Did Ridesharing Kill the D.C. Metro? We Crunched The Numbers.
Other subway systems have managed to maintain or even gain riders since Uber and Lyft launched. Why is the D.C. Metro losing them?
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New York City Votes To Cap Uber and Lyft, Regulate Drivers' Pay
The days of a free market in ride sharing are over in America's largest city.
Miami Sees 65 Percent Drop in DUIs, Thanks in Part to Ridesharing
But other cities want to crack down on the services anyway.
As the New York Subway Melts Down, the City Moves to Cap the Number of Ubers and Lyfts on the Streets
Making the Big Apple less mobile.
San Francisco Ballot Initiative Would Tax Ridesharing Companies, Internet Sales, and Robot Cars
City Supervisor Aaron Peskin is on a quest to tax everything good about the 21st century.
D.C. Boosts Taxes on Uber, Lyft by 500 Percent to Pay for Busted Metro System
The District is trying desperately to shore up funding for its increasingly unpopular rail system.
No, the Sharing Economy Isn't Dead
How to understand new data on independent contracting.
New York Times Editorial Board Thinks Uber Is Too Popular, Demands Price Floors
America's paper of record demands an end to transit innovation.
The Days of Paying More to Live Near the Metro Are Coming to an End
Fewer people are willing to pay a premium to live near a subway stop as public transportation stumbles and ride-sharing offers better options.
Fire, Earth, and Water Visit Apocalyptic Delays on Nation's Rail Lines
Are the endtimes nigh for public transit?
Uber Health Wants to Drive You to the Hospital
3.6 million Americans a year miss medical appointments because they lack transportation.
Poverty Wages? Uber Drivers Make $37 Per Hour on Average, Survey Finds
How much do Uber drivers make, and why does that matter?
Cities Try to Avert 'Transit Apocalypse' With Taxes on Uber, Lyft
Transportation innovation is seeing more people flee outdated public transit.
Cities Need Mobility, Not Monopolies
San Francisco's anti-competitive regulation of a private transit service
Uber, Lyft Can Now Bring Jobs and Better Transportation to Alaska
A win for ride-sharing and Alaskans
How the FAA Killed Uber for Planes
Flight-sharing helped fill seats on small, private trips and cut costs. But regulators stopped it.
An Uber Driver Is Fined for Not Speaking English, but Tech Innovation Provides Smarter Solutions
Why should local governments demand a default language when we have the tools to sort it all out?
Taxi Companies Asked Georgia for a Bailout and Got Laughed Out of Court
New competition from ride-sharing services is not grounds for a takings claim, Georgia Supreme Court rules, because no taking took place. Obviously.
San Francisco Officials Continue Attacks on Uber
City tax collector wants to post home addresses of drivers online.
Uber On its Way Back to Austin
Texas Legislature decides state law is better than local overreach.
Uber's Efforts to Bypass Nanny Regulators Lead to Federal Criminal Investigation
Secret tool allowed drivers to detect and avoid stings.
Supreme Court Lets Stand 7th Circuit Victory for Rights of Rideshare Customers and Drivers
By declining to take up the case Illinois Transportation Trade Association v. Chicago, the Supreme Court allows customers of Uber, Lyft, and similar e-hailing services to breathe easier.
What Do You Call a Tool to Help Uber Avoid Gov't Stings? A Good Start.
Company used a secret method of getting around regulators trying to shut them down. If only the rest of us were so lucky.
Instead of Erecting New Barriers For Ridesharing, Cities Should Deregulate Taxis
That allows for fair competition on a level playing field, and lets consumers choose which service they prefer.
Uber, Lyft Will Continue Operating in Philadelphia, Defying Judge's Order (Updated: Judge's Order Overturned!)
Ride-sharing services weren't defendants in lawsuit brought by taxi driver union, but got slapped with a cease-and-desist order anyway.
Massachusetts Will Tax Uber to Subsidize Taxi Industry. That's Absurd.
Paging long-dead French economist Frederic Bastiat.
In Judge's Rejection of $100 Million Uber Settlement, Nobody Wins
Uber and 385,000 drivers liked the deal, but Judge Edward Chen determined it was "not fair."
In Our Uber-ed Out Future, Cities Won't Be Covered With Ugly Parking Garages
Next generation of ride-sharing will make cities more efficient, solve mass transit problems.
The System Really Is Rigged: City Officials Bend Booze, Ridesharing Rules During DNC, RNC
City-goers can enjoy 4 a.m. last-calls and Uber-X-a-plenty this week in Philly. So why not always?
Uber Unveils New Features To Improve Driver Experience
The goal of the changes is to give drivers more control.
Democrats Are Uber Hypocrites
Study: Dem candidates spend more on ride-sharing than their GOP counterparts
What Elizabeth Warren Gets Wrong About Uber
Democrats can fight the sharing economy-but they'll lose voters if they do.
Uber and Lyft Defeated by Voters in Austin, Texas
City desire to fingerprint all drivers will drive the e-hailing companies out of the city.
Sorry, but Uber Isn't Conspiring to Fix Ridesharing Prices
Surge pricing is a market mechanism, not an illegal pricing scheme.
Uber Seems to Be More Efficient Than Taxis in Time Spent Ferrying Passengers
Economists find more social benefits from ridehailing apps.
Can the Blockchain Kill Uber? Free State Project Participant Launches "Arcade City"
Can a truly peer-to-peer Ethereum-powered rideshare app beat the big guys: Uber and government?
Lyft, Uber Drivers Shouldn't Be Treated Like Employees
Ride-sharing companies simply don't control drivers like bosses control workers.
Las Vegas, Los Angeles Offer Reminders Why Passengers Are Fleeing Taxis for Uber, Lyft
Screwed over in fees, when not being turned away due to racism.
London Chefs Trade Curry for Cabs, San Francisco Drivers Go Bankrupt, a Medallion Owner Sues, and More Tales From the Global Uber Wars
The great taxi industry upheaval.
What Do You Know? Competition Improves Taxi Services.
Studies showing city folk getting better treatment.
Give a Drunk (or Anyone) a Free Ride Home on New Year's Eve, Accept a Tip, Face $500 Fine
Portsmouth, NH, not amused by Free State Project participant's plan to get around their anti-Uber regulations.
Uber, Lyft Drivers in Seattle Given Legal Go-Ahead to Unionize
How might union worker protection policies work along with a community-rating app system?
Pando Appalled That Uber Hires High-Powered Politicos, Media Allegedly Ignoring It
Criticizing a company under constant political assault for its political hires is to mistake the defense for the crime.
