Category Archives: ride share

Regulatory TREND. Reclassifying Ride Share Companies as not solely Ride Share

Regulator: California Public Utilities Commission

What did the California Public Utilities Commission do? Reclassified Uber, because of Uber SUV and Uber Black, as partially as a charter party carrier (that’s how California regulates limos and party charters)

How was the company operating in California?  Mostly through a subsidiary, Rasier-CA, which the administrative law fact finder to be  ” “a mere instrumentality” of Uber

Appeals forthcoming? Yes

Rational of the fact finder: The company…

Local TREND. Ride Share Ordinance with a "Need to Operate" Standard. 5 Points from the Local Code to Get Up to Speed Fast.

City: New York City

The ride share ordinance proposal would:

  • A fee for drivers of $2000 per car
  • A fee for transportation network companies of $20,000 per year
  • Ride Share companies could operate in neighborhoods if and only if it is found that the neighborhood “a need for their service in neighborhoods where they plan to operate”
  • City regulators will presume that there is no need for ride share. Companies must prove otherwise.
  • Effectively limits drivers to 1 ride share company

New York…

Lege TREND. Statewide RideShare Bill Allows for Local Fees. The 3 carrots for cities:

Louisiana Legislature approved statewide ride share regulations, but offers these carrots to Lousiana cities:

  •  local governments without fee arrangements could charge fees of up to 1% of each gross fare
  • grandfather in existing fee agreements between Baton Rouge, New Orleans and other cities
  • Separates airport fees from local fees

The Advocate | Bill to regulate Uber, Lyft clears House; key test in Senate

Louisiana HB749 (2018)

Anatomy of Regulations for Ride Share for Kids.

Where is this ride share for kids progtram launching? Denver Colorado

What’s the company? HopSkipDrive

What parameters are around the ride sharing for kids?

  • HopSkipDrive is open to children aged 6 and up unattended
  • parents monitor the trips in real time

The big question: Should ride share for children be regulated differently when it comes to background checks?

KRDO | Uber for Kids Starts in Denver

 

4 Actions Cities Can Impact Ride Hailing Apps + 2 Ways Ride Hailing Companies Can Impact Local Ordinances

4 Ways Cities Can impact Ride Hailing:

  • zoning regulations
  • parking
  • curbside allotment
  • city messaging

2 Ways Ride Hailing Services can impct local policy by:

  • participating in land development code amendments
  • engaging in long-term discussions on city problems

Automotive News | Austin, we still have a problem: Return of ridehailing services masks lingering tensions over mobility models

Local TREND. Adjusting Ordinances to Help Taxis Compete with Ride Share from the Golden Poppy State. 4 Supporting Arguments.

City: San Diego

The ordinance San Diego is changing to help taxis compete with ride share? 

  • Reduce insurance coverage from $1 million to $350,000

What supporting arguments for the reduction in coverage?

  • Data shows 99.61% of the crashes caused damage of less than $350,000
  • taxi permit numbers have fallen 30% in 2 years
  • Ride share drivers are required to have less coverage when no riders are in the car and drivers don’t have to pay for the increased coverage when there is a rider
  • San Diego…

Local Government TREND. Ride Share Fees Exceed Revenue Estimates. 3 Bits informed:intel.

Fee background:  50 cent surcharge on ride share & taxi rides in Portland Oregon since 2016

Is the fee a dedicated revenue fee? Yes, the fee revenue can only be used for enforcement and regulation of the ride-hailing and taxi industries

How much excess fee has Portland collected in 2 years? $3 Million

What enforcement does Portland conduct? 

  • it boasts more on the spot inspections of ride share and taxi vehicles than any other US city, except NYC
  • In 2017 that meant 10 city inspectors…

Local TREND. Infrastructure Impact Fees. What? How? Who is paying the fee?

Where: San Francisco Board of Supervisors

What’s an infrastructure impact fee? a fee to to ameliorate the impacts of ride share

What 5 impacts do ride share have on local government?

  • reduced pulic transportation revenue
  • increased traffic congestion
  • increased traffic safety issues from collisions
  • increased traffic safety issues for pedestrian safety
  • increased road wear and tear

What entities are a proposed infrastructure impact fee to be levied against? Ride Share

San Francisco Examiner…