Sentences with phrase «restrict pedicabs»

Mr. de Blasio argued everyone ought to be happy with his vision for wrangling the horses into Central Park, culling the herd of animals to less than half its current size, spending $ 25 million to convert a maintenance shed into a new stable and restricting pedicabs to the area of the park above 85th Street to reduce competition.

The plan also calls for restricting pedicabs from operating below 85th Street, severely downsizing the ground pedicabs are allowed to operate on and essentially freeing up the most popular parts of the park for the carriage horse drivers.

It would also thin the herd from 220 horses to just 95, eliminate 40 to 50 driver jobs, spend $ 25 million converting a maintenance shed into a new set of stalls and eliminate competition by restricting pedicabs to the area north of 85th Street in the park.

Not exact matches

Mr. de Blasio promised to ban the industry outright on «day one» of his administration, but many days later proposed a compromise deal instead — one that would restrict the horses to Central Park, see taxpayers fund a $ 25 million stable for the private industry on public land, and ban one form of competition, pedicabs, from operating in the tourist - rich southern part of the park.

«Don't everybody answer at once,» Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield said, asking for what kind of study the city had conducted before making its decision to restrict bike - drawn pedicabs to area of the park north of 85th Street as part of the plan.