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It’s a Numbers Game for Charlotte Limo Drives: Long Island Party Bus Drivers Next?

August 25, 2011

Charlotte, North Carolina limo and taxi drivers are upset about a new rule they say could force them out of business.

Charlotte City Council passed a new ordinance in July mandating that taxis, limos and town cars for hire can’t be older than six years. The previous rule was 10 years.

This new measure goes into effect in July of 2012.

The council claims that when someone gets into a cab, party bus, or limo, an impression of the city is molded. They also said it’s all about the safety of the rider.

How true is this, really?

Would a rider really know if they are traveling in a 6-year-old Long Island party bus versus a 10-year-old model unless there were severe wear and tears?

If North Carolina passed this ordinance, what’s stopping it from happening to Long Island party buses and limos?

Watch the video on WSOCTV.com

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Long Island Party Buses and Limos Welcomed all Hours of the Day?

August 19, 2011

Riverside Boulevard in Manhattan has a new law – cars cannot be parked on the street from 6am-4pm, but limo services can.

A two-block stretch of parking space was recently converted to a limousine-only lane, allowing black cars to wait at curbside, protected from tickets by red signs newly installed by the city’s Transportation Department.

Although dedicated black-car zones aren’t that unusual in front of New York’s office buildings, they’re not common in residential areas.

The move came after many complaints about black cars double-parking in front of residential buildings on Riverside Boulevard.

A New Law in New York is Creating Mixed Reactions

Long Island party buses and limos that pick up passengers by arrangement is a perk of the corporate life, so why should the every day person be affected by it?

Package delivery trucks, mail vehicles and any car that’s not a limo, are now going to get ticketed for double parking since the lane is now a dedicated limo zone.

The newly-painted lanes are causing mixed reactions.

The Transportation Department said residents had complained that double-parked cars were a danger to traffic passing along Riverside Boulevard.

Only time will tell if this new law will be a challenge, or a step in the right direction for New York traffic.

Read the full article in The New York Times.

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Back in Black: Plan Would Reduce Federal Limousine Use

July 20, 2011

Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) released a new report called “Back in Black” that outlines how the Federal Government can reduce the deficit by $9 trillion dollars over the next 10 years while balancing the federal budget.

Reduce the Number of Limousines Owned by Federal Agencies

In the past two years, the Federal Government’s limousine fleet has grown 73%. The government owned 238 limos in 2008, but by 2010, that number reached 412.

The State Department fleet grew from 65 limos in 2008 to 259 in 2010. The most common type of limo purchased was a Cadillac with a base price of $60,000.

If the Federal Government reduces the number of limousines back to the 2008 levels, $115.5 million dollars can be saved over 10 years.

Reduce Non-Limousine Federal Vehicle Fleet Budget by 20 Percent

Currently, Federal Agencies own or lease over 662,000 cars, vans, sport-utility vehicles, trucks, buses and ambulances. According to the Government Accountability Office, these vehicles consume about one million gallons of fuel per day.

Reducing the federal vehicle fleet by 20% will save the federal government $5.6 billion dollars over 10 years.

How will NYC and JFK limo service be affected? Only time will tell.

Read the full article on FedSmith.com, a portal for sources of  information impacting the Federal community.

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