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Which State legislature is moving legislation to have state agency control ride share rates? California
Which state agency would be home to ride share rate regulation? Public Utilities Commission
Could the state set ride share rates under this bill? Yes.
What group studied ride share, car share, bike share impact to transportation? The American Public Transportation Association
Does sharing transportation impact public transit? No, public transit and other shared transportation modes usually did not compete for riders. Sharing Economy is utilized for late nights or weekends when public transit has limited service.
Does the sharing economy put fewer vehicles on the roadways? Yes.
Which state legislature couldn’t reach an agreement on ride share regulations? Florida
What was the point of contention? How much, if any, regualtory authority local governments should have over ride share
What does this mean for ride share in Florida? Local governments are working out issues related to ordinances/agreements that cover:
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Who is suing ride share drivers? Taxi drivers in New Orleans have filed suit against 10UberX drivers, and not Uber, the company.
How did the taxi cab drivers figure out who the ride shre drivers were? The drivers were filmed picking up riders
What does the lawsuit allege the ride share drivers did? unfair competition and a violation of Louisiana law requiring a chauffer’s license
NOLA | Cabbies v. Uber drivers lawsuit in court Thursday morning
Have a legislative committee chaired by a person whose family business is taxi service.
What governmental bodies are moving this type of sharing economy legislation, that targets ride share drivers?
The Recorder | Internet Association Takes Shot at Gig-Economy Bill
Where is this pilot program forming? Florida’s Pinellas County
What’s the goal? To fill the gaps in public transportation
How does the county plan to fill the gaps in public transit? By partnersing with Uber and cab companies to make transportation more accessible.
Does the program have a catchy name? Yes, “Direct Connect”
How is ride share company Uber participating? By bridging the sometimes considerable distances between bus stops and customers’ destinations.
Where is this issue bubbling? Chicago. A Chicago Alderman wants to allow cabbies to be able to charge a 50cents surcharge for the use of credit cards to put more money into cabbie pockets.
What do cabbies have to do with the sharing economy? Cabs are adjusting their business models to be in the same market as ride share is a cash free business.
Chicago Tribune | Morning Spin: City Hall warns cabbies on 50-cent credit card surcharge
Austin Mayor Adler has a piece in Trib Talk about ride share entitled, Innovation is the way forward for Austin and Uber/Lyft.
His main points:
What group is doing the transportation company analysis? R Street , it has an Austin “office” too
Did they grade by state or city? By City
How did the Texas cities do?