The Taxicab - An Urban Transportation Survivor (Paperback, New edition)

The authors trace the evolution of the taxi from the early horse-drawn European vehicles to the futuristic paratransit" vehicles of today, relating the development of mass transit to the taxi and showing how both forms of transportation changed in response to alterations in city and urban life. They discuss the economics, innovative services, and future of the taxi and maintain that this service has the potential to alleviate some of the current problems of urban transportation."
Originally published in 1982.
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General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Robert E. Samuels
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	214
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-9669-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Intelligent & automated transport system technology Promotions
LSN:	0-8078-9669-1
Barcode:	9780807896693

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