Dupont, the second occurred on 3700 block of Quebec Street, NW after a pickup in Georgetown. The suspect is described as olive skinned and thinly built with thick or curly hair. Furthermore, he could be of Middle Eastern decent and between 30 and 40 years old. MPD asks anyone with information to call (202) 727-9009 or 1-888-919-CRIME. more ›

Mayor Vince Gray has reportedly relieved Leon Swain Jr. of his duties as chairman of the D.C. Taxicab Commission. more ›

Hello Washington. Now this is what I call a spring weekend day - sunny, likely to hit the 60s. Let's hope not to get hailed on today (were you one of the unlucky people that was outside BOTH times it hailed?) and finally enjoy some nice D.C. spring weather. Just mind the road closures for the Cherry Blossom 10 miler. more ›

On this day last year, former mayor Adrian Fenty decided that he didn't have to follow the D.C. Council's financial directive to repeal the $19 maximum fare on taxi rides beginning and ending inside the District of Columbia. Fenty cited a legal opinion rendered by then-attorney general Peter Nickles, which stated that Congress "delivered to Fenty dictatorial control of the taxicab industry." The then-mayor upholding the cap on fares inside the city was one way he could flex his muscle -- but now with both Fenty and Nickles out of the way, Mayor Vince Gray appears dead set on reversing the policy and, potentially, nudging the District back towards non-metered cabs. more ›

During the Christmas weekend, the combination of Metro running on a reduced schedule and D.C. not enforcing parking regulations might mean more people choosing to drive to and from various parties and bars. That said, we'd like to remind everyone that SoberRide, the program which provides free cab rides during various holidays throughout the year, is back in effect. Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. today and tomorrow (as well as on New Year's Eve and Day), you can call 1-800-200-TAXI and a cab will be dispatched to your location with up to $30 in free fare on the meter. Last December, the program provided 3,178 rides around the region. more ›

Now here's something you don't see everyday: this afternoon, a cab driver apparently drove his taxi through a wire fence and into the middle of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site. more ›

So says the AP, adding that currently, those in wheelchairs are out of luck when it comes to finding a cab within the confines of the District, taking their chances (and what I'm sure is a sizable hit to their wallets) by calling suburban cab companies who have appropriately-outfitted taxis to come pick them up. By January, a full fleet of 20 Toyota minivans will be deployed by D.C. taxi cab concerns as part of a $1.2 million pilot program. This is great and all; but while it may be a bit naive on the part of yours truly, this news should probably be filed under "just what the hell took so long to implement this?" Of course, this being D.C., we're really going to have to work hard to find some free space in that particular file drawer. more ›