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12/31Don't get caught out by Uber's
surge pricing this New Year's Eve		Mashablehttps://mashable.com/2015/12/30/
uber-surge-new-years-eve/#8gwQFufkYEqJ
12/31Is Uber ripping off its drivers?
The Woman who beat Starbucks
and FedEx in court says yes.		Mother Joneshttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/12/
uber-lawsuit-drivers-class-action-shannon-liss-riordan
12/31Toronto Taxi Alliance releases
customer service plan
ahead of busy New Year’s Eve		GLOBAL NEWShttps://globalnews.ca/news/2425731/toronto-taxi-alliance-
releases-customer-service-plan-ahead-of-busy-new-years-eve/
12/31Local Taxi Drivers Oppose
Rideshares in Eugene		KEZI.comhttps://www.kezi.com/news/Local_Taxi_
Drivers_Oppose_Rideshares_in_Eugene.html
12/31London taxi trade: the Knowledge,
the Conservatives and the future		theguardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2015/dec/30/london-
taxi-trade-the-knowledge-the-conservatives-and-the-future
12/31Tory calls for freeze on taxi licensing
fees ahead of new regulations 		CTV Torontohttps://toronto.ctvnews.ca/tory-calls-for-freeze-on-taxi-
licensing-fees-ahead-of-new-regulations-1.2717630
12/30Suit casts doubt on rollout of
wheelchair-accessible taxis		POLITICONEWYORKhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/12/
8586594/suit-casts-doubt-rollout-wheelchair-accessible-taxis
12/30NYPD Reminder: Zero Tolerance
For New Year’s Drivers 		Queens Gazettehttps://www.qgazette.com/news/2015-12-30/Front_Page/
NYPD_Reminder_Zero_Tolerance_For_New_Years_Drivers.html
12/30Sidecar shuts down
‘rideshare’ service		San Francisco Examinerhttps://www.sfexaminer.com/sidecar-shuts-down-rideshare-service/
12/30Settle Toronto’s Uber-mess
before someone gets hurt: Editorial		thestar.comhttps://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2015/12/28/
settle-torontos-uber-mess-before-someone-gets-hurt-editorial.html
12/30Brazil Taxi Drivers Rally Against UberNDTVhttps://www.ndtv.com/world-news/brazil-
taxi-drivers-rally-against-uber-1260417
12/29City's aging infrastructure
needs concrete improvements,
says Gridlock Sam		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151216/TRANSPORTATION/
151219891/citys-aging-infrastructure-needs-concrete-improvements-says-
gridlock#utm_medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151228
12/29Nevada can't do study
on ride-hailing background checks 		Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/
business/article50952870.html
12/29Rogue Lyft Driver Tries To Pick Up
Rider Who Isn't His, Then Follows Her		chicagoisthttps://chicagoist.com/2015/12/24/
lyft_may_be_kidnappers_paradise_as.php
12/29Uber, Lyft focus on green
bills, not green cars		San Francisco Examinerhttps://www.sfexaminer.com/uber-lyft-
focus-on-green-bills-not-green-cars/
12/29Austin ride sharing debate
based on false choice		HOUSTON CHRONICLEhttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/transportation/
crossroads/article/Austin-debate-a-red-herring-of-ride-hailing-
6712557.php?t=1a5feef689&cmpid=twitter-premium
12/29Uber Settles Fake Airport
Toll Case for $1.8 M		Courthouse News Servicehttps://www.courthousenews.com/2015/12/21/
uber-settles-fake-airport-toll-case-for-1-8-m.htm
12/29Uber Driver: ‘I should have
denied that ride…'		NEWS4 JAXhttps://www.news4jax.com/news/uber-
driver-i-should-have-denied-that-ride#
12/29In Memoriam STREETSBLOG NYChttps://www.streetsblog.org/2015/12/28/in-memoriam-7/
12/29Residents are fleeing New York
yet Albany won’t fix the problems		NY Posthttps://nyp.st/1PmWF9h
12/28Avoiding Uber surge pricing
on New Year’s Eve		amNEWYORKhttps://www.amny.com/transit/avoiding-
uber-surge-pricing-on-new-year-s-eve-1.11268056
12/28Cab drivers fight back as Uber
looks to expand to upstate New York		PIX11https://pix11.com/2015/12/28/cab-drivers-
fight-back-as-uber-looks-to-expand-to-upstate-new-york/
12/28Philadelphia taxi drivers
demand a living 		WORKERS WORLDhttps://www.workers.org/articles/2015/12/27/
philadelphia-taxi-drivers-demand-a-living/
12/28Cabbie goes on ‘Uber-tirade’
at public meeting 		HUDSON REPORTER.comhttps://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/27018385/
article-Cabbie-goes-on--Uber-tirade--at-public-meeting--
Taxi-union-asks-for-equal-playing-field--
Uber-touts-track-record-?instance=latest_story
12/28Local’s tweet alerts politicians
of price gouging		lewisboroledger.comhttps://www.lewisboroledger.com/31202/
locals-tweet-alerts-politicians-of-price-gouging/
12/28Taxis: We’ll win if fare fight
with Uber is fair		Sunshine Coast Dailyhttps://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/
well-win-if-fare-fight-is-fair/2883731/
12/28Facebook post claims man
brutally attacked during Uber ride		FOXhttps://www.westernmassnews.com/story/30836923/facebook-
post-claims-man-brutally-attacked-during-uber-ride
12/28Uber responds after accusations
of passenger robbery		NBChttps://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/midtown/2015/12/27/
atlanta-police-man-claims-he-robbed-uber-driver/77953676/
12/27Is Vision Zero humanly possible? NY Daily Newshttps://nydn.us/1m7E4CQ
12/27Uber eyes upstate
New York expansion		NY Daily Newshttps://nydn.us/1QOEB9v
12/27Ohio’s statewide regulations void
Columbus’ rules for Uber drivers 		The Columbus Dispatchhttps://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/
2015/12/27/uber-rides-state-rules-trump-local.html
12/277 alternatives to Uber and Lyft
that don't have surge pricing		USA TODAYhttps://roadwarriorvoices.com/2015/12/26/7-alternatives-
to-uber-and-lyft-that-dont-have-surge-pricing/
12/27Protests, riots, kidnapping
but Uber fights on 		3NEWShttps://www.3news.co.nz/world/protests-riots-kidnapping-
but-uber-fights-on-2015122713#axzz3vWALYWuE
12/27It’s time to regulate Uber
if a ‘gig’ economy is here to stay 		THE GLOBE
AND MAIL		https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/its-
time-to-regulate-uber-if-a-gig-economy-is-here-to-stay/article27939314/
12/26Hail progressNY Daily Newshttps://nydn.us/1VdKUlN
12/26Legal Threatdown:
What's Chasing Uber?		THERECORDERhttps://www.therecorder.com/id=1202745588517/Legal-
Threatdown-Whats-Chasing-Uber?slreturn=20151126071912
12/26Flywheel Acquires Approval;
Brings TaxiOS to California		MOBILE&APPShttps://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/12403/20151224/
flywheel-acquires-approval-brings-taxios-to-california.htm
12/26A fare in the backseat is
worth two on the street		San Francisco
Examiner		https://www.sfexaminer.com/a-fare-in-
the-backseat-is-worth-two-on-the-street/
12/26Point Austin: Getting
From Here to There		The Austin Chroniclehttps://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2015-12-25/
point-austin-getting-from-here-to-there/
12/25Legalizing Uber in Philadelphia
is off Pa. lawmakers' agenda		Philadelphia
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2015/
12/23/legalizing-uber-in-philadelphia-isoff-pa-lawmakers.html
12/25Florida-Taxi drivers demand
harsher Uber regulation		FOX-4https://www.fox4now.com/news/taxi-
drivers-demand-harsher-uber-regulation
12/25Chris Sommers, ardent Uber
supporter on St. Louis
taxicab commission, resigns		ST LOUIS
POST DISPATCH		https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/
chris-sommers-ardent-uber-supporter-on-taxicab-commission-
resigns/article_3bec2966-49ea-530e-8830-c3ff5f30f5dd.html
12/25App developer riding high:
Ottawa entrepreneur says latest
product is more than Uber knockoff		OTTAWA
Business Journal		https://www.obj.ca/Technology/2015-12-23/article-4385263/
App-developer-riding-high-Ottawa-entrepreneur-says-latest-
product-is-more-than-Uber-knockoff/1
12/25What’s happening in Austin
is a crucial test of Uber’s strategy
for winning all across America		QUARTZhttps://qz.com/577998/whats-happening-in-austin-right-now-is-
a-crucial-test-of-ubers-strategy-for-winning-all-across-america/
12/25Uber drivers get the
cold shoulder from PTI		NEWS SOURCEhttps://www.wral.com/uber-drivers-get-
the-cold-shoulder-from-pti/15195157/
12/24Taxi and Limousine Commission
wants to remove probationary
licenses for rookie cabbies		NY Daily Newshttps://nydn.us/1ScYoib
12/24Uber driver says he was fired
over private Facebook posts 		WVLThttps://www.local8now.com/news/local/headlines/
Uber-driver-says-he-was-fired-over-
private-Facebook-posts--363417681.html
12/24Philadelphia Taxi, Limo Drivers Air
Grievances Against Ride-Sharing
Services to District Attorney		NBChttps://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/
Philadelphia-Taxi-Limo-Drivers-Air-Grievances-Against-
Ride-sharing-Services-to-District-Attorney-363305411.html#comments
12/24Guest column:
Uber is getting a free ride		Cambridge Chroniclehttps://cambridge.wickedlocal.com/
article/20151223/NEWS/151228252
12/24Uber, Lyft will be regulated in Ohiocincinnatti.comhttps://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/
2015/12/23/uber-lyft-regulated-ohio/77825012/
12/23Uber Bans Drivers From Class-
Action Lawsuit Participation		Government
Technology		https://www.govtech.com/applications/Uber-Bans-
Drivers-From-Class-Action-Lawsuit-Participation.html
12/23Austin City Council Passes
Framework for Ridesharing
Regulations (UPDATED) 		KUT.ORGhttps://kut.org/post/austin-city-council-passes-
framework-ridesharing-regulations-updated
12/23Judge sides with Uber in
California drivers’ suit		Boston Globehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/12/22/uber-
judge-puts-brakes-california-drivers-
suit-outcome/Yd232VtsZMD1UUKaPiTFgI/story.html
12/23California approves Flywheel, the
app that makes taxis work like Uber		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/12/22/10647506/
flywheel-california-taxiOS-taxi-uber
12/23Accessibility as Challenge
in Age of Uber		N.Y. Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/23/nyregion/
accessibility-as-challenge-in-age-of-uber.html?_r=0
12/23To save London’s cabs, a lawmaker
suggests getting rid of the
world’s hardest driving test		QUARTZhttps://qz.com/571863/to-save-londons-cabs-a-lawmaker-
suggests-getting-rid-of-the-worlds-hardest-driving-test/
12/23Bring Uber To All New YorkersManhattan Institutehttps://economics21.org/commentary/
uber-newyorkers-DeBlasio-12-22-2015
12/23Flywheel aims to replace taxi
meters with cloud-based tool		San Francisco Chroniclehttps://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/
Flywheel-aims-to-replace-taxi-meters-with-6713925.php
12/23Chair of St. Louis metro
taxi commission resigns		ST LOUIS
POST DISPATCH		https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/chair-of-taxi-
commission-resigns/article_4a27d66b-1103-5e53-b2fd-d8bbfe3fce97.html
12/22Uber-corruption? New taxi service
threatens good-paying US jobs
while enriching a few insiders 		RThttps://www.rt.com/op-edge/326671-uber-taxi-us-chicago/
12/22De Blasio budget surplus could
be near $1 billion in 2016		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151221/POLITICS/
151229992/de-blasio-budget-surplus-
could-be-near-1-billion-in-2016#utm_medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-
dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151221
12/22Ohio passes insurance
guidelines for Uber, Lyft		WDTNhttps://wdtn.com/2015/12/21/ohio-passes-
insurance-guidelines-for-uber-lyft/
12/21SAFETY FOR ALL OR TNC SELF-REGULATION FOR ALLLivery Timeshttps://www.nyctaxinews.com/LRT-1.pdf
12/21Car Insurance for
Uber Drivers in Toronto		Insurance Aidhttps://insuranceaid.ca/car-insurance-for-uber-drivers-in-toronto/
12/21How unions could change
the way Uber and Lyft work 		msn/moneyhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/how-unions-
could-change-the-way-uber-and-lyft-work/ar-BBnFZ1W
12/21Disability rights groups
back Uber's upstate push		Albany
timesunion		https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Disability-
rights-groups-back-Uber-s-upstate-push-6711796.php
12/21Enraged cabbies unite
worldwide against Uber in 2015		YAHOOhttps://news.yahoo.com/enraged-cabbies-unite-
worldwide-against-uber-2015-050603209.html
12/21Honolulu measure would treat
Uber, Lyft like taxi companies		The Washington Timeshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/20/honolulu-
measure-would-treat-uber-lyft-like-taxi-c/
12/20Muslim cabby fined for not
allowing woman up front		NY Posthttps://nyp.st/1k7wZA6
12/20Putnam County NY Seeks to
Regulate Taxi Industry 		Mahopac Newshttps://www.tapinto.net/towns/mahopac/
articles/putnam-county-seeks-to-regulate-taxi-industry
12/20Uber barred from communicating
with drivers in lawsuit		vatornewshttps://vator.tv/news/2015-12-18-uber-
barred-from-communicating-with-drivers-in-lawsuit
12/20Uber Spokesperson: New Law
Won’t Keep It In Austin 		AustinInnohttps://austininno.streetwise.co/2015/12/18/uber-
and-lyft-in-austin-new-regulations-approved/
12/20Proposed DDOT Traffic Fines
Deemed Excessive, Predatory		AFROhttps://www.afro.com/proposed-ddot-
traffic-fines-deemed-excessive-predatory/
12/20Court: Airline pilots can’t
ride share like Uber		The
Detroit News		https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2015/12/18/
court-airline-pilots-ride-share-like-uber/77578756/
12/20A cabbie’s perspective on the
Uber battle in Toronto 		THE GLOBE AND MAILhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/
a-cabbies-perspective-on-the-uber-battle-in-toronto/article27855576/
12/19Boris Johnson accuses Uber of 'systematically breaking the law' theguardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/05/boris-
johnson-accuses-uber-of-systematically-breaking-the-law
12/19US reportedly pursuing criminal
investigation for Uber data breach 		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/12/18/
10621854/uber-investigation-DOJ-lyft-data-breach
12/19Texas-Not many Uber, Lyft
drivers have completed
background checks		NBChttps://news4sanantonio.com/m/news/features/top-stories/
stories/Fewer-than-40-Uber-Lyft-drivers-completed-optional-
background-checks-243649.shtml#.VnVNolJywvY
12/19Austin Council insists
Uber drivers be fingerprinted		watchdog.orghttps://watchdog.org/252272/uber-council-fingerprinted/
12/19Fed Rate Hike May Force Unicorns
Like Uber, Airbnb And Snapchat
To IPO In 2016, Risking
New Market Bubble 		International
Business Times		https://www.ibtimes.com/fed-rate-hike-may-force-unicorns-
uber-airbnb-snapchat-ipo-2016-risking-new-market-2229868
12/19Judge scolds Uber for confusing
its drivers with new contract 		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/12/18/10590984/
uber-drivers-contract-judge-lawsuit-contractors
12/18This app is a great way
to avoid Uber's surge pricing		TECH INSIDERhttps://www.techinsider.io/how-to-use-way2ride-app-2015-12
12/17Austin Council Approves
Stricter Rules for Uber, Lyft		THE TEXAS TRIBUNEhttps://www.texastribune.org/2015/12/17/
austin-city-council-approves-new-uber-regs-uber-th/
12/17Why Over 100 Taxi and Uber Drivers
Were Protesting in Philadelphia		FORTUNEhttps://fortune.com/2015/12/16/taxi-
uber-philadelphia-protest/
12/17Uber X and Lyft prove that Taxi
Driver is No Longer a Profession		CLAPWAYhttps://clapway.com/2015/12/17/uber-x-and-lyft-
prove-that-taxi-driver-is-no-longer-a-profession/
12/17City's aging infrastructure
needs concrete improvements,
says Gridlock Sam		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/
20151216/TRANSPORTATION/151219891
12/17 Philly-Protest against UberX brings
Center City traffic to a standstill		newsworkshttps://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/89199-protest-
against-uberx-brings-center-city-traffic-to-a-standstill-
12/17Driving force behind bill: Uberphilly.comhttps://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/
20151216_Driving_force_behind_bill__Uber.html
12/17Uber driver accused of attacking
2 customers with ice scraper		Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct
-uber-driver-passengers-attacked-1217-20151216-story.html
12/17Taxi drivers jam Philadelphia's
traffic, march in Uber protest		CBShttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/taxi-drivers-jam-
philadelphia-traffic-march-in-uber-protest/
12/17This just in: Travelers hate
LaGuardia, Newark airports		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151216/BLOGS04/
151219864/this-just-in-travelers-hate-laguardia-newark-
airports#utm_medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_
campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151216
12/17Traditional taxi drivers may
also see bargaining rights		kiro7.comhttps://www.kirotv.com/news/news/traditional-
taxi-drivers-may-also-see-bargaining-r/npkY2/
12/17Taxi Group Wants to Lure Back
Riders and Drivers Who Have
Switched to Ride Hailing Apps		Time Warner Cablehttps://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2015/12/15/
taxi-group-wants-to-lure-back-riders-and-drivers-who-have-
switched-to-ride-hailing-apps.html?cid=twitter_NY1
12/17Uber, Airbnb, BuzzFeed
Now I Get It: Unicorns		Yahoohttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/what-are-tech-unicorns-
143136865.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=ma#
12/16NYC Taxi and Limousine
Commission will delay crash-test
mandate for yellow cabs 		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1Qop93J
12/16Uber Florida: Senate bill overrides
local control on insurance only		PalmBeachPost.comhttps://protectingyourpocket.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/12/14/
uber-florida-senate-bill-overrides-local-control-on-insurance-only/
12/16Teamsters: Seattle Drivers
Win A Voice With Historic
City Council Vote 		PR Newswirehttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teamsters-seattle-
drivers-win-a-voice-with-historic-city-council-vote-300192737.html
12/16Seattle Passes Law Letting
Uber, Lyft Drivers Unionize		Foxhttps://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2015/12/15/
seattle-passes-law-lltting-uber-lyft-drivers-unionize/
12/16Uber customer charged $500 for
18-mile ride because of
'surge pricing' - and despite complaining he's only
getting a $90 discount		Daily
Mail		https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3359998/Uber-customer-charged-
500-18-mile-ride-surge-pricing-despite-complaining-s-getting-90-discount.html
12/15NY Yellow taxis launch $1 million
campaign to lure back drivers,
passengers from Uber, Lyft		amNEWYORKhttps://www.amny.com/transit/yellow-taxis-launch-
1-million-campaign-to-lure-back-
drivers-passengers-from-uber-lyft-1.11228657
12/15EXCLUSIVE:
NYC urged to make
all cabs accessible
for wheelchair users		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1RljwDb
12/15Effort to Curb Uber Hits
Potholes in New York City		WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/effort-to-curb-
uber-hits-potholes-in-new-york-city-1450145240
12/15Uber launches wheelchair
accessible service in D.C.,
after years of criticism		METROhttps://www.metro-magazine.com/accessibility/news/411515/uber-
launches-wheelchair-accessible-service-in-d-c-after-years-of-criticism
12/15Philly Limo, taxi drivers
plan rally at City Hall 		Philly Voicehttps://www.phillyvoice.com/
limo-drivers-plan-rally-city-hall/
12/15Seattle first U.S. city to give
Uber, other contract drivers
power to unionize 		The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/
unions-for-taxi-uber-drivers-seattle-council-votes-today/
12/15In Australlia Uber fails
to break taxi cartel		The Victoria Agehttps://www.theage.com.au/victoria/uber-fails-
