Accessible Taxis

From Wheelchair Dancer:

TAXI OF TOMORROW

The City Council is now considering Intro 433, a bill which would require that any new taxi design approved by the Taxi and Limousine Commission be wheelchair accessible. It currently has 31 sponsors, and we are seeking at least four more sponsors to be sure that, if passed, it is "veto-proof."

This is especially important now, as the TLC is considering three finalists for the "Taxi of Tomorrow," which would be the "iconic" taxi of New York City, which would make it the main New York City taxi for ten years. Only one of the three, the Karsan, is wheelchair accessible.

We need your help in calling Speaker Quinn and your local council member to ask them to sign on. Below is a list of those Council Members who HAVE NOT SIGNED ON, the link next to their name is where you can get their contact information:

Please call Speaker Quinn to urge her to support Intro 433 and to vote for the Karsan as the "Taxi of Tomorrow."

Christine C. Quinn http://council.nyc.gov/d3/html/members/home.shtml

Queens

• Leroy G. Comrie, Jr http://council.nyc.gov/d27/html/members/home.shtml
• Elizabeth Crowley http://council.nyc.gov/d30/html/members/home.shtml
• Julissa Ferreras http://council.nyc.gov/d21/html/members/home.shtml
• Peter Koo http://council.nyc.gov/d20/html/members/home.shtml
• Eric Ulrich http://council.nyc.gov/d32/html/members/home.shtml
• Peter F. Vallone, Jr. http://council.nyc.gov/d22/html/members/home.shtml
• Mark Weprin http://council.nyc.gov/d23/html/members/home.shtml
• Ruben Wills http://council.nyc.gov/d28/html/members/home.shtml
• James F. Gennaro http://council.nyc.gov/d24/html/members/home.shtml

Bronx

• Annabel Palma http://council.nyc.gov/d18/html/members/home.shtml
• James Vacca http://council.nyc.gov/d13/html/members/home.shtml
• Helen D. Foster http://council.nyc.gov/d16/html/members/home.shtml

Brooklyn

• Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. http://council.nyc.gov/d47/html/members/home.shtml
• Erik Martin Dilan http://council.nyc.gov/d37/html/members/home.shtml
• Mathieu Eugene http://council.nyc.gov/d40/html/members/home.shtml

Manhattan

• Inez E. Dickens http://council.nyc.gov/d9/html/members/home.shtml
• Daniel R. Garodnick http://council.nyc.gov/d4/html/members/home.shtml
• Jessica Lapin http://council.nyc.gov/d5/html/members/home.shtml

Staten Island

• Vincent Ignizio http://council.nyc.gov/d51/html/members/home.shtml
• James S. Oddo http://council.nyc.gov/d50/html/members/home.shtml

You can find out about the taxi here.