Uber Partnering with Boston to Establish National Data Sharing Model
Emily Badger reports: "Uber is announcing plans to share its data more broadly with local governments in a gesture that's both an act of good will and a bid for good press after a rough few months of...
View ArticleUber's Newest Competitor: Google
"Google is preparing to offer its own ride-hailing service, most likely in conjunction with its long-in-development driverless car project," reports Brad Stone. The news comes as a surprise given...
View ArticleNew Index Ranks Cities by their Transportation Apps
Lindsey Hallock and Jeff Inglis share news of the new "Innovative Transportation Index" [pdf], created by the Frontier Group.Publication Date: Fri, 02/06/2015
View ArticleCan Taxis Survive Competition from the Sharing Economy?
As the rise of transportation network companies (TNCs) globally erodes the franchises of locally regulated taxis, cities are at risk of losing their regulated, insured cab fleets.Publication Date: Fri,...
View ArticleShould We Expect Transportation Network Companies to Make Airport Trips?
"App-based car services Uber and Lyft have will be [sic] serving the Indianapolis International Airport when thousands of travelers land this week for the NCAA Final Four," reports John...
View ArticleNow Available on DART's Mobile Ticketing App: Uber
DART has announced a partnership with Uber to solve the "first mile/last mile" challenge by allowing access to the Uber app through DART's GoPass mobile ticketing app.Publication Date: Tue, 04/14/2015
View ArticleLong Beach Relaxes Taxi Regulations to Level the Playing Field
"Long Beach officials are pursuing a new strategy to resolve the growing rift between taxi drivers and ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, becoming the nation's first large city to relax...
View ArticleNew App Would Enable On-Demand Public Transit
Adele Peters shares news of the TransLoc app, a new startup that aims to provide the technology platform to enable public transit to compete with transportation network companies.Publication Date: Thu,...
View ArticleLabor Ruling in California Means Big Changes for Uber's Business Model
"California’s labor commissioner said a driver who connects with customers through the Uber Technologies Inc. app must be considered an employee," report Andrew Dunn, Eric Newcomer, and James Nash. The...
View ArticleProposed Policy Would Cap Number of For-Hire Drivers
According to an article by Johana Bhuiyan, "the city council and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration have proposed a yearlong freeze on growth of all for-hire vehicle companies while the city...
View ArticleMayor de Blasio Op-Ed Supports New Regulations for Uber
Mayor Bill de Blasio penned an op-ed for the New York Daily News arguing in favor of his recent proposal to cap the number of for-hire drivers allowed in Manhattan.Publication Date: Sat, 07/18/2015
View ArticleMeet the Uber for Kids
"HopSkipDrive, a startup that just received $3.9 million in seed funding, is looking to hook up cautious yet busy parents," reports Jordan Crook.Publication Date: Tue, 07/14/2015
View ArticleNew York Won't Cap Number of Uber Drivers
"The de Blasio administration has backed away from its fight with the app company Uber, agreeing on Wednesday to drop for now its plan to place a cap on thPublication Date: Wed, 07/22/2015
View ArticleThe Congestion Impacts of Transportation Network Companies Are Still Unclear
Carl Bialik takes an in-depth, data-focused look at the congestion implications of transportation network companies like Uber—especially in light of the recent controversy in New York City when Mayor...
View ArticleHope for the 'Bronx Boondoggle'
"After six disastrous years, the Bronx Parking Development Co. is falling even faster into the financial abyss," writes Jeremy Smerd. "Still, there may be hope for the boondoggle in the Boogie...
View ArticleUber Looking More and More Like Transit: Is that Good or Bad for Transit?
Josh Constine reports on the new Smart Routes feature from Uber, described as "a way to let you pay less money for a little less convenience and a little less time saved."Publication Date: Mon, 08/24/2015
View ArticleA Counterpoint in the Great Uber Dialogue
Is Uber the devil? I'll admit that I'm an occasional user of Uber, or what I call network-based transportation (e.g., transport than is facilitated by a location-based technological algorithm that...
View ArticleFrom Taxi Industry Disrupter to Auto Industry Disrupter
"In a recent survey of 2,000 adults ages 18 to 64 conducted by Frank N.Publication Date: Tue, 10/06/2015
View ArticleHow Transportation Network Companies Could Improve Paratransit Services
"As the MBTA looks to cut costs and improve service, a state official [recently] said the T could save as much as $47 million a year on The Ride program by raising fares, reducing service and forging...
View ArticleA Transportation Network Company's Surprising Early Adopters: Seniors
Lauren Schwartzberg reports on the cohort of early adopters driving the success of the transportation network company called Via, described as a "mix between Uber and the city bus" operating in New...
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