to-break-taxi-cartel-expert-20151211-gllpuh.html
12/15Canada Taxi drivers get
a new Uber alternative 		The Record.comhttps://www.therecord.com/news-story/6192920-
taxi-drivers-get-a-new-uber-alternative/
12/15Canadian taxi industry launches
'The Ride' app,
latest tool in fight against Uber		CTV Newshttps://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canadian-taxi-industry-launches-
the-ride-app-latest-tool-in-fight-against-uber-1.2699464
12/14Seattle Considers Measure to Let
Uber and Lyft Drivers Unionize		NY Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/14/
technology/seattle-considers-measure-to-let
-uber-and-lyft-drivers-unionize.html
12/14Here's How Uber Is Trying
to Get Out of a Huge Lawsuit		Mother Joneshttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/12/
uber-tries-maneuver-out-its-giant-driver-lawsuit
12/14In Indonesia, Uber’s
‘green light’ changes to orange		TECHINASIAhttps://www.techinasia.com/is-
uber-legal-or-not-legal-in-jakarta/
12/13Uber Jobs SuckWho's Driving Youhttps://www.whosdrivingyou.org/blog/uber-jobs-suck
12/13Uber wants drivers to sign
new lawsuit pledge		USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/12/11/
uber-class-action-lawsuit-drivers-employees/77171858/
12/13Uber Drivers Are Still Refusing
to Pick Up Blind Passengers		MOTHERBOARDhttps://motherboard.vice.com/read/uber-drivers-
are-still-refusing-to-pick-up-blind-passengers
12/13United Spinal Calls Uber's New
D.C. Wheelchair Taxi Initiative
"Inadequate and Unsustainable" 		PR
Newswire		https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-spinal-calls-ubers-new-
dc-wheelchair-taxi-initiative-inadequate-and-unsustainable-300192086.html
12/13Uber doesn’t want drivers
to sue again, so it pushes
them to arbitration		arshttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/12/uber-doesnt-
want-drivers-to-sue-again-so-it-pushes-them-to-arbitration/
12/13Exclusive: Uber winning
make or break legal
battles across America		Yahoohttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-
uber-winning-break-legal-135548753.html#
12/13Toronto Uber Protest
Spirals Out Of Control		Observer
Voice		https://observervoice.com/2015/12/
toronto-uber-protest-spirals-out-of-control/
12/13New Report Calls for More
Consistent Policies for Mobile App
Transportation and Taxi Services 		UCLAhttps://luskin.ucla.edu/news/school-public-affairs/new-
report-calls-more-consistent-policies-and-regulations-mobile-app-tran
12/13Will Uber drive
into Dutchess County?		Poughkeepsie
Journal		https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/money/business-and-industry/
2015/12/12/uber-drive-into-dutchess-county/75936208/
12/13Uber promises upstate jobs,
but faces challenges		Poughkeepsie
Journal		https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/new-york/
2015/10/20/uber-promises-upstate-jobs-faces-challenges/74293024/
12/12That Little Lawsuit Against Uber
Just Got Bigger And Could Take
Down The Sharing Economy		VICE NEWShttps://uberlawsuit.com/That%20Little%20Lawsuit%20
Against%20Uber%20Just%20Got%20Bigger.pdf
12/12Uber’s New Drivers Agreement
Could Undermine Judge’s
Ruling In Class Action Lawsuit		TECH CRUNCHhttps://techcrunch.com/2015/12/11/ubers-new-
drivers-agreement-may-undermine-
judges-class-action-ruling/
12/12Toronto police chief calls
taxi meeting ‘constructive’ 		thestar.comhttps://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/12/11/
taxi-drivers-meet-with-police-chief.html
12/12Is Uber trying to pull
a fast one on its drivers? 		The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2015/12/11/9897088/uber-
driver-agreement-arbitration-class-action-lawsuit
12/12Toronto-City must end
Uber vs taxi war 		Toronto Sunhttps://www.torontosun.com/2015/12/10/
city-must-end-uber-vs-taxi-war
12/12Toronto Taxi industry
threatens next protest
‘will be even worse’		Global Newshttps://globalnews.ca/news/2393047/taxi-industry-
threatens-next-protest-will-be-even-worse/
12/12Study: Innovative transportation
services favor some, hamper others		WTOPhttps://wtop.com/consumer-tech/2015/12/study-innovative-
transportation-services-favor-some-hamper-others/
12/11The One Chart That Should
Worry Uber and Hurts the Taxi
Medallion Short-Selling Thesis		TheStreethttps://www.thestreet.com/story/13385263/1/
the-one-chart-that-should-worry-uber-
and-hurts-the-taxi-medallion-short-selling-thesis.html
12/11Uber is accused of failing a
huge number of New Yorkers		Business
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-
is-accused-of-not-helping-the-disabled-2015-12
12/11Taxi driver who clung to UberX
says he once drove for Uber		CBCNEWShttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/
taxi-driver-worked-at-uber-1.3358864
12/11Judge expands driver
class-action lawsuit against Uber		NY Posthttps://nyp.st/1lQp0IV
12/11Uber's fight with its drivers
is getting complicated 		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/12/10/9888298/ubers-
fight-classify-drivers-independent-contractors-Ohio
12/11Toronto Taxi drivers to meet
with police chief Friday 		thestar.comhttps://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/12/10/taxi-
drivers-to-meet-with-police-chief-friday.html
12/11Crain's Business Breakfast Forum:
Commissioner Meera Joshi,
NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission 		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/events-calendar/details/4/3378278
12/10Is Uber Making NYC
Rush-Hour Traffic Worse? 		FiveThirtyEight
Economics		https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-uber-
making-nyc-rush-hour-traffic-worse/
12/10Anti-Uber taxi drivers
clear Queen and Bay after
rush hour protest		CBC NEWShttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
toronto/taxi-uber-protest-1.3356611
12/10Frustration escalates as
Toronto taxi drivers
stage mass Uber protest 		THE GLOBE
AND MAIL		https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/taxi-drivers-clog-
toronto-streets-in-mass-uber-protest/article27658787/
12/10'Uber is illegal’
Toronto taxi protestors 		RThttps://www.rt.com/news/
325221-uber-taxi-protest-toronto/
12/10Uber ruling may reverberate
through Silicon Valley		CNBChttps://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/09/uber-ruling-may-
reverberate-through-silicon-valley.html
12/10(Video) Taxi Driver
Confronts Uber Driver		Z-103.5https://z1035.com/video-taxi-driver-confronts-uber-driver/
12/10Gloria Steinem Calls Out UberFORTUNEhttps://fortune.com/2015/12/09/gloria-steinem-vs-uber/
12/10Uber customer gets handed
$490 bill for an 18-mile ride		FOXhttps://fox17online.com/2015/12/09/uber-
customer-gets-handed-490-bill-for-an-18-mile-ride/
12/10Future of Uber/Lyft in Tampa
Florida to be debated Tuesday		CBShttps://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/12/08/
future-of-uberlyft-to-be-debated-in-tampa-tuesday/76968360/
12/10Lenders Face Credit Deterioration
as Uber Hits the Taxi Medallion
Industry, Says S&P Capital IQ 		PR Newswirehttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lenders-face-
credit-deterioration-as-uber-hits-the-taxi-medallion-
industry-says-sp-capital-iq-300190612.html
12/10St Louis-Judge orders Uber,
taxi commission to mediation		St Louis
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/biznext/
2015/12/judge-orders-uber-taxi-commission-to-mediation.html
12/10Uber limo drivers say they
were cut off from mobile app		philly.comhttps://www.philly.com/philly/business/20151208_Uber_limo_
drivers_say_they_were_cut_off_from_mobile_app.html
12/9Taxi lender's stock rebounds
after city reveals omission
in medallion sales report		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151208/
BLOGS04/151209868/taxi-lenders-stock-rebounds-after-city-
admits-error-in-medallion-sales-report
12/9Taxi lender's stock dives
after city botches medallion
sale disclosure		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151208/BLOGS04/
151209897/taxi-lenders-stock-dives-after-city-
botches-medallion-sale-disclosure
12/9UberHop is Uber’s latest
idea for killing mass transit 		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9873544/
uber-hop-commute-mass-transit-seattle-chicago
12/9Nevada Taxi Board Demands Funding Hike To Deal With UberHeartlanderhttps://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/
2015/12/07/nevada-taxi-board-demands-funding-hike-deal-uber
12/9Toledo taxi drivers
complain about Uber, Lyft		THE BLADEhttps://www.toledoblade.com/business/2015/12/07/
Toledo-taxi-drivers-complain-about-Uber-Lyft.html
12/9Uber's Labor-Free Fantasy
Won't Last Forever		GAWKERhttps://gawker.com/ubers-labor-
free-fantasy-wont-last-forever-1746680140?utm_expid=
66866090-68.NesmD4FSTbKroxp5qEjtVQ.0&utm_
referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com
12/9Uber-driving grandma to
stand trial in Portsmouth		Boston.comhttps://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2015/12/08/
uber-driving-grandma-stand-trial-portsmouth/
v1Vb07PHP3HfBHYpgdCiEI/story.html
12/9Florida decision on
Uber drivers appealed		Panama City
NEWS HERALD		https://www.newsherald.com/article/
20151207/BUSINESS/151209420
12/8Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
Is No Person Of The Year,
Says Accessibility Advocate		BUZZ FEED
NEWS		https://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-ceo-travis-
kalanick-is-no-person-of-the-year-says-acces#.orNawog9QW
12/8French Appeals Court
Fines Uber €150,000 		WSJ.Dhttps://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/12/07/
french-appeals-court-fines-uber-e150000/
12/8Taxi app test-drive:
Uber, Lyft, Gett, Arro vs. hailing
a yellow cab by hand		amNEWYORKhttps://www.amny.com/transit/uber-lyft-gett-arro-vs-
hailing-a-yellow-cab-by-hand-taxi-app-test-drive-1.11134578
12/8Toronto taxis improving apps,
service to compete with Uber		CityNewshttps://www.citynews.ca/2015/12/07/toronto-taxis-
improving-apps-service-to-compete-with-uber/
12/8Florida-State Decision On Uber Drivers AppealedCBShttps://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/12/07/
state-decision-on-uber-drivers-appealed/
12/8Activists want to unionize Uber.
Here are the challenges they face.		Crosscuthttps://crosscut.com/2015/12/activists-want-
to-unionize-uber-here-are-the-challenges-
they-face/?utm_source=hootsuite
12/8This is what the social safety
net could look like for
on-demand workers		Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/07/
this-is-what-the-social-safety-
net-could-look-like-for-on-demand-workers/
12/8On the Road to NowhereAMERICAN PROSPECThttps://prospect.org/article/road-nowhere-3
12/8Uber Banned From China's
Most Popular Social
Platform Over 'Violations'		technodehttps://technode.com/2015/12/07/uber-banned-from-
chinas-most-popular-social-platform-over-violations/
12/7Uber Launches
Online Campaign in NY		TIME WARNER
CABLE NEWS		https://www.nystateofpolitics.com/
2015/12/uber-launches-online-campaign/
12/7Florida:
Uber drivers not entitled
to jobless benefits		CLICKORLANDO.COMhttps://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida-
uber-drivers-not-entitled-to-jobless-benefits
12/7LETTERS: Uber, Lyft drivers
should face same
requirements as taxi drivers		LAS VEGAS
REVIEW JOURNAL		https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/letters/letters-uber-
lyft-drivers-should-face-same-requirements-taxi-drivers
12/7PRC: Uber skirting
rules in New Mexico		SANTA FE
NEW MEXICAN		https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_
news/prc-uber-skirting-rules-in-new-mexico/article_
71bc1156-e9a2-5a22-b0e5-51d5469ea03b.html
12/7Uber says drivers are happier than
ever, but not everyone's convinced		L.A. TIMEShttps://www.latimes.com/business/technology/
la-fi-tn-uber-driver-satisfaction-survey-20151204-story.html
12/6Taxi lenders blindsided by Uber NorthJersey.comhttps://www.northjersey.com/news/business/uber-
rise-blindsides-lenders-1.1468572?page=all
12/6Is Uber really worth $62.5 billion?USA TODAYhttps://roadwarriorvoices.com/2015/12/04/
is-uber-really-worth-62-5-billion/
12/6Florida Insurance Commissioner
Cites Insurance Gaps for
Uber, Warns Customers 		PR Newswirehttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/florida-
insurance-commissioner-cites-insurance-gaps-for-
uber-warns-customers-300188407.html
12/6Global taxi app alliance
will test faith in Uber 		Tech Newshttps://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2015/12/04/
global-taxi-app-alliance-will-test-faith-in-uber/
12/6Lyft Takes a Round Against
St. Louis Taxi Commission		Courthouse
News Service		https://www.courthousenews.com/2015/12/04/lyft-takes-
a-round-against-st-louis-taxi-commission.htm
12/5Uber is on a collision course with
New York City's mayor again 		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/12/4/9851000/uber-
nyc-bill-de-blasio-report-investigation-cap-tax-cuomo
12/5A Flat “Congestion Charge”
for Taxis and Uber: Yea or Nay? 		STREETS BLOG NYChttps://www.streetsblog.org/2015/12/04/a-flat-
congestion-charge-for-taxis-and-uber-yea-or-nay/
12/5New Uber Technology
Uses Colors To Help
Riders Find Drivers		CBShttps://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/12/04/new-uber-
technology-uses-colors-to-help-rider-find-drivers/
12/5Taxi, Uber or Lyft:
Which is cheaper in the D.C.?		Washington
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2015/12/04/
a-taxi-uber-or-lyft-which-is-cheaper-in-the.html
12/4Uber Driver "On Something"
Whisks Passengers On Wild Ride
Through Closed Lincoln Tunnel		The Gothamisthttps://gothamist.com/2015/12/03/uber_unjoy_ride.php
12/4Taxi group takes issue with
Uber CEO's views on safety		Boston
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2015/12/
taxi-group-takes-issue-with-uber-ceos-views-on.html
12/4Taxi operators clinch new ally in
war against Uber, GrabCar		Singapore Business
Review		https://sbr.com.sg/transport-logistics/news/
taxi-operators-clinch-new-ally-in-war-against-uber-grabcar
12/4Florida-Details on legislative
bill that could impact
Uber and Lyft drivers		South Florida
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2015/12/02/
details-on-legislative-bill-that-could-impact-uber.html
12/4Angry French Uber drivers
have created their own Uber 		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/12/3/9841562/
french-uber-drivers-launch-app-vtc-cab
12/4Philippine Court suspends
Uber,GrabCar operations 		Philstar
GLOBAL		https://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/12/04/1528956/
court-suspends-uber-grabcar-operations
12/3Transportation veteran drafting city
Uber report, which is late		POLITICOhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/12/8584516/
transportation-veteran-drafting-city-uber-report-which-late
12/3Midtown taxi surcharge, mansion
tax and 87 other ways the city
could tax you till tomorrow		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/
20151202/BLOGS04/151209966/midtown-taxi-surcharge-
12/3Lawsuit alleges Uber unlawfully
bombarded New Yorkers
with political robocalls		Pandohttps://pando.com/2015/12/02/lawsuit-alleges-uber-unlawfully-
bombarded-new-yorkers-political-robocalls/
12/3New York Preparing to Release
Study on For-Hire Vehicles		WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-report-to-
blame-uber-other-services-for-congestion-1449087461
12/3Judge dismisses St. Louis taxi
commission's suit against Lyft		St Louis
Post Dispatch		https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/
judge-dismisses-taxi-commission-s-suit-against-lyft/article_
5a284438-8de7-5188-a48d-9404853602d5.html
12/3Uber CEO: No print checksBoston Hearaldhttps://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_
markets/2015/12/uber_ceo_no_print_checks
12/3The price of legalizing Uber,
Lyft in Pennsylvania? A new tax		Watchdog.orghttps://watchdog.org/249719/uber-lyft-new-tax-philly/
12/3Uber bill passes early hurdle
in renewed Florida battle		Palm Beach
Post		https://protectingyourpocket.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/12/02/
uber-bill-passes-early-hurdle-in-renewed-florida-battle/
12/3Uber wants to integrate
with all your apps 		The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/2015/12/2/
9835604/uber-button-app-developer-API-rideshare
12/3U.S. Judge Certifies Class Action
Against Uber Over Tips		NBChttps://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/u-s-judge-certifies-
class-action-against-uber-over-tips-n473176
12/2If Uber Kills Cabs, Cities Must
Ensure Accessible Vehicles Live		Huff Posthttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/uber-cab-
companies-cities_5654bce6e4b0879a5b0cbe88
12/2Toronto taxi drivers stage
hunger strike to protest Uber		blogTohttps://www.blogto.com/city/2015/12/toronto_
taxi_drivers_stage_hunger_strike_to_protest_uber/
12/2Uber Beware: Taxi Drivers
Joining World Taxi App		Street Wise
Journal		https://www.streetwisejournal.com/uber-beware-
taxi-drivers-joining-world-taxi-app/
12/2Woman claims she was viciously
assaulted by Uber driver		itv newshttps://www.itv.com/news/london/2015-12-01/woman-
claims-she-was-assaulted-by-uber-taxi-driver/
12/2Uber’s Drivers in California
Are After Mileage Reimbursement
Since 2009		SKIFThttps://skift.com/2015/11/24/ubers-drivers-in-
california-are-after-mileage-reimbursement-since-2009/
12/2Nottingham Uber drivers
walk out over pay dispute		Nottingham Posthttps://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-Uber-drivers-
walk-pay-dispute/story-28276133-detail/story.html
12/1TLC Approves Univeral
Drivers License		NYC Taxi Newshttps://www.nyctaxinews.com/universal_license.pdf
12/1Uber's top priority is UberPortland Tribunehttps://portlandtribune.com/pt/10-opinion/
283331-159347-ubers-top-priority-is-uber
12/1Washington State:
Uber Arrives in Tri-Cities and
Could Be Hitting the Road Too
Soon (Drivers Not Licensed)		NBChttps://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/30634705/
uber-arrives-in-tri-cities-and-
could-be-hitting-the-road-too-soon
12/1Uber driver accused of breaking
into customer's Elsmere home		NBChttps://www.wlwt.com/news/arrest-made-of-uber-driver-
accused-of-breaking-into-customers-elsmere-home/36722468
12/1When Your Boss Is
an Uber Algorithm		MIT Technology Reviewhttps://www.technologyreview.com/
news/543946/when-your-boss-is-an-uber-algorithm/
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-November 2015
11/30Lyft Leak of Financials
Show Struggles of Being
Number 2 Behind Uber		SKIFThttps://skift.com/2015/11/20/lyft-leak-of-
financials-show-struggles-of-being-number-2-behind-uber/
11/30An Uber union? Seattle could
clear way for ride-app drivers 		The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/
unionize-ride-app-drivers-seattle-in-us-spotlight/
11/30Muslim taxi driver shot on
Thanksgiving in Hazelwood
calls attack a hate crime		Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette		https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/11/29/
Muslim-taxi-driver-shot-on-Thanksgiving-in-Pittsburgh-calls-
attack-a-hate-crime/stories/201511290154
11/30Woman 'punched in the face
and called a black ****
by Uber driver in Croydon'		Croydon
Advertiser		https://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Woman-assaulted-called-black-
Uber-driver-Croydon/story-28267609-detail/story.html
11/30Binay scores administration for
traffic woes, Uber, GrabTaxi mess		Inquirer.nethttps://newsinfo.inquirer.net/743687/binay-scores-
