Airport & Taxi Research Synergies: The Evolution and Metamorphosis of Airports into Quasi-Taxi Regulators Professor Matthew W. Daus, Esq. President, International Association of Transportation Regulators University Transportation Research Center – Region 2 (NY, NJ, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) Taxi Research Network Study Update & Survey

Counsel at Windels Marx –Head of the Firm’s Transportation Practice Group –Member of the Corporate and Securities, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution and Benefits & Employment Practice Groups. Serves as a Distinguished Lecturer with the City University of New York’s (“CUNY’s”) Transportation Research Center (“UTRC”) at the City College of New York –Lectures graduate students courses in sustainable transportation, transportation policy, and for-hire ground transportation policy courses at City College’s Grove School of Engineering. Commissioner/Chair of Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) for over 8 years – CEO of agency with 450+ employees, $29 million budget, & revenue of $43-$110+ million – 6 ground transportation industries, with multi-billion $ revenues, and over 150,000 licensees – Largest and most active regulator in world, transporting ½ billion passengers annually – Medallion auctions raised <$200 Million for NYC; values tripled from $200 to $950,000 – Longest serving agency head serving 2 Mayors Over 13 years of Transportation & Management Experience Over 9 years of Legal Experience (private & public sector) – Masters of Law degree from NYU Law School – General Counsel Managed legal departments (attorneys/Judges) at 2 agencies for 5+ years Extensive experience in administrative law, regulation and legislative drafting Public profile – President, International Association of Transportation Regulators – Founding Member, Taxi Research Network – Over 8 years of extensive media experience (tens of thousands of Google hits; hundreds of television interviews; quoted in major daily newspapers weekly) – Authored/published 13 legal/law review articles in state, national, & local law journals

Membership: – Government regulators of taxicabs and for-hire vehicles, and the industries that support them Mission: – To educate government regulators, the public and the business community about effective transportation regulation – To promote environmentally sound, efficient, exemplary and safe for-hire ground transportation service

IATR 2011 Conference Toronto, Ontario, Canada Training and Hospitality-The Keys to Taxi Success Dates: September 11 – 14, 2011 Location: Sheraton Centre Toronto 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON Register at Online Registration began January 3,2011 Early Bird Registration Deadline is Friday, August 5, 2011

1 of 10 original University Transportation Centers established in 1987 by Congress. Centers and faculty help resolve national and regional transportation problems and train professionals who address our transportation systems and their customers on a daily basis. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Region II includes New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. UTRC 2 functions as a consortium of 12 major universities throughout the region, and is located at the City University of New York’s Institute for Transportation Systems at City College, the consortium’s lead institution. Member Universities include: CUNY; Columbia; Cornell; SUNY; Polytechnic Institute; Rutgers; Rowan; NJ Inst./Technology; NYU; Stevens Inst./Tech; University of Puerto Rico; and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Network of regulators, trade and academia to advance research and recognition of the taxi transportation mode. Executive Committee: – Dr. James Cooper, Napier University – Dr. Ray Mundy, University of Missouri – Professor Matthew Daus, City University of New York – Wim Faber, Brussels, Belgium Goal: To catalogue, organize and analyze existing research, as well as direct and develop new research initiatives working with individuals, organizations and institutions, and to publish important works in transportation journals. Taxi Research Network recently obtained Transportation Research Board approval for first “Taxi Research Group”

Cooperation with various stakeholders and partners will be sought: – Government member organizations: AGTA & IATR – Trade or industry organizations: Taxi Limousine and Paratransit (TLPA); National Limousine Association (NLA) – Academia: Taxi Research Network University Transportation Research Center (City College) of New York & Baruch College, City University of New York University of Missouri

AGTA Airport Survey – Licensing, franchise or permit requirements – Airport rule review and comparison to taxi regulation rules, both nationally and locally IATR Regulator Survey – Licensing requirement review – Airport related regulations – Analysis of jurisdictional overlap Solicitation of Input from Trade Organizations

Purpose – To collect information to ascertain which airport regulations for ground transportation are stricter than City ground regulations. Study Goals: – Compare and contrast licensing requirements. – Compare and contrast licensee misconduct regulations.

What are the Top Four Ground Transportation Issues Faced by Airports? – Line priority issues – Under or over-supply of taxis – Resistance to credit cards – Passenger overcharging – Illegal solicitation by unlicensed drivers

What are the Vehicle Standards? – Vehicle age – Vehicle inspections – Insurance What are the Driver Licensing Standards? – Training – Criminal background checks – Drug testing – Driver record

Driver & Vehicle Conduct Rules -Enforcement – What are the most important rules to enforce at airports, and how/why do the penalties or provisions differ from the taxi regulator? – Anti-solicitation – Refusals – Overcharging – Courtesy – Vehicle cleanliness – What is the method of enforcement and who enforces? – Taxi dispatchers/security personnel – Airport police – Taxi inspectors – Police officers

Share with us: What topics/issues are we missing? AGTA Survey Would you like to participate? Please send an to We hope we can count on your support.

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