Have you got a funny taxi story? Most people have a host of good, bad and ugly taxi experiences to regale. Sinead Gillett and Philip Macartney certainly do. In this Movers podcast episode they swap tales from the taxi trade and talk about the future trends hitting the taxi industry.

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Chapters

(00:00) Introduction to Taxi Stories

(01:39) Good Taxi Experiences

(07:33) Bad and Ugly Taxi Experiences

(09:09) The History of Taxis

(15:33) Regulation and Evolution of the Taxi Industry

(19:14) The Evolution of Computerized Dispatch

(22:24) Impact of Ride-Hailing Services

(23:47) Future Trends in the Taxi Industry

(26:26) Diversification and Collaboration in Taxi Services

(28:58) The Ugly Side of the Taxi Industry

Where does your commute fit with the thirty-minute rule of thumb? Are you living your best commuter life, stuck in traffic, making epic journeys, or avoiding it altogether with your new remote work existence? Sinead Gillett and Philip Macartney go back in time to explore how transportation technology and cities have developed symbiotically and look ahead at the future of urban mobility to see what transport trends will impact commuter culture next.

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Chapters

(00:00) The Commute: A Shared Experience

(02:55) Evolution of Commuting

(04:31) Impact of Urban Development on Commuting

(07:37) Transportation Innovations: From Horses to Trains

(09:49) The Rise of the Automobile and Its Effects

(12:42) The Shift to Remote Work

(15:55) The Future of Commuting: Technology and Trends

(18:38) The Role of Active Commuting

(21:09) Urban Air Mobility: The Next Frontier

(24:15) Conclusion: Rethinking the Commute

Why are women 73% more likely to be injured in a car crash? Because gender bias makes it so. Drawing on aspects of Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez, Sinead Gillett and Philip Macartney shares examples of the many ways in which transportation policies and infrastructure around the world have been designed to favour male perspectives. From female bodies to travel patterns to male violence against women, they look at the good, the bad and the ugly of how women experience transport.

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https://carolinecriadoperez.com/books/

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction and Women in Taxi

(01:50) International Women's Day

(04:50) Exploring Gender Bias in Transportation

(07:38) The Gender Data Gap and Its Implications

(10:31) Female Bodies and Transportation Safety

(18:07) Unpaid Care Burden and Transportation Needs

(26:48) Understanding Gender Differences in Transportation

(30:29) Addressing Male Violence Against Women

(42:15) Innovative Solutions for Safer Urban Spaces