administration-for-traffic-woes-uber-grabtaxi-mess
11/29Waterloo taxi alliance seeks
injunction against Uber 		The Record.comhttps://www.therecord.com/news-story/6140001-local-
taxi-alliance-seeks-injunction-against-uber/
11/29Uber, Lyft, other cos. turn to
arbitration to settle disputes		Boston Heraldhttps://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2015/11/
uber_lyft_other_cos_turn_to_arbitration_to_settle_disputes
11/29Texas-As taxi fight continues
in court, sides turn over
financial data		Houston Chroniclehttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/
houston/article/As-taxi-fight-continues-
in-court-sides-turn-over-6660992.php
11/28Al Roker's 'Wake Up With Al'
Weather Channel show cancelled
after stormy emails between
him and his boss 		Daily MailEhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3223176/Al-Roker-s-
Wake-Al-Weather-Channel-cancelled-stormy-emails-boss.html
11/28Al Roker apologizes for
'insensitive'smile in flood tweet		USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/10/05/
al-roker-apologizes-insensitive-smile-flood-tweet/73391132/
11/28Al Roker Blames Race as Reason
He Was Unable to Hail a Cab		ALLMEDIANYhttps://www.allmediany.com/articles/33847-al-
roker-blames-race-as-reason-he-was-unable-to-hail-a-cab
11/28Uber Exposed: Who's
Behind the Wheel?		NBChttps://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-
on/Uber-Exposed--Whos-Behind-the-Wheel-/256653161
11/28Ithaca officials, taxi companies
prepare for regulatory
battle with Uber		The
Ithaca
Voice		https://ithacavoice.com/2015/11/ithaca-
officials-taxi-companies-prepare-for-uber/
11/28NY senators to
meet on Uber, Lyft		SFGATEhttps://www.sfgate.com/news/article/
NY-senators-to-meet-on-Uber-Lyft-6642813.php
11/28San Antonio Man Sues Uber San Antonio
Current		https://www.sacurrent.com/Blogs/archives/
2015/11/27/san-antonio-man-sues-uber
11/27NYC yellow taxi driver accused
of refusing ride to Al Roker because
he’s black has done it before,
calls incident a 'misunderstanding'		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1PL06ak
11/27WA Government should never
have allowed Uber, taxi
drivers tell court		abc.net.auhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-26/
perth-taxi-drivers-have-uber-case-heard/6978864
11/27Uber-pressed London black
cabs will finally accept
cards, from late next year		THE STACKhttps://thestack.com/world/2015/11/26/uber-pressed-london-
black-cabs-will-finally-accept-cards-from-late-next-year/
11/27Goldman Sachs bankers
ditching Wall Street for Uber		NY Posthttps://nyp.st/1Sk8gnX
11/26While battling de Blasio,
Uber cultivated Cuomo		POLITICOhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/11/
8584151/while-battling-de-blasio-uber-cultivated-cuomo
11/26Uber Cleared For Airport
Pickups In Chicago		CBShttps://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/11/25/
uber-cleared-for-airport-pickups-in-chicago/
11/26Jacksonville To Determine Local
Fate Of Lyft, Uber After Florida
Legislature Bows Out 		wjcthttps://news.wjct.org/post/jacksonville-determine-
local-fate-lyft-uber-after-florida-legislature-bows-out
11/26Uber protests: Quebec taxi,
limousine drivers
plan demonstrations		Montreal Gazettehttps://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/uber-protests-
quebec-taxi-limousine-drivers-plan-demonstrations
11/26Taxi and Uber fight for the
curb at Atlanta airport		Marketplacehttps://www.marketplace.org/2015/11/24/business/
taxi-and-uber-fight-curb-atlanta-airport
11/26 Police had tip that Lyft driver
charged with sexual assault
planned to flee country		Dallas Morning
News		https://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/11/dallas-police-
arrest-man-accused-of-raping-woman-who-wanted-a-ride-home.html/
11/26Denver Uber driver charged with
sexually assaulting rider
on Halloween		The Denver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29140055/denver-
uber-driver-charged-sexually-assaulting-rider-halloween
11/26USC Student Accuses Ride Share
Driver of Sexual Battery,
Driver Arrested		NBChttps://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/usc-uber-
driver-arrest-sexual-battery-352978121.html
11/26Kansas City police warn
ride-sharing customers
about sexual assault risk		KSHBhttps://www.kshb.com/news/kansas-city-police-
warn-about-sexual-assaults-while-using-ridesharing-companies
11/26Miami Woman Sues Lyft
Over Husband’s Death		CBShttps://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/11/19/
miami-woman-sues-lyft-over-husbands-death/
11/25Lower speed limits and
more tickets? You're kidding...		silive.comhttps://www.silive.com/opinion/columns/index.ssf/
2015/11/lower_speed_limits_and_more_ti.html
11/25Bratton: Bicyclists need to obey
the same traffic rules
as everybody else		NY Posthttps://nyp.st/1NbFVQT
11/25Proposed bill allows bikers
to blow through red lights		NY Posthttps://nyp.st/1lG3tTG
11/24Uber's Exposure May Grow
as U.S. Drivers Seek
57.5 Cents a Mile		Bloomberg Businesshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-24/
uber-s-exposure-may-expand-as-drivers-seek-57-5-cents-a-mile
11/24EXCLUSIVE: Vision Zero ticket blitz
brings in more than 12k traffic
tickets, mostly for speeding		PIX-11https://pix11.com/2015/11/23/exclusive-vision-
zero-ticket-blitz-brings-in-more-than-12k-
traffic-tickets-mostly-for-speeding/
11/24The Uber Impact: Taxis Stall,
Then Accelerate in San Francisco		Dijitshttps://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/11/23/the-uber-
impact-taxis-stall-then-accelerate-in-san-francisco/
11/24Miami-Dade mayor wants
to waive nearly half
of Uber’s fines		Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/
community/miami-dade/article46121120.html
11/24Houston Uber driver
charged with DWI		ABChttps://abc13.com/news/houston-
uber-driver-charged-with-dwi/1096834/
11/24Will GM Or Ford Launch
A Direct Uber Competitor?		Seeking Alphahttps://seekingalpha.com/article/3704716-will-
gm-or-ford-launch-a-direct-uber-competitor
11/24Uber to suspend Calgary
operations to comply with
temporary injunction		Calgaryhttps://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/calgary/uber-
court-injunction-calgary-drivers-1.3327734
11/23Uber, Lyft accused of cutting
corners on insurance		Portland Tribunehttps://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/282275-157718-
uber-lyft-accused-of-cutting-corners-on-insurance
11/23Taxi wars: The incumbents
strike back		asiaonehttps://business.asiaone.com/news/
taxi-wars-the-incumbents-strike-back
11/22Credit Unions Sue
New York City		CreditUnion
Times		https://www.cutimes.com/2015/11/20/
credit-unions-sue-new-york-city?page=1
11/22Thieves Snatch Cash from Taxi
Driver Counting Change, Police Say		DNAinfohttps://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151120/lower-east-side/
thieves-snatch-cash-from-taxi-driver-counting-change-police-say
11/22Canada-Taxi union to sue Uber,
drivers, seek court injunction 		OTTAWA SUNhttps://www.ottawasun.com/2015/11/20/
taxi-union-to-sue-uber-drivers-seek-court-injunction
11/21Bandwagon Expands
Taxi Service to JFK		M&Chttps://www.meetings-conventions.com/News/Business-
Travel/taxi-share-service-JFK-airport-meetings/
11/21Taxi firms AND riders may
actually like this app		CNBChttps://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/19/karhoo-works-with-
singapore-taxis-like-comfortdelgro-not-in-competition-like-uber.html
11/21Uber Driver Charged With Sexually
Assaulting Unconscious Woman		HUFFPOST
CRIME		https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/
uber-driver-sexual-assault_564f7bd2e4b0d4093a57bb69
11/21Uber sued by former worker
seeking at least $44M on behalf of
all Washington state Uber drivers		GEEK WIREhttps://www.geekwire.com/2015/uber-hit-with-another-
lawsuit-over-driver-classification-this-time-in-washington-state/
11/21Passenger: Uber driver 'literally
about to murder me'		ABChttps://www.theindychannel.com/news/call-6-investigators/
passenger-uber-driver-literally-about-to-murder-me
11/21Calgary Is Taking Uber To CourtHUFFPOST
ALBERTA		https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/20/
calgary-uber-injunction-stop_n_8612188.html
11/20 On Second Look, Queens judge
rejects taxi industry again		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151119/TRANSPORTATION/
151119826/on-second-look-queens-judge-rejects-taxi-industry-again
11/20Taxi companies claim ‘ehail’ rules
for Uber are unconstitutional		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1SGzbdG
11/202,185 Vision Zero summonsesQueens Chroniclehttps://www.qchron.com/editions/south/vision-zero-
summonses/article_7ea2c25a-b9e5-5d92-bdbc-a73be35bc619.html
11/20Uber-Taxi Battle Over
Fares Costs the MTA		Wall Street
Journal		https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-taxi-
battle-over-fares-costs-the-mta-1447898826
11/20Why it's taking decades to
build the Second Avenue subway		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151119/
EXPERT/311159996/why-its-taking-decades-to-build-the-second-
avenue-subway-in-5-steps#utm_medium=email&utm_
source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151119
11/20Uber: why the world’s biggest
ride-sharing company
has no drivers		The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/16/
uber-worlds-biggest-ride-sharing-company-no-drivers
11/20Uber Fights $50M Fine
Recommended By Pa. Judges		CBShttps://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/11/18/
uber-fights-50m-fine-recommended-by-pa-judges/
11/20In plan legalizing Uber,
Miami-Dade mayor wants taxi apps, too		Miami Hearaldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/
community/miami-dade/article45544725.html
11/19Baby girl born in back seat of
New York City yellow taxi		NY
Daily News		https://nydn.us/1Qtr7zk
11/19LA real estate broker steals taxi
in Chelsea, drives away drunk: cops		NY
Daily News		https://nydn.us/1j7DYbR
11/19MTA: Uber is hurting the
subway’s bottom line		POLITICOhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/
2015/11/8583362/mta-uber-hurting-subways-bottom-line
11/19Rodriguez Backs Bill to Strengthen Legal Protections for People in Crosswalks STREETSBLOGNYChttps://www.streetsblog.org/2015/11/18/rodriguez-backs-bill-
to-strengthen-legal-protections-for-people-in-crosswalks/
11/19Uber drops Uberpop taxi
service in the Netherlands		Dutch News.nlhttps://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/11/
uber-drops-uberpop-taxi-service-in-the-netherlands/
11/19Taxi owners, lenders sue
New York City over Uber		CNBChttps://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/17/new-york-city-sued-
over-uber-by-taxi-owners-say-livelihood-under-threat.html
11/19Uber Can't Appeal Class
Certification in Driver Suit		The Recorderhttps://www.therecorder.com/id=1202742712958/Uber-Cant-Appeal-Class-
Certification-in-Driver-Suit?slreturn=20151019073825
11/19Vision Zero A Big Zero Queens Gazettehttps://www.qgazette.com/news/2015-11-18/
Editorials/Vision_Zero_A_Big_Zero.html
11/18Open Letter to the Natural
Resource Defense Council 		phantomcabdriverphites.
blogspot.com		https://phantomcabdriverphites.blogspot.com/2015/10/
open-letter-to-natural-resource-defense.html?m=1
11/18Analyzing 1.1 Billion
NYC Taxi and Uber Trips,
with a Vengeance		Todd W. Schneiderhttps://toddwschneider.com/posts/analyzing
-1-1-billion-nyc-taxi-and-uber-trips-with-a-vengeance/
11/18Taxi owners, lenders sue
New York City over Uber		REUTERShttps://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/18/
us-newyorkcity-taxis-uber-idUSKCN0T700J20151118?feedType=
RSS&feedName=technologyNews#ZluocIQKoR3CpKD8.97
11/18Taxi app test-drive: Uber, Lyft,
Gett, Arro vs. hailing a yellow
cab by hand		AM-newyorkhttps://www.amny.com/transit/uber-lyft-gett-arro-vs-
hailing-a-yellow-cab-by-hand-taxi-app-test-drive-1.11134578
11/18Pennsylvania judges propose
record $50M fine against Uber		ABChttps://6abc.com/news/pennsylvania-judges-
propose-record-$50m-fine-against-uber/1088937/
11/18St. Louis-area taxi drivers
sue Uber, citing dip in business		Washington Timeshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/17/
st-louis-area-taxi-drivers-sue-uber-citing-dip-in-/
11/18Three Reasons New Uber
Carpooling Service Won't
Work in South Florida		SunSentinelhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/todays-
buzz/sfl-uber-carpooling-in-south-florida-20151116-story.html
11/17NRDC, Berkeley to study Uber and
Lyft's impact on the environment 		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1QI0e9V
11/17Uber’s ‘destinations’ feature
could turn basically everyone
into an Uber driver		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/11/16/9732284/
uber-destinations-rideshare-driver-app-overhaul
11/17St. Louis area taxi drivers
file suit against Uber		ST LOUIS
POST DISPATCH		https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/
st-louis-area-taxi-drivers-file-suit-against-uber/
article_f2c2a69f-90cb-58a6-b513-d122cb6189cd.html
11/17Florida-Perspective; Steve Cottrell:
Will Uber take our city for a ride?		ST AUGUSTINE
Record		https://staugustine.com/opinions/2015-11-15/
perspective-steve-cottrell-
will-uber-take-our-city-ride#.VkspTb9ywvb
11/16Chicago woman describes
Uber nightmare		WTHRhttps://www.wthr.com/story/30508870/
chicago-woman-describes-uber-nightmare
11/16Bill de Blasio doubles down
on commitment to Vision Zero
during day to remember
victims killed on NYC streets 		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1SSjgtx
11/16Bronx cops continue to lead
the city in jaywalking tickets		NY Posthttps://nyp.st/1WT52yd
11/15Readers sound off on Uber,
Donald Trump and homelessness		NY
Daily News		https://nydn.us/1WRfKoZ
11/15Austin Police investigating
alleged sex assaults by
Uber, Lyft drivers		ABChttps://wbay.com/2015/11/14/police-
investigating-alleged-sex-assaults-by-uber-lyft-drivers/
11/15Uber’s Top Lobbyist in
Europe to Step Down		WSJ.Dhttps://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/11/13/ubers-
top-lobbyist-in-europe-mark-macgann-to-step-down/
11/15Uber Denies Rumors of Surge
Pricing, Service Shutdown During
Paris Terrorist Attacks		SF Weekly Newshttps://www.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2015/11/14/uber-denies-rumors-
of-surge-pricing-service-shutdown-during-paris-terrorist-attacks
11/15 Taxi drivers plan strike
at San Jose airport		Finalcial Spotshttps://financialspots.com/2015/11/14/
taxi-drivers-plan-strike-at-san-jose-airport/
11//15MBTA pilot taxi partnership
could include Uber		Boston
Globe		https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/11/14/mbta-launches-pilot
taxi-partnership-that-could-include-uber/6gTeEe8aJm5e6HEv9sdqNK/story.html
11/15A taxi storyThe Logan
Daily News		https://www.logandaily.com/comment/columns/a-taxi-story/
article_c1b1101b-ebff-5893-9999-06d114ea303b.html
11/14Uber and Lyft will be the subjects
of an environmental impact study		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/11/13/9730458/uber-lyft-
environment-impact-cost-NRDC-Berkeley-study
11/14Uber Driver Takes on
Uber Advisor Over Pay		FORTUNEhttps://fortune.com/2015/11/13/
david-plouffe-uber-driver/
11/14Taxi passenger swipes cabby’s
wallet, pays fare
with his card		NY POSThttps://nyp.st/1QAIRb7
11/14Mayor de Blasio to march
with family of people
killed in traffic accidents 		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1McIY9K
11/14Commuters taking long bus trips
to avoid paying for rails, DOT says		amNEWYORKhttps://www.amny.com/transit/commuters-taking-
long-bus-to-trips-to-avoid-paying-for-rails-dot-says-1.11119776
11/14'Uber get out,' say protesting
Uruguay taxi drivers		TICO TIMEShttps://www.ticotimes.net/2015/11/13/
uber-get-out-say-protesting-uruguay-taxi-drivers
11/14Palm Beach County asking
state to pass Uber rules		Sun Sentinelhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/
palm-beach/fl-uber-state-palm-20151113-story.html
11/14Why is Albany a cesspool of corruption?CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151110/EXPERT/151119988/
why-is-albany-a-cesspool-of-corruption-in-5-steps#utm_
medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_
campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151113
11/13NYPD announces crackdown
on dangerous driving after
spike in traffic accident deaths		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1Qkmx6o
11/13Uber Driver Involved in 'Unusual' Situation With Chicago RiderNBChttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Uber-Deactivates-
Driver-After-Unusual-Situation-With-Chicago-Rider-347260992.html
11/13Uber charges for donations to
veterans, called ‘shameless’		San Francisco
Examiner		https://www.sfexaminer.com/uber-charges-
for-donations-to-veterans-called-shameless/
11/12Experts debate whether Uber
drivers are independent contractors
at Center for Labor and
Employment Law event		NYU/LAWhttps://www.law.nyu.edu/news/experts-debate-
whether-uber-drivers-are-independent-contractors
11/12Push to bring Uber to
Syracuse is hotly contested		CNYCENTRAL.comhttps://cnycentral.com/news/local/
push-to-bring-uber-to-syracuse-is-hotly-contested
11/12Mayor remains supportive
of bringing Uber to Buffalo despite
opposition by taxi group		Buffalo Newshttps://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/
mayor-remains-supportive-of-bringing-uber-to-buffalo-
despite-opposition-by-taxi-group-20151111
11/12Bronx Knifepoint Taxi Robbery
Prompts Safety Reminders
From Drivers' Group		DNAinfohttps://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151110/
baychester/bronx-knifepoint-taxi-robbery-prompts-
safety-reminders-from-drivers-group
11/12Cab Driver Who Fatally Struck
88-Year-Old Woman Had Technically
Not Worked 16 Hours Straigh		Gothamisthttps://gothamist.com/2015/11/10/cab_driver_uws_fatality.php
11/12Valeche questions push for finger-
printing Uber drivers		Palm Beach Posthttps://eyeonpbc.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/11/10/
valeche-questions-push-for-finger-printing-uber-drivers/
11/11Spotlight on taxi safety
after woman fatally struck
by cab on Upper West Side		PIX-11https://pix11.com/2015/11/09/spotlight-
on-taxi-safety-after-woman-fatally-
struck-by-cab-on-upper-west-side/
11/11Wheelchair-Accessible Taxi Program
Enjoys Early Success In D.C.,
Despite Problems 		WAMUhttps://wamu.org/news/15/11/10/wheelchair_accessible_
taxi_program_enjoys_early_success_in_dc_despite_problems
11/11Uber launches carpooling
service in Chicago		CRAIN'Shttps://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20151109/NEWS07/151109839/
want-to-split-your-uber-fare-with-strangers-thats-coming-soon
11/11UBER Injuction-CanadaCity of Calgaryhttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents
/2511153-uber-injunction.html
11/11As it fights fingerprints,
Uber rolls out more virtual
lobbying with new ads		Austin
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2015/11/10/
as-it-fights-fingerprints-uber-rolls-out-more.html
11/10Syracuse mayor joins Uber's
drive to expand in New York 		syracuse.comhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/11/
syracuse_mayor_joins_ubers_drive_to_expand_in_new_york.html
11/10Uber vs. taxi: Would ride-booking
hurt or help Upstate New York?		syracuse.comhttps://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2015/11/
uber_v_taxi_would_ride-booking_
hurt_or_help_upstate_new_york.html
11/10Could New York's corruption
grade get any worse?
