Lyft and Uber said they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require that ride-hailing services increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local minimum wage of $15.57 an hour.
Lyft called the ordinance “deeply flawed,” saying in a statement that it supports a minimum earning standard for drivers but not the one passed by the council.
I really hope they follow it with plans for expansion to the public transit system
The MPLS Met Council has been working on expanding the city’s light rail system for many years and have encountered nothing but problems along the way. Once they complete the southwest line, they’ll be millions over budget and still need to reign in the blatant crimes and obnoxious behaviors that plague the current light rail lines. I fully support public transit and reducing car traffic, but I do not currently ride the light rail because it is not safe to do so atm.
Yeah I will say that while I’m in full support of light rail just like you it is one of the most difficult projects a city can undertake and there are a lot of ways it can overrun on cost and compromise too much to be effective