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Council Overrides Pedicab Veto

3:50 PM EDT on April 23, 2007

NY1 is reporting that the City Council has voted to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of its pedicab bill.

The pedicab bill caps the number of cabs at 325 and also adds newsafety and insurance requirements. The mayor vetoed the bill aftermeeting with pedicab drivers who were concerned about losing theirjobs.

Brad Aaron
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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