Well, it did		CRAIN"Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151109/BLOGS04/151109890/
could-new-yorks-corruption-grade-get-any-worse-
well-it-did#utm_medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-
dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151109
11/10Exhausted cab driver who fatally
struck elderly woman on UWS was
legally allowed to be driving after 16
hours at the wheel 		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1km0Gi2
11/10Uber launches carpooling
service in Chicago		CRAIN'Shttps://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20151109/NEWS07/
151109839/uber-carpool-service-uberpool-coming-to-chicago
11/10Uber’s Drunken DilemmaWho's Driving Youhttps://www.whosdrivingyou.org/blog/uberdrunk
11/10Uber introduces new safety
feature in Boston		Boston.Comhttps://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/11/09/uber-
introduces-new-safety-feature-boston/tXzw6frRfhu46sArYrs9fK/story.html
11/10Montreal Uber Drivers Aren’t
Keeping It In Their Pants		MLT Bloghttps://www.mtlblog.com/2015/11/montreal-uber-
drivers-arent-keeping-it-in-their-pants/#
11/9Mayors unite to push for
Uber expansion in upstate NY		WKTV.COMhttps://www.wktv.com/news/Mayors_unite_to_push_
for_Uber_expansion_in_upstate_NY.html
11/9Taxi driver who fatally struck elderly
woman had been behind the wheel for
16 hours before accident in UWS:
police sources		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/20EVrdM
11/9NYPD: Man Holds Knife To Taxi
Driver, Steals Cash And Cab		CBShttps://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/11/08/
green-taxicab-driver-stolen-in-bronx/
11/9UberPool is NYC’s best new
blind date spot		NY Posthttps://nyp.st/1M14a29
11/7The lawsuit that could change
Uber forever has a trial date 		THE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/11/6/9681358/
uber-class-action-lawsuit-driver-trial-date
11/7Holiday Travel Just Got More
Expensive For Uber, Lyft Customers		MADAME NOIREhttps://madamenoire.com/597168/holiday-travel-just-
got-more-expensive-for-uber-customers/
11/7Nina In New York: A Shockingly
Fond Farewell To Taxi TV		CBShttps://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/11/06/nina-in-
new-york-a-shockingly-fond-farewell-to-taxi-tv/
11/6City Council Developing New
Protections for Workers
in ‘Gig’ Economy		Gotham
Gazette		https://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/government/5971-city-
council-developing-new-protections-for-workers-in-gig-economy
11/6Uber Drivers to Have
Their Day in Court 		WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-drivers-
to-have-their-day-in-court-1446744124
11/6Crowley urges Mayor to help taxicab
medallion owners in a new reality		Times Ledgerhttps://www.timesledger.com/stories/
2015/45/crowleycabs_2015_11_06_q.html
11/6Florida Is Caught in the
Middle of Uber-Taxi War		GOVTECH.COMhttps://www.govtech.com/fs/transportation/Florida-Is-
Caught-in-the-Middle-of-Uber-Taxi-War.html
11/5Only 350 of 2,000 wheelchair-
accessible cab medallions
have been sold: Letter		am New Yorkhttps://www.amny.com/transit/only-350-of-2-000-wheelchair-
accessible-cab-medallions-have-been-sold-letter-1.10963759
11/5How Vancouver taxi companies
are beating Uber		The Provincehttps://www.theprovince.com/business/vancouver+taxi+
companies+beating+uber/11490241/story.html
11/5Florida Republican files bill
that would end Uber debate		Jacksonville
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2015/11/03/
florida-republican-files-bill-that-would-end-uber.html
11/5Case to Watch: Tucson taxi drivers
are employees under new standard		REUTERShttps://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/04/us-employment-
classification-idUSL1N12Z0RW20151104
11/5Meet the Boston Lawyer Who’s
Putting Uber on Trial		WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/article_email/meet-the-boston-lawyer-whos-
putting-uber-on-trial-1446596980-lMyQjAxMTE1ODA0NTAwNTU4Wj
11/4For-hire vehicles may be hit
with a fee at local aiports		NT Posthttps://nyp.st/1PlgFIf
11/3Taxi owners strike back at Uber
over upstate job claims		Albany
Business
Review		https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2015/11/02/
taxi-owners-strike-back-at-uber-over-upstate-job.html
11/3New Yorkers split on removal
of Taxi TVs, like Uber, poll shows 		NY Daily Newshttps://nydn.us/1OiJTcj
11/3City lawmakers eye bill to provide
health benefits to taxi drivers 		NY Daily Newshttps://nydn.us/1Ok0ix5
11/2Uber TargetedReason.comhttps://reason.com/archives/2015/11/01/uber-targeted
11/2Taxi industry: Uber expansion in
NY would kill existing jobs		The
Washington
Times		https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/2/
taxi-industry-uber-expansion-in-ny-would-kill-exis/
11/2Taxis prepare for Uber advanceALbany
Times
Union		https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-business/article/
Taxis-prepare-for-Uber-advance-6603134.php
11/2Florida Uber driver arrested for
exchanging a ride in his
vehicle for oral sex: police		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1WmTW4g
11/1How Uber Killed Taxi TVThe Daily Beasthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/
2015/10/31/how-uber-killed-taxi-tv.html
11/1Who is Karhoo, and why are they
joining the taxi app war in Singapore?		Asia Onehttps://business.asiaone.com/news/who-karhoo-and-
why-are-they-joining-the-taxi-app-war-singapore
11/1Canada Insurer cancelling
policies of UberX drivers		The Star.comhttps://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/10/31/
insurer-cancelling-policies-of-uberx-drivers.html
11/1Florida State agency approves of
Uber's insurance in court filing		Tampa
Bay
Times		https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/state-
agency-approves-of-ubers-insurance-in-court-filing/2251996
11/1Scientists Claim to Have Cracked How
to Beat Uber's Surge Pricing Algorithm		WBThttps://wbt.com/scientists-claim-to-have-cracked-
how-to-beat-ubers-surge-pricing-algorithm/
11/1The Uber-economy f**ks us all:
How “permalancers” and “sharer”
gigs gut the middle class 		Salonhttps://www.salon.com/2015/10/31/the_uber_economy_fks_us_all_
how_permalancers_and_sharer_gigs_guts_the_middle_class/
11/1Uber pulls out of three German cities The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2015/10/30/9648676/
uber-germany-hamburg-frankfurt-dusseldorf
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-October 2015
10/31I-Team: Undercover Video Shows
Dangerous Dollar Vans and Gypsy
Cabs Run Amok in Flatbush Brooklyn 		NBChttps://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/
dollar-cabs-brooklyn-unlicensed-cars-danger--338422852.html
10/31The Taxi Startup Taking On UberBloomberghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/
2015-10-30/the-taxi-startup-taking-on-uber
10/31Portland Could Charge 50 Cents on
Every Uber or Taxi Ride		WILLAMETTE
WEEK		https://www.wweek.com/2015/10/29/city-could-charge-
50-cents-on-every-uber-or-taxi-ride/
10/31Way2ride (for iPhone)PChttps://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2493621,00.asp
10/31Flywheel Isn’t Just Competing
With Uber Anymore		Buzz Feedhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/flywheel-is-
going-head-to-head-with-the-companies-powering-t#.bmnJPeYd
10/30Powerful new ally emerges
in taxis' corner		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151030/BLOGS04/
151029797/powerful-new-ally-emerges-in-taxis-corner
10/30This map shows the Boston boundaries
of Uber’s surge pricing		boston.comhttps://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/10/29/
this-map-shows-the-boston-boundaries-uber-surge-
pricing/I9FtXrO1GKkule9mWLzZXK/story.html
10/30Fasten Challenges Uber, Lyft With New
Approach To Ride-Sharing Apps		The
Heights		https://bcheights.com/metro/2015/fasten-challenges-uber-
lyft-with-new-approach-to-ride-sharing-apps/
10/30Flywheel just opened up a new
front in the taxi wars 		The
Verge		https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9636700/
flywheel-vs-uber-lyft-ride-hailing-taxi-OS
10/30Technicality Ties Up
Uber Technologies		WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/article_email/technicality-ties-up-
uber-technologies-1446161449-lMyQjAxMTA1NzMxMDAzMzA4Wj
10/29Queens legislator asks de Blasio
to help NYC taxi industry		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1jS7BiK
10/29City Council Progressives Will
Back New Congestion Pricing Plan		Observerhttps://observer.com/2015/10/city-
council-progressives-will-back-new-congestion-pricing-plan/
10/29Another Employment Case Filed
Against Uber in California		Timehttps://time.com/4091195/uber-employment-case/
10/29Uber’s Surge Pricing May Not
Lead to a Surge in Drivers		ProPublicahttps://www.propublica.org/article/uber-surge-
pricing-may-not-lead-to-a-surge-in-drivers
10/28Hundreds attend Uber job
fair in Buffalo 		WGRZhttps://www.wgrz.com/story/news/2015/10/27/
uber-buffalo-new-york-drivers/74682328/
10/28Uber in Philly: One year in,
how’s the not-quite-legal ride-
sharing service doing?		Billy Pennhttps://billypenn.com/2015/10/26/uber-in-philly-one-year-
in-hows-the-not-quite-legal-ride-sharing-service-doing/
10/28Florida Broward County wants to set
up public website for taxi complaints		Sun Sentinalhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/
fl-taxi-cabs-broward-20151027-story.html
10/28Taking Uber statewide:
a fare deal for New York?		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/10/25/taking-uber-
statewide-a-fare-deal-for-new-york/
10/27NYC taxis to use geolocation
technology for fare calculation		Mobile
Commerce
Press		https://www.mobilecommercepress.com/nyc-taxis-to-use-
geolocation-technology-for-fare-calculation/8519415/
10/27Uber is vaporizing the taxi industry
so a new startup is raising
$250 million to help cabs compete		Business Insiderhttps://www.businessinsider.com/taxis-are-getting-vaporized-by-uber-
so-a-new-startup-just-raised-250-million-to-help-cabs-compete-2015-10
10/27Uber, Chicago Taxi Drivers Engage
In Shouting Match Ahead
Of City Council Hearing		CBShttps://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/10/26/uber-taxi-
drivers-engage-in-shouting-match-ahead-of-city-council-hearing/
10/27Uber would pay 2 cents a ride but get
airport access under
latest Emanuel plan		Chicago
Tribune		https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-uber-
taxi-drivers-city-hall-met-1027-20151026-story.html
10/27With Broward on board, Uber, Lyft can’t
be kept out of Miami-Dade		Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article41419938.html
10/26Taxi groups unite to fight
Uber with $250m start-up		Technologyhttps://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/
bb5fa9ee-78e7-11e5-933d-efcdc3c11c89.html#axzz3pfqluJLo
10/26Taxi association questions
safety of Uber, Lyft		Morristowngreem.comhttps://morristowngreen.com/2015/10/23/letter-to-the-editor-
taxi-association-questions-safety-of-uber-lyft/
10/26Where have all the diners gone?CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/
20151025/HOSPITALITY_TOURISM/151029907
10/26The Dangers Ahead if
Tech Unicorns Get Gored 		Wall Street
Journal		https://www.wsj.com/article_email/the-dangers-ahead-if-tech-
unicorns-get-gored-1445832492-lMyQjAxMTE1MzIyNjAyMTY5Wj
10/25Scam Artists Prey On Travelers Waiting
For Taxis At Penn Station		CBShttps://newyork.cbslocal.com
/2015/10/23/scam-artists-taxis-penn-station/
10/25David Sarasohn: Oregon labor commissioner may have
ride-sharing services Uber a barrel (OPINION)		The Oregonianhttps://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/
2015/10/david_sarasohn_labor_commissio.html
10/25Why there's a good chance
your Uber driver is new		Yahoohttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-
theres-good-chance-uber-153436131.html
10/25UberX marks a year operating
illegally in Philadelphia		philly.comhttps://www.philly.com/philly/business/20151024_UberX_
marks_a_year_operating_illegally_in_Philadelphia.html
10/24Port Authority approves plan
for new bus terminal		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151023/REAL_ESTATE/
151029919/port-authority-approves-plan-for-new-bus-
terminal#utm_medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-
dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151023
10/24How Uber plays the tax shell gameFoutunehttps://fortune.com/2015/10/22/uber-tax-shell/
?xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE
10/24Ride-Share Companies Assemble
Politically Connected Teams		State Of Politicshttps://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2015/10/ride-share-
companies-assemble-politically-connected-teams/
10/24Uber covers 75 percent of the US,
but getting to 100 will be really hard 		The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2015/10/23/9603324/
uber-coverage-rural-areas-dominance-plan
10/23Advocate group calls for
more accessible cabs		Times Ledgerhttps://www.timesledger.com/stories/2015/43/
uberaccess_2015_10_23_q.html
10/23Positive Developments In The Taxi
Medallion Financial Industry 		Seeking Alphahttps://seekingalpha.com/article/3597806-positive-
developments-in-the-taxi-medallion-financial-industry?page=2
10/23What happens to jobs
in the 'Uber economy'?		CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/opinions/hill-jobs-in-new-economy/
10/23Uber sees chance to become
legal in Philly		Metrohttps://www.metro.us/philadelphia/uber-sees-chance-to-become-
legal-in-philly/zsJojv---shaF47vhE0D/
10/23Gov. Cuomo calls for statewide system
for taxi service, disability
advocates rip Uber		AM
New York		https://www.amny.com/transit/gov-cuomo-calls-for-statewide-system-
for-taxi-service-disability-advocates-rip-uber-1.10994688
10/23Cabbies can now go to jail
for driving without a license		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/10/22/cabbies-can-now-go-to-
jail-for-driving-without-a-license/
10/22Excitement, Concerns Surround Uber's
Potential Expansion to Syracuse		Time
Warner		https://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2015/10/20/excitement--
concerns-surround-uber-s-potential-expansion-to-syracuse.html
10/22'You can't do Uber city by city':
Gov. Cuomo says N.Y. should
regulate ridesharing companies		NY
News		https://nydn.us/1Ma0m1P
10/22Cuomo hints at a new de Blasio fight,
this time over Uber		Politicohttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/10/
8580407/cuomo-hints-new-de-blasio-fight-time-over-uber
10/22Company tasked to modernize yellow
cabs talks solutions to TLC's "no
Taxi TV" plan		NY
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/10/21/
verifone-talks-up-solutions-to-tlcs-no-taxi-tv.html
10/22Upstart attempts to open new front
in New York City taxi war		Politicohttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/10/8580373/
upstart-attempts-open-new-front-new-york-city-taxi-war
10/22Cuomo says state, not cities,
should dictate Uber policies		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/10/22/
cuomo-says-state-not-cities-should-
dictate-uber-policies/
10/22Aldermen want Uber drivers to register
like cabbies to get O'Hare access		Chicago
Tribune		https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/
ct-aldermen-uber-registration-emanuel-20151021-story.html
10/22 Column: Am I pro taxi? Hail, yes Chicago
Tribune		https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/
ct-taxi-drivers-uber-lyft-perspec-zorn-1009-jm-20151008-column.html
10/22Uber driver guilty in India rape caseCNNhttps://money.cnn.com/2015/10/20/
news/uber-india-rape-verdict/index.html
10/22Concerns about Uber, Lyft
aired during roundtable		Politicohttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/10/8580414/
concerns-about-uber-lyft-aired-during-roundtable
10/22Thousands of cabbies to protest
in KL on Nov 18		The Star
Online		https://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/
2015/10/21/Cabbies-Protest-Nov-18/
10/22A complete history of
the short life of the Taxi TV		Washington
Post		https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/21/
a-complete-history-of-the-short-life-of-the-taxi-tv/
10/22Should taxi cab TVs be banned?philly.comhttps://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/in-transit/
Should-taxi-cab-TVs-be-banned.html
10/21Critics push back against bill
opening New York State up to
Uber at roundtable discussion		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1klbQmS
10/21A Push to Use Ride Sharing to Drive
Economic Growth in Upstate New York		NY
Times		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/nyregion/a-push-to-use-ride-sharing-
to-drive-economic-growth-in-upstate-new-york.html?_r=0
10/21Uber begins a high-stakes
push to go statewide		POLITICOhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/10/8580215/
uber-begins-high-stakes-push-go-statewide
10/21Uber Driver's Rape Sentencing Is Just The Latest Controversy For CompanyHUFFPOSThttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/uber-driver-
sentenced-rape-female-passenger_56264dffe4b0bce347022d25
10/21Uber Chicago goes to TV
in push for airport access		POLITICOhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/illinois/
2015/10/8580165/uber-chicago-goes-tv-push-airport-access
10/21Florida Attempts to Regulate
Ride-Booking Companies		State Techhttps://www.statetechmagazine.com/article/2015/10/
florida-attempts-regulate-uber-lyft
10/20Uber launches aggressive
push into Long Island		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151020/TRANSPORTATION/151029982/
uber-launches-aggressive-push-into-long-island#utm_medium=email&utm_
source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151020
10/20Uber Launches Online Petition DriveTime
Warner
Cable		https://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2015/10/158110/
10/20Why taxis are disrupted, but
not nearly dead [in 5 steps]		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151020/EXPERT/151019865/
why-taxis-are-disrupted-but-not-nearly-dead-in-5-steps#utm_
medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-morning10&utm_campaign=cnyb-morning10-20151020
10/20Several Chicago Aldermen Join Taxi
Industry In Opposition To Emanuel’s
Proposed Ride-Sharing Rules		CBSEhttps://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/10/19/several-aldermen-
join-taxi-industry-in-opposition-to-emanuels-proposed-ride-sharing-rules/
10/20Uber plans push for
upstate NY expansion		WGRZhttps://www.wgrz.com/story/news/2015/10/19/
uber-plans-push-for-upstate-ny-expansion/74232770/
10/20Opinion: Who should drive your family?CITY&STATEhttps://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/
new-york-city/opinion-who-should-drive-your-family.html#.ViYq2CtywvZ
10/20Uber is not Uber secure - yet IUWIREhttps://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/
security/69934-uber-is-not-uber-secure-yet
10/20NYC Taxis Will Test GPS-Based Meters,
Ditch Taxi TVs To Fend Off Rivals		TECH TIMEShttps://www.techtimes.com/articles/96657/20151019/
nyc-taxis-will-test-gps-based-meters-ditch-taxi-tvs-to-fend-off-rivals.htm
10/19Which is better:
Uber or yellow cab apps?		Fox 5-NYhttps://www.fox5ny.com/good-day/36013719-story
10/19The Flop of Uber Drivers’ National
Protest Shows How Hard
It Is for Them to Organize		re/codehttps://recode.net/2015/10/18/the-flop-of-uber-drivers-national-
protest-shows-how-hard-it-is-for-them-to-organize/
10/19Ohio-State legislation is likely for Uber, LyftCRAIN'Shttps://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20151018/NEWS/
310189986/state-legislation-is-likely-for-uber-lyft
10/18Green cabbies don’t want to
drive in Manhattan anymore		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/10/19/green-cabbies-
dont-want-to-drive-in-manhattan-anymore/
10/19Chicago Taxi drivers back in court
Monday over ride-share regulations		ABChttps://abc7chicago.com/traffic/taxi-drivers-back-in-
court-monday-over-ride-share-regulations/1039562/
10/19Taxi TV Will Be History In New YorkCapital
Berg		https://www.capitalberg.com/taxi-tv-
will-be-history-in-new-york/26057/
10/19Uber and Lyft Surpass Taxis
in This Key Demographic		Motley Foolhttps://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/10/17/
uber-and-lyft-surpasses-taxis-in-this-key-demograp.aspx
10/18Alex Salmond Says He’ll Never
Use Uber As It Launches In Glasgow		Buzz Feedhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/jamieross/alex-salmond-
says-hell-never-use-uber-as-it-launches-in-glas#.xe1xpXo53
10/18Ex-Uber Driver Pleads Guilty
to Boston Rape, Gets Prison		ABChttps://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/uber-driver-
pleads-guilty-boston-rape-prison-34544331
10/18NYC Yellow Cabs Might Say
Goodbye to Back Seat Taxi TVs		The
Monitor
Daily		https://www.themonitordaily.com/nyc-yellow-cabs/27602/
10/18GPS-based Taxi Meters will now
be used for the taxi cabs		THE MARKEThttps://www.themarketbusiness.com/2015-10-17-gps-based-
taxi-meters-will-now-be-used-for-the-taxi-cabs
10/17Manhattan prez wants to pump
the brakes on tourist buses		NY Posthttps://nypost.com/2015/10/16/manhattan-prez-
wants-to-pump-the-brakes-on-tourist-buses/
10/17One Taxi Driver’s Fight to Save
His Medallion and His Family’s Future		EPOCH
TIMES		https://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1877498-one-taxi-
drivers-fight-to-save-his-medallion-and-his-familys-future/
10/17The Uber effect? Boston’s cabbies
are defaulting on their medallion loans		Boston.comhttps://www.boston.com/news/local/2015/10/16/the-uber-effect-boston-
cabbies-are-defaulting-their-medallion-
loans/lzYKpOFSq4YTlbyofss0xH/story.html
10/17Uber ‘surge pricing’ policy at
heart of Florida debate		Palm
Beach
Post		https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/news/uber-surge-
pricing-policy-at-heart-of-florida-deba/nn4BX/
10/16Judge rules Uber IS legal
in London court battle between
the app and traditional cab drivers		Daily
Mail		https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3275673/
Uber-legal-rules-judge-latest-round-battle-cab-drivers.html
10/16Chicago cabs could charge
'surge pricing' under Emanuel plan		Chicago
Tribune		https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/
ct-cabs-surge-pricing-met-20151015-story.html
10/16In setback for Uber, Oregon
labor department says drivers are,
in fact, employees		Portland
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/techflash/2015/10/
in-setback-for-uber-oregon-labor-departmentsays.html
10/16Taxi TV: Not quite dead yetmetrohttps://www.metro.us/new-york/taxi-tv-not-
quite-dead-yet/zsJojo---tOmxEjFbEMj86/
10/16City pulls the plug on taxi TVsCRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151015/TRANSPORTATION/
151019922/city-pulls-the-plug-on-taxi-tvs#utm_medium=email&utm_
source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151015
10/16Taxi TVs are no more as
commission approves pilot payment
system using tablets or smartphones		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1LcbBDe
10/16Uber drivers plan
3 day work stoppage		ABChttps://abc7news.com/business/uber-
drivers-plan-3-day-work-stoppage-/1035766/
10/16Uber Failed Me, Lyft Disappointed Me
and a Taxi Became the
Champion of My Night		Bostinno https://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/10/15/uber-app-
problems-and-complaints-uber-vs-lyft-vs-taxi-cab/
10/16Uber is back in town,
but at what price?		Sun Sentinalhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/
fl-editorial-uber-broward-ordinance-dv-20151014-story.html
10/15Reduce the number of cars
in the city, transpo chair says		Riverdale Presshttps://riverdalepress.com/stories/Reduce-the-number-
of-cars-in-the-city-transpo-chair-says,58211
10/15Nina In New York: Goodbye, Taxi TV.
