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07.02 /14

Green Taxis Slowly Taking Over New York City

Green Taxis Slowly Taking Over New York City

9 years ago Residents of New York no longer have to hail down a yellow taxi if they need to get somewhere; Since last August, passengers have been able to catch a ride around Manhattan and other boroughs in a green taxi. Since the new cab service has grown in popularity since its establishment, the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has been considering the prospect of tripling the "Boro Taxi" fleet. While the program has been controversial, it has been successful, and gives those in Manhattan an extended street-hail service when that stretches beyond Manhattan's residential districts and its ritzier business, which gives people in the city an alternative option to a yellow cab.

Meera Joshi, chairwoman for TLC, was surprised how quickly the green taxi business took off, remarking on how green taxis are seen everywhere around Manhattan as they cruise around for hailing passengers. A frequent green cab passenger, who finds himself in the back of one at least once a week, Steve West, is a big fan of the green cabs and is appreciative of the great option (as an alternative to taking a yellow cab) he has for getting around Hamilton Heights, where he lives, and other parts of Manhattan; Given how quickly the green cab business has taken off, many other Manhattan residents must feel the same way.

As of currently, there are over 5,200 green taxis in the city; These 5,200 green taxis make over 43,000 trips in a single day, a number which as increased by 11,000 since days in November. In total, the green taxis have logged in more than 5.8 trips since its establishment, which fills the transportation gap that's left in neighborhoods with little to no access to mass transit. As the daily trips have grown, so have the number of green taxis out on the street. Astoria, Morningside Heights, and Harlem have the highest number of daily pick-ups.

Yellow taxi leaders are concerned about business, having even called for there to be stricter enforcement on the law which prevents the ability of a green taxi from picking up Manhattan passengers; While yellow taxis took in an increase of 1% ($2.04 billion) during the early establishment for green taxis, they took a 2% drop from their earnings from the year before, which could be due to more green cabs hitting the Manhattan street. Despite those numbers, TLC has stated that it's too early to spot any trends; They also stated that green taxis may not of even been the cause, and that a brutal winter could have been responsible for the drop in revenue. That statement could be true as the lower business days have been contributed to several days in January and February.

Green taxis aren't the only factor which could be playing a role in the yellow taxis business; E-hail smartphone apps (Such as Hailo and Uber), and the black car industry's new licensed drivers could have contributed as well. Despite the other prearranged car services, the yellow taxi fleet (which includes about 13,500 cabs) have lost fares to green cabs in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. Since its establishment, green taxis have took in $18.6 million in collective shares from April, which is a significant increase from the $10.2 the fleet brought in in January.

Green taxis currently pick up fares in Manhattan in, but not limited to; Manhanttanville, Washington Heights North, Washington Heights South, Hamilton Heights, Central Harlem North, Central Harlem, East Harlem North, Steinway, and Morningside Heights. In Brooklyn and Queens, green taxis can pick up fares in, but not limited to; Park Slope, South Williamsburg, Boerum Hill, Brookyln Heights, Fort Greene, Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, Astoria, Steinway, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills, Elmhurst, and Flushing. Green Taxis are not prohibited to pick up fares in lower Manhattan areas within the exclusionary zone which belong to the yellow taxi; It's in that exclusionary zone that yellow taxis pick up about 95% of their fares, below East 96th and West 110th streets. Yellow cabs also pick up passengers from the city's airports. Yellow Taxis have the ability to pick up fares from the same locations as a green cab, it's green cabs that's don't have access to every fare due to the exclusionary zone.

While green cabdrivers are experiencing mixed results after being giving the ability to pick up passengers legally outside of yellow taxis exclusionary zones, the passengers seem to be loving the green car and most drivers are making more money than they would be driving a traditional livery vehicle.

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