Their medallion down payment, 36 drivers have earned a total of almost 28,000. So that is real value for our drivers. Weve given out 270 airport shortpasses to 48 drivers. And we have had 36 drivers take advantage of the free ramp taxi Training Course at a cost of 80 per student. So they saved 80 there. Under our old incentive scheme, 173 drivers these are ramp taxi drivers earn a total of 118,000 worth of incentives and that was from jan, 2011, to november, 2013. So the mta is really putting money into this service. This is an extremely valuable service. The entire taxi industry is important to our Paratransit Program, and specifically the ramp taxi program as well. Most of our paratransit trips are provided to frail seniors, who are ambulatory and do ride on the sedan. So both sides of the service are really important to us for our ambulatory riders and individuals who use wheelchairs, so its a very important issue for us. We also separate a sent a letter to our ramp taxi customers t
Sentences that acknowledge that it has created job opportunities, enabled City Residents to utilize a greater supply than provided by the taxi industry alone and easier entry into jobs for the taxicab industry, more flexibility and better pay. Better pay, more flexibility, easier entry jobs, and more supply. So did you analyze the specifics of any of those . Like, how many more jobs, how much more flexible, what the pay differential is or what the differential for experience for past for riders is . Was that analyzed at all . We did not look into that . Why not . We were asked to provide a profile of the regulation of both industries and identify potential risks and or costs to the city. Did supervisor mar ask you to look at the benefits of tncs beyond two sentences . Yeah. We were asked to, you know, look broadly at the benefits and the costs. Okay. Because i see im not trying to be critical. I have Great Respect for your office, but theres a lot of pages and pages that seem to be, yo
Or pointing out aspects that maybe need some work, which we all agree. We all agree the insurance needs work, other aspects need work, but it would seem that there are benefits as well, and that that would probably deserve some analysis. A lot of people have jobs now. I mean, i know people in my district who are, you know, having trouble making their rent and they drive for one of these companies and theyre able to make rent because of that. I know people who have given up their cars because of this so they no longer need a parking space because for the first time theyre actually able to rely and before they didnt think they could get a cab, but now they can get something where theres a cab or tnc. I think in looking at this issue, i think its important to look at both sides, the challenges and the improvements they need to make, and the benefits to the community and workers as well. Just on that question, there are more than two sentences about the benefits so we do have details in th
Inspiration that some of us old bureaucrats need sometimes. [laughter ] so im very happy to introduce her to you, and hope that you would find her as fun and refreshing and fun to work with as we have. So maybe anna can come up. Good afternoon my name is anna burnec, 16 years old and a stative to e nationive to San Francisco and im also in the autistic spectrum and diagnosised with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified or ppos, which is one of the three autistic spectrum disorders. Although i live a normal life, it can make things a little more complex. For example, i have problems with comprehending not so simple directions to places and i have to write them down. I dont really watch many reality shows or drama because i often get anxious or scared around the fighting and swearing and i have these sort of things i called memory aches. Where i cant stop thinking about a certain memory for a period of time and i have to watch something that is good for it to stop. But
Numbers here. So from we have had these new incentives in place since december of last year, and at this point 122 drivers have earn a total of almost 3500 worth of incentives in that short time. In terms of the credits towards their medallion down payment, 36 drivers have earned a total of almost 28,000. So that is real value for our drivers. Weve given out 270 airport shortpasses to 48 drivers. And we have had 36 drivers take advantage of the free ramp taxi Training Course at a cost of 80 per student. So they saved 80 there. Under our old incentive scheme, 173 drivers these are ramp taxi drivers earn a total of 118,000 worth of incentives and that was from jan, 2011, to november, 2013. So the mta is really putting money into this service. This is an extremely valuable service. The entire taxi industry is important to our Paratransit Program, and specifically the ramp taxi program as well. Most of our paratransit trips are provided to frail seniors, who are ambulatory and do ride on t