Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos

Can Cab-Sharing Reduce Traffic on NYC Streets?

By Noah Kazis | Jul 15, 2010 | 6 Comments

With Albany lawmakers unwilling to properly fund the MTA, transportation planners are looking to plug the gaps that have opened up in the transit network and expand New Yorkers’ travel options using existing resources. That’s certainly a big part of the thinking behind the Bloomberg Administration’s recent decision to expand private van service where bus […]

Questions Linger About Bloomberg’s New Livery Van Service

By Noah Kazis | Jun 24, 2010 | 7 Comments

Commuter vans, like this one in Sunset Park, could become a more common sight on New York’s streets. Image: The Brooklyn Ink. On Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg announced a new pilot program to provide livery van service for transit-starved neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, a proposal stemming from his 2009 campaign transit platform. The push to […]

What Can Taxi Data Tell Us About NYC Streets?

By Noah Kazis | Apr 7, 2010 | 11 Comments

The average density of taxi pick-ups at 1 a.m. on Saturdays in 2009. The most rides originated from the Meatpacking District and the Lower East Side. Image: NYT. When New York City installed GPS units in its taxi fleet in 2007, it began an ambitious initiative to gather information about how traffic functions. Over the […]

Does a Taxi Driver Need to Hurt Someone Before the TLC Takes Action?

By Ken Coughlin | Jan 19, 2010 | 18 Comments

The first thing I noticed was a blur of yellow to my left, and a split second later a bump on my arm and something brushing my leg. I had just crossed Fifth Avenue, heading east on 72nd Street on my bike. I was riding, as is my custom, as close to the parked cars […]

Taxi Surcharges and Congestion Pricing — They Go Great Together

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 12, 2009 | 15 Comments

The surcharge on NYC medallion taxi fares that took effect this month is a bit like a bases-loaded groundout that scores a run but kills a big inning: It does some good, but a ringing base hit could have done a lot more. Congestion pricing paired with a significant taxi surcharge would speed cab trips […]

Daily News on Distracted Cab Drivers: What’s the Big Deal?

By Brad Aaron | Oct 19, 2009 | 7 Comments

In an apparent quest to see which local daily can issue the most ridiculously auto-centric assessment of the problems plaguing the public realm, the "New York" Post has some competition. In August, 8-year-old Axel Pablo was killed by a cab driver in Harlem. Witnesses say the cabbie was on his cell phone. Though police cleared […]

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