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Transportation in New York City

A woman hails a cab outside the Empire State Building in New York City.

Taxi sharing in NYC could be a godsend — but would New Yorkers go for it?

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In New York City, sharing a cab with a stranger is about as popular as eating pizza with a knife and fork. Yet a new study by MIT researchers says shared rides could cost half as much, take just a few minutes longer on average and dramatically slow traffic and pollution. But would New Yorkers do it?

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New York City Taxis: Clearing the Air With Natural Gas?

In the United States, only Los Angeles is worse than New York for air quality. But air in the Big Apple could get significantly cleaner if the thousands of taxi cabs working its streets switched from gasoline to cleaner burning compressed natural gas. Getting cabbies to buy these vehicles, or convert their present ones is […]

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Zipcar has filed for a $75 million I.P.O. This comes after a long stretch of companies holding back on going public. New York Times reporter Louise Story responds to whether Zipcar’s confidence is a sign of improving economic times.

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