Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxis & Limos

Ad Nauseam: Excellent Uber Ad Distills the Problem With Uber in Crowded Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 7, 2017 | No Comments

By stripping away the gloss, anonymity, and cultural connotations of car exteriors and leaving only their bulk, the ad brilliantly highlights why moving around in single-occupancy vehicles is so absurd in an urban context. There's just not enough space for everyone to get around this way.

Uber and Lyft Are Cannibalizing Transit in Major American Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 13, 2017 | No Comments

New research from UC Davis shows that cities must strengthen transit in response to the growth of ride-hailing services.

NYPD Blames Victim After Cab Driver Kills Woman on UES and Flees Scene

By Brad Aaron | Sep 13, 2017 | 5 Comments

The victim was the third pedestrian in five months to be killed by a cab driver in the 19th Precinct.

Canal Street at Bowery, where a yellow cab driver killed cyclist Edouard Menuau. Photo: Google Maps

NYPD in Default Victim-Blaming Mode After Yellow Cab Driver Kills Cyclist in Chinatown

By Brad Aaron | Aug 29, 2017 | 5 Comments

NYC motorists killed four people riding bikes over a 15-day period in June and July. In every case, NYPD said the victim ran a red while citing no corroborative evidence.

A cab driver reportedly dragged 80-year-old Barbara Horn for half a block on Third Avenue in the 19th Precinct, where police barely enforce failure to yield and speeding. Video still: WCBS

Cab Driver Kills Woman in 19th Precinct, Where Police Brag About Seizing E-Bikes

By Brad Aaron | Jul 31, 2017 | 8 Comments

Barbara Horn was the second person this year killed by a cab driver in a crosswalk in the 19th Precinct. On an average day, precinct officers summons around five motorists for violating a pedestrian’s right of way, and ticket just one speeding driver.

Uber’s Latest Feature Reinvents the Wheels on the Bus

By Stephen Miller | May 24, 2017 | No Comments

Uber is rolling out a new feature that will encourage people who use its shared-ride service in New York to walk to the nearest intersection, instead of getting picked up at their door. The company hopes that by avoiding looping through congested Manhattan to pick up and drop off multiple people, it will make trips faster and easier -- but Uber is trying to solve a problem that buses solved generations ago.

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