UTRC hosted a half-day summit on June 23, 2015 at SUNY Global Center to discuss facts and opinions from a wide variety of stakeholders, policy-makers, and academics on the current state of the NYC taxicab medallion industry, including the valuation of medallions in NYC and beyond. Also, the manner by which the for-hire vehicle industry (liveries, black cars and limousines) are coping with smartphone technology disruption was discussed. Finally, a primer or review of how NYC's handling of smartphone app regulation fares against the rest of the country was discussed, including the release of a seminal report on criminal background check best practices conducted by professors at the UTRC and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The Keynote Speaker was Hon. Michael Balboni, Former Deputy Secretary for Public Safety for New York State, Former New York State Senator and Chair of the New York State Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Secrurity and Military Affairs.

 

The event presentations are available for download.