Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Uber

Mayor Won’t Change Uber and Lyft Insurance Rules that Shortchange City Crash Victims

By Jesse Coburn | Oct 29, 2021 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio will not close a gap in insurance requirements that allows Uber and Lyft taxi drivers to have far less coverage when they are carrying passengers in New York City than anywhere else in the state.

Congestion is a major problem in Manhattan — but the City Council's proposed cap on Uber and Lyft and other app-based taxi companies won't fix it, our expert says.

KOMANOFF: Yellows and Ubers Deserve Their Own Congestion-Pricing Policy Lane

By Charles Komanoff | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

Charging the for-hires for each passenger-minute in the Manhattan taxi zone is quintessential congestion pricing — and more effective against Manhattan congestion than the MTA’s one-size-fits-all FHV surcharge, our expert says.

More Risk, Less Coverage: How Rideshare Insurance Rules Shortchange NYC Crash Victims

By Jesse Coburn | Aug 30, 2021 | No Comments

Uber and Lyft taxis carrying passengers are allowed to carry dramatically less liability insurance in New York City than elsewhere in the state. This disparity leaves far less compensation for people injured by app-based taxis, a Streetsblog investigation found.

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What the Prop. 22 Rollback Could Mean In New York State

By Kea Wilson | Aug 23, 2021 | No Comments

A California ruling that nullified e-taxi companies' ability to deny their workers basic employment protections is just the first step of a nationwide effort to undo such anti-labor laws.

Deliveristas rally at City Hall Park for a package of City Hall bills that would regulate delivery apps. Photo: Dave Colon

‘Uber’s Fantasy Novel’: State Gig-Worker Bill Would Limit City’s Proposed Deliverista Rights

By Dave Colon | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

A state proposal that would allow gig workers, such as the city's delivery riders, to form unions and bargain for wages would also undercut recent City Council efforts to give far more rights to those workers, advocates say.

A Revel Tesla — is this really happening? Photo: Revel

Revel Seeks to Create All-Electric Taxi Fleet — But City Says ‘Not So Fast’

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments

Revel wants to take things to the next level — but the city says no.

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