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ATTENTION DRIVERS: NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN IN MANHATTAN’S MEATPACKING DISTRICT
Why is the City doing this?
• To provide more outdoor seating and green space.
• To increase pedestrian safety and reduce congestion in the area.
• To help you get more fares by keeping traffic moving.
What is the New Traffic Pattern?
• 2-Way: Tenth Avenue/West Street between Gansevoort and Little West 12th
— You can now re-enter the plaza area without circling on Horatio Street.
• 2-Way: Washington Street between Little West 12th and 14th Street
— Creates a new way to exit the plaza by going west on 13th Street westbound and north on Washington Street, exiting onto 14th Street.
How will the Pattern be enforced?
Police will be helping direct traffic, cracking down on excessive horn honking and watching to make sure items around the plaza are not damaged.
TLC COMPLETES AUCTIONS OF 89 ACCESSIBLE & ALTERNATE-FUEL NEW YORK CITY TAXICAB MEDALLIONS
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) successfully auctioned 89 new taxicab medallions, 87 of which are earmarked for use with wheelchair accessible vehicles. This will bring to 231 the number of New York City taxicabs capable of offering ramp entry service to wheelchair users.
The medallions made available today represent the final portion of the 150 additional medallions that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, TLC Commissioner Matthew W. Daus and New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn successfully sought State legislation to authorize. Two Independent/Individual Alternate Fuel Medallions were also successfully auctioned.
“Thanks to the vision of Mayor Bloomberg we now have the highest number of wheelchair accessible taxicabs in the nation” said TLC Commissioner Daus. “We remain committed to continuing to make progress in the area of enhancing transportation options for persons with disabilities. Congratulations to all the successful bidders! The auctions are the last of several successful auctions held where a total of 1,050 medallions were sold since 2004 bringing more and better service to our passengers”.
The opening took place at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, neighbors of the TLC’s 40 Rector Street headquarters, on the sixth floor.
The process involved the public opening of sealed bids that were submitted to the TLC between Monday, April 28 and Thursday, May 1, 2008. On May 2, the amount of each bid was read aloud and processed by a team of specially trained TLC staff. A large screen flashed the ranking of the bids allowing bidders to monitor their progress and ultimately determine whether their bids were successful.
Winning bidders will be invited to attend a bid winner’s workshop at TLC headquarters at a date to be announced. The workshop is designed to assist the winning bidders by familiarizing them with the processes and procedures for getting started in the taxi business as medallion owners.
PLEASE NOTE: THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS ARE TENTATIVE AND UNOFFICIAL, PENDING CONFIRMATION AND PROCESSING
TENTATIVE RESULTS
MEDALLION AUCTION FAST FACTS
A comprehensive list of tentative winning bidders will be made available on the TLC’s web site www.nyc.gov/taxi.
CONTACT: Ira J. Goldstein • 212-676-1013/1017
Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Public Affairs
40 Rector Street, 5th Floor
New York NY 10006
Tel: 212-676-1013, Fax: 212-676-1101
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