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New York City Transit is the life blood of New York City, moving more than 187.9 million passengers per month. However, the Lexington Avenue Subway Line is currently over 150% of capacity. As the City grows we must improve capacity and investigate transportation alternatives. We must find alternative transportation routes for residents of Roosevelt Island by modifying current subway service, trams, ferries, and even building additional subway stations.

While we are building any improvements, including the long overdue Second Avenue Subway, we must make sure that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is transparent by making its construction plans available to the people, open to review and suggestions from the community, and accountable should final decisions be made by the MTA without public comment.

While the Mayor's Congestion Pricing plan may not have been enacted, it is important not to let a greener New York fall by the wayside. As your City Council member I will work with you to implement initiatives that preserve our environment, improve transportation and make New York City a clean, affordable, and accessible place to live.

Bio & Tech Insights Chicago and New York could Soon Compete with Uber and Lyft by Nick Jayson

http://biotechinsights.com/chicago-and-new-york-could-soon-compete-with-uber-and...

 

According to news reports, New York and Chicago Cities could soon become rivals of Uber and Lyft, after they launch their own smartphone apps for e-hailing taxis, similar to Uber and Lyft. Chicago regulators permitted a plan to develop apps for e-hailing taxis. According to the New York Times report on Friday, New York City Councilman Ben Kallos proposed a similar app for the Big Apple.

The apps would follow the templates set by Uber and Lyft, car service companies that allow customers to hail cabs via apps instead of standing and shouting on street corners while jostling in the rain with other customers. But the competing car service companies have run unpleasant local laws around the United States, and Uber has been banned from Spain and India.

 

 

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Headlines and Global News Uber-Like Ride-Hailing service Coming to New York and Chicago by John Nassivera

http://www.hngn.com/articles/52650/20141212/uber-like-ride-hailing-service-comin...

 

The New York app, called the Universal E-Hail app, was proposed by councilman Ben Kallos and would be created by the Taxi & Limousine Commission if it receives approval, CNN Money reported.

"City taxis need an app of their own to compete, and New Yorkers need to be able to get a cab in the rain without having to worry about surge pricing," Kallos said. "I want to live in a city where I can e-hail a yellow or green cab and get where I need to be in a New York minute."

The idea of new ride-hailing apps in the two cities comes at a time when Uber and Lyft face problems overseas and at home. Uber is currently banned in Spain and China, and it was recently sued by authorities in Portland, Oregon that demanded for the company to comply with local laws. Both Uber and Lyft were sued by California for allegedly misleading people about its background checks for its drivers.

 

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The Star Washington Takes on Uber With its Own Taxi App by AFP

http://www.thestar.com.my/Tech/Tech-News/2014/12/15/Washington-takes-on-Uber-wit...

 

n New York, the city council is considering a bill that would not only create a similar app, but also enable taxis to be called using Uber, Lyft or other third-party apps. 

“Instead of making new technologies illegal or regulating them out of business, we should provide a level playing field with fair competition so that companies, drivers and riders all win,” said New York councillor Ben Kallos, the bill’s sponsor. 

 

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