|
As with any profession, we have our own vocabulary to increase efficiency.
Most of our words are developed from the history of our community. The
following is a glossary of "Taxi Speak":
- A "time call" is taxi speak for an appointment. Union Cab will dispatch a cab to your pick-up location at the time that you say you will be ready. Time Calls should be called in at least one-hour in advance in order to give us a fair shot at meeting your request. In general, we attempt to be at the pick-up location within 5 minutes of the requested time; however, this time may be delayed by special events, general demand, staffing shortages, weather conditions and road conditions. If you have an appointment, please allow enough time for normal travel and unexpected delays. Union Cab staff can help you pick an appropriate time, but it should not be considered a guarantee since the office staff doesn’t always know what conditions will be when the call is due (this is especially true if setting up the ride several hours or days in advance). Time Calls generally get dispatched prior to demand calls, but in a time of high volume other priorities may exist. Union Cab provides time calls as a courtesy and only charges standard metered rates.
- Will Calls
- A “will call” order is a pre-authorized demand service ride. It is generally used for account rides involving a third-party payment. The party paying for the ride authorizes payment and the order is held until the passenger calls in to activate it. Once activated, the order becomes either a demand service or time call service order.
-
- The failure of a passenger to take a cab they ordered resulting in
lost income for the driver and a delay in service for other passengers.
It is frowned upon by the company. In Milwaukee and Chicago, this is
also referred to as a 'hogan', in honor of Charles B. Hogan, the first
Operations Manager of Chicago Yellow Cab
- Peak Period
- Whenenver the volume of people traveling to or from the airport greatly
exceeds the normal capacity of the area taxi companies, the City of
Madison declares a "Peak Period" which allows the metered
taxi's to provide zone service to and from the airport at a reduced
fare to the passenger. Passengers always have the right to their own cab; however, most people agree to share the ride with other travelers.
- The failure of a passenger to offer a gratuity to the driver for their
excellent service.
- Dane County Regional Airport
- East and West Washington Avenue
- The Badger Bus Station at Bedford and the Ave
- Winnebago St. (from the end of Williamson to E. Washington)
- Beltline Hwy.
- Speedway Rd which runs between two cemeteries on the west side of
Madison
- The intersection of Willy and Baldwin
- East Gorham St.
- The Wisconsin World Trade Center at Deming and John Q. Hammonds in
Middleton.
- The intersection of W. Washington, S. Park St. and Vilas
- The intersection of Hwys 51 and 151 (Get it?)
- Firstar Bank on the Capitol Square
- The area surrounding 1700 S. Park St.
- Basset St. commemorates an attempt by the city council to rename the
street in the early '70's
- The intersection of Mifflin St. and Basset. Home of the Mifflin St.
Grocery cooperative and the heart of the anti Vietnam war protests
- Observatory Drive by the dormitories
- Bridge between Monona Bay and Lake Monona where Otis Redding's plane
crashed.
- Dane Country Regional Airport
- The intersection of Winnebago and Atwood Avenue. Named after the former
Schenk General Store, now known as Schenk Huegel Co.
- The top of the hill on W. Badger Rd between Rusk St. and Park St.
- The corner of Park St. and Regent St. The heart of the old Greenbush
neighborhood which was a thriving community of Italian Americans until
city destroyed it in the early 60's.
- Union St. and the Ave. Home to the Union House tavern--Madison's oldest
tavern and the last stop for Union soldiers before they left to fight
the South in the Civil War.
- the old train depot at Washington and Regent
- The segment of east Wilson St. between Blair and Butler Streets.
- Williamson St.
Many of Madison neighborhoods are named by the similarity of street names:
Here is a sample:
- West side neighborhood where all of the streets are name after Wisconsin
Counties. Its boundaries are (roughly) Segoe, Mineral Point, Whitney
Way and University Avenue
- The Mobile Home park off of W. Badger Rd. near the Sirloin Strip
- East side neighborhood off of Milwaukee where the streets are named
after precious stones
- Located off of N Sherman Ave, these streets bear the names of US generals
and formerly a notorious intersection of "Pleasure and Hooker"
- A West side neighborhood of of Yellowstone where the streets are named
after national parks.
- North side neighborhood off of Sherman and Northport.
- Stadium area neighborhood . From North to South, the streets go in
order (Monroe, Jefferson, Adams).
- Located next to the parks, these streets tend to have nautical terms.
- Located off of Packers Ave across from the Poets. It is the Oak Park
Trailer Court.
- Off N. Sherman Ave north of the poets, streets bear the names of the
United States
|
