there's a system in chile which is like a taxi/bus hybrid ... it's called colectivos (collectives)
How it works is there are set routes and there are taxis which only go along these routes, and they go when someone gets in them and pick up people along the way who need to go on the same route (like a bus) and you pay a fraction of the cost that you would for a taxi because its like a cost shared taxi. and you pay different prices based on how far you are going. it was great in vina chile ... however its very dense there I dont know how we could maybe adapt it for our city .. it would probably have to be for MUN students .. I could see it working for that quite well actually going to and from areas that commonly have students and acts like small buses or taxis that you share hmm
Of course they had buses too and Taxis, this was just another piece of the puzzle
Apparently this is quite common all around the world lol
even says quebec has a form of this
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A share taxi is a mode of transport that falls between taxis and buses. These vehicles for hire are typically smaller than buses and usually take passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, but instead departing when all seats are filled. They may stop anywhere to pick up or drop off passengers. Often found in developing countries,[4] the vehicles used as share taxis range from four-seat cars to minibuses.[5] They are often owner operated
"In Quebec, taxis collectifs
or transport collectif par taxi
or taxibus"
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_taxi