IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION: Uber and Lyft Drivers Almost Always Park in Bike Lanes
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Just how bad are Uber and Lyft drivers when it comes to blocking bike lanes? Just horrible.
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KOMANOFF: Not So Fast — New Uber/Lyft Rules Will Speed Traffic Less Than City Thinks
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Our taxicab Tennyson, our deadline Dylan, Charles Komanoff predicts that the mayor's Uber/Lyft plan won't really solve the congestion problem. There's math involved, so you might want to open that calculator app.
City to App-Cab Giants: Cut Empty Cruising or Pay the Price
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If they don't, "there will be very severe penalties," said Deputy Mayor for Operations Laura Anglin.
Komanoff: Times Exposé Understated the Damage to Yellow Cab Industry by Uber and Lyft
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The New York Times’s exhaustive series about the horrifying financial plight of yellow taxicab drivers may actually have understated the fiscal crisis — and, in doing so, let Uber and Lyft off the hook, a cab industry expert told Streetsblog. In the Times series (part 1 and part 2), writer Brian Rosenthal reported, “since Uber entered […]
Family of Dead Queens Pedestrian To Sue City Over Fatal Taxi Driver Crash
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It's a bid to hold someone accountable for the death of Sherena Hundalani, 26, who was run over by a cab driver on a sidewalk.
Experts: Exempting Yellow Taxis From Congestion Pricing Won’t Help Cabbies
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“The proposed solution does not match the problem,” said one expert.