PROJECT SUMMARY
The Design Trust activated reinvention in New York City’s taxi system and reimagined the taxi vehicle for the twenty-first century by facilitating innovative new designs for NYC’s “moveable public space” and creating a 10-year strategic plan for improving the taxi system.
As a direct result of our project, the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission launched the Taxi of Tomorrow competition in 2008 to create a new, purpose-built taxi in partnership with a major auto manufacturer. Today the Nissan NV200 Taxi of Tomorrow, which is New York City’s designated taxi on our streets, provides thousands of passengers and drivers with a safer, more comfortable, user-friendly taxi designed especially for them. Chicago, London and Tokyo have also adopted the NV200 taxi as one of the vehicles in their fleet.
Learn more about our project partners, fellows, activities, and outputs on our full project site.
