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Revel Seeks to Create All-Electric Taxi Fleet — But City Says ‘Not So Fast’
April 28, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Bill’s Belated Bailout
Sleepy de Blasio is back ... with a taxi driver recovery plan that is late and insufficient.
March 17, 2021
KOMANOFF: De Blasio’s Medallion ‘Bailout’ Plan Ignores True Cause Of Taxi Driver Distress
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.
March 10, 2021
Study: Taking An App Taxi More than Doubles Your Roadway Impact
The average Uber or Lyft customer is responsible for adding more than twice as many car miles to his city's roads as he was before he started using app-taxis to get around.
January 24, 2021
REPORT: Council Seeks Per-Minute ‘Empty Charge’ for Uber, Lyft
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.
January 12, 2021
Study: E-Taxis Increase Private Car Ownership in Many Cities
"Ride-hailing" apps once lauded for their potential to help end private car ownership are actually increasing it in many cities, a new study finds.
January 10, 2021
California’s Prop 22 Is a Massive Handout To Unsustainable Transportation — And It’s Coming Here, Soon
The controversial California bill is poised to be replicated across the nation — unless we stop it.
November 5, 2020
