A feud between a company that runs the credit card readers for taxi meters and the MTA has some of the city's taxi drivers saying they're fed up with getting squeezed.
Legislative leaders announced a tentative agreement for Uber and Lyft driver pay that is lower than the Minneapolis city council ordinance, but Uber and Lyft aren't on board. Drivers' advocates say they are willing to accept the proposed rate of $1.27 per mile and 49 cents per minute, lower than the Minneapolis proposal of $1.40 per mile and 51 cents per minute. "We're just showing good faith .
Some accused sexual abusers have used Lyft or Uber to transport unaccompanied teenagers or children to their doorstep, according to criminal court records.
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.