City Council Passes Bill Giving TLC More Power to Modulate Uber Traffic
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Mayor de Blasio says he'll sign the bills. Eyes will now be on the TLC to see how effectively the agency puts its new tools to use.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos
It’s Not an Uber Cap — It’s a Course Correction for an Industry That’s Dangerously Out of Whack
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The City Council is on the verge of passing bills that will help workers in the for-hire car industry and cut down on excess traffic.
The Uber-Lyft Cap Has Nothing to Do With the L Train Shutdown
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Lyft is using fear of the L train shutdown to score points against the City Council's proposed cap on ride-hailing fleets.
Ford’s Chariot Vans Are Mostly Empty
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Ford's Chariot van service — which has been hyped as a key addition to the urban transit network, but is little more than $4 bus rides along set routes in areas already well served by existing service — is proving to be a big, expensive failure.
Uber Driver Who Careened Into Store, Injuring Three, Lacked a Valid License
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The Uber driver who yesterday jumped the curb on Sixth Avenue, crashed into a storefront, and injured two pedestrians and a passenger was driving without a valid license, according to NYPD.
No Uber-Lyft Cap Needed Because New York Can Price Its Way Out of Congestion and Despair
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Congestion pricing is a much better plan than capping Uber and Lyft, which provide a valuable service outside of Manhattan.