Years ago, the idea of 110 compressed natural gas-powered cabs coming to city roadways seemed about as likely as the city getting a magic carpet, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Monday.

Area taxi passengers soon will be able to ride in wheelchair-accessible, compressed natural gas-powered cabs — the first of their kind in the state — after those cars fuel up at the city’s first public-access CNG fueling station. Metro Taxi will unveil its fleet and the station at a Monday press conference expected to draw
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A West Haven taxi company will soon have 105 new vehicles powered by compressed natural gas, acquired with a mix of $13.2 million in federal stimulus money and an equal amount of private capital.