Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos

Komanoff: 2,000 New Cabs Will Add as Much Traffic as 80,000 Private Cars

By Ben Fried | Jan 20, 2012 | 20 Comments

Transportation analyst and Streetsblog contributor Charles Komanoff is out with a piece in Reuters today that examines the traffic impacts of adding 2,000 new yellow taxis to Manhattan streets, and it’s not pretty. As part of the grand bargain struck between Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo that will create a new class of […]

Yassky: Taxi Plan Will Reduce Car Ownership, Improve Safety

By Noah Kazis | Jun 29, 2011 | 17 Comments

Since Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his plan to create a new class of taxis allowed to make street hails outside the Manhattan core, most of the coverage has focused on the potential effect on yellow cab medallion owners’ profits or livery drivers’ earnings. Less has been written about the broader effect such a plan would […]

Overhaul of NYC Livery Cab System Now Awaits Cuomo’s Signature

By Noah Kazis | Jun 27, 2011 | 11 Comments

Legislation passed by the State Senate last Friday night could clear the way for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to completely revamp taxi service in large swaths of the city through the introduction of a new class of vehicle authorized to pick up street hails only outside the Manhattan core. The improved service should make it easier […]

State of the City’s Transportation: Livery Cabs and Ferries

By Noah Kazis | Jan 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

Mayor Bloomberg delivered his tenth State of the City address this afternoon, laying out what he believed to be the city’s accomplishments, challenges, and priorities for the future. And if the speech is any indication, taxis and ferries are at the top of his transportation agenda. Bloomberg’s plan to create a new class of taxi […]

How the Taxi of Tomorrow Can Make Cycling Safer

By Ben Fried | Dec 2, 2010 | 15 Comments

More than 13,000 yellow cabs ply NYC streets, carrying more than 600,000 passengers each day. That’s a lot of chances for a familiar risk to city cyclists — car doors opening in traffic. The city’s Taxi of Tomorrow competition promises to select a single design for the entire yellow cab fleet. In the process, the […]

This Week in NYC Transportation: More Pollution, Less Efficiency

By Charles Komanoff | Jul 29, 2010 | 4 Comments

The federal appeals court verdict this week barring New York City from mandating that new taxicabs be fuel-efficient hybrids has left the mayor fuming and other New Yorkers scratching their heads. Why should Washington pre-empt the city from tripling the fuel-efficiency of our nearly 13,000 yellow cabs, a step that would materially reduce petroleum use, […]

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