Slog - Comments on Taxi Stands Coming to Pioneer Square http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square Starting Friday, January 26th Harborview's taxi stand program will be up and running in Pioneer Square. Taxi stands, the thinking goes, make taxis more accessible (no calling, waiting, searching)--and so people can factor taxis into their plans instead of shrugging and drunk driving. Harborview opened a stand in Fremont last November in front of PCC Natural Markets on Evanston, just north of 34th street. The Pioneer Square stands will operate Thursdays-Saturdays from 11:30 pm - 3:00 am. They are at S. Washington St. at Occidental Park, across from Last Supper Club and on the south side of S. King St.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:52:33 -0800 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:59:03 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Dave Coffman I think its a great idea- and the areas you mentioned above should have them in dedicated places. Having taxi stands is just another ticked box in the quest for us to have a *world class* city.

]]> Dave Coffman http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595580 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595580 City Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:58:24 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Well, if we were really "world class" there'd be enough taxis driving around for everybody to be able to just hail one off the street like normal. Seattle needs about 250 more medallions.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595713 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595713 City Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:53:16 -0800 Comment by Phil 44% in Seattle typically have more than 2 drinks when they drink alcohol; 34% of men usually have more than 4 drinks.

Okay...

40% of men and 24% of women binge drink at least once a month.

...and that's more than 5 drinks, right?

I think "binge drinking" implies (or connotes?) something more extreme than six drinks over what might be a six-hour evening of drinking. I think this use of the term tends to be misleading.

]]> Phil http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595728 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595728 City Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:11:42 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Drinking statistics are always compiled by anti-pleasure zealots with an agenda of proving that everybody's an alcoholic.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595750 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595750 City Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:43:19 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver God damn it! Pioneer Square didn't have a cabstand before? What the hell took so long?

Where there be drunks, there should be cabstands.

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595788 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/taxi_stands_coming_to_pioneer_square#c595788 City Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:59:03 -0800