New York proposal would limit for-hire vehicles during study
Staff and drivers for ride-hailing company Uber gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday to protest legislation that would put limits on for-hire vehicles while the city conducts a study on whether the sharp growth of the industry has an impact on traffic congestion.
Such a cap would stifle Uber’s growth in the nation’s largest city and cost the city nearly 10,000 jobs, company representative Matthew Wing said.
The bill, introduced by Democratic Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, would temporarily cap the number of for-hire vehicle licenses issued in the city while the Taxi and Limousine Commission, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Protection study the impact of the growth of the “e-hail” industry.