UTC Taxicab Backup — original pdf

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Taxicab Industry Update – September 7, 2021 City of Austin Transportation Department Taxicab Franchise Operators Current Franchise Operators Franchise Closures During Pandemic ATX Co-Op Taxi Lone Star Cab (May 2020) Central City Taxi Longhorn Taxicab Co. (Dec. 2020) Yellow Cab Number of Taxicabs in Service 2019-2021 Three Year Comparison 1,016 245 220 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 Current Taxicab Franchise Fleet Numbers ATX Co-Op Taxi 100 Taxicabs / 93 Standard + 7 WCL Central City Taxi 25 Taxicabs / 21 Standard + 4 WCL Yellow Cab 95 Taxicabs / 87 Standard + 8 WCL 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 Taxicab Number of Trips Five-Year Comparison: 2016 - 2021 3,078,481 1,814,306 1,000,207 FY 2016-17 FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21* *As of 7/31/2021 466,841 197,012 Franchise Model Operating Authority Model Application takes more than 30 days to complete Application can be completed in one business day Requires Council action for approval, renewal, or transfer Three-readings franchise approval processes may take 3 to 6 months Approval, renewal, or transfer based on established prerequisite criteria Approval granted within 2 business days upon the fulfillment of established prerequisite criteria Rigid application timeframes and deadlines Flexible application timeframes and deadlines Difficult to scale vehicle fleets to demand due to Easy to scale vehicle fleets to demand Inability to cease and resume operations when necessary Ability to cease and resume operations at will Limited driver autonomy and choice Greater driver autonomy and choice Unique vehicle-for-hire Category, unlike any others permitted in Austin Does not align with taxicab permitting programs in other Texas cities Aligns with all other vehicle-for-hire permitted services in Austin Aligns with taxicab permitting programs in other Texas cities Taxicab Industry Update – September 7, 2021 City of Austin Transportation Department