NYC to slow down the number of Uber and other FHV vehicles citing increased congestion and environmental worries

http://www.streetsblog.org/2015/06/23/city-wants-slowdown-in-new-for-hire-vehicles-as-manhattan-floods-with-cars/

The for-hire vehicle fleet, which includes Uber and other black cars but not yellow or green taxis, has grown 63 percent since 2011. Over the past year, the city issued 2,000 new for-hire vehicle licenses each month, 64 per day. The surge has swelled the for-hire fleet from 38,000 to 63,000 vehicles since 2011. That’s 25,000 more vehicles in constant circulation.  Streeblog NYC.