Wednesday, September 06, 2006

catch a cab

Taxi rides can also be an important part of your car-free planning. I use them for example when returning from bigger shopping trips with lots to carry (especially with kids), after getting to the stores by bus. Even though it might seem expensive, compared to owning a car, it's not much at all. Ten years ago, we sat down and itemized how much we were saving by not having a car, then decided how much per week we could spend on taxis. It turned out to be way more than we've ever been inclined to spend!
It’s difficult to hail a cab in town. The city has a few designated cab stands in front of the post office, Michigan Union, etc. It’s best to program your favorites into your mobile phone and call one. All of them will pick-up/drop off at the airport. Comments on these and any other local taxi companies would be appreciated. Which do you prefer and why?

Ann Arbor Taxi
website: http://www.annarbortaxi.com
phone: (734)214-9999

Amazing Blue Taxi
phone: (734) 846-0006

Blue Cab
website: www.bluecab.net
phone: (734) 547-2222

Red Baron Taxi
website: http://www.aaredbarontaxi.com/
email: redbarontaxi@yahoo.com
phone: (734) 995-1900

Tree Town Taxi
website: http://www.treetowntaxi.com/
email: TreeTown@MgoBlue.com
phone: (734) 213-1100

Contributed by: Karen Smith & Scott TenBrink

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wouldn't recomend Amazing Blue Taxi. Inconsiderate and unprofessional drivers and when called to discuss they were even ruder.

Anonymous said...

Actually, the rude one they had back then got fired... something about smart-mouthing the owner. They've been really cool for the past couple of years.