Cambridge trying to stop Uber! Meeting at 6pm tonight.

[billharnois.livejournal.com]

http://blog.uber.com/ubercambridge

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[trysha.livejournal.com]

Basically the new rules say tat there are monetary restrictions on non-taxi rides.

You cannot use any electronic device determine the fare unless that device has been licensed by cambridge. Meters yes, phones no.

Basically: technology has beat taxi drivers in quality. Taxi companies do not want to change so they want to have it banned.

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

Taxi companies do not want to change so they want to have it banned.

As incumbents always do.

But it's also possible that Cambridge has a taxi medallion system, and Uber is essentially destroying the vast amount of money invested in medallions. Certainly Boston has that problem; a large chunk of a taxi fare goes to renting the medallion that allows the taxi to operate.