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Meeting Name: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/10/2025 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
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T2025-3081 *   Oversight - TLC: The Status of the Yellow Cab Industry.Oversight    Not available Not available
Int 0193-2024 *Jennifer Gutiérrez  Requiring taxis and for-hire vehicles to display a decal warning passengers to look for cyclists when opening the door.IntroductionThis bill would require all taxis and for-hire vehicles to prominently display a sign on all passenger doors warning passengers to look for cyclists before opening the door. The signs would be provided to drivers and vehicle owners at no cost by the taxi and limousine commission.   Not available Not available
Int 0373-2024 *Keith Powers   Extending scheduled vehicle retirement dates for taxicabs during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency and the repeal thereof.IntroductionThis bill would permit taxicab owners, whose vehicles are not currently scheduled to be converted to wheelchair accessible vehicles at the next scheduled retirement date, to apply to the Taxi and Limousine Commission for a vehicle retirement extension of 12 months during the Disaster Emergency issued by the State of New York in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would also permit such taxicab owners to apply for a vehicle retirement extension of up to 12 additional months if an owner can demonstrate an economic or other personal hardship that the commission determines would create an undue burden upon the owner if the extension were not granted. Taxicab owners whose vehicles are currently scheduled to be converted to wheelchair accessible vehicles at the next scheduled retirement date may apply to the Taxi and Limousine Commission for a vehicle retirement extension of 6 months during the Disaster Emergency issued by the State of New York in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Not available Not available
Int 0676-2024 *Amanda Farías  Requiring the taxi and limousine commission to conduct a study and report on increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructureIntroductionThis bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to conduct a study on the costs, challenges, and opportunities related to increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure and to report on the findings of the study, including recommendations for incentive programs to encourage the use of electric for-hire vehicles and recommended locations for new electric vehicle charging stations. The bill would also require the TLC to set targets for issuance of licenses to electric vehicles and installation of charging infrastructure and report twice a year on progress towards those targets.   Not available Not available
Int 1050-2024 *Carmen N. De La Rosa  Limiting the amount of liability coverage that the taxi and limousine commission may require for vehicles it licenses.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the Taxi and Limousine Commission from requiring the vehicles it licenses to have personal injury protection (also known as no-fault) liability coverage in an amount greater than the amount required by state law.   Not available Not available