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INDUSTRY NOTICE #15-21 • JUNE 9, 2015

REDUCED APPLICATION BAN AFTER REVOCATION

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) wishes to inform its licensees that TLC rules were recently amended to permit, in limited circumstances, early application after revocation.

Drivers whose prior TLC license was revoked under either the Critical Driver or Persistent Violator programs may request a reduced application ban if the driver’s state license lists no more than three (3) total DMV points for all violations within the last three (3) years AND it has been at least one (1) year since the issue date listed on the TLC Critical Driver or Persistent Violator summons.

More information on the recent rule change as well as how to request a reduced application ban can be found at:

www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/industry/reapply_after_revocation.shtml


INDUSTRY NOTICE #15-22 • JUNE 11, 2015

ACCESSIBILITY DRAWING UPDATE

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) wishes to inform its licensees that the first yellow taxi accessibility drawing will be held on June 25, 2015.
The drawing will be conducted at the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission offices located at 33 Beaver Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004 at 10:00 A.M.
We encourage all interested parties to attend.

For those unable to attend, real-time video of the event will be available at https://livestream.com/nyctaxi. The TLC will post results of the drawing on its website within twenty-four (24) hours. All medallion owners entered into the drawing will then receive a letter detailing the results of the drawing and next steps.

On April 30, 2014, the TLC approved rules to make it easier for mobility impaired customers who use wheelchairs to get a taxi by increasing the percentage of wheelchair-accessible taxis to 50 percent by 2020. These rules can be found in 35 RCNY Chapter 58, Section 58-50 Accessible Vehicle Conversion.

This accessibility drawing will be limited to those unrestricted independent medallions with vehicles that are scheduled to retire between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. The medallions selected in the drawing will be required to place an accessible vehicle into service when their current vehicle is retired (first retirement cycle). The medallions not selected in the drawing are not required to place an accessible vehicle into service when their current vehicle is retired. However, each medallion’s accessibility requirement will alternate during each subsequent retirement cycle.

For example, those medallions not selected in this drawing will be required to hack up an accessible vehicle in the next (subsequent) retirement cycle.

Date and Time: June 25, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.

Location: 33 Beaver Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004 at 10:00 A.M.


INDUSTRY NOTICE #15-23 • JUNE 16, 2015

TLC PUBLISHES LIST OF UNRESTRICTED INDEPENDENT MEDALLIONS
ENTERED INTO JUNE 25, 2015 ACCESSIBILITY DRAWING

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) wishes to inform its licensees that it has published the list of medallions that will be entered into the accessibility drawing to occur on June 25, 2015.

This accessibility drawing will be limited to those unrestricted independent medallions with vehicles that are scheduled to retire between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016.

The drawing will occur in two parts:

  • the first part for medallions with vehicle retirement dates between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016; and

  • the second part for medallions with vehicle retirement dates between July 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016.


The medallions selected in the drawing will be required to place an approved accessible vehicle into service when their current vehicle is retired (first retirement cycle). The medallions not selected in the drawing are not required to place an accessible vehicle into service when their current vehicle is retired. However, each medallion’s accessibility requirement will alternate during each subsequent retirement cycle.

For example, those medallions not selected in this drawing will be required to hack up an accessible vehicle in the next (subsequent) retirement cycle.

The drawing will be conducted at the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission offices at 33 Beaver Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004 at 10:00 A.M. We encourage all interested parties to attend. For those unable to attend, real time video of the event will be available at: http://www.livestream.com/nyctaxi.

The TLC will post results of the drawing on its website within twenty-four (24) hours. All medallion owners entered into the drawing will then receive a letter detailing the results of the drawing and next steps.

The TLC will soon be providing detailed information about funding programs available to eligible licensees to assist with vehicle conversion costs.

See below or the TLC website for the list of medallions. For questions, call 718-391-5501.

