Lyft Strikes Deal To Pick Up Passengers At Logan
Travelers at Logan Airport will gain at least one new app-based means of ground transportation on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
State Decides To Regulate Ride Share Companies
After several years of posturing and wrangling, the commonwealth enacted legislation in August to regulate ride sharing companies – also known as Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) – much more closely.
Massachusetts To Tax Ride-Hailing Apps, Give The Money To Taxis
Massachusetts is preparing to levy a 5-cent fee per trip on ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft and spend the money on the traditional taxi industry, a subsidy that appears to be the first of its kind in the United States.
Ride-Hail Bill Signed By Gov. Baker With New Fee To Benefit Infrastructure, Taxis
Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon signed into law what he described as the strongest regulatory framework in the country for app-based ride-for-hire services like Uber and Lyft.
Weymouth Man Robs Bank Branch, Hails Getaway Uber
A Weymouth man was arrested yesterday for robbing his local Santander Bank and fleeing in an Uber.
Senate Approves Bill To Regulate Ride-Hailing Services
The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill to...Senators Rolling Out Bill To Regulate Ride-Hailing Industry
More than three months after the House passed...Ride-Hailing Bill Author Defends Protections For Cab Drivers
As the House’s plan to give taxi cabs the exclusive...
MBTA Exploring Mitigation Options After Canceling Late-Night Service
After scrapping extended-hours service on weekends,...Uber Offers To Help MBTA Transition From Late-Night Service
Uber plans to offer its pool car service at reduced...BPD Begins Fingerprinting Of Taxi Drivers
The Boston Police Department yesterday began the...Uber Pushes Into Public Transit With New App Partnership
Transportation technology company TransLoc announced...
Ride-Hailing Firm Lyft Plans To Raise Up To $1 Billion In Financing
Ride-hailing app Lyft Inc., Uber Technologies Inc.’s...Partnership Between The Ride And Uber Coming For Paratransit Passengers
As the MBTA looks to cut costs and improve service, a...
The Cynical Millennial Weighs In On Car Ownership
“So my credit union will give me a loan on the car I...
Boston’s Latest Battle In The Transportation Revolution
It cannot be denied that some policymakers (specifically, the Joint Committee on Financial Services) passing judgment on the proposed legislation to regulate TNCs have relationships of varying degrees with members of the taxi industry and its representative union.
Boston’s Latest Battle In The Transportation Revolution
This is part two of a three-part series; click...
Boston’s Latest Battle In The Transportation Revolution
As I hurried up the east end of the Common along Park...House Chair: Ride Service Bill Could Also Reshape Taxi Laws
A modernization of the taxi cab industry could be...
Committee Hears Proposed Legislation, Testimony On Ridesharing Regulations
The dispute between Boston’s taxi companies and...
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