We’ll Miss Complaining About You.		CBShttps://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/10/14/nina-in-new-york-
goodbye-taxi-tv-well-miss-complaining-about-you/
10/15Why taxi cabs are yellowTech Insiderhttps://www.techinsider.io/why-taxi-cabs-are-yellow-2015-10
10/15Traditional suppliers and upstarts
enter frenemy territory		Travel Weeklyhttps://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/
Traditional-suppliers-and-upstarts-enter-frenemy-territory
10/15Broward County Approves
Looser Regulations for Uber		NBChttps://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Broward-
County-to-Vote-on-Uber-Lyft-332426452.html
10/14For Yellow-Cab Drivers, an AssistWAll Street
Journal		https://www.wsj.com/articles/
for-yellow-cab-drivers-an-assist-1444816801t
10/14New York City Taxis Consider Replacing
TV Screens With Something Quieter		NY Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/nyregion/
the-irritating-video-screens-in-new-york-taxis-might-go-away.html?_r=0
10/14Uber Is Taking Millions Of
Manhattan Rides Away From Taxis		FiveThirtyEight
Economics		https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/uber-is-taking-
millions-of-manhattan-rides-away-from-taxis/
10/14Uber accidentally leaks personal
data for hundreds of drivers		The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2015/10/14/9529095/
uber-leaks-personal-information-hundreds-drivers
10/14Verifone Acquires Curb To
Expand Taxi e-Hail Payments Business		PYMNTS.comhttps://www.pymnts.com/news/2015/verifone-
acquires-curb-to-expand-taxi-e-hail-business/#.Vh5DIitywvY
10/14New York’s Unlicensed Cabbies,
and Their Passengers,
Get a Long Overdue Break		Reason.comhttps://reason.com/archives/2015/10/13/
new-yorks-unlicensed-cabbies-and-their-p
10/14Lyft to pull out of
New Mexico amid uncertainty		KRON-4https://kron4.com/2015/05/06/
lyft-to-pull-out-of-new-mexico-amid-uncertainty/
10/14Big, closed-door meeting
coming in Albany
with Uber and Lyft		Albany
Business
Review		https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/morning_
call/2015/10/closed-door-meeting-
coming-with-uber-lyft-in-ny.html
10/13Taxi TV may finally
be a thing of the past		NY Posthttps://nypost.com/2015/10/12/taxi-
tv-may-be-a-thing-of-the-past-thankfully/
10/12NYC taxis could move to virtual
meter and payment system,
getting rid of obnoxious backseat TVs		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1LqZK5D
10/12Uber pushes for statewide
legalization in Pa		Times
Leader		https://timesleader.com/news/local/488440/
uber-pushes-for-statewide-legalization
10/12China plan seen dealing setback
to online taxi services		Business
Standard		https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/
china-plan-seen-dealing-setback-to-online-taxi-services-115101200011_1.html
10/11Uber vs. the New Taxi-Hailing AppsWSJhttps://www.wsj.com/article_email/uber-vs-the-new-taxi-
hailing-apps-1444412846-lMyQjAxMTE1NzA4OTUwMzk0Wj
10/11China Plan Seen Dealing Setback
to Online Taxi-Hailing Services		Bloomberg
Business		https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-10/china-to-ban-
use-of-private-cars-in-online-taxi-hailing-services
10/11Walsh says hands tied when it
comes to regulating
rideshare companies		Fox Bostonhttps://www.myfoxboston.com/story/30228222/walsh-says-hands-
tied-when-it-comes-to-regulating-rideshare-companies
10/10Which Cities Have The Highest
And Lowest Taxi Fares?		Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/10/09/
which-cities-have-the-highest-and-lowest-taxi-fares-infographic/
10/10Pennsylvania senator's statewide solution to regulate taxi, ride services gains steamTrib Livehttps://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/
9226803-74/uber-philadelphia-authority#axzz3o9gmx634
10/10Efforts to regulate companies like Uber,
Lyft gain steam in Florida		State Scoophttps://statescoop.com/efforts-regulate-
companies-like-uber-lyft-gain-steam-florida/
10/10Cab foe Uber to become the
city taxi agency's neighbor		Crain'shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151009/REAL_ESTATE/
151009856/cab-foe-uber-to-become-the-city-taxi-agencys-neighbor
10/10Lawsuit accuses Uber of
neglecting passenger safety		Boston
Globe		https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/08/
boston-woman-part-lawsuit-accusing-uber-neglecting-passenger-safety/
KsFaihXIZvCswZIeOs9EkP/story.html
10/9Judge reconsiders ruling that taxis
must compete with Uber or die		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151009/BLOGS04/151009855/
judge-reconsiders-ruling-that-taxis-must-compete-with-uber-or-die
10/9Mixed Results At Start
Of Taxi Driver Strike		CBShttps://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/10/08/
many-cab-drivers-on-strike-thursday-but-others-still-on-the-roads/
10/9Uber fending off Fed suitBoston Hearldhttps://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/
local_coverage/2015/10/uber_fending_off_fed_suit
10/9Uber thinks Lyft's CTO may
have spied on its driver lists		The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2015/10/8/9478337/
uber-lyft-cto-hack-driver-lists-espionage
10/9 Am I pro taxi? Hail, yesChicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-taxi-
drivers-uber-lyft-perspec-zorn-1009-jm-20151008-column.html
10/8Chicago taxi drivers
to strike all day Thursday		Fox 32https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/30851172-story
10/8St. Louis taxi commission files suit
to block Uber from operating		St Louis
Post Dispatch		https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-taxi-
commission-files-suit-to-block-uber-from/article_63e2590d-2dbf-5b5d-8e55-37c77a6b0a07.html
10/8Florida Taxi Drivers Sue Over
Rules to Make Life Easier for Uber, Lyft		Business
Review		https://www.dailybusinessreview.com/id=1202739073057/Taxi-Drivers-Sue-Over-
Rules-to-Make-Life-Easier-for-Uber-Lyft?slreturn=20150908075006
10/7Uber driver suspended after he was
caught giving a ride outside the app		Las Vegas Sunhttps://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/oct/06/
uber-driver-suspended-after-he-was-caught-giving-a/
10/7How much UBER Drivers
say they make in NY		UBER Forumhttps://uberpeople.net/threads/part-timers-
how-much-do-you-make-per-day.35737/#post-470339
10/7Uber doubles number of drivers
just as de Blasio feared		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151006/BLOGS04/151009912/
uber-doubles-number-of-drivers-just-as-de-blasio-feared#
utm_medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_
campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20151006
10/7Taxi drivers urged
Palm Beach county commission
to pass flat rate		CBS 12 Newshttps://www.cbs12.com/news/
top-stories/stories/vid_29906.shtml
10/6Uber biggest in Manhattan and
gentrified Brooklyn and Queens		POLITICO
New York		https://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/10/
8578668/uber-biggest-manhattan-and-gentrified-brooklyn-and-queens
10/6City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez
wants to curb car ownership
in NYC by 2030		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1Q2XdP5
10/6Council transportation chair to endorse
a version of congestion pricing		POLITICO
New York		https://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/
2015/10/8578671/council-transportation-
chair-endorse-version-congestion-pricing
10/6De Blasio: East River Tolls Worth
Exploring, But Plan Unlikely
To Clear Albany		CBShttps://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/10/05/
de-blasio-east-river-tolls/
10/6Toronto Taxi boss calls
for court action to stop Uber		Toronto Sunhttps://www.torontosun.com/2015/10/04/taxi-
boss-calls-for-court-action-to-stop-uber
10/6Taxi certificate owners file
suit against Broward County		Local 10.comhttps://www.local10.com/news/taxi-certificate-
owners-file-suit-against-broward-county/35668174
10/5City pol voices support for
East River tolls in new traffic plan		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1OgLX3W
10/5Cab Medallions in Chicago,
Once Worth $360K,
Now Selling for $240K		DNAinfohttps://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151002/downtown/cab-medallions-
chicago-once-worth-360k-now-selling-for-240k
10/5Legal troubles — including 173
lawsuits in the US
threaten Uber's global push		Business
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.com/r-legal-troubles-
market-realities-threaten-ubers-global-push-2015-10
10/5Seattle Lyft, Uber drivers
one step closer to unionizing 		KOMO
News		https://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-Lyft-Uber-drivers-one-step-
closer-to-unionizing--330489341.html
10/4Mayor de Blasio Busy Pandering to
Motorists Hours After Kids Hit by Driver		Street Blog
NYC		https://www.streetsblog.org/2015/10/01/mayor-de-blasio-busy-
pandering-to-motorists-hours-after-kids-hit-by-driver/#.VhFGcSUyhZY.mailto
10/3TLC Car Seizures Ruled
Unconstitutional by Federal Judge		DNAinfohttps://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151001/midtown/
tlc-car-seizures-ruled-unconstitutional-by-federal-judge
10/3No Charges Yet For Off-Duty Uber
Driver Who Jumped Curb
& Ran Over Pedestrians		Gothamisthttps://gothamist.com/2015/10/01/jump_curb_no_charges.php
10/3Taxi vs. ride-share at
Chicago budget hearings		Chicago
Tribune		https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/
politics/ct-uber-taxi-city-hall-met-1003-20151002-story.html
10/3Taxi Cos. Accuse NYC Regulator Of
Inflating Medallion Values		Law 360https://www.law360.com/articles/709400/
taxi-cos-accuse-nyc-regulator-of-inflating-medallion-values
10/3From Rio to Paris - Uber is
fighting battles across the globe		The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/02/
uber-global-battles-from-rio-paris-amsterdam
10/3Former Uber driver trying to
organize nationwide strike		CBShttps://www.wtsp.com/story/travel/2015/10/02/former-uber-
driver-trying-organize-nationwide-strike/73210160/
10/3GM testing a car-sharing app,
taking aim at Zipcar and Uber		Fortunehttps://fortune.com/2015/10/02/gm-car-sharing-uber/
10/2Judge rules seizing suspected
unlicensed taxis is unconstitutional 		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1iOgh8z
10/2Melrose offers taxi safety talk Queens
Chronicle		https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/
melrose-offers-taxi-safety-talk/article_
6127651f-955f-5a39-8d50-742e22d45d21.html
10/2Uber secures delay in trial
of French executives		The
Hill		https://thehill.com/policy/technology/
255614-uber-secures-delay-in-trial-of-french-executives
10/2Uber stiffing drivers on tips,
car expenses: class-action suit		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/10/01/uber-stiffing-drivers-
on-tips-car-expenses-class-action-suit/
10/2Taxi and Limousine Commission
seizing of cars is unconstitutional,
federal judge rules		AM,
NY		https://www.amny.com/transit/the-taxi-apps-
transforming-the-way-new-yorkers-get-around-1.8943344
10/2Uber, Lyft, And Boston Cabbies
Face Off Through Legislation		The Heightshttps://bcheights.com/metro/2015/uber-lyft-and-
boston-cabbies-face-off-through-legislation/
10/2ZabCab Hopes to Dethrone UberGT Government
Technology		https://www.govtech.com/transportation/
ZabCab-Hopes-to-Dethrone-Uber.html
10/1Uber driver strikes woman, 4 kids on
Bronx sidewalk, critically
injuring 8-year-old girl		NY
Daily
News		https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/woman-4-
kids-struck-car-mounts-bronx-sidewalk-article-1.2379650
10/1TLC: Driver Who Hit Children on Bronx
Sidewalk Works for Uber		StreetBlog NYChttps://www.streetsblog.org/2015/09/30/tlc-driver-who-hit-
children-on-bronx-sidewalk-works-for-uber/
10/1TLC overstated cab medallion values
as Uber bites into market: suit		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1QMq36e
10/1Chicago's differing regulations of Uber
vs taxis may violate equal
protection, judge says		Cook County
Record		https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/510639525-
chicago-s-differing-regulations-of-uber-vs-taxis-
may-violate-equal-protection-judge-says
10/1Uber’s storm in Europe:
Court case to office raids		CNBChttps://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/30/uber-execs-stand-
trial-in-france-while-it-faces-a-crackdown-in-london.html
10/12 Uber execs face prison in
France as sharing economy grows		WHDH.COMhttps://www.whdh.com/story/30148050/uber-trial-
starts-in-france-with-2-executives-charged
10/1ZabCab, New Taxi Cab App,
Launches in Broward County		Broward
New Times		https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/zabcab-new-taxi
-cab-app-launches-in-broward-county-7292613
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-September 2015
9/30Has Uber already peaked?LA Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/
la-fi-mh-has-uber-peaked-20150928-column.html
9/30Uber drivers across
country planning to strike		KHOUhttps://www.khou.com/story/tech/2015/09/30/
uber-drivers-across-country-planning-to-strike/73070140/
9/30Uber faces massive
crackdown in London		The Telegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/
11899018/Uber-faces-massive-crackdown-in-London.html
9/30Transport for London could crack
down on Uber in taxi consultation 		The
Guardian		https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/29/
transport-for-london-tfl-could-crack-down-uber-taxi-consultation
9/30Flywheel Taxi Sues For Cities
To Regulate Uber And Lyft		Gothamisthttps://sfist.com/2015/09/28/
flywheel_taxi_sues_for_cities_to_re.php
9/30Loan Participations Spread
Taxi Medallion Pain		Credit
Union
Times		https://www.cutimes.com/2015/09/29/loan-
participations-spread-taxi-medallion-pain
9/29Chicago case gives hope to NYC
taxi interests battling Uber		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150929/BLOGS04/150929871
9/29Should Uber drivers
be fingerprinted?		Boston.comhttps://www.boston.com/business/news/2015/09/28/fingerprinting-
drivers-sticking-point-uber-debate/m8TAQGdQAb2m5ydzMtdScP/story.html
9/29Things aren't getting
easier for Uber in Europe		Business
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.com/r-slovak-taxi-
drivers-protest-against-uber-2015-9
9/28If this law passes, it
could be illegal to flee from TLC cops		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/09/28/if-this-law-passes-
it-could-be-illegal-to-flee-from-tlc-cops/
9/27Uber’s Own Numbers Show
It’s Making Traffic Worse 		STREETBLOG
NYC		https://www.streetsblog.org/2015/07/22/
ubers-own-data-reveals-it-slows-manhattan-traffic-9-percent/
9/27Why Is There So Much Traffic in NYC?
