Car Culture

Council Overrides Pedicab Veto

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

By Brad Aaron

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 new
safety and insurance requirements. The mayor vetoed the bill after
meeting with pedicab drivers who were concerned about losing their
jobs.

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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