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How the Taxi of Tomorrow Can Make Cycling Safer
More than 13,000 yellow cabs ply NYC streets, carrying more than 600,000 passengers each day. That's a lot of chances for a familiar risk to city cyclists -- car doors opening in traffic.
December 2, 2010
Can Cab-Sharing Reduce Traffic on NYC Streets?
With Albany lawmakers unwilling to properly fund the MTA, transportation planners are looking
to plug the gaps that have opened up in the transit network and expand New Yorkers' travel options using existing resources. That's certainly a big part of the thinking behind the Bloomberg Administration's recent decision to expand private van service where bus lines were cut. One of the other ways New York will try to wring more value out of the infrastructure we already have is cab-sharing.
July 15, 2010
Questions Linger About Bloomberg’s New Livery Van Service
On Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg announced a new pilot program to provide livery van service for transit-starved neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, a proposal stemming from his 2009 campaign transit platform. The push to provide more mobility options in the wake of MTA service cuts is to be applauded, as is the administration's willingness to experiment with something new. But the jury is still out on this one. In particular, how livery vans will be integrated with the transit system remains a big question mark.
June 24, 2010
Does a Taxi Driver Need to Hurt Someone Before the TLC Takes Action?
The first thing I noticed was a blur of yellow to my left, and a split second later a bump on my arm and something brushing my leg. I had just crossed Fifth Avenue, heading east on 72nd Street on my bike. I was riding, as is my custom, as close to the parked cars as I could while minimizing the hazard of getting doored. It was about 10:10 on a lovely March morning and traffic was light.
January 19, 2010
Cyclist Pitches Anti-Dooring Video Icon to TLC
City cyclist and graphic designer Marko Bon is working to get a logo like this one added to taxi video screens as part of the "Taxicab Passenger Enhancement Program." Bon tells Streetsblog that the Taxi and Limousine Commission has shown interest in the design, which he hopes can be incorporated in a way that will draw passengers' attention. Info stickers have included anti-dooring messages, designed by Transportation Alternatives, for years, but video PSAs got lost in the shuffle when making their "Taxi TV" debut in 2003.
November 3, 2008
A Conversation About New York Streets — Get In Free
The Museum of the City of New York is offering Streetsblog readers free admission to what should be an interesting panel discussion tomorrow evening: "Spotlight on Design: Innovation in New York's Streets." Here's more on the event:
February 27, 2008
City to Unveil ‘Look’ Bike Safety Campaign
The New York City Department of Transportation will announce its anticipated new bike safety initiative at noon today in the South Plaza of Union Square.
September 18, 2007
Taxi Strike ’07: Share Your Stories
With an unknown number of cab drivers on strike as of 5 a.m. today, a sense of mild annoyance has gripped the city.
September 5, 2007