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NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission News


Industry Notice #16-17 • August 9, 2016

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR MEDALLION OWNERS
TLC AUTHORIZES THIRD TPEP PROVIDER

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) welcomed Flywheel Inc. as an Authorized TPEP provider as of July 20, 2016. Medallion Owners may install Flywheel's system in their taxi vehicles pursuant to Chapter 75 of TLC Rules. (http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/downloads/pdf/rule_book_current_chapter_75.pdf).

Flywheel is not approved for use in Street-Hail Liveries. To contact Flywheel Software Inc., please use this information:

Flywheel Inc.Taxi Management/ Flywheel
48-02 Van Dam St,
Long Island City, NY 11101
Support Line: 1-888-667-7991
E-mail: support@flywheel.com

A list of Authorized TPEP Providers is available here:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/industry/authorized_tpep_providers.shtml

If you have any questions, please write to technology@tlc.nyc.gov.


Industry Notice #16-18 • August 11, 2016

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING GPS TAXIMETERS
NEW YORK STATE IS NOW CERTIFYING GPS TAXIMETERS FOR USE STATEWIDE

Resulting from a review of GPS meters as a part of the TLC's Alternative Technology Systems (ATS) Pilot, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is now certifying GPS taximeters for use statewide. GPS meters, with the TLC's approval, can now be used in yellow and green taxis.

What this means:

  • Any company with a taximeter that uses GPS to calculate distance can now apply to be an approved taximeter provider in New York State.

  • All GPS taximeters approved by the New York State Department of Agriculture and the TLC can be used in any yellow or green taxi.

  • It is no longer necessary to test these meters as part of the ATS pilot. Providers can apply to be an approved taximeter without testing.

  • The TLC is still accepting applications for and testing other alternative taxi technology.


If you have questions about GPS taximeters and information about applying to become an approved taximeter, please write to technology@tlc.nyc.gov.


Industry Notice #16-19 • August 12, 2016

TIF/SHLIF PAYMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) informs medallion and SHL owners, agents, and permit holders that the TIF/SHLIF Improvement Surcharge payment deadline for the quarter which ended on June 30, 2016 has been extended from August 15, 2016 to Tuesday, September 6, 2016.

Failure to submit your payment by September 6, 2016 may result in a summons that could result in fines and/or possible suspension of your license until compliance. Agents who are responsible for owner payments are liable for non-payment.

Payments can only be made on-line using the On-Line Transaction system (LARS) which can be found at www.nyc.gov/lars.

For instructions on how to make your payment, please refer to Industry Notice #16-15.

Visit Taxi and Limousine Commission Web site at: http://www.nyc.gov/taxi


TLC ADDS 2015 FOR-HIRE TRIP DATA TO OPEN DATA REPOSITORY

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) is pleased to announce the addition of nearly 64 million For-Hire Vehicle (FHV) trip records to the over 1.2 billion Yellow
Medallion and Green (Street Hail Livery) Cab records now available to the public online.  TLC began collecting these records to ensure the accountability of its licensees and their compliance with its rules and regulations, and now the public can easily access this data as well.

"The value of this data to the TLC in protecting consumers and guaranteeing the accountability of our licensees is enormous," said TLC Commissioner and Chair Meera Joshi. "But thousands of academics, data specialists, civic groups and others have used the yellow and green taxi data to gain a totally unique perspective on how these vehicles keep our city moving. I expect the FHV data to make a similar splash. We anticipate hearing about some very interesting projects arising from this data release, and we're excited about the possibilities."

About the Data:

The data may be accessed from the TLC web site's Trip Records page:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/about/trip_record_data.shtml

The FHV trip records, which will be updated on a semi-annual basis, include the dispatching base number, the pick-up date and time, and a zone-coded pick-up location when the base provided GPS coordinates in the trip record.

Of the 64 million trips represented in the release, around 45 million are black car trips, 17 million are livery trips, and 2 million are luxury limousine trips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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