Comments on: Taxicab Board Considers Rates, Drivers http://annarborchronicle.com/2014/05/25/taxicab-board-considers-rates-drivers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taxicab-board-considers-rates-drivers it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Luis Vazquez http://annarborchronicle.com/2014/05/25/taxicab-board-considers-rates-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-311103 Luis Vazquez Tue, 27 May 2014 17:18:40 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=137397#comment-311103 Uber, Lyft, and AirBnB seem to be getting tons of attention, and business. I believe they all need to be more tightly regulated though. They may prove to be a successful business model, but at what cost for local cabs and other services? If you can skirt regulations, then it’s not a level playing field. One-time local Congressional candidate and economist Dean Baker has an article on these issues here: [link]

]]> By: Tom Brandt http://annarborchronicle.com/2014/05/25/taxicab-board-considers-rates-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-310941 Tom Brandt Mon, 26 May 2014 21:33:40 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=137397#comment-310941 I have used Uber quite a bit during my frequent business trips to San Francisco. I have found the service to be reliable and efficient. Without exception, the drivers were friendly and drove safely, unlike too many cab rides I have had in too many cities. I hope the city does not make it impossible for Uber and Lyft to operate here.

I can’t tell if Mr. Newman was serious in calling on the city to issue a cease-and-desist on the Uber and Lyft apps themselves. Such an order would be completely unenforceable.

]]> By: fridgeman http://annarborchronicle.com/2014/05/25/taxicab-board-considers-rates-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-310920 fridgeman Mon, 26 May 2014 16:25:43 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=137397#comment-310920 I really don’t think the city should be in the business of picking winners and losers here. Let the best business model win.

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