SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: Clean Air Taxi Bill of 2005

This report contains four policy recommendations, presented in order of priority, for reducing air pollution from taxicabs in New York City by promoting the use of cleaner technology. The pilot program is the necessary first step: it mandates the approval of a hybrid vehicle by the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), overcoming the largest barrier to introducing hybrids as alternative fuel taxis. The subsequent recommendations address the long-term impacts and have the ability to induce a substantial change in the taxi fleet composition (see Appendix B, Figure 1). These recommendations provide general guidelines for policies with negotiable dates and targets.