Since the discussion here seems to now include experiences with taxicabs, allow me to add one that occurred during Sept '21, although this involved Uber.
Now I have never had an Uber account, and see no reason to have one, I have friends who "of course" have them.
After staying in town at Palmer House with two of such, next morning, we wanted to go to Breakfast at Lou Mitchell's, near CUS and about 1.5mi away. That walk would be "a bit much" for her. Even if I don't, they know Uber. First thing I learned is that you, the paying passenger, gets "demerits" if you make the driver wait more than a specified time. I was lined up to get my bill, check it over, and pony up. That's how I've done it for the past sixty plus years. "Gil, just drop the keycard have them email it to you". Now the driver starts off. I would have used Westbound Adams (N side of CUS), but no, his Sat Nav had him using Van Buren, which is two way but under the "El". That means no room to maneuver away from an errant driver, or God forbid, a carjacker.
Of course, I have little use for the other more traditional for-hire vehicular transport. I think the last time I was in a taxicab was August '18 in Linz, Austria. I had walked about this very underrated city for about 4 klicks (2.5mi) and I had "run out of gas" and might have been lost (Mr. Google gets "thrown" when streets converge at less than right angles - and that is quite prevalent in Europe). I found a taxicab, hopped in, simply said "Hauptbahnhof" and was at the train station without incident. In this instance, €10,00 well spent.
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