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Tesla Model Y taxi fleet from Revel set for NYC launch after regulatory mix up

Teslarati

Revel, a New York City-based ridesharing company, will launch its fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis in the Big Apple in early August after a mix-up with NYC’s regulatory agency, the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The addition of Revel’s 49 Model Ys broadens New York City’s small fleet of electrified taxis.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

The Truth About Cars

Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?

Baua Electric

And in South Korea, authorities have imposed a curfew in a historic neighborhood of Seoul to dampen tourist excesses. New York City began enforcing a pre-existing ban on short-term rentals last year. Will regulations work? By spreading people out to other places, youre potentially increasing overtourism issues.

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Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now

Baua Electric

In late 2022, as thousands of migrants began to arrive in New York City, city officials scrambled to find places to house them. Dozens of hotels, from once-grand facilities to more modest establishments, closed to tourists and began exclusively sheltering migrants, striking multimillion-dollar deals with the city.

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Driving Dystopia: New York Officially Becomes First U.S. City With Congestion Fees

The Truth About Cars

New York City is now officially the first and only locale inside the United States to utilize "congestion pricing. Despite years of pushback from local residents, and recent attempts from New Jersey officials to stop the plan, NYC will now require anyone driving into its busiest quadrants to pay a fine.

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