The Taxi of Tomorrow

TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 9 | 6:30 PM

Few objects are more recognizable as quintessentially New York than the yellow taxicab. Yet today's taxi fleet is composed of 16 different vehicles types, all of which are retrofitted to meet city regulations. The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission "Taxi of Tomorrow" project is an effort to identify a new vehicle through an international design competition. Join us as Commissioner David Yassky unveils some of the new designs and joins a panel discussion moderated by Deborah Marton, Executive Director, the Design Trust for Public Space, featuring Paul Herzan, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution; Louis Infante, Executive Director, Military & Government Markets, Ricardo Inc.; Cliff Lloyd, independent taxicab owner; Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities; and Ronald Sherman, President of the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade. This program is presented as part of the ongoing series The Urban Forum: Spotlight on Design. Co-sponsored by the Design Trust for Public Space.


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