New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission
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| Formed | March 2, 1971 |
| Jurisdiction | New York City |
| Headquarters | 33 Beaver Street, New York, NY |
| Annual budget | $68.8 million (2016) |
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| Website | www |
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC or NYC TLC) is an agency of the New York City government that regulates the medallion taxis and for-hire vehicle industries, including app-based companies. This includes medallion (yellow) taxicabs, green or Boro taxicabs, black cars (including both traditional and app-based services), community-based livery cars, commuter vans, paratransit vehicles (), and some luxury limousines.
The chair of the TLC, Meera Joshi, presides over the agency's board of nine commissioners during regularly scheduled public Commission meetings. Eight of the commissioners are unsalaried and appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council. Five of the commissioners – one seat for each borough—are recommended for appointment by a majority vote of the councilmembers within each borough. Commissioners serve a seven-year term. The agency's regulations are compiled in title 35 of the New York City Rules.
The TLC chair, who is salaried, also heads the agency, which has a staff of about 600 employees assigned to various divisions and bureaus, i.e., Uniformed Services, Licensing, Legal, Policy, Public Affairs, Safety & Emissions, among others. The Uniformed Services Bureau has more than 200 inspectors.
The TLC establishes the larger public transportation policy that governs for-hire transportation services in New York City. The agency's powers include issuing and regulating licenses, setting and enforcing rates of fare, limiting taxi lease rates, and overseeing the sale of medallions.
The TLC licenses about 146,000 unique drivers, with some drivers working in multiple industry sectors.
The Uniformed Services Bureau includes the Vision Zero squad, which focuses on safety-related enforcement like moving violations, which include failing to yield to pedestrians and cell phone usage while driving. Mayor Bill de Blasio's Vision Zero Action Plan is the City's initiative to end traffic fatalities, and the TLC is one of the agencies involved, along with the NYC Department of Transportation and the NYPD. The TLC is testing new vehicle safety technologies in licensed vehicles as part of a safety pilot, which began in 2015, according to the agency's website. Technologies include electronic data recorders, speed governors, and driver-alert systems. The pilot looks at how safety technologies affect driving behaviors, collision rates, the experience of drivers and passengers, and the expenses of drivers.
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