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The move comes after back and forth with the mayor and rideshare companies, which threatened to leave Minneapolis by May 1, the ordinance's original effective date.
Advocates for disabled people as well as downtown business backers joined Mayor Jacob Frey Monday to urge council members to “step back from the cliff.” They say if Uber and Lyft follow through on their promises to leave the city May. 1 people who rely on their services will be negatively impacted.
Some believe the two ridesharing companies are unlikely to roll out of Minneapolis. However, they did pulled out of Austin, Texas for a year until the state governor stepped in to create uniform statewide rules.