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Uber Wants Broward to Meet all its Demands

05.06.2015
Mark J. Stempler

Uber’s announcement this week that it will suspend operations in Broward County is not surprising. Uber threatened to stop operating in the county several times, both before and after the county passed an amended ordinance governing Uber and other transportation network companies. Uber’s announcement is revealing because the regulations passed […]

Broward County Puts Law And Public Safety Ahead Of Uber’s Economic Interests

05.05.2015
Mark J. Stempler

Last week, Broward County’s commissioners put the interests of the people they serve, the public, ahead of the economic interests of Uber, Lyft and similar transportation providers known as “transportation network companies,” or TNCs. Requirements like registration and licensing of drivers, improved county-­- monitored driver background checks and vehicle inspections, […]

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