On the Subject of Taxis....

[sunray]

Just a thought, what if JUTA considered a hop on/hop off type of bus service running from say 9am to an hour past sunset, that anyone could buy a day pass for, with designated stops? The service could run from the AI's at North end of beach to some point on West End Road. Would this free up route taxis, or would this cause revolt from taxi drivers because of lost business?

[Rob]

Just a thought, what if JUTA considered a hop on/hop off type of bus service running from say 9am to an hour past sunset, that anyone could buy a day pass for, with designated stops? The service could run from the AI's at North end of beach to some point on West End Road. Would this free up route taxis, or would this cause revolt from taxi drivers because of lost business?

I have been to dozens of meeting over the last 15 years with various business and government representatives and this issue has been addressed. So far, there have been no workable solutions that can replace the current system.

That's not to say nothing will be done in the future - just nothing in the immediate future...