Last week, I had the chance to hop in a cab and have a pretty good conversation with Roger, an independent taxi owner-operator in Toronto who told me all about the legal battles and tension in the city’s taxi industry.

Before that conversation, I was completely oblivious to any kind of struggle happening between taxicab operators in Toronto. I’ve shared some of my conversation over on the Metronauts blog:

“If this situation gets sorted soon, the entire city will benefit. More business means more opportunity for independent cab drivers, means a better economy, and means better fares and a better experience for the people that actually ride in my cab. Also, we won’t be wasting all that gas going to the airport and coming back empty. That’s got to be bad for the city. It’s already smoggy enough as it is.”

You can read the whole post over at the Metronauts blog, which has also featured some other amazing posts in the past few weeks. If you’re not already reading it, head over there and subscribe.