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CabEasy – Share a Taxi and Save Cash and Help The Environment
CabEasy is a new NYC-based startup that aims to help people share cab and taxi rides inside NYC. For example, a taxi ride to JFK airport from Manhattan can run over $60 — if you could split the ride in half, now it becomes a bit more reasonable.
When you browse the current ride requests on CabEasy, you are presented with a map and information about the ride request along with information on the emissions that would be reduced by sharing with another person. Here’s an example using a ride from the upper west side to JFK airport, "By sharing this cab, you could reduce by 15.71lbs / 7.13kg (est.) the emissions of CO2 of this cab ride !"
The concept behind CabEasy is great and it would be awesome to see a full list of available rides and riders on the service. While I am not sure it will work for short city trips, longer trips to the three city airports and beyond could see more usage. Adding other transportation options would help as well – for example, there are a variety of shuttle bus companies that pickup and dropoff — could be an excellent addition to the site overall. So if there is no cab to share, there are alternative options to get from point A to point B.
It’s really great for protecting our environment. for sure i will hire cab services and save earth as well as money. Thanks for sharing.
It is a really good idea. I like it. And I love the idea to be in a greener world without taking away all the good things of technology. Can’t wait to use it.
Thank you ! Please, more green and money saver tips.
Yellow cabs in New York, taxis in Paris, Black Cabs in London, rickshaws in Bangkok, for hir limousines, CabEasy is sharing any taxi ! ;)
Good to know, Lauren, thanks! It had appeared to me as having been very yellow cab-centric.
I just want to clarify that taxi rides between Manhattan and JFK Airport are fixed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission as a flat fare of $45. The only additions would be tolls and any optional tips. Please call 311 if you have any questions!
Thanks Allan – yep $45 plus tip and toll = $60
Hey Allan,
Thanks for the reminder of course!
CabEasy is intended for any type of limo transport, meaning yellow cabs as well as for-hire limos, and they do charge more …
Allen, thank you for the post!