Jitney
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Jitney may refer to:
Jitney can also be another name for:
- Jitney (play)Jitney (play)Jitney is a play in two acts by August Wilson. The eighth in The Pittsburgh Cycle, this play is set in a worn-down gypsy cab station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early autumn 1977.-Productions:...
, written by August Wilson - Atlantic City Jitney AssociationAtlantic City Jitney AssociationThe Atlantic City Jitney Association is an association of operators of minibus service in Atlantic City, New Jersey, providing service at all times on 3 fixed routes, daytime service on a fourth fixed route, and bus-to-rail connections from the Atlantic City Rail Terminal, providing connections to...
, an association of operators of minibus service in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA - an archaic name for a nickel (United States coin)Nickel (United States coin)The nickel is a five-cent coin, representing a unit of currency equaling five hundredths of one United States dollar. A later-produced Canadian nickel five-cent coin was also called by the same name....
Jitney can also be another name for:
- a share taxiShare taxiA share taxi is a mode of transport that falls between taxis and conventional buses. These informal vehicles for hire are found throughout the world. They are smaller than buses, and usually take passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, usually leaving when all seats are filled...
- a dollar vanDollar VanA dollar van is a privately owned type of bus service used to carry passengers in the United States of America. Dollar vans typically operate in neighborhoods within urban areas that are under-served by public mass transit or taxis. Some of the dollar vans are licensed and regulated, while others...
- an illegal taxicab operationIllegal taxicab operationWhile most jurisdictions require taxicab operators to be licensed, many unlicensed cabs are in operation. Some of these are marked taxi vehicles , and others are personal vehicles used by an individual to offer unauthorized taxi-like services...