It’s the Free Roads, Stupid		STREETBLOG
NYC		https://www.streetsblog.org/2015/09/17/
message-from-brewers-congestion-hearing-its-the-
road-pricing-stupid/#.VggydVg2JwA.mailto
9/27Flywheel Taxi sues State of California,
says cities should regulate Uber, Lyft		San Francisco
Examiner		https://www.sfexaminer.com/flywheel-taxi-sues-
state-says-cities-should-regulate-uber-lyft/
9/26Uber fight with City Hall
overshadows congestion hearing 		POLITICOhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/
2015/09/8577153/uber-fight-city-hall-
overshadows-congestion-hearing
9/26Sex offenders, convicted
murderer find jobs at Uber		CNNhttps://money.cnn.com/2015/08/20/
technology/uber-safety-lawsuit/index.html
9/26Uber's Future May Not Be
as Rosy as You Think		The Streethttps://www.thestreet.com/story/
13294294/1/uber-s-future-may-not-
be-as-rosy-as-you-think.html
9/26Chicago taxi drivers oppose
ride-share firms' airport access		Fox 32https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/23971951-story
9/26Uber fighting big legal
battles on two fronts		Constitution
Daily		https://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2015/09/
uber-fighting-big-legal-battles-on-two-fronts/
9/25Uber Ultimatum: Private
Arbitrator for Driver Rights 		Bloomberghttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/travel/
uber-ultimatum-private-arbitrator-for-driver-rights/vi-AAeJbRl
9/25NYC Taxi Drivers Flatten
Wheelchair Mandate		Courthouse
News
Service		https://www.courthousenews.com/2015/09/24/
nyc-taxi-drivers-flatten-wheelchair-mandate.htm
9/25New York cabs get mobile
apps to compete with Uber		Travel
Weekly		https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/
Car-Rental-News/New-York-cabs-get-mobile-
apps-to-compete-with-Uber
9/25Need a ride? Verifone
Way2ride has you covered		Geeksidedhttps://geeksided.com/2015/09/24/need-
a-ride-verifone-way2ride-has-you-covered/
9/25Massport accuses Uber of
‘patently false’ Logan Airport charge		BizSm@rthttps://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/
2015/09/massport_accuses_uber_of_patently_
false_logan_airport_charge
9/25Taxi group may sue Chicago
over differing regulations
for ride-hailing services,
federal judge rules		ABA Journalhttps://www.abajournal.com/news/article/
taxi_group_may_sue_chicago_over_differing_regulations_
for_ride_hailing_serv/
9/25PUC rejects Uber petition
related to limo service in Pa.		Pittsburgh
Post Gazette		https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/
2015/09/24/Pennsylvania-PUC-rejects-Uber-petition-
related-to-limo-service/stories/201509240017
9/25New e-hailing apps joining the fray
in South Florida Uber wars		South Florida
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/
morning-edition/2015/09/exclusive-
new-e-hailing-apps-joining-the-fray-in.html
9/24Cabbies file lawsuit claiming
wheelchair accessible taxis
are causing them
to lose money to Uber		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1iN8QPA
9/24City hits Uber and yellow cab
drivers with spate of summonses		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/09/24/city-hits-uber-and-
yellow-cab-drivers-with-spate-of-summonses/
9/24Chicago's differing regulations
of Uber vs taxis may violate
equal protection, judge says 		Cook
County
Record		https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/510639525-
chicago-s-differing-regulations-of-uber-vs-taxis-may-
violate-equal-protection-judge-says
9/24Another chance to
check Uber's growth		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150923/OPINION/150919861/
another-chance-to-check-ubers-growth#utm_medium=email&utm_
source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20150923
9/24There Is No Way Uber Drivers
Make More Than NYC Cabbies		Investor
Place		https://investorplace.com/2015/09/no-way-uberx-drivers-make-nyc-cabbies/#.VgQM7UALuVX
9/24Palm Beach County Commission
votes to extend Uber's
temporary operating agreement		WPTVhttps://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/
palm-beach-county-commission-to-meet-on-uber-rules
9/24Don’t get into a stranger’s car
just because they have an
Uber decal in the window		Fusionhttps://fusion.net/story/202214/
uber-isnt-to-blame-dumb-people-are/
9/24I-Team: Lyft Driver Removed After
Taking NYC Fashion Student
on Terrifying Ride		NBChttps://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/
Lyft-Ride-Fare-New-York-City-Safety-Uber-Car-Police-Investigation-
Driver-Fired-328677451.html
9/24Should I stop using Uber?Seattle Globalisthttps://seattleglobalist.com/2015/09/20/
should-i-stop-using-uber-driver-wages-boycott-union/41602
9/23France's highest court upholds
ban on Uber's low-cost service		The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2015/9/22/9372917/
uber-france-court-ruling-uberpop
9/23Expect an Uber Nightmare in
Philadelphia for the Pope		P-Philadelphiahttps://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/09/22/
uber-philadelphia-pope-francis/
9/23Philadelphia cabs, not to be outdone,
enlist taxi hailing app		Philadelphia
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/
2015/09/22/philadelphia-cabs-not-to-be-outdone-enlist-taxi.html
9/23In war against Uber, Boston cab drivers
will have a new weapon:
a smartphone app		Boston
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2015/09/22/
in-war-against-uber-boston-cab-drivers-will-have-a.html
9/23Former Boston Uber driver indicted in
connection with string of sex assaults		Boston
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/
2015/09/former-uber-driver-indicted-
in-connection-with.html
9/23Time for the state to step in to
solve the Uber problem in
Palm Beach, Broward, other counties		Palm
Beach
Post		https://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/09/22/
time-for-the-state-to-step-in-to-solve-the-uber-problem-
in-palm-beach-broward-other-counties/
9/22Uber rise hits Yellow Cabs marketFinancial Serviceshttps://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c97e99de-5e54-
11e5-9846-de406ccb37f2.html#axzz3mTADDLyv
9/22Learn Why Medallion Financial Corp
(TAXI) Is Up So Much Today		Fincialbio.comhttps://www.financialBio.com/stock-news/learn-why-medallion-
financial-corp-taxi-is-up-so-much-today-8079.html
9/22Chicago cabdrivers and ride-share
drivers sound off on new fees		Chicago
Tribune		https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-taxi-rideshare-
drivers-fees-met-20150921-story.html
9/22Ride-sharing vs. ride-hailing:
Battle brews in Boston		OBSERVERhttps://www.jacksonobserver.com/ride-sharing-vs-ride-
hailing-battle-brews-in-boston/10576/
9/22Taxi Driver Shot, Killed After Telling
Relative About Passenger With Gun:
Family, Cops		NBChttps://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Taxi-Driver-
Shot-Killed-Belmont-Bronx-NYPD-328475071.html
9/21Taxis finally try to beat Uber
at its own game: with an app		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150921/TECHNOLOGY/
150919845/taxis-finally-try-to-beat-uber-at-its-own-game-with-an-app
9/21Competition with Uber sparks
audit of taxi lenders		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/09/21/competition-
with-uber-sparks-audit-of-taxi-lenders/
9/21UPDATE 1-Hurt by Uber, NYC's Montauk
Credit Union is seized by regulator		REUTERShttps://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/18/
montaukcreditunion-seizure-idUSL1N11O2RP20150918
9/20Uber-Commissioned Study Says
Uber Surge Pricing Makes
Customers Happy		TECH
TIMES		https://www.techtimes.com/articles/85987/20150919/uber-commissioned-
study-says-uber-surge-pricing-makes-customers-happy.htm
9/20Uber Meets Its Match in FranceWSJhttps://www.wsj.com/news/article_email/
SB12773664981602163830004581157030583866662-
lMyQjAxMTI1NzE3OTMxNjk2Wj?mod=wsj_share_email
9/20Chicago-Emanuel calls for
new ride-share, taxi fees		Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-uber-taxi-fare-hike-0919-20150918-story.html
9/19Uber defends surge pricing
with NYC case study		CBShttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/uber-
defends-surge-pricing-with-nyc-case-study/
9/19First Uber victim: State regulators
seize taxi-medallion lender		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150918/BLOGS02/150919849/
first-uber-victim-state-regulators-seize-taxi-medallion-lender
9/19Englewood Cliffs bank pulling
back on NYC taxi loans 		North
Jersey.com		https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/
bank-cutting-back-on-n-y-c-taxi-loans-1.1412804
9/18Cabbies protest Uber
at Gov. Cuomo's office		AM
NEW YORK		https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-s-yellow-cab-drivers-
protest-uber-at-gov-andrew-cuomo-s-office-1.10853089
9/18PHILADELPHIA TAXI RIDERS:
Get Ready to Hail
Cabs with Way2ride		MW
Market
Watch		https://www.marketwatch.com/story/philadelphia-taxi-
riders-get-ready-to-hail-cabs-with-way2ridetm-2015-09-17
9/18Rodriguez Bill Would Mandate
Daylighting at 25
Intersections Per Year 		STREETSBLOG
NYC		https://www.streetsblog.org/2015/09/17/rodriguez-bill-
would-mandate-daylighting-at-25-intersections-per-year/
9/18Uber Rivals Form International AllianceWall
Street
Journal		https://www.wsj.com/article_email/uber-rivals-form-
international-alliance-1442429031-lMyQjAxMTI1NjE5ODYxOTgyWj
9/18Police official says Uber
lied about vehicle inspections		Boston Globehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/09/16/bpd-commissioner-
evans-says-uber-lied-him-about-vehicle-inspections/
aSZpJwgMXCTNp16N06QKJP/story.html
9/18Uber mistreating driversHuntington
News		https://huntnewsnu.com/2015/09/
uber-mistreating-drivers/
9/17Uber vs. City Hall, Round TwoWALL
STREET
JOURNAL		https://www.wsj.com/articles/
uber-vs-city-hall-round-two-1442451813
9/17New York taxi drivers call on
Gov. Cuomo to keep
Uber away from outerboroughs		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1Yepec2
9/17Critics look to stop Taxi and
Limousine Commission from
adding fee for rush hour cab rides
from Manhattan to JFK		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1QEffb2
9/17Boston Police Commissioner
William Evans:Uber drivers should
undergo fingerprint check		Mass Livehttps://www.masslive.com/news/boston/
index.ssf/2015/09/boston_police_commissioner_wil_2.html
9/17Boston Uber and taxi drivers go
head-to-head at the State House		WWLPhttps://wwlp.com/2015/09/15/uber-and-taxi-drivers
-go-head-to-head-at-the-state-house/
9/17Mayor Rahm Might Impose $1
Surcharge On Chicago Uber Rides		Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/scottbeyer/2015/09/10/
mayor-rahm-might-impose-1-surcharge-on-chicago-uber-rides//td>
9/17Toronto-Licensing committee rejects
plan to OK and regulate Uber		TheStar.comhttps://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/09/16/
licensing-committee-rejects-plan-to-ok-and-regulate-uber.html
9/16JFK DISPATCH SUPERVISOR ARRESTEDNYCTAXINEWShttps://www.nyctaxinews.com/jfk-_supervisor_arrested.pdf
9/16Uber: Backseat driverThe Big Readhttps://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5fb29b8-5796-11e5-9846-
de406ccb37f2.html#axzz3luVhlTtB
9/16Latest ride-hailing legislation seeks
to solve the Philadelphia problem		Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette		https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2015/09/15/
Latest-ride-hailing-legislation-seeks-to-solve-the-Philadelphia-problem/stories/201509150006
9/16Boston-Uber, taxi drivers face
off at Statehouse meeting		WCBVhttps://www.wcvb.com/news/uber-rideshares-
could-soon-face-tougher-regulations/35278004
9/16Uber Class Action Lawsuit
Moves Foward-What's next?		WGBHhttps://wgbhnews.org/post/uber-class-action-
lawsuit-moves-foward-whats-next
9/16One lawmaker wants to help
taxis compete with Uber, nationwide		GREATER
GREATER
WASHINGTON		https://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/27938/one-lawmaker-
wants-to-help-taxis-compete-with-uber-nationwide/
9/16Uber fights back against driver lawsuitTHE VERGEhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/9/16/9336175/uber-appeal-
class-action-lawsuit-california-employee
9/16Florida-On eve of vote,
Uber makes more demands		SunSentinelhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/
fl-uber-demands-broward-20150916-story.html
9/15Uber Meets Taxis’ Immovable Object:
Market Equilibrium		OBSERVERhttps://observer.com/2015/09/uber-meets-
taxis-immovable-object-market-equilibrium/
9/15Airport advocacy group opposes
proposed hike in taxi fare to JFK		AM-NYhttps://www.amny.com/transit/global-gateway-alliance-airport-
advocates-opposes-proposed-taxi-fare-hike-to-jfk-airport-1.10846455
9/15Connected Car Technology Is Getting
a Big Test in New York City		NBChttps://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/connected-car-technology-
getting-big-test-new-york-city-n427311
9/15For New York's yellow taxis,
a second e-hail app		New York
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/09/14/
for-new-yorks-yellow-taxis-a-second-e-hail-app.html
9/15Uber fight growing fast
and furious in Florida		my
Palm Beach
Post		https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/
uber-fight-growing-fast-and-furious-in-florida/nndB2/
9/14How Stephen Colbert Blew It
With Uber CEO Travis Kalanick		Huff
Post		https://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hill/
how-stephen-colbert-blew-_b_8128292.html
9/14Lawsuit against Uber seeks pay
and benefits for 20,000 drivers		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1KbOhSG
9/13Boston-Uber, taxis set
to collide over rules		Boston Heraldhttps://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage
/2015/09/uber_taxis_set_to_collide_over_rules
9/13Why Uber Drivers Are
Fighting For Their Rights		Up-Risinghttps://uprisingradio.org/home/2015/09/11/
why-uber-drivers-are-fighting-for-their-rights/
9/13Florida Cab Companies Launch
Insurance Challenge in Uber War		dbrhttps://www.dailybusinessreview.com/id=1202736850950/Cab-Companies-Launch-
Insurance-Challenge-in-Uber-War?slreturn=20150813073847
9/12Arro, a Ride-Hailing App, Connects
Directly With Yellow Taxis		NY
Times		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/nyregion/
arro-a-ride-hailing-app-connects-directly-with-yellow-taxis.html?_r=0
9/12Kidnappers are posing as Uber driversauto
Blog		https://www.autoblog.com/2015/09/10/
kidnappers-are-posing-as-uber-drivers/
9/12Fake Uber drivers allegedly
coax female passengers into cars		c/nethttps://www.cnet.com/news/fake-uber-drivers-
allegedly-pick-up-female-passengers/
9/12Another Uber driver questioned for
sexual assault. How safe is Uber, really? 		Christian
Science
Monitor		https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2015/0911/
Another-Uber-driver-questioned-for-sexual-assault.-How-safe-is-Uber-really
9/12Angry cabbies heckle Uber CEO on
'Late Show,' prompt Stephen Colbert to shift gears 		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1JZZmaj
9/12Former Uber Driver In California
Granted Unemployment Payments		Consumeristhttps://consumerist.com/2015/09/10/former-uber-driver-
in-california-granted-unemployment-payments/
9/12Taxi Industry CUs Take a Bumpy RideCredit
Union
Times		https://www.cutimes.com/2015/09/11/
taxi-industry-cus-take-a-bumpy-ride
9/12Uber Driver Found Dead in Her CarUber Peoplehttps://uberpeople.net/threads/
uber-driver-found-dead-in-her-car.35337/
9/12NYC taxis get their own ‘e-hail’ appBrooklyn Eaglehttps://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/9/11/
nyc-taxis-get-their-own-e-hail-app
9/11 Need a Cab? Hail the Largest
Network of Taxis in New York City
with Way2ride™ 		Business
Wire		https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150910006443/
en/Cab-Hail-Largest-Network-Taxis-York-City#.VfKK6ZfCprM
9/11NYC taxi lenders face risks
after Uber suit dismissed		Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/10/
newyork-cabs-idUSL1N11G29M20150910
9/11De Blasio's Next Target?
Uber's Surge Pricing		Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jaredmeyer/2015/09/09/
de-blasios-next-target-ubers-surge/
9/11Has Uber Hit a Dead End in New York?
Taxis Still Hog the Midtown		The
Street		https://www.thestreet.com/story/13279364/1/has-uber-hit-a-speed-bump-
in-new-york-taxis-still-hog-the-midtown.html
9/11Yellow cab industry dealt legal blow
as it loses court battle against
taxi app companies		AMNYhttps://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-yellow-cabs-lose-
legal-battle-to-uber-taxi-apps-1.10825964
9/11City judge rules against medallion
owners in win for Uber		NY Posthttps://nypost.com/2015/09/09/city-judge-rules-
against-medallion-owners-in-win-for-uber/
9/11Judge rules on taxi-industry
lawsuit: Compete with Uber or die		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150909/BLOGS04/150909863/
judge-rules-on-taxi-industry-lawsuit-compete-with-uber-or-die
9/9Uber Wants To Conquer The World,
But These Companies Are Fighting Back (Map)		Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2015/09/08/
uber-wants-to-conquer-the-world-but-these-companies-are-fighting-back-map/
9/9Florida-Cab companies sue state
over Uber, Lyft 		Miami
Hearald		https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/
community/broward/article34403649.html
9/9Dear Uber: America Needs a Caring,
Not a Sharing Economy		The Bloghttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-b-gutman/
move-over-uber-america-ne_b_8094584.html
9/9Chicago-Uber comes out swinging at
Emanuel's proposed $1-a-ride fee		Chicago
Sun Times		https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/942340/
uber-comes-swinging-emanuels-proposed-1-ride-fee
9/8Uber told drivers to take showers,
and now it’s being used
against them in court		Yahoo
Finance		https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uber-
tells-drivers-showers-may-233107266.html
9/8Is Uber following Florida law,
or breaking it? State agencies
still won't say		Tampa
Bay
Times		https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/is-uber-following-
florida-law-or-breaking-it-state-agencies-still-wont-say/2244276
9/7CBC: Reform taxi tax policy
to close MTA funding gap		Times Ledgerhttps://www.timesledger.com/stories/2015/36/
mtafund_2015_09_04_q.html
9/7Suing the sharing economy:
Q&A with Shannon Liss-Riordan		Boston Globehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/09/05/suing-sharing-economy-
with-lawyer-shannon-liss-riordan/CyLrBtXAx7KNoOM0K6ynPJ/story.html
9/6Roads to Nowhere:
Transit Advocate Blasts
NYC Commuting Woes		Rockaway
Times		https://rockawaytimes.com/2015/09/04/
roads-to-nowhere-transit-advocate-blasts-nyc-commuting-woes/
9/4What Uber Is Really Doing
for the People It's Claiming
to Help, in One Map		tech.michttps://mic.com/articles/124648/
uber-vs-cabs-in-nyc-neighborhoods-in-one-chart
9/4Uber expanding in Upper Manhattan,
outer boroughs: analysis		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1IMI52m
9/4Queens Medallion Owner Wants
More Industry Regulation		NY-1https://www.ny1.com/nyc/queens/news/2015/08/19/
queens-medallion-owner-wants-more-industry-regulation.html
9/4NYC Enlists Tech Types to
Help Fix Its Uber Problem		wiredhttps://www.wired.com/2015/09/
nyc-advisory-group-uber/
9/4Lyft's Environmental Footprint
Vs. NYC's "Taxi Of Tomorrow"
19th Century Technology		Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/gregoryferenstein/2015/09/03/lyfts-environmental-
footprint-vs-nycs-taxi-of-tomorrow-19th-century-technology/
9/4Philadelphia Sues, Fines Uber $300K
Over Allegations Of Operating Illegally		consumeristhttps://consumerist.com/2015/09/02/philadelphia-sues-fines-uber
-300k-over-allegations-of-operating-illegally/
9/3ARRO Launched NYC Taxi AppNYCTAXINEWShttps://www.nyctaxinews.com/arro.html
9/3Yellow cab drivers using
'Arro' app to pick up passengers		ABChttps://abc7ny.com/news/yellow-cab-drivers-using-
arro-app-to-pick-up-passengers/967756/
9/3Taxi owners and their bankers
brace for collision over medallion
loan payments		NY
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/09/02/
melrose-credit-union-taxi-medallion-loans.html
9/35 Reasons You Should Download
a Taxi-Hailing App		TIMEhttps://time.com/4019590/taxi-app-uber/
9/3Your Cheap Uber Rides May
Be Going Away.
And That's a Good Thing.		MotherJoneshttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/09/your-cheap-uber-rides-
may-soon-be-over-heres-why-thats-good-thing
9/3Uber drivers notch
win in California		THE HILLhttps://thehill.com/policy/technology/
252458-uber-drivers-notch-win-in-california
9/3What Lawsuit Means For Uber
& The Sharing Economy		Huff Posthttps://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/
uber-class-action-lawsuit/55e451652b8c2a36e40002a8
9/2Taxi lenders warn of bloodbath
as balloon payments come due		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150902/BLOGS04/150909980/
taxi-lenders-warn-of-bloodbath-as-balloon-payments-come-due?
CSDropAuthCookieSpecified=1&CSDropAuthCookie=1
9/2New York Cab Divers Fight Uber
and Lyft With Arro,
Bitcoin Payments Soon?		BITCOINShttps://insidebitcoins.com/news/new-york-cab-divers-fight-uber-
and-lyft-with-arro-bitcoin-payments-soon/34649
9/2Tomorrow Arrives for New York City’s
Yellow Cab Standard		NY Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/nyregion/taxi-of-tomorrow-
becomes-citys-yellow-cab-standard.html
9/2Judge Grants Uber Drivers Class-
Action Status In Federal Lawsuit		Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2015/09/01/
judge-grants-uber-drivers-class-action-status-in-federal-lawsuit/
9/2Philly Parking Authority trying
to pinch Uber in wallet		NEWSWORKShttps://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/
business-a-economy/85712-philly-parking-
authority-trying-to-pinch-uber-in-wallet
9/1Arro app will allow riders to order
green and yellow cabs from devices,
hopes to help taxis challenge Uber, Lyft		NY
Daily News		https://nydn.us/1O4KZEE
9/1Hundreds of Taxis of Tomorrow to hit
city streets soon due to new rule		amNEWYORKhttps://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-taxis-of-tomorrow-
to-hit-streets-soon-due-to-new-rule-1.10794479
9/1An App Launched By NYC's Taxis Will Compete With UberCRUXIALCIOhttps://www.cruxialcio.com/app-launched-nycs-taxis-will-compete-uber-11209
9/1Lack of traffic plan threatens
North Shore development (editorial)		silive.comhttps://www.silive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/08/
lack_of_traffic_plan_threatens.html
9/1Legislation introduced by Seattle councilmember
would let Uber, taxi drivers unionize		GeekWirehttps://www.geekwire.com/2015/legislation-introduced-by-seattle-
councilmember-would-let-uber-taxi-drivers-unionize/
9/1Feud Grows Between Syracuse Airport,
City Taxi Companies 		TWC Newshttps://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2015/08/31/
growing-feud-between-airport---city-taxi-companies-.html
9/1A New NYC Taxi App Shows
There's Still Hope for Cabs		CITYLABhttps://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/08/a-new-nyc-
taxi-app-shows-theres-still-hope-for-cabs/402577/
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-August 2015
8/30Public Transit Should Be
Uber’s New Best Friend		FiveThirthyEight
Economics		https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/public-transit-
should-be-ubers-new-best-friend/
8/30Lenders Provide 100% Financing
On Inflated Chicago Medallion Prices		Seeking
Alpha		https://seekingalpha.com/article/3474176-lenders-
provide-100-percent-financing-on-inflated-chicago-medallion-prices
8/30Uber driver ‘robbed, molested’
woman in China		NY Posthttps://nypost.com/2015/08/27/uber-driver-
robbed-molested-woman-in-china/
8/30Philly-PPA seeks $300,000
in fines from UberX		philly.comhttps://www.philly.com/philly/business/20150829_PPA_seeks__
300_000_a_day_in_fines_from_UberX.html
8/30NYC Taxis Are Testing An
Uber-Like App Called Arro		ifreepresshttps://www.ifreepress.com/nyc-taxis-
are-testing-an-uber-like-app-called-arro/
8/28WATCH VIDEO
New Arro App Will Allow NYC
Cabs To Better Compete Against Uber		ubergizmohttps://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/08/
arro-app-nyc-taxis-uber/
8/28New York City’s Taxi Industry Launches
Their Own App To Rival Uber		WCCFhttps://wccftech.com/york-taxi-drivers-introduced-
app-encounter-ubers-growing-influence/
8/28New York City taxis finally have
an app to compete with Uber		Fortunehttps://fortune.com/2015/08/27/
new-york-city-taxi-app-uber/
8/28Opinion: Sorry, Uber, but this
is the end of the IPO party 		MW Market
Watch		https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sorry-uber-
but-this-is-the-end-of-the-ipo-party-2015-08-27
8/28Uber Letter Blasts Mayor
Over Tax Figure Claims		NY-1https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2015/08/24/
uber-letter-blasts-mayor-over-tax-figure-claims-.html
8/27New App Arro Aims To Help
New York's Taxi Industry
Compete WIth Uber		TECH TIMEShttps://www.techtimes.com/articles/79889/20150827/
new-app-arro-aims-to-help-new-yorks-taxi-industry-compete-with-uber.htm
8/27Yellow cabs vs. Uber:
Tale of the tax tape 		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1VbwiDM
8/27Meet the taxi industry's last,
best hope to survive Uber age		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150827/BLOGS04/
150829899/meet-the-taxi-industrys-last-best-hope-to-survive-uber-age
8/27ARRO-Your Taxi-Your WayNYC TAXI NEWShttps://www.goarro.com/
8/27Fare AccessTHE SPIRIThttps://www.westsidespirit.com/local-news/20150826/fare-access/2
8/27Antidote to Uber'
launching in Portsmouth		Seacoastonlin.comhttps://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150826/NEWS/150829344
8/27Philadelphia Parking Authority to call
out taxi medallion holders 		newsworkshttps://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/philadelphia/
85590-parking-authority-to-call-out-taxi-medallion-holders-
8/26Uber to its drivers:
we don’t want you!		Stop Uberhttps://www.stopuber.com/uber-to-its-drivers-we-dont-want-you/
8/26Is biking in NYC safe or dangerous?
