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Ride-hailing apps rule at Logan

The Back Story/ Transportation

Ride-hailing apps rule at Logan

Lyft, Uber now preferred way to get to and from airport

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RIDE-HAILING APPS such as Uber and Lyft are now the leading way passengers get to and from Logan International Airport, an indication of how rapidly their popularity is growing. According to statistics compiled by the Massachusetts Port Authority, the ride-hailing apps have gone from handling 11 percent of pickups and dropoffs in 2016 to 21.4(...)

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The Download/ Transportation

Uber vs. the T

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A new poll of 944 Massachusetts users of ride-hailing apps indicated that services like Uber and Lyft are adding to congestion on the roads and drawing passengers away from public transit. The poll was conducted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, which last fall equipped 10 drivers for ride-hailing apps with tablets that allowed their(...)

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Rosenberg suggests House to blame for Airbnb inaction

Economy/ Politics/ Technology

Rosenberg suggests House to blame for Airbnb inaction

Senator says ‘it’s not rocket science’ to craft regulations

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SEN. STAN ROSENBERG chastised his fellow lawmakers on Thursday for dithering for years while the short-term rental industry embedded itself in the market and grew unencumbered by regulations and the lodging tax “It’s not going away, technology is not going away,” said Rosenberg, who was part of a CommonWealth magazine Newsmakers panel discussing how Beacon Hill(...)

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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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