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Late night subway, trains and taxis |
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Friday, 14 October 2005 |
Following the suggestion that the Subway should run later at night and into early Saturday and Sunday mornings, John Mason said:
1. I would like to see the Subway AND the trains operating later; they
need to be looked on as one interconnected operation. The
Subway mainly serves the West End but other parts of the City (and
beyond) depend more on trains. Money has to be found for
this but maintenance done at night must not be compromised.
2. We need more taxis on the streets. On Fridays and
Saturdays only 30% operate at midnight which is not good
enough. Perhaps it should be a condition of their licence
that they must be on the road 50% of weekend nights. Some
folk, who do not use taxis during the day, do use them late at night,
as they feel safer. Catching a taxi also needs to become
more efficient: other cities use taxi marshalls and that should happen
here too.
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