Drawing A – Independent unrestricted medallions with vehicle retirement dates between 1/1/16 – 6/30/16

1A24

1W99

3A99

4A68

5D24

7C17

8Y46

1A28

2A13

3B20

4B44

5D32

7C61

8Y67

1A67

2A31

3B42

4B53

5D93

7C69

8Y90

1B21

2A37

3B55

4B77

5E65

7C75

8Y96

1B46

2A49

3B66

4B97

5F25

7C76

9A42

1B57

2A63

3C33

4C31

5F46

7D47

9A63

1D20

2A74

3C52

4C42

5F52

7D63

9A64

1D44

2A83

3C56

4C74

5F71

7D94

9B43

1D76

2B10

3C98

4C90

6A13

7E23

9B94

1D85

2B45

3D56

4D10

6A22

7E88

9C19

1D98

2B52

3D66

4D32

6A36

7E91

9C64

1E12

2C16

3D73

4D74

6A55

7F26

9C76

1E18

2C44

3D78

4E27

6A61

7F31

9D31

1E75

2C58

3D90

4E35

6B16

7F45

9D93

1F37

2D12

3E77

4E64

6B82

7F69

9D97

1G15

2D13

3F14

4E74

6B96

8A18

9E50

1G18

2D30

3F24

4F47

6C15

8A76

9F19

1G56

2D31

3F35

4F54

6C27

8B20

9F22

1G59

2D81

3F38

4F65

6C31

8B39

9F31

1T18

2D96

3F47

4F68

6C94

8B82

9F65

1T23

2E41

3F58

4F78

6D26

8C21

9F91

1T28

2E55

3F76

4F91

6D77

8D34

9F92

1T31

2F54

3F81

5A67

6D97

8D38

1T37

2F66

3F94

5B15

6E37

8D63

1T41

2G12

3T14

5B16

6F49

8D99

1T43

2T26

3T22

5B33

7A46

8E14

1T48

2T27

3T25

5B42

7A64

8E19

1T52

2T33

3T30

5B72

7A97

8E37

1T58

2T39

3T36

5C56

7B18

8E40

1T68

2W14

3T48

5C61

7B42

8E66

1T87

2W20

4A25

5C74

7B43

8E74

1T92

3A23

4A41

5C92

7B56

8Y15

1W90

3A30

4A42

5C94

7B75

8Y32

1W98

3A70

4A54

5D14

7B82

8Y35

 

Drawing B – Independent unrestricted medallions with vehicle retirement dates between 7/1/16 – 12/31/16

1A11

1G81

2T66

3F51

4F81

5Y85

7A28

7F58

8F24

9E86

1A75

1G95

2T73

3F65

5A20

6A10

7A29

7F91

8F31

9E92

1A77

1G99

2W33

3T12

5A24

6A53

7A49

7F92

8F42

9E95

1A79

1T25

3A24

3T37

5A31

6A69

7A60

7Y93

8F63

9F60

1B19

1T53

3A27

3T44

5A33

6A70

7A62

8A24

8F68

9F84

1B35

2A50

3A35

4A34

5A50

6A82

7A71

8A40

8F80

9Y11

1B51

2A66

3A36

4A45

5A75

6B10

7A74

8A61

8F87

1B56

2A73

3A45

4A51

5A81

6B12

7A79

8A91

8F95

1B64

2B19

3B28

4A53

5A87

6B41

7B21

8B27

9A12

1B69

2B32

3B33

4A58

5A96

6B44

7B53

8B35

9A13

1B76

2B34

3B34

4A63

5B11

6B54

7B57

8B50

9A98

1B94

2B81

3B35

4A67

5B23

6B95

7B68

8B68

9B30

1C59

2C15

3B41

4A75

5B34

6B98

7B71

8B77

9B56

1C71

2C20

3B46

4A83

5C14

6C21

7B86

8B96

9B65

1C82

2C43

3B75

4B16

5C27

6C36

7C11

8B98

9B72

1C95

2C63

3B95

4B39

5C28

6C47

7C23

8C18

9B78

1D39

2C82

3C29

4B54

5C99

6C54

7C33

8C32

9B82

1D53

2C84

3C32

4B74

5D18

6C91

7C39

8C54

9B95

1D70

2C85

3C40

4B86

5D22

6D33

7C43

8C57

9C47

1E11

2C90

3C51

4B88

5D40

6D51

7C45

8C61

9C85

1E38

2C97

3C53

4B95

5D46

6D84

7C92

8C70

9D28

1E83

2D10

3C84

4C68

5D71

6D89

7D12

8C93

9D40

1F35

2D58

3D67

4C84

5D96

6D93

7D13

8D28

9D42

1F53

2D85

3D72

4D33

5E12

6D94

7D24

8D58

9D44

1F66

2D92

3D87

4E10

5E24

6E20

7D40

8D93

9D86

1F77

2E29

3E12

4E23

5E28

6E42

7D66

8E27

9D91

1F80

2E50

3E17

4E46

5E38

6E43

7D79

8E35

9D96

1F83

2E77

3E18

4E47

5E48

6E52

7D83

8E36

9E19

1F94

2E87

3E46

4E71

5E61

6E90

7D92

8E46

9E42

1F97

2F46

3E63

4E84

5E72

6E98

7D93

8E73

9E52

1G24

2T35

3E90

4F10

5F31

6F17

7D96

8E93

9E56

1G58

2T37

3F11

4F26

5F48

6F29

7E53

8E95

9E62

1G63

2T51

3F19

4F60

5F50

6F53

7E69

8F13

9E69

1G64

2T58

3F27

4F66

5F94

6F65

7F27

8F17

9E73

 


