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Uber, Lyft changing traffic patterns at Logan

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Uber, Lyft changing traffic patterns at Logan

More passengers choosing to be chauffered

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RIDE-SHARING SERVICES appear to be changing traffic patterns at Logan International Airport, boosting the number of people paying for chauffeured services while causing a slight drop in the use of private cars, rental cars, and public transportation. Data compiled by the Massachusetts Port Authority indicate the number of people using ride-share services, taxis, and limos(...)

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The Download/ Politics/ Transportation

The Codcast: Ride-sharing regs redux

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After several years of fits and stops, the Legislature finally passed a bill last summer that would  regulate transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft with an eye on safety for passengers. While lawmakers gave the Department of Public Utilities a pretty big canvas to paint their regulations on, they mandated a few set-in-stone parameters(...)

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Drivers urge DPU to alter background checks

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Drivers urge DPU to alter background checks

Rejected Uber and Lyft drivers say unlimited reach discriminates

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EDWARD HARUNK SAID driving for Uber gave him the flexibility to take care of his sick wife and bring her to doctor’s appointments whenever she needed. “Being an Uber driver enabled me, as a sole caregiver, to set my own time and allowed me to focus on my wife’s challenges,” the 59-year-old Wellesley resident, a(...)

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Logan passengers can now get a Lyft

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Logan passengers can now get a Lyft

Massport set to reach agreement with other ride-hailing companies

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MASSPORT HAS REACHED an agreement with Lyft to allow the ride-hailing company to operate out of Logan Airport, a move that paves the way for other transportation network companies such as Uber to pick up passengers at the terminals and take one of the last remaining lucrative routes away from Boston cabbies. “This is something(...)

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Logan inching toward agreement with Uber, Lyft

The Back Story/ Transportation

Logan inching toward agreement with Uber, Lyft

Change in Massport regs could be death knell for cabs

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Massport is quietly trying to fashion new regulations to open up Logan Airport to all ride-hailing drivers but, six months after passage of a state law paving the way for transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft to operate, the sides are still unable to reach an agreement. A Massport spokeswoman said the bill(...)

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Lyft offering a ride to the T

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Lyft offering a ride to the T

Ride-hailing app seeks to expand into late-night service

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MBTA OFFICIALS, ALREADY heartened by improvements in transportation for the handicapped by taxis and private ride-hailing companies, are entertaining a proposal from Lyft to launch late-night on-demand pick-ups that would be paid by passengers, employers, and the T. Brian Shortsleeve, the CEO and acting general manager, said the transportation network company submitted an unsolicited offer(...)

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Business unusual at the T

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Business unusual at the T

Unsolicited proposals to privatize services pique officials’ interest

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IT’S A MANTRA spoken so often these days it could be a bumper sticker. “The MBTA is open for business,” Brian Shortsleeve, the agency’s chief administrator and acting general manager, said in talking about unsolicited proposals for third-party vendors to operate T services. Shortsleeve thinks it’s so important for people to know “the MBTA is open(...)

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Baker hails Uber bill

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Baker hails Uber bill

Governor signs law with new fee earmarked for infrastructure, taxis

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STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE 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. “I want to start by thanking the Legislature for pushing this one through,” Baker said after signing the bill in his office. “There(...)

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Fingerprints fail in Senate Uber bill

Economy/ Politics/ Technology/ Transportation

Fingerprints fail in Senate Uber bill

Forry chastises those who say the measure is discriminatory

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AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE debate that dragged on for nearly five hours, the state Senate passed Uber-friendly regulations for the runaway ride-hailing industry but not before beating back an impassioned plea by the chamber’s only black member to require fingerprints for background checks on drivers to ensure safety of passengers. “Fingerprinting is not a form of(...)

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Judge says Uber, Lyft should be treated like taxis

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Judge says Uber, Lyft should be treated like taxis

Ruling orders city to level playing field between apps and cabs in absence of state regs

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A FEDERAL JUDGE on Thursday ordered Boston officials to explain what regulations they plan to implement on ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to treat them like cabs until the state comes up with some action and why the court should not issue an injunction barring the companies from operating. In a lengthy ruling(...)

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