It depends on how you
crunch the numbers		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150826/BLOGS04/150829909/
is-biking-in-nyc-safe-or-dangerous-it-depends-on-how-you-crunch-
the#utm_medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20150826
8/26Rideshare HeadwindsPR Newswirehttps://drive.google.com/
file/d/0B_33GpiIDilXOHltZU1vdUhaazQ/view
8/26Cartoon Illustrates How
Rideshare Is Headed for Disaster 		PR Newswirehttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cartoon-
illustrates-how-rideshare-is-headed-for-disaster-300132078.html
8/26Protesting taxi drivers push
Quebec to declare UberX illegal		CTVhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/protesting-taxi-drivers-
push-quebec-to-declare-uberx-illegal-1.2532340
8/26Rio de Janeiro City Council
Votes to Ban Uber		re/codehttps://recode.net/2015/08/25/rio-de-
janeiro-city-council-votes-to-ban-uber/
8/25 Anthony Avella, Taxi Drivers
Medallion Association endorse
Satnam Singh Parhar
for NYC Council Democratic primary		American
Bazaar		https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2015/08/25/
anthony-avella-taxi-drivers-medallion-
association-endorse-satnam-singh-parhar-for-
nyc-council-democratic-primary/
8/25Greenpoint Streets Become Taxi
Graveyard As Drivers Switch To Uber		CBShttps://newyork.cbslocal.com/
2015/08/24/taxis-parked-greenpoint/
8/25Taxi companies file suit
over ride-sharing company Uber
operating in R.I.		Providence
Journal		https://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150823/NEWS/150829680
8/24Crain's annual Stats and the
City feature has all the answers		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150823/OPINION/
150829952/crains-annual-stats-and-the-city-feature-has-all-the-answers
8/24 Uber pushes back against
Mayor de Blasio that it doesn't
pay enough in taxes		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1JueXCd
8/24Uber, Lyft appear to be
in South Florida to stay 		Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/
community/miami-dade/article31965108.html
8/24Detest Uber’s surge pricing?
Some drivers don’t like it either		equities.comhttps://ca.equities.com/2015/08/detest-
ubers-surge-pricing-some-drivers-dont-like-it-either/
8/22Don't like the what's happened to Times
Square? Blame Bloomberg for making
the tourist pit part of his divine
plan for NYC		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1I3ALz0
8/22Uber Battles Demands That
it Use Fingerprints to Screen Drivers		GOVERNMENT
TECHNOLOGY		https://www.govtech.com/applications/Uber-Battles-
Demands-That-it-Use-Fingerprints-to-Screen-Drivers.html
8/22Uber driver sold cocaine, Ecstasy,
meth, Glendale police say		MY LA
News		https://mynewsla.com/crime/2015/08/21/uber-
driver-sold-cocaine-ecstasy-meth-glendale-police-say/
8/22Taxicab Plaintiffs Ride out (in part)
Uber’s Motion to Dismiss False
Advertising Claims		NATIONAL
LAW
REVIEW		https://www.natlawreview.com/article/
uber-ordered-to-buckle-litigation-taxicab-
plaintiffs-ride-out-part-uber-s-motion-to-
8/22Victory for Uber in
Palm Beach County court		ABChttps://www.wpbf.com/news/victory-for-
uber-in-palm-beach-county-court/34785684
8/22Former red light camera CEO pleads
guilty to bribing Chicago official
to get $124M contract		FOXhttps://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/20/former-red-light-camera-
ceo-pleads-guilty-to-bribing-chicago-official-to-get/?intcmp=hpbt3
8/22Another metric for the taxi warsFortunehttps://fortune.com/
2015/08/22/uber-taxi-wars/
8/21'Annoyance Lawyer' sues Uber
for anti-de Blasio robocalls		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150820/TECHNOLOGY/150829996/
annoyance-lawyer-sues-uber-for-anti-de-blasio-robocalls
8/21Woman Socked With $1,500 Bill After
Uber Never Closed Out Her Ride 		Entrepreneurhttps://www.entrepreneur.com/article/249774
8/21Uber caught hiring CRIMINALS
in undercover TV sting		Daily Mailhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3186627/
Just-apply-Uber-told-three-criminals-including-
woman-charged-trying-run-boyfriend.html
8/21Woman forgets bag with $20K worth of
jewelry including custom-made
engagement ring inside green
borough taxi in Brooklyn		NY
Daily News		https://nydn.us/1UTSvGv
8/21Texas County gets tough with UberNFW Daily
News		https://www.nwfdailynews.com/
article/20150819/NEWS/150819160
8/21Montreal Mayor announces major
taxi reform to combat Uber		CJADhttps://www.cjad.com/cjad-news/2015/08/20/
mayor-announces-major-taxi-reform-to-combat-uber
8/21How The City Is Making Chicago's Taxi Fleet Greenerchicagoisthttps://chicagoist.com/2015/08/19/
drive_clean_chicago_introduces_new.php
8/21San Francisco district attorney
expands Uber lawsuit		FOXhttps://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/29837441/san-francisco-
district-attorney-expands-uber-lawsuit
8/20De Blasio reveals that officials are
crafting 'vision' for the car
service industry in plan to
address congestion, MTA funding		NY
Daily News		https://nydn.us/1JrOjvv
8/20Yellow cab group cites data
to support case against Uber		NY
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/08/17/
yellow-cab-group-cites-data-to-support-case.html
8/20San Francisco District Attorney
Expands Uber Lawsuit		ABChttps://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/san-francisco-
district-attorney-expands-uber-lawsuit-33191537
8/20Palm Beach County backs off some
Uber rules; fight not over		Palm
Beach
Post.com		https://eyeonpbc.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/08/18/palm-beach-
county-backs-off-some-uber-rules-fight-not-over/
8/20Uber Failed to Screen Out Criminals
Including a Murderer, Regulators Say		WSJhttps://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/08/19/uber-failed-
to-screen-out-criminals-including-a-murderer-regulators-say/
8/20Hillsborough commissioner rails
against ridesharing nemesis Uber		Tampa Bay Timeshttps://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/hillsborough-
commissioner-rails-against-ridesharing-nemesis-uber/2241982
8/19Another Uber driver sues,
claiming unpaid wages		PCWorldhttps://www.pcworld.com/article/2972994/legal/
new-california-driver-lawsuit-adds-to-ubers-woes.html
8/19Once Again, NYC Data Shows
Resilience Of Taxi Medallions		Seeking
Alpha		https://seekingalpha.com/article/3448986-once-
again-nyc-data-shows-resilience-of-taxi-medallions
8/19Taxis v Uber
A tale of two cities		The Economisthttps://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21661016-does
-uber-substitute-cabs-or-attract-new-riders-it-depends-where-you-live-tale
8/18NYC Cab Drivers Are
Not Happy With Uber,
Especially After The Latest Numbers		Gazette
Review		https://gazettereview.com/2015/08/nyc-cab-drivers-are-not-happy-
with-uber-especially-after-the-latest-numbers/
8/18New York taxi drivers with wheelchair
accessible cars may get bigger tips		NY
Daily News		https://nydn.us/1K2WVaM
8/18Here's exactly how much ride-sharing
services are costing
New York City cab drivers		Business
Insider
Australia		https://www.businessinsider.com.au/taxi-trips-
down-10-percent-new-york-uber-2015-8
8/18Taxi drivers lead anti-Uber
protest in Palm Beach County		WPTVhttps://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/
taxi-drivers-lead-anti-uber-protest-in-palm-beach-county
8/18How Uber's latest update could
pose a major threat to GrubHub		Business
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.com/ubers-app-update-heavily-
emphasizes-food-delivery-poses-threat-to-grubhub-2015-8
8/17Medallion owners aren’t
backing down against Uber		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/08/17/medallion-
owners-arent-backing-down-against-uber/
8/17City declines to retract letter to
judge as taxi interests howl		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150817/BLOGS04/
150819542/city-declines-to-retract-letter-to-judge-as-taxi-interests-howl
8/17Independent taxi medallion owners
protest in front of TLC offices		METROhttps://www.metro.us/new-york/independent-taxi-medallion
-owners-protest-in-front-of-tlc-offices/zsJohp---hCrVHef0f9Qas/
8/17Taxi Medallion Owner Driver AssociationNYC
TAXI
NEWS		https://www.nyctaxinews.com/nyc_taxi_medallion_owners/
8/16Taxi Medallion Owners, Drivers
Protest TLC Over For-Hire Companies		NY-1https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2015/08/16/taxi-
medallion-owners--drivers-protest-tlc-over-for-hire-companies.html
8/16Taxis: Yellow, Green and Black: Competition & EvolutionCITYLANDhttps://www.citylandnyc.org/
taxis-yellow-green-and-black-competition-evolution/
8/16Taxi pickups plummet 10% to 77 million
in first half of 2015: analysis		NY
Daily News		https://nydn.us/1HOMbGJ
8/16Resistance to Uber is futile, Broward commission learnsSun Sentinelhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-uber-
mayocol-b081615-20150814-column.html
8/15Taxi King files lawsuit for
$8M after bank ‘partners’ with Uber		MMC
News		https://mmc-news.com/news-taxi-king-files-lawsuit-for-8m-after-
bank--and-8216;partners-and-8217;-with-uber-99870.dbv
8/15UBER'S BUSINESS ISN'T BUILT
TO HELP DISABLED PEOPLE		Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/2015/08/uber-disability/
8/15Connecticut Taxi Drivers Fight for
Uber to Be Held to Same Regulations		NBChttps://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Taxi-Drivers-Fight-
for-Uber-to-Be-Held-to-Same-Regulations-321933602.html
8/14New York City Taxi Drivers Launch
Association in Response to Uber		now
associations		https://associationsnow.com/2015/08/
new-york-city-taxi-drivers-uber/
8/14Yellow cab drivers plan second rally
as debacle with Uber continues		NY
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/08/13/
yellow-cab-drivers-plan-second-rally-as-debacle.html
8/13California regulators probing Uber's leasing programSan Jose
Mercury News		https://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28629708/
state-regulators-probing-ubers-leasing-program
8/13Independent Taxi Medallion Owners
Demand That City Slow Growth
of Uber, Ride-Sharing Apps		NY-1https://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2015/08/13/independent-
taxi-medallion-owners-demand-that-
city-slow-growth-of-uber--ride-sharing-apps.html
8/137 La Guardia Cab Dispatchers Accused
of Taking Bribes From Drivers		NY
Times		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/13/nyregion/
7-la-guardia-cab-dispatchers-accused-of-taking-bribes-from-drivers.html
8/13NYC Taxi hailing enters 21st centuryTechnical.ly
Brooklyn		https://technical.ly/brooklyn/
2015/08/12/way2ride-taxi-hailing/
8/12New York taxi driver-owners form
new association, decry Uber 		The News
&
Observer 		https://www.newsobserver.com/news/
business/article30917616.html
8/12Medallion Owners Offer a Late Show
of Force With City Hall Rally		OBSERVERhttps://observer.com/2015/08/medallion-owners
-offer-a-late-show-of-force-with-city-hall-rally/
8/128 LaGuardia Airport taxi dispatchers
accused of taking bribes
for line-skip passess		ABChttps://abc7ny.com/news/da-8-lga-taxi-dispatchers
-took-bribes-for-line-skip-passes/924438/
8/12New York Taxi networks unite behind
new app to battle Uber		THEDRUMhttps://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/08/11/
taxi-networks-unite-behind-new-app-battle-uber
8/12Police raid Uber offices in Hong KongNY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/08/11/
uber-offices-raided-in-hong-kong/
8/12Taxi exec calls proposed Uber, Lyft
rules a 'public safety disaster'		Las Vegas
Review-Journal		https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/traffic-transportation/taxi-exec-
calls-proposed-uber-lyft-rules-public-safety-disaster
8/12Taxi medallion prices in Hong KongQUARTZhttps://atlas.qz.com/charts/V15_uafj
8/12Hong Kong’s raid on Uber comes right
in the thick of the city’s taxi bubble		QUARTZhttps://qz.com/476843/hong-kongs-raid-on-uber-comes-
right-in-the-thick-of-the-citys-taxi-bubble/
8/12Hong Kong police arrest 5
Uber drivers, search office		Boston
Globe		https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/08/11/
hong-kong-police-arrest-uber-drivers-search
-office/tv8J0nQVKzCK3ZZqR8J48N/story.html
8/11Bill de Blasio's anti-Uber antics
lead to drop in voter approval: poll		NY
Daily
News		https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/de-blasio-anti
-uber-antics-lead-drop-voter-approval-article-1.2320541
8/11City to study how
Uber affects traffic, pollution		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/08/10/city
-to-study-how-uber-affects-traffic-pollution/
8/11Uber Is Serving New York’s Outer
Boroughs More Than Taxis Are		FiveThirtyEight Economicshttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/uber-is-serving
-new-yorks-outer-boroughs-more-than-taxis-are/?ex_cid=newsletter
8/11Taxi-loving New Yorkers stand up
for Uber, advise
de Blasio to stand down cap efforts		New York
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/08/10/
taxi-loving-new-yorkers-stand-up-for-uber-advise.html
8/10Need a Taxi to the Airport?
Options Expanding Beyond Uber		NY
Times		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/travel/
airport-taxi-uber-lyft-bandwagon-tripda.html
8/10Democrats vs. Uber
And 'The Sharing Economy'		Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jonhartley/
2015/08/09/democrats-vs-uber-and-the-sharing-economy/
8/9$25,000 Fine Proposed in
Taxi Driver’s Snub of Black Family		NY
Times		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/nyregion/cabdriver-
violated-human-rights-by-ignoring-black-family-judge-rules.html?_r=1
8/9Cab Driver Fined $25K Denies
Charges He Shunned Black Executive		DNAinfohttps://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150807/meiers-corners/
cab-driver-fined-25k-denies-charges-he-shunned-black-executive
8/9Drivers weigh in on Uber boom in NYCWECT6https://www.wect.com/story/29692239/
drivers-weigh-in-on-uber-boom-in-nyc
8/9Uber deserves pushbackCRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/
20150809/OPINION/150809896/uber-deserves-pushback
8/9Uber admits mistakes, apologizes to sex assault victimWFAAhttps://www.wfaa.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/08/uber-admits-mistakes-apologizes--sex-assault-victim/31328465/
8/8Uber's biggest foe in Broward
explains his stance		Local-10.comhttps://www.local10.com/news/taxi-moguls-welcome-uber
-in-broward-county-amid-stricter-regulations/34602632
8/8Uber’s Desperate Fight to
Avoid a Massive Class Action Suit		Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/2015/08/uber-class-action-lawsuit/
8/7UberX Is Now As Bad As Philly CabsP-Philadelphiahttps://www.phillymag.com/news/
2015/08/06/uberx-philadelphia-cabs/
8/7Have Uber's 'phantom cars' disappeared?theguardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/
aug/07/have-ubers-phantom-cars-disappeared
8/7California Court Gets One Step
Closer to Deciding Uber’s Fate		TIMEhttps://time.com/3988272/
uber-class-action-lawsuit/
8/7Uber Canada’s “unconscionable”
insurance policies revealed 		Insurance
Business
Canada		https://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/uber-canadas-
unconscionable-insurance-policies-revealed-193933.aspx#comments
8/7Taxi Driver Fined $25K for Refusing to
Pick Up Black Executive and Her Kids		DNAinfohttps://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150806/midtown/taxi-driver
-fined-25k-for-refusing-pick-up-black-executive-her-kids
8/6Uber heads to court over
how it classifies its drivers		C/NEThttps://www.cnet.com/news/uber-heads
-to-court-over-how-it-classifies-its-drivers/
8/6New revenue figures show $50 billion
Uber is losing a lot of money		Business
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.com/ubers
-revenue-profit-and-loss-2015-8
8/6Yellow-taxi medallion owners sue,
accusing N.Y.C. of contributing
to medallions' plunging value		New York
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/08/05/
yellow-taxi-medallion-owners-sue-accusing-n-y-c-of.html
8/6Three more taxi-medallion buyers sue
the de Blasio administration		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/
article/20150804/BLOGS04/150809956
8/6Uber's victory may be short-lived
as de Blasio and Cuomo take aim		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/
article/20150723/BLOGS04/150729915
8/6L.A. hits the brakes on plan to allow Uber at LAXLA
Times		https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/
la-me-ln-uber-lax-city-council-20150805-story.html
8/6Uber, Lyft drivers not obtaining
Orlando permits		WKMGhttps://www.clickorlando.com/news/uber-lyft
-drivers-not-obtaining-orlando-permits/34508312
8/5New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
to Uber: I’ll be back		Red
Alert
Politics		https://redalertpolitics.com/2015/08/05/
new-york-city-mayor-bill-de-blasio-uber-ill-back/
8/5Now on Uber’s behalf, Bloomberg
veterans continue taxi fight		CAPITALhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/08/
8573402/now-ubers-behalf-bloomberg-veterans-continue-taxi-fight
8/5De Blasio the BunglerCity
Journal		https://www.city-journal.org/2015/eon0804sb.html
8/5Taxi carpooling app Bandwagon
says it can save passengers money
and help with NYC traffic		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1Io598Q
8/5Uber driver challenge is early
test for 'sharing-economy' firms		St Louis
Post Dispatch		https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/
uber-driver-challenge-is-early-test-for-sharing-economy-firms/
article_11b9b8e9-4297-5af8-bd8a-3459359a150a.html
8/5Some Uber Drivers Say
Company Misled Them		CNBChttps://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/04/
some-uber-drivers-say-company-misled-them.html
8/5Strong On High Volume:
Medallion Financial (TAXI)		The Streethttps://www.thestreet.com/story/13243040/1/
strong-on-high-volume-medallion-financial-taxi.html
8/5Taxi drivers target UberX by egging carsCJADhttps://www.cjad.com/cjad-news/2015/08/04/
taxi-drivers-target-uberx-by-egging-cars
8/5Taxi drivers have a legitimate beef
but it’s not with Uber		Boston Globehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/
2015/08/03/taxi-drivers-have
-legitimate-beef-but-not-with-uber/z3G87agpytjiBCwC5N9WSK/story.html
8/4Driverless Cars Are A Real Threat To Cabbies,
Best Selling Author Says		Labor
Press		https://www.laborpress.org/sectors/green-initiatives/
5739-driverless-car-is-a-real-threat-to-cabbies-best-selling-author-says
8/4Uber drops fares so low in Texas
causing drivers to lose money.		STOP
UBER		https://www.stopuber.com/uber-drops-fares
-so-low-in-texas-causing-drivers-to-lose-money/
8/3Cambridge Taxi Drivers On Strike
To Protest Uber, Lyft		CBShttps://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/08/03/cambridge
-taxi-drivers-on-strike-to-protest-uber-lyft/
8/3De Blasio eyes new council plan
to limit Uber’s pricing		NY
Post		https://nypost.com/2015/08/02/de-blasio
-eyes-new-council-plan-to-limit-ubers-pricing/
8/3What Uber owes the disabled:
Make all the e-hail giant's cars
wheelchair-accessible, and do it soon		NY
Daily
News		https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/james-weisman
-uber-owes-disabled-article-1.2308519
8/3Uber Canada’s hush-hush policy is
standard stuff, say insurers		thestar.comhttps://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/07/
30/uber-canadas-hush-hush-policy-is-standard-stuff-say-insurers.html
8/3Uber protest reignites in Mexico ArkansasOnlinehttps://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/
aug/03/uber-protest-reignites-in-mexico-201508/
8/2Episode 643: The Taxi KingNPRhttps://www.npr.org/sections/money/
2015/07/31/428157211/episode-643-the-taxi-king
8/26 Los Angeles City Council members want
to reconsider Uber, Lyft pickups at LAX		ABChttps://abc7.com/business/6-la-city-council-members
-want-to-reconsider-uber-lyft-pickups-at-lax/896961/
8/2Uber’s money talks and politicians listen The
Columbus
Dispatch		https://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/
2015/08/01/1-ubers-money-talks-and-politicians-listen.html
8/2Florida taxi driver files federal lawsuit
against Uber and Lyft		theDESTINloghttps://www.thedestinlog.com/news/local-
taxi-driver-files-federal-lawsuit-against-uber-and-lyft-1.498752?page=0
8/2Here’s New York’s Taxi of Tomorrow:
