Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Ride-hail

The Controversy Over How to Regulate Wheelchair Service by Uber and Lyft

By Prashanth Venkataram | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

Unpacking some of the thorny legal details of this dispute, and a discussion of the outstanding questions that the state needs to resolve to advance WAV ride-hailing accessibility.

The Real Scandal Buried in the Uber Leak

By Kea Wilson | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

The Uber leak revealed the ruthless quest the company undertook to achieve its car-dependent vision for the future of city transportation — but that vision itself deserves just as much censure as the app-taxi giant's bare-knuckle tactics, advocates say.

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California Seeks to Improve Wheelchair Service on Uber, Lyft

By Melanie Curry | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

This decision will in many ways benefit riders who rely on wheelchairs, although some advocates say it does not go far enough

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Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Should Be Employees

By Courtney Cobbs | Jan 29, 2021 | No Comments

Like it or not, ride-hail companies are part of the transportation landscape in Chicagoland. We should classify them as employees to ensure they get fair wages, benefits, and protections.

Study: App Taxis Can More than Double VMTs

By Kea Wilson | Jan 23, 2021 | No Comments

The average Uber or Lyft customer is responsible for adding more than twice as many car miles to his city's roads as he was before he started using app-taxis to get around.

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Lyft Is Taking Prop 22 Nationwide — Starting in Ill.

By Steven Vance | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments

After Lyft and other companies overturned California legislation that classified ride-hail drivers as employees, it's now setting its sights on the Prairie State with a $534K Super PAC.

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