Designing the Taxi

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Primary Authors

Megan Canning, Savannah Gorton, Deborah Marton

Editorial Contributors

Paul Goldberger, Michael Levine, Phil Patton, Jean Ryan, Andrew Salkin, Bruce Schaller

Publisher

Design Trust for Public Space

Publication Data

Date: November 2005
Trim Size: 10.5" x 14"
Pages: 64
ISBN: 978-0-971-6942-8-6

Ordering

$5 fee per copy. Send check (payable to Design Trust for Public Space) or credit-card info to the address below. Shipping included on orders under 1 pound; additional charge for expedited delivery and heavier shipments. For more information, email orders@designtrust.org.

Related Project

Designing the Taxi

On June 16, 2005, a group of participants in the Design Trust's Designing the Taxi workshop program presented preliminary proposals for what the taxi should be and how, as a city, we can get there.

With only three weeks for development, the concepts presented were intended to be preliminary. However, the breadth and quality of ideas was stunning.

This book, written by the Design Trust and designed by Pentagram, is intended to provide broader exposure for these transformative visions of the New York City cab’s future.

Illustrated with with imaginative renderings, the book is divided into two parts, “The Taxi System” and “The Taxi Vehicle.” The following sections provide an in-depth examination of ideas generated by workshop participants:

Taxi identity
Taxi stands
Taxi lanes/incentive pricing
Cell phone hailing
Cashless payment
Fleet diversification
Greening the taxi
Roof indicator light
Access
Interior proportions
Built-in child seat
Partition/passenger console
Skylight