A Round and a Roundy: Bill’s Belated Bailout
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Sleepy de Blasio is back ... with a taxi driver recovery plan that is late and insufficient.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos
KOMANOFF: De Blasio’s Medallion ‘Bailout’ Plan Ignores True Cause Of Taxi Driver Distress
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It is going to be up to the next mayor to follow up with explicit policies addressing the unjust competition between yellow cab drivers and those of Uber and Lyft — policies such as those our columnist outlines here.
REPORT: Council Seeks Per-Minute ‘Empty Charge’ for Uber, Lyft
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The proposal comes after a judge threw out a Taxi and Limousine Commission proposal to reduce the percentage of time that app-based cabs could be cruising from 41 percent to 31 percent. The report argues that a fee will work better.
OPINION: Anti-Racism Ads Can’t Hide the Ugly Reality Behind Uber
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The company denies protections to its low-income, Black and brown drivers — says a candidate who drove for it. Here's why Albany must rein it in.
City Should Charge For Cruising Empty, Instead of Capping It
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"A charge on idle time is bound to be more effective," said Charles Komanoff.
BREAKING: Uber Sues City Over Cruising Empty Cap
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The city's proposed cap on cruising times for app-based cabs is "arbitrary" and illegal because it supersedes the state's traffic-reduction regulations, and was concocted secretly without taking into consideration other factors, a new lawsuit by Uber argues.