NEW YORK CITY'S FOR-HIRE VAN SERVICES: BLESSING OR CURSE?

The results of a study to analyze the operational, legal, and economic impacts of for-hire vans in New York City are presented. As transit service has grown less attractive, these services have proliferated, particularly in the boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. However, conflicts between for-hire van services and public transit, whose business the vans are competing for, as well as problems with traffic and licensing, have caused some to view the van services as more of a curse than a blessing. As a result of this study, guidelines for improvements in handling licensing, enforcement, and street use for van services have been drawn that, once implemented, should allow vans to become an important complement to transit.

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• Authors:
  • Allison, William S
  • Levinson, Herbert S
  • Bloch, Arnold
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 23-32
• Monograph Title: Taxicabs
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1103
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Economic impacts; Legal factors; Licenses; Private enterprise; Traffic congestion; Vans
• Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00473297
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309041244
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM