8 October 2009

Pink, Women-Only Taxis In Puebla Feature GPS, Gender Norms

By Alex Alvarez at 12:03 PM.

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Puebla, Mexico has introduced a new means of transportation for women who don’t feel comfortable or safe taking public transportation or trusting male cab drivers. But will they still smell like ass cheese and Franzia?

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13 January 2009

Baby, You Can Drive My Car: Cuban Government Allows Free Market Taxis

By Alex Alvarez at 1:05 PM.

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In an effort to rehabilitate the island’s failing public transportation system, the Cuban government is encouraging drivers of old-fashioned American and Russian cars to apply for taxi licenses and set their own fare prices. Cuba is easing into more of a free market system, at least where transportation is concerned, in stark contrast to former [...]

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