http://blog.tstc.org/2007/09/07/nyc-congestion-mitigation-commission-members-named/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://blog.tstc.org/2007/09/07/nyc-congestion-mitigation-commission-members-named/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Ronald A. Klempner Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:35:53 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/nyc-congestion-mitigation-commission-members-named/#comment-2 The Commission should review requiring all taxis and most livery cars be limited to compact or subcompact car sizes. While the vast majority of rides are for 2 or less people, it would only provide a minor inconvenience. Traffic data from the 70's-early 80's indicated that downsizing of average car size which occurred during that time was the single biggest factor in a temporary mitigation of highway congestion during those years. The Commission should review requiring all taxis and most livery cars be limited to compact or subcompact car sizes. While the vast majority of rides are for 2 or less people, it would only provide a minor inconvenience. Traffic data from the 70′s-early 80′s indicated that downsizing of average car size which occurred during that time was the single biggest factor in a temporary mitigation of highway congestion during those years.

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