NYC Taxis of Tomorrow Will Roll Even After Judge Blocks Plan
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A New York judge’s decision to block Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan for a uniform fleet of van-like yellow cabs with sliding doors and skylight windows won’t stop them from cruising city streets.
While they may not be the only cabs allowed, as Bloomberg wants under his Taxi of Tomorrow initiative, Nissan Motor Co.’s vehicles costing almost $30,000 will still be sold to individuals and fleet owners who choose to buy them. The Yokohama, Japan-based carmaker is manufacturing them in Mexico, with some modified for wheelchair users in Indiana, said Brian Brockman, a Nissan spokesman based in Franklin, Tennessee.