, Columnist
The Dilemma When Uber or Lyft Outcompetes Public Transit
Should cities regulate? Or just get out of the transportation business and let the market provide better service at lower cost?
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The brief history of tech-enabled ridesharing is not really a story about transportation, but a story of clashes with regulators. Uber and Lyft versus cities and courts.
Municipalities have tried to ban ridesharing companies, but have mostly given up. Courts have disagreed on whether the companies' drivers should count as contractors or employees. More fights are ahead.