The following is attributable to Tiffany-Ann Taylor, VP of Transportation at RPA:

RPA congratulates Midori Valdivia on her appointment as the Commissioner of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. Midori has been an active RPA board member since 2024 and has contributed ideas, passion, and intellectual rigor to our work. As a seasoned government official with prior experience at TLC, the MTA and PANYNJ, she is an exceptional choice to lead TLC at this time. She is a champion for her colleagues and peers having established the Women of Color in Transportation and Climate Infrastructure Network, to support women and gender-nonconforming people of color who work at these intersections to further collaboration between these fields. This network is proudly supported by RPA staff and housed under our umbrella of regional initiatives.

We are eager to work with Midori in her new role to help improve mobility and equity in New York City.