Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos

Uber: We Do Support Congestion Pricing, But With One Caveat

By Josh Gold | Sep 12, 2022 | No Comments

We received the following opinion piece after publishing a story about Uber's effort to encourage its customers to "say no” to congestion pricing. We present it because we believe in spirited debate.

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The Real Scandal Buried in the Uber Leak

By Kea Wilson | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

The Uber leak revealed the ruthless quest the company undertook to achieve its car-dependent vision for the future of city transportation — but that vision itself deserves just as much censure as the app-taxi giant's bare-knuckle tactics, advocates say.

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KOMANOFF: Outer-Borough Gridlock Strengthens the Case for Congestion Pricing

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 28, 2021 | No Comments

It's another good chance to make the argument that should neutralize non-Manhattan whining. If only our elected officials would lead, not demagogue.

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.

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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.

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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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