INDUSTRY NOTICE #15-24 • JUNE 18, 2015

TLC ANNOUNCES MEDALLION VEHICLE RETIREMENT EXTENSION

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) would like to inform its licensees that in light of ongoing litigation, which has postponed the Official Taxicab Vehicle (OTV) Activation Date, we will extend the retirement dates of those vehicles scheduled to retire before August 31, 2015.

All Taxicab vehicles with retirement dates scheduled June 30, 2015 to August 30, 2015 will receive a new retirement date of August 31, 2015. Owners may continue operating their existing vehicles until the first scheduled inspection on or after August 31, 2015.

All Taxicab vehicles must continue to appear for and pass all scheduled inspections.


JUNE 2, 2015

TLC, COUNCILMEMBER VACCA LAUNCH TAXI/FHV VEHICLE SAFETY PILOT

New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) Commissioner and Chair Meera Joshi, City Council Member and Technology Committee Chair James Vacca, and City Council Member and Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez today announced the launch of the TLC’s Vehicle Safety Technology (VST) Pilot Program, an extension of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero Action Plan. The TLC is one of three agencies taking lead on Vision Zero, alongside the NYC DOT and the NYPD. The VST pilot’s goal is to explore the ways that in-vehicle technology may be employed to improve driver safety.

The pilot’s initial participants, IonFleets, Inc. and Mobileye, Inc., have installed their systems in a total of ten TLC licensed vehicles thus far, including yellow medallion taxicabs, Boro (green) Taxis, and for-hire vehicles (liveries and black cars). Among the installed equipment for this group of pilot participants is a combination of data recorders, driver alerts, in-vehicle camera systems, and related analytic software.

The pilot remains open to additional participants and several technology providers have started the application process. The TLC will announce additional participants as they come on board.

  • Data recorders, also known as black boxes, capture and record information on vehicle dynamics such as speed, acceleration, braking, and abrupt turns.

  • Driver alert systems notify the driver when the system detects unsafe driving factors.


Testing these types of high tech systems in TLC licensed vehicles enables the TLC to evaluate the practical applications of the technology and its effectiveness in promoting safe driving practices. Another of the pilot’s benefits is that it will allow the TLC to evaluate the unique driving conditions found in urban settings such as New York City, and their effects on driving for-hire.

“The VST Pilot Program will give us a bird’s eye view of what is actually happening on the road and the mere presence of a black box will keep drivers mindful of the responsibility they have behind the wheel,” said Commissioner Joshi.

“The data collected by this piloted technology will help the TLC and our industries reinforce good driving practices that will ultimately keep drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists as safe as possible. Vision Zero’s mission of eliminating traffic fatalities challenges us to explore every option at our disposal to ensure the safety of our shared streets.”

TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi (at podium) and City Council Member and Technology Commission Chair James Vacca.

“The Taxi and Limousine Commission’s Vehicle Safety Technology Pilot Program is an integral component of Vision Zero. I recognized the potential of such a program last year when I introduced legislation to mandate a pilot of telemetric technology in TLC’s licensee fleet, and I am thrilled to see it come to fruition,” said Council Member James Vacca, Chair of the New York City Council Committee on Technology, and former Chair of the Committee on Transportation.

“This pilot program is so important because the City will be able to assess which technologies best fit New York City’s diverse fleet of licensed for-hire vehicles. Testing a wide range of technologies, including black boxes to record vehicles’ movements and alerts to help drivers stay aware of their driving habits, will go a long way in preventing collisions and in encouraging lawful driving behaviors. This technology has the potential to save lives, and I would like to thank Commissioner Joshi for her leadership on this proposal. I look forward to seeing the results of this important pilot program.”

