Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos

New Spin: Save the Mayor’s Congestion Plan by Modifying It

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 17, 2007 | 8 Comments

Congestion Mitigation Commission chairman Marc Shaw has a big job ahead of him. Newsflash from Crain’s New York: Congestion pricing is politically challenging: While I don’t think any Streetsblog reader will be shocked by that big scoop, there are still some interesting tidbits in here. The Traffic Mitigation Commission has a new mandate, Greg David […]

For the Best in Transportainment, Try a Pedicab

By Brad Aaron | Nov 8, 2007 | 8 Comments

This week’s Time Out New York offers advice on the best ways to navigate the city (all of them sans private automobile). In addition to tips on cheating the MTA out of a subway fare and knowing when the bus is better, TONY explains that pedicabs aren’t just for tourists. “I’ll get you anywhere […]

Times Calls for End to Free Parking Monopoly

By Brad Aaron | Oct 22, 2007 | 47 Comments

One of the most repeated criticisms of congestion pricing is that the city isn’t taking relatively simple measures within its control to ease traffic-related problems. The Times today offers its take on three of them. Taxi stands. Anyone who has tried to get a taxi in New York in the rain, particularly at rush hour, […]

RPA Refutes Anti-Pricing “Alternatives” Study

By John Kaehny | Oct 19, 2007 | 9 Comments

On Wednesday, Jeffrey Zupan, Regional Plan Association’s transportation analyst, issued a comprehensive rebuttal of the main traffic reducing measures proposed in Keep NYC Congestion Tax Free’s anti-congestion pricing report, “Alternative Approaches to Traffic Congestion Mitigation in the Manhattan Central Business District." Thanks to Zupan, Transportation Alternatives and other critics, four fundamental problems with the Keep […]

Pedicab Law Put on Hold

By Brad Aaron | Sep 26, 2007 | 9 Comments

Attorneys representing the pedicab industry have succeeded in getting a temporary reprieve from restrictions adopted by the City Council earlier this year, including a cap on the allowed number of operators and a ban on electrically-assisted rigs, until their lawsuit against the city can be heard in court. From a September 19 Public Advocacy Group […]

Gridlock Sam Offers Four Ideas to Cut Traffic Congestion

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 12, 2007 | 16 Comments

In today’s Daily News, former New York City Deputy Traffic Commissioner "Gridlock" Sam Schwartz says congestion pricing should "proceed now" and offers four additional ideas for creating a little breathing room on Manhattan’s streets: One way to reduce congestion is to reduce the number of taxis – permanently. I did the math when I was […]

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