Taxis & Limos
Opinion: A Fairer — And Better — Way For Taxi Passengers To Pay The Congestion Toll
A per-minute, rather than flat, fee on passengers entering the central business district would reduce traffic, Charles Komanoff says.
Cabbies Call Parking Fines Too Harsh, Demand More Dedicated Curb Space
The TLC hopes to target repeat offenders and make streets safer by increasing penalties for for-hire vehicle parking violations.
Hey, Taxi! Stop Blocking the Bike Lane … Or Risk Escalating Fines
The current fines for violations don't even carry points on a driver's license. That will change.
Opinion: Weakening Injury Insurance Coverage for Cabbies Will Harm Victims of Road Violence
A victim of road violence talks about her experience with insufficient liability insurance coverage.
Council Bill Would Shift Taxi Driver Crash Costs onto Victims: Experts
Lower insurance for cabbies could mean higher costs for crash victims.
KOMANOFF: Mayor Adams Touts a Clean-Air Win that Hasn’t Happened
Here's what the TLC ― and the mayor ― overlooked when they decided to let thousands more Ubers and Lyfts onto our teeming, weary streets.
Komanoff: The Congestion Toll Solution That Could Have Been
Rest in Peace, 15-9-3. Let’s hope whatever toll rabbit the panel pulls out of the hat this month breeds contentment, not contempt.
Judge Blocks City From Its Plan to Issue Unlimited EV Uber/Lyft Licenses
The ruling comes mere days after the alliance representing cab drivers sued the city over its plan for an unlimited number of new licenses for electric app-based cabs.
Limitless E-Ubers and E-Lyfts Will Hurt Traffic, Air, People: Suit
The plan to allow an unlimited number of electric for-hire vehicles will have disastrous consequences for congestion, pollution and traffic violence, according to transportation economist Charles Komanoff.
KOMANOFF: Adams’s ‘Green Rides’ Initiative is Bad Transportation AND Climate Policy
Mayor Adams has made a bad decision to waive the de Blasio-era cap on the number of ride-hail vehicles allowed in New York City, so long as the extra cars are electric.
