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May 1 was supposed to be a big day in Minneapolis for emerging ride-hail companies, with at least nine startups saying they would launch in the Twin Cities and claim the market share surrendered by Uber and Lyft over minimum pay rates for drivers set by the Minneapolis City Council. But nearly two months after […] The post Uber and Lyft alternatives say they will launch in Minneapolis soon … just not today appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
Elam Baer is one of thousands daily who rely on Uber to get to work or appointments in the Twin Cities. So when Baer heard Uber was pulling out of the region May 1 after the Minneapolis City Council passed a law setting a minimum wage for rideshare drivers, he wasn't happy. Lyft, the other rideshare giant, will stop serving Minneapolis at the same time. Baer decided to do something about it. .