City Expected To Reveal Results Of Uber Traffic Study In Couple Of Weeks
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio's effort to cap Uber's growth failed last summer when the City Council refused to vote on it.
In a couple of weeks, the city will reveal the results of a $2 million outside study on the impact Uber and other for-hire services have on traffic congestion in Midtown.
The administration will also unveil their recommendations, WCBS 880's Sean Adams reported.
Mayoral spokesman Wiley Norvell will only say, "We've been clear about what our priorities are. Expanding accessibility for the disabled, securing support for public transit, protecting drivers and passengers, and managing congestion. We'll put forward a framework this month that addresses all those objectives."
Dick Dadey, executive director of the watchdog group Citizens Union, said he hopes de Blasio responds to the needs of 8.5 million New Yorkers, and not to the needs of the yellow cab industry.
"Whatever decision he makes I'm sure we'll be seeing through the lens of 'is this being influenced by the campaign contributions made by the yellow taxi industry,' because that issue has been raised and people are going to be very interested to see what he does," Dadey said.
A report in The Wall Street Journal suggests the administration is considering an attempt to impose fees on Uber.
