taxi

https://twitter.com/m_licalzi/status/517441922076782592 https://twitter.com/laurenskelly/status/517457967328002049 _ Today’s guest post comes from Brian Alkerton, and originally appeared on his blog . What do you think about Uber and our city’s response to it? Add your comments below or email us at feedback@ottawastart.com _ Uber is now in Ottawa… which is for the most part a good thing. ...

Here are some numbers to keep handy if you’re heading out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Ottawa tonight. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/st-patricks-day-numbers.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Taxi & Limousine Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

A quick link to a useful web tool: TaxiMe . Enter your starting point and destination, and it will estimate your cab fare based on current rates. For example, if Stephen Harper wants to take a cab from 22 Sussex to Scotiabank Place, it’ll cost him about $60. ...

Here’s a cool Ottawa-based site that lets you estimate the cab fare between two locations. It’s called Taxi Me . For example, the cab fare from City Hall on Lisgar Street out to Scotiabank Place is about $55.77. ** ...

Today’s rant comes courtesy of the Urban Pedestrian blog, and it’s all about Ottawa’s cab drivers. Anyway, I seriously digress; so let me say this about that. I have never encountered a more incompetent, ill-mannered, vulgar assemblage of taxi drivers anywhere in any of my travels than I have in Ottawa. ...