The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), as lead agency, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a proposed issuance of up to 2,000 new yellow taxi medallions. All of these new yellow taxi medallion licenses are restricted to vehicles that are accessible to individuals who use wheelchairs.  On March 9, 2012, the TLC published a Draft Scope of Work for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and an Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) and issued a Positive Declaration.  A public scoping meeting on the Draft Scope of Work was held on April 19, 2012 at TLC’s Commission Meeting Room. In accordance with the requirements of the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) and the State Environmental Review Act (SEQRA), the TLC has prepared a DEIS that identifies the potential environmental or economic impacts of increasing the number of new yellow taxi medallions.
 
We have scheduled a public hearing where members of the public will have the opportunity to speak and share their comments or concerns about the DEIS with TLC staff. The hearing will take place as follows:

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
6:00pm to 8:00pm
NYC TLC Commission Room
33 Beaver St., 19th Floor
New York, NY 10004

Members of the public can download the DEIS and the Notice of Completion by clicking on the below links. 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Appendix D – Transportation Technical Backup - (Zip Files)
Notice of Completion 

If you would like to give TLC feedback on what you think should be considered in the review, please attend the above meeting or submit written comments to the attention of Justine Johnson at NYC TLC, 33 Beaver St., 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10004.  Written comments will be accepted until June 22, 2012. 

This winter the New York State Legislature passed legislation authorizing the City of New York to sell up to 2,000 new yellow taxi medallions for use exclusively on vehicles that are accessible to individuals who use wheelchairs. The Taxi and Limousine Commission is currently undertaking a review process called City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) to identify what impacts a medallion sale would likely have on the environment or economy.

In accordance with CEQR, TLC is initiating a process to define the scope of the Draft EIS (DEIS).  As an initial step in that process, TLC prepared a Draft Scope of Work for the DEIS and made it available for review and comment to the public.  On April 19, 2012, a public meeting forum was held for public comments on the Draft Scope of Work and written comments were accepted until the close of business on April 30, 2012.  The Final Scope of Work was prepared by TLC after consideration of public comments.
 
Members of the public can download the Final Scope of Work by clicking on the below links.

Credit: Kristen Artz

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Taxi and Limousine Commission Chairman and Commissioner David Yassky and members of the livery car industry have unveiled the official color for the new “Boro Taxis” – Apple Green. The Boro Taxis will bring legal taxi service to the seven million New Yorkers who live outside Manhattan’s Central Business District by licensing 18,000 livery vehicles to, for the first time, legally pickup street hail passengers in the boroughs outside of Manhattan and in Northern Manhattan. The Sunday, April 29 announcement of Apple Green as the official color for the new Boro Taxis follows the Taxi and Limousine Commission’s approval last week of regulations codifying the authorizing State legislation, which was proposed by Mayor Bloomberg and became law in February. The Mayor also was joined at the announcement by Assemblyman Carl E. Heastie, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares and Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz at the announcement at City Hall Plaza.  

Credit: Kristen Artz / Pictured here, Cira Angeles and members of the Livery Base Owners Coalition celebrate the announcement with Mayor Bloomberg. 

 
TLC Board of Commissioners deliberates

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) today announced the passage, by its Board of Commissioners, of five chapters of proposed rules codifying the Five Borough Taxi Law passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

These rules are the culmination of a concept envisioned and articulated by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in his January 2011 State of the City Address, held in Staten Island.

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Survey for FHV Owners and Drivers.
The TLC has developed a survey to learn more about the financing needs of FHV owners and drivers. This survey will help lenders create affordable financing options for FHV owners and drivers who might want a loan to cover some expenses of converting their vehicles to Street Hail Liveries. The questionnaire is anonymous – so there’s no need to provide your name or license number. Please fill out the survey here and pass it on to your friends. 

La encuesta se puede encontrar en español aquí. 

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission voted unanimously to authorize a pilot program to test alternatives to the existing in-taxi technology systems.  The following documents are available:

 

The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) today announced the release of a new video public service announcement encouraging passengers to buckle their seatbelts for safety that can be viewed on each taxicab’s Passenger Information Monitor (PIM).

 The TLC recently made some changes to its license application process to make it easier and more efficient for applicants and the TLC.
Learn More About Changes to the Fitness Rules
Read the New Fitness Rules
New Fitness Rules Handout (Please click here) (En Español) 

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