November 2008

DOT brainstorms UWS traffic

November 13, 2008

Click here for Enlarged View UPPER West Siders should be afraid, very afraid, of the Department of Transportation brainstorm to make their neighborhood more friendly to strollers and bicyclists.

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Malfunctioning Taxi TV Screens Are Always On

November 12, 2008

It seems that more and more taxi TV screens are losing the “off” or “mute” button, turning NYC cabs into hell on wheels. Incensed reader (and big band leader) Gregory Moore writes: I made the very unpleasant discovery this weekend during a $20 cab ride downtown that those hideous backseat televisions are being re-designed so [...]

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

November 11, 2008

When Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his grand plan to make New York City “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city,” he offered a banquet of 127 excellent ideas. They included congestion pricing, more parks, windmills to produce energy and a promise to plant one million trees in the next 10 years. But as he has learned [...]

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NYC Considers Adding Tolls To East River Bridges

November 9, 2008

MTA officials met this morning to talk about a $1.2 billion budget gap, and possible tolls on East River bridges. CBS 2′s Magee Hickey reports from outside MTA headquarters in Midtown.

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Cyclist Pitches Anti-Dooring Video Icon to TLC

November 5, 2008

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.”

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For Runners, a Marathon; for Cabbies, a Mad Dash

November 4, 2008

For 364 days a year, Ilgvars Timbra the cabby lives by two golden rules. One: Never speed. Two: Never argue with a passenger. And for one day each year, Mr. Timbra’s list of rules grows to three. “Avoid the marathon like a plague,” said Mr. Timbra, who also goes by the name George.

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Vehicles for use as Yellow Cabs

November 3, 2008

Following a judge’s ruling in federal District Court which did not uphold the 25 mpg standard set forth in TLC Rule 3-03(c)(10), the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has announced that the following vehicles are currently in use and meet approved specifications:

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