Uber, Lyft Get Bailout; Taxpayers Get Screwed
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Uber and other tech taxi companies pride themselves on disrupting industries — but now taxpayers are bailing them out.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Uber
The Broken Promises of the Rideshare Revolution
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Uber, Lyft and their brethren promised to revolutionize mobility forever. Instead, they just exaggerated the worst aspects of car culture.
Fees On Rideshare Help Fund Boston Sidewalks
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Fees on Silicon Valley's double-parking, bike lane-blocking drivers are already funding important "complete streets" projects throughout the Boston region.
Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars
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At the annual Las Vegas tech geek fest on Wednesday, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao refused to put a leash on driverless car technology.
Federal Government Doing Nothing On AVs
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Right now, Big Auto is developing technologies that will affect every single person in this country — and the federal government is sitting on its hands.
A Key Lens for Lori Lightfoot’s Ride-Hail Tax Plan
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CNT's Jacky Grimshaw, Oboi Reed from Equiticity, Julio Rodriguez from the Northwest Side Housing Center, and Leslé Honoré from K.L.E.O. weigh in on the mayor's plan.