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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
new TLC accessible-taxi symbol with green nyc logo


Last week, the TLC revealed its new accessible taxi symbol (shown above with new "green" taxi symbol), which appears to have been designed without any input from wheelchair users. The reviews so far (from e-mails to the TFAC group):

Edith Prentiss
Edith Prentiss: "As of February 1, the TLC changed the wheelchair symbol. This is a total joke. I think it looks like a Cirque du Soleil hoop dancer. [Council Member] John Liu was far from impressed."

Jean Ryan
Jean Ryan: "I could never see that symbol in a million years unless I was already getting into the cab. It's too small. But from a distance? Get real. What's wrong with something bigger and with using the standard universal wheelchair symbol? Why get fancy? (Because they haven't got the cars and medallions or the will to get more, so they have to play with the little symbols!)"

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Thursday, June 7, 2007
 
Linda Ostreicher writes:

Here's Mayor Bloomberg's position statements about accessible taxis a little over a year ago:

"I am proud to partner with the Council to increase the number of hybrid, alternative fuel and wheelchair accessible taxis," said Mayor Bloomberg. "All New Yorkers deserve access to our City's yellow cabs and increasing the number of hybrid and alternative fuel taxis means cleaner air and greater energy independence."

Not to mention the Council's:

"While we support the Mayor's call to make our City more environmentally-friendly, it's also important that taxi cabs are accessible to as many New Yorkers as possible," said Speaker Quinn. "...By adding 204 wheelchair accessible taxis this year, we are taking a step toward our ultimate goal of making every taxi in New York wheelchair accessible."

"We should do everything possible to give people who use wheelchairs and scooters the same ability to get around town as everyone else," said Councilmember Liu.

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