The D.C. Taxicab Commission said in a statement that new smart meters—which allow credit card payments—could be installed in taxicabs as early as tomorrow.

Most residents are supportive of plans to modernize D.C.’s taxicab fleet and are willing to pay a 50-cent surcharge to fund it, a new Post poll finds. Oh, and some people apparently miss the zone system.

A wide-ranging taxicab modernization bill passed the D.C. Council today, promising everything from credit card payment options to more fuel-efficient vehicles for D.C.’s troubled 6,500-cab fleet.

A group representing 3,000 D.C. taxicab drivers says that the District’s planned adoption of new “smart” meters for the District’s taxi fleet could lead to an invasion of their privacy and that of passengers.

The inability to pay fares with credit cards has long been a complaint of many riders of D.C.’s taxicabs, but that option may become available as soon as the end of the year.

With a final vote approaching for a bill that would mandate a broad modernization of D.C.’s large taxicab fleet, cab drivers rallied outside the Wilson Building yesterday and threatened to strike if the measure passed.

Despite a survey in which District residents said they preferred yellow as a uniform paint job for the city’s taxi fleet, Mayor Vince Gray and Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), who sponsored the query, want to go with red and white.

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

Earlier this week, the District broke ground on the modernization of Cardozo High School in Columbia Heights. Today, it’s Dunbar High School’s turn.

Despite its imposing presence, Cardozo High School, like many of the District’s iconic public schools, has long been in disrepair. That will soon change.