“With the Vehicle Safety Technology Pilot Program, we are working to ensure that we use the most up-to-date and effective technology to improve road safety, reduce pedestrian deaths and achieve Vision Zero. I applaud Technology Committee Chairman James Vacca and the Taxi and Limousine Commission on working together to ensure that we use innovation to help drivers increase safety,” said New York City Council Transportation Committee Chairman Ydanis Rodriguez.

Those interested in joining this important public/private partnership may visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/industry/veh_safety_tech_pilot_program.shtml.

You may also see the pilot’s resolution at:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/downloads/pdf/pilot_resolution_black_box_final.pdf

Watch the press conference:
http://livestream.com/nyctaxi/press062215


Said Michael Lyons, Chairman of IonFleets, Inc, “We’re passionate about employing cutting edge technology to increase the safety and security of New Yorkers and people
everywhere. Through our innovative products, we are committed to bringing about the goal of Vision Zero.”

Said Mark Medawar, President and CEO of Mobileye, Inc, “We are glad to partner with the TLC in support of their effort to improve the safety of their fleet and help save lives.”

TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi and cab driver MD Khan, whose taxi is equipped with the new safety technology.

JUNE 9, 2015

TLC & COUNCIL SPEAKER MARK-VIVERITO JOIN TO LAUNCH
VIDEO MESSAGE SERVICE REFUSALS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!

Letting passengers know how they can make a difference!

On June 9, 2015 the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), with the invaluable assistance of NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and NYC Media, launched a public service announcement (PSA) to highlight the issue of service refusal by drivers of both yellow medallion taxicabs and Street Hail Liveries (green “Boro Cabs”, or SHLs).

The PSA will be seen and heard throughout the city’s fleet of more than 20,000 yellow and green cabs, and will also be available through the TLC’s web site and on the agency’s YouTube channel. Speaker Mark Viverito provided voiceover narration for the PSA.

The goal of the PSA is to raise awareness of passengers’ rights with respect to service refusal, and it visually portrays examples of certain refusal types while encouraging
viewers to report any instances of service refusal they may experience.

New York City law provides that medallion taxicabs and Boro Cabs must transport ALL passengers to any mandatory destinations. For yellow cabs, that is within the five boroughs, Nassau and Westchester Counties, or the three regional airports. For Boro Cabs, the areas in Manhattan south of East 96th Street and West 110th Street, or JFK or LGA airports, are excluded for street hail service, but they, too, must transport passengers to all mandatory taxi destinations as described above.

“Taxi service is for all New Yorkers,” said TLC Commissioner and Chair Meera Joshi. “There are few violations more viscerally hurtful and offensive than service refusal. This PSA will highlight the issue by showing what a refusal looks like and encouraging people to report it so that we can take action. I would like to thank NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito for giving voice to this important effort. Thanks also to Council Member Jumaane Williams for his strong advocacy on this issue.”

“Every borough, neighborhood, and community in our great city has something unique to offer,” said Council Speaker Mark Viverito, “and taxis should always be ready to help take you there. We want to remind all passengers that drivers cannot refuse fares based destination and if they do, to report the incident to 311.

Taxis are one of the best ways to experience the Big Apple, and I thank the Taxi and Limousine Commission for its efforts to ensure that New Yorkers can rely on taxis for transport to any zip code in New York City.”

“In order to ensure taxi and for-hire drivers provide the services required, we must first make sure that citizens know their rights,” said City Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez. “With this PSA, we will educate every New Yorker of the protections the City has given them and give them the mechanism to report violations. With more New Yorkers reporting violations, drivers will think twice before they refuse a passenger because of their race gender or ethnicity.”

After demonstrating several service refusal experiences, the PSA concludes with a description of the different methods for contacting 311 and the vital information necessary to file a complaint. Once a refusal complaint is filed with 311, the TLC investigates and, using data collected via the vehicle’s GPS enabled technology systems, determines if the driver’s actions were in fact a service refusal.

To view the Passenger Refusal PSA, visit www.nyc.gov/taxi, or more directly at http://youtu.be/NwNhZOEJRXY


About the NYC TLC:

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) was created in 1971, and is the agency responsible for the regulation and licensing of over 200,000 yellow medallion taxicabs and for-hire vehicles, their drivers, and the businesses that operate and support their industries. It is recognized as the largest and most active taxi and limousine regulatory body in the United States.

To find out more about the TLC, or to review its rules and procedures, we encourage you to visit our official Web site at www.nyc.gov/taxi or contact 311/311 Online.

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