TLCMKT News (10.27.20): Woman Punches TLC Driver in the Face on Ludlow Street, Port Authority Suspends Fee for Taxi & Rideshare, NYC Council Considering Bill Requiring Shared Moped Safety Precautions

Select TLCMKT news headlines for Tuesday, October 27th 2020

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Woman Punches Uber Driver in the Face on Ludlow Street (Bowery Boogie)

• On Sunday night at approximately 10pm, a woman allegedly punched a TLC driver in the face outside 121 Ludlow Street.

• The driver sustained a fat lip, but is reported to otherwise be okay.

• The woman was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault.

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Port Authority suspends fee to use taxi, Uber and Lyft at airports (NJ.com)

• A fee to take a cab, Uber or Lyft to take you to or from NYC area airports has temporarily been suspended by the Port Authority.

• The fee, which was part of a toll, fee and fare increase approved by the Port Authority’s board in September 2019 will be put on hold until April 5, 2021.

• Officials cited low volumes at the three major NYC metro area airports and the finalization of implementation plans for the change.

• Travelers using for-hire vehicles were going to pay a higher $2.50 pick-up and drop-off fee vs. a $1.25 fee for taxis (taxis fees will increase to $1.75 in 2022).

• The original $4 airport fee proposed in 2019 was reduced in recognition of a downturn in taxi industry earnings and testimony by cab drivers.

• The fees will help fund a smartphone app that would replace a taxi dispatch system that results in drivers waiting hours in taxi hold lots at the airport.

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New York City Council Considering Bill Requiring Shared Moped Companies To Implement More Safety Precautions (CBS NY)

• City Council is considering a bill that would require shared moped companies to implement more safety precautions, including a way to make sure riders are wearing helmets.

  “According to a 2019 NAFTA study, shared e-scooter systems have a fatality rate five times higher than that of bike share systems…The Revel crash rate in September was 50% lower than in June, when the rate peaked at about three crashes per 10,000 trips.” - New York City DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg

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