Taxi Group Applauds Decision and Sees Safe, Fuel-Efficient Taxis In Near Future
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against the City of New York’s hybrid taxi mandate, which was to take effect tomorrow, November 1st. Judge Paul A. Crotty of the United States District Court, Southern District of [tag]New York[/tag] ruled in favor of the plaintiffs which include the [tag]Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade[/tag] (MTBOT), the country’s largest taxi trade association.
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Starting on November 3, 2008, accessible taxicabs will receive priority when being dispatched at JFK Airport. The Port Authority of NY and NJ will sponsor this pilot program as an incentive to encourage taxicab drivers to provide service to people with disabilities.
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ROWS of Lincoln Town Cars idling at the curbside, a scene as socially suspect as the old X-rated Times Square, will soon begin disappearing from New York City streets.
Ambitious city fuel economy rules, written to curb the thirst of black cars, will steadily sideline the big V-8 powered sedans that corporate New York has relied on for decades. The rules particularly threaten the future of the Lincoln Town Car, workhorse of a fleet that the Taxi and Limousine Commission numbers at roughly 10,000 vehicles.
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