The Nissan NV200		Cheat Sheathttps://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/heres-new-yorks
-taxi-of-tomorrow-the-nissan-nv200.html/?a=viewall
8/1City employed drivers forced to take ‘Vision Zero’ safety classDBV NEWShttps://dbvnews.com/news-city-employed-drivers-forced-to-take
--and-8216;vision-zero-and-8217;-safety-class-62848.dbv
8/1Cambridge cab drivers plan strike for MondayBoston Globehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/07/31/cambridge-
taxi-drivers-plan-strike-over-uber-annoyance-allies/nv3h3jrTwlWJ9qFXDKemdK/story.html
8/1GMB Has Started Legal Actions Against UberPPPFOCUS.COMhttps://www.pppfocus.com/gmb-has-
started-legal-actions-against-uber-13476/
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-July 2015
7/31From Heroes to Lapdogs, TA Grades
the “Class of Vision Zero” 		STREETBLOG
NYC		https://www.streetsblog.org/2015/07/31/from-
heroes-to-lapdogs-ta-grades-the-class-of-vision-zero/
7/31New speed limit on Cross BayQueens Chroniclehttps://www.qchron.com/editions/south/new-speed-limit
-on-cross-bay/article_c419b28b-59cf-56f4-965f-b4f3d6791589.html
7/31War With Uber Hurt de Blasio With AlliesWall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/war-with-uber
-hurt-de-blasio-with-allies-1438304186
7/31Uber, Lyft leaving Broward County on FridayWPTVhttps://www.wptv.com/money/consumer/uber-leaving-broward
-county-at-7-am-and-lyft-to-leave-at-1-pm-july-31
7/31Uber drivers attacked outside Mexico City
airport as taxi drivers demonstrate 		theguardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/30/uber-
drivers-attacked-outside-mexico-city-airport-as-taxi-drivers-demonstrate
7/31MTA testing 'crash-proof' technology to
improve safety for NYC
bus drivers, pedestrians		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1SNK2S6
7/30Embattled taxi kingpin's financial
headaches just got $16M worse		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150730/BLOGS04/150729830/
embattled-taxi-kingpins-financial-headaches-just-got-16m-worse
7/30Is Uber’s taxi map full of fake cabbies?ITProPortalhttps://www.itproportal.com/2015/07/29/
uber-taxi-map-could-be-fake/
7/30Toyota Ever-Better Expedition
Meets NYC Taxi Drivers 		The
NEWSWHEEL		https://thenewswheel.com/toyota-ever-better
-expedition-meets-nyc-taxi-drivers/
7/30Mexico City taxi drivers step
up pressure, protests against Uber		Fox Newshttps://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/07/29/
mexico-city-taxi-drivers-step-up-pressure-protests-against-uber/
7/29Uber runs roughshod over its enemies:
The company tars yellow-cab supporters as foes of progress		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1SK8O5x
7/29Uber threat to leave does not scare Broward: County creates Uber-free zone Sun Sentinelhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/todays-
buzz/sfl-broward-uber-20150728-story.html
7/28Uber Won the War and Medallion Owners Have Themselves to BlameOBSERVERhttps://observer.com/2015/07/uber-won-the-war
-and-medallion-owners-have-themselves-to-blame/
7/28Taxi lawyer behind $2.4B in loans shares
his strategy to beat Uber
with Governor Cuomo's help		New York
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/07/27/
uber-at-war-taxi-lawyer-behind-2-4b-in-loans.html
7/28Dial 7 and Carmel side with yellow cab
interests in fight against Uber		New York
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/07/21/
dial-7-and-carmel-side-with-yellow-cab-interests.html
7/28Uber Bringing 10,000 Jobs to Miami
and Palm Beach,Facing a Battle Royale in
Ft. Lauderdale and Key West		CURBEDhttps://miami.curbed.com/archives/2015/07/27/uber-controversy-miami
-fort-lauderdale-key-west-criminal-ride-share-jobs.php
7/28How PPA's wheelchair-friendly taxi
plan helps & hurts small businesses		Philadelphia
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2015/07/27/
how-ppas-wheelchair-friendly-taxi-plan-helps-hurts.html
7/27Revving UpTHE
NEW YORKER		https://www.newyorker.com/
magazine/2015/08/03/revving-up
7/27Uber continues to flout the lawWinston-Salem
Journal		https://www.journalnow.com/opinion/columnists/
catherine-rampell-uber-continues-to-flout-the-law/
article_b6d95a18-3176-11e5-ba48-67eea14e6592.html
7/27Uber recruiting initiative
heads to South Florida 		Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/
community/miami-dade/article28767967.html
7/27The insanely successful life
of Uber billionaire Travis Kalanick		Business
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.sg/how-uber-ceo-travis
-kalanick-made-billions-2015-7/#.VbZHW_likjw
7/27Capital Playbook: De Blasio’s worst friendCAPITALhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/07/8572837/
capital-playbook-de-blasio%E2%80%99s-worst-friend-nymags-cosby-cover
7/26Taxis warn of industrywide collapseCRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150726/
BLOGS04/150729886/taxis-warn-of-industrywide-collapse
7/26The making of Mark-Viverito’s Uber outburstCAPITALhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/
2015/07/8572795/making-mark-viveritos-uber-outburst
7/26Next steps in the Hillsborough
case against Uber		Tampa Bay
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2015/07/24/
next-steps-in-the-hillsborough-case-against-uber.html
7/25De Blasio gets schooled on Uber by Cuomo,
Mark-Viverito and ... Kate Upton?		New York
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/07/24/
de-blasio-gets-schooled-on-uber-by-cuomo-mark.html
7/25Fallout From Uber Deal Keeps
Tensions High at NYC City Hall		Menu Inchttps://www.inc.com/associated-press/
fallout-uber-deal-nyc-city-hall.html
7/25How Uber Won the Big AppleWall
Street
Journal		https://www.wsj.com/articles/
how-uber-won-the-big-apple-1437778176
7/25Toyota Gets Schooled on Design
by NYC Taxi Drivers		PSFKhttps://www.psfk.com/2015/07/nyc-taxi-drivers
-offer-toyota-engineers-car-design-advice.html
7/25Taxi drivers protest halt of Uber cap in New York City;
Cuomo says service will go state-wide		ABChttps://7online.com/traffic/taxi-drivers-protest-halt
-of-uber-cap-in-nyc;-cuomo-says-service-will-go-state-wide/875555/
7/25Uber Makes Its Pain New Yorkers’ ProblemNY Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/nyregion/
uber-makes-its-pain-new-yorkers-problem.html?_r=1
7/24Yellow cab allies seek emergency hearing
to freeze bulk of business of apps like Uber		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1g8wNzv
7/24Honking mad taxi drivers rally
against Uber deal outside City Hall 		NY
Daily
News		https://nydn.us/1VBnt7v
7/24Uber Could Take $500M Bite
Out of City's Taxi Medallion Income		DNAinfohttps://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150723/new-york-city/
citys-projected-revenue-from-taxi-medallion-sales-drops-by-500m
7/24Uber decision could cost city $312M
in taxi medallion revenue next year alone		New York
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/07/23/
uber-decision-could-cost-city-312m-in-taxi-revenue.html
7/24Canada Taxi, limo drivers launch $400M
class-action lawsuit against UberX, UberXL		thestar.comhttps://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/07/23/taxi-limo-drivers-
launch-400m-class-action-lawsuit-against-uberx-uberxl.html
7/23The Real Reason Uber Traffic Matters in NYCStreet Blog-NYChttps://www.streetsblog.org/2015/07/23/
the-real-reason-uber-traffic-matters-in-nyc/
7/23Hamill: Even if it's just 1 more Uber car,
it's 1 too many for NYC streets		NY
Daily
News		https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/
hamill-1-uber-car-nyc-streets-article-1.2301159
7/23Uber vs. de Blasio:
A plague on both their rides		NY
Daily News		https://nydn.us/1RRXKbm
7/23De Blasio Administration Dropping
Plan for Uber Cap, for Now		NY
Times		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/nyregion/
de-blasio-administration-dropping-plan-for-uber-cap-for-now.html
7/23NYC Taxi Medallion Owners
Challenge UBER to a Debate		everythingprhttps://everything-pr.com/uber-taxi
-medallion-owners/258643/#comment-90588
7/23Taxi mogul Freidman files for
bankruptcy on some of his cab companies		New York
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/07/22/
taxi-mogul-freidman-files-for-bankruptcy-on-some.html
7/23Committee chair says he
has votes for car-hail cap		CAPITALhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/
2015/07/8572604/committee-chair-says-he-has-votes-car-hail-cap
7/22NYC strikes deal with Uber:
No cap on ride-hailing company
during 4-month study		US
NEWS		https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/
2015/07/22/battle-between-ny-mayor-uber-heats-up-on-eve-of-vote
7/22Uber Rewarded Drivers Who Avoided
Boroughs Beyond Manhattan & Yupster Brooklyn		Gothamisthttps://gothamist.com/2015/07/22/uber_fight_day_5782.php
7/22Uber using any means necessary to
crush attempts to regulate its practices		NY
Daily
News		https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/
uber-determined-fight-attempts-regulation-article-1.2299791
7/22Taxi drivers and officials rally against Uber adsCAPITALhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/
2015/07/8572445/taxi-drivers-and-officials-rally-against-uber-ads
7/22Uber, taxi groups fund lobbyistsBizSmarthttps://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/
2015/07/uber_taxi_groups_fund_lobbyists
7/21Liberals rage over Uber's racial strategyCRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/
article/20150717/BLOGS04/150719885
7/21Uber challenges de Blasio to a debate,
the mayor says no and a war of words ensues		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150720/BLOGS04/
150729990/uber-challenges-de-blasio-to-a-debate-
the-mayor-says-no-and-a-war-of-words-ensues
7/21Uber Won't Be Hurt by Limit
on For-Hire Car Services, Mayor Says		DNAinfohttps://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150720/williamsburg/
uber-wont-be-hurt-by-limit-on-for-hire-car-services
7/21Uber just threw down the gauntlet to New York City's mayorBuisness
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-just-threw-
down-the-gauntlet-to-new-york-citys-mayor-2015-7
7/21A New Law Could Cripple Uber
In Its Largest Market		Buzz Feedhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/a-new-for-hire-
vehicle-cap-in-new-york-could-devastate-uber#.qnvKma3l7
7/21Glen Ellyn Uber driver accused of Facebook
threats to shoot Emanuel, others		Chicago
Tribune		https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/
ct-threatening-facebook-messages-met-20150720-story.html
7/21State bill would toughen
rules for ride-hailing firms		Boston Globehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/07/20/boston-legislators
-push-for-strict-regulations-uber-and-lyft/
11jXcp5PAV8ViWbZgTHISI/story.html#
7/20Mayor de Blasio Rejects
Uber's Call for a Live Debate		NBChttps://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Uber-Mayor-de-
Blasio-New-York-Debate-Expansion-City-Dollar-Cap-Cab-Ride-317582001.html
7/20A fair ride for New Yorkers:
How the city should respond
to the rapid rise of Uber		NY
Daily
News		https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/bill-de-blasio-
fair-ride-new-yorkers-article-1.2296041
7/20De Blasio Wants To Save
NYC From An Uber "Flood"		Gothamisthttps://gothamist.com/
2015/07/20/uber_deblasio_nyc.php
7/20Invincible Toyota Prius Makes
Case for NYC ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’		Autos
Cheat Sheet		https://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/invincible
toyota-prius-makes-case-for-nyc-taxi-of-tomorrow.html/?a=viewall
7/20How Uber is fighting a proposed law that
could cripple the company in one
of its largest markets		Business
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.com/how-uber-is-fighting-a-
proposed-new-york-city-law-that-limits-new-uber-vehicles-2015-7
7/19Mayor Bill de Blasio fears 'flood'
on Uber cars on NYC streets 		NY
Daily News		https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mayor-bill
-de-blasio-fears-flood-uber-cars-nyc-article-1.2296705
7/19California taxis can sue Uber
over ads claiming safer service, judge rules 		The
Guardian		https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/
18/california-taxis-can-sue-uber-safety-advertising
7/19The City of Chicago Is Getting Closer
to Selecting Its Universal Taxi App		ChicagoInnohttps://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2015/07/17/
the-city-of-chicago-is-getting-closer-to-selecting-its-universal-taxi-app/
7/19Taxi of Tomorrow’ Will Be New York City’s
Standard Cab Starting Sept. 1		NY
TIMES		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/nyregion/
taxi-of-tomorrow-will-be-new-york-citys-standard-cab-starting-sept-1.html
7/192 local Connecticut taxi companies
suing state over Uber regulations 		NEWS-12https://connecticut.news12.com/news/2-local-taxi
-companies-suing-state-over-uber-regulations-1.10654088
7/18Taxi cab coalition demands de Blasio
follow California’s lead and fine Uber		NY
Business Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/
2015/07/17/taxi-cab-coalition-demands-de-blasio-follow.html
7/18Cuomo: Taxi apps ‘have to be studied’CAPITALhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/
2015/07/8572344/cuomo-taxi-apps-have-be-studied
7/18Uber vs. de Blasio in
fight over access to NYC streets		WRAL.COMhttps://www.wral.com/uber-vs-de-blasio
-in-battle-over-access-to-nyc-streets/14779319/
7/18Florida-Cab drivers sound off
on new plan for Uber and limos		WPTVhttps://www.wptv.com/money/consumer/
cab-drivers-sound-off-on-new-plan-for-uber-and-limos
7/17Uber: When Big Data Threatens
Local Democracy		Huffington
Post		https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-newman/
uber-when-big-data-threat_b_7818452.html
7/17Judge says Uber should be suspended
in California and fined $7.3 million		boing
boing		https://boingboing.net/2015/07/15/
judge-says-uber-should-be-susp.html
7/17NYC Council likely to vote next week
on for-hire car service bills		Capitalhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/07/8572159/
council-likely-vote-next-week-hire-car-service-bills
7/17City Hall and Uber Clash in
Struggle Over New York Streets		NY
TIMES		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/nyregion/city-
hall-and-uber-clash-in-struggle-over-new-york-streets.html
7/17Officials weighing adding surcharge
for taxi trip to JFK during rush hour		NY
Daily News		https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/surcharge
-taxi-trip-jfk-rush-hour-eyed-article-1.2295187
7/17Levine and Rodriguez Press DOT
to Implement West Harlem Bus Lanes ASAP 		STREETBLOG
NYC		https://www.streetsblog.org/2015/07/16/advocates
-upper-manhattan-pols-push-dot-for-west-harlem-bus-lanes-asap/
7/17Uber faces $7.3m fine
and California suspension??		Transatlantic
Report		https://www.theweek.co.uk/uber/58491/uber
-lawsuit-could-torpedo-business-as-clinton-weighs-in
7/17Portland Taxi drivers give earful to
City Council about impact of deregulation		Portland
Tribune		https://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/266869-140913-taxi-
drivers-give-earful-to-city-council-about-impact-of-deregulation
7/17Detroit cab drivers protest Uber operationsThe
Detroit
News		https://www.detroitnews.com/story/
business/2015/07/15/uber-protest/30199861/
7/16Uber Injects More Politics Into Its App
With a Feature Mocking New York City
Mayor de Blasio		BLOOMBERG
BUSINESS		https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/
2015-07-16/uber-injects-more-politics-into-its-app
-with-a-feature-mocking-new-york-city-mayor-de-blasio
7/16Uber slams Mayor de Blasio with TV ad
claiming he's 'giving in to the taxi industry'		NY
Daily News		https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/
uber-slams-mayor-de-blasio-tv-ad-article-1.2293201
7/16NYC’s Taxi Regulations Are Obsolete.
How Should They Change? 		STREETBLOG NYChttps://www.streetsblog.org/2015/07/15/
nycs-taxi-regulations-are-obsolete-how-should-they-change/
7/16Uber’s Manhattan Invasion Is Killing
the Loan Market for Taxis		Bloomberg
Business		https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-15/
uber-s-manhattan-invasion-is-killing-the-loan-market-for-taxis
7/16City dispatches hundreds of taxis
per week for disabled passengers: TLC		AM
NEW YORK		https://www.amny.com/transit/wheelchair-accessible-taxi-dispatch
-program-sends-out-740-cabs-on-average-a-week-tlc-says-1.10646756
7/16San Diego:Cab deregulation takes effectSan Diego
Union Tribune		https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/
jul/15/taxi-cap-limit-lift-permit-cab-medallion/
7/16Lyft to appeal decision
that it is a taxi company		Tampa Bay
Times		https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/
lyft-to-appeal-decision-that-it-is-a-taxi-company/2237266
7/16The blows keep coming for Uber:
Taxi firm hit with $11m fine		TVNZ
ONDEMAND		https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/business/
the-blows-keep-coming-for-uber-taxi-firm-hit-with-11m-fine-q01805
7/16NYC regulators consider
Uber drivers as freelancers		AM
NEW YORK		https://www.amny.com/transit/uber-drivers-are-considered
-freelancers-by-nyc-regulators-report-1.10645397
7/15Prosecutor: Former Uber driver
held in 2014 rape faces charges in 5
Boston sexual assaults		Star Tribunehttps://www.startribune.com/prosecutor
-ex-uber-driver-charged-in-unsolved-boston-rapes/315111681/
7/15Palm Beach Letting Uber
Police Itself; Cabbies Angry		Broward
NEW TIMES		https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/
news/palm-beach-letting-uber-police-itself-cabbies-angry-7118209
7/15Shifting tactics, Uber hits
city on race issues		CAPITALhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/
2015/07/8572061/shifting-tactics-uber-hits-city-race-issues
7/15City lawyers' spin
unravels in taxi lawsuit		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150714/
BLOGS04/150719949/city-lawyers-spin-unravels-in-taxi-lawsuit
7/15Former Uber driver charged in
cold case sexual assaults in Boston		MY FOX
BOSTON		https://www.myfoxboston.com/story/29545316/former
-uber-driver-reportedly-linked-to-sexual-assaults-on-esplanade
7/15New Uber proposal to keep app
operating in Palm Beach County;
taxi drivers concerned		WPTVhttps://www.wptv.com/news/region
-c-palm-beach-county/new-uber-proposal
-to-keep-operating-in-palm-beach-county
7/15San Diego to issue new
taxi permits after lifting cap		CBS8.COMhttps://www.cbs8.com/story/29546230/city-
to-issue-new-taxi-permits-after-lifting-cap
7/14Key West police arrest first
Uber driver under newly
enforced ordinance		Miami
Herald		https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/
community/florida-keys/article27148810.html
7/14De Blasio lawyer: Not looking for
a friendly judge on Uber case		NY
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/07/13/
de-blasiolawyer-not-looking-for-a-friendly-judge.html
7/14Uber courts Sharpton to oppose
mayor's cap on car-service vehicles		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150713/
BLOGS04/150719963/uber-courts-sharpton
-to-oppose-mayors-cap-on-car-service-vehicles
7/14Hillary Clinton Boosts
Workers, Blasts Uber		US NEWShttps://www.usnews.com/news/articles
/2015/07/13/hillary-clinton-boosts-workers-blasts-uber
7/14Class Action Targets
'Rogue' Ride Shares		Courthouse
News		https://www.courthousenews.com/2015/07/13/
class-action-targets-rogue-ride-shares.htm
7/13Up Close:
Proposal to cap number
of for hire drivers-VIDEO		ABChttps://7online.com/politics/up-close
-proposal-to-cap-number-of-for-hire-drivers/844967/
7/12Staten Island liveries call
for more regulations on Uber		silive.comhttps://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf
/2015/07/staten_island_liveries_call_fo.html
7/12Mexico City could be first globally
to limit Uber cars: report		AM
New York		https://www.amny.com/transit/uber-mexico-city-
could-be-first-globally-to-limit-driving-company-1.10631713
7/12Taxi drivers protest Uber in PensacolaPensacola
NEWS Journal 		https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/pensacola/
2015/07/10/taxi-drivers-protest-uber-pensacola/29946019/
7/12Uber driver threatens to cut
the neck of user who
canceled ride		Auto Bloghttps://www.autoblog.com/2015/07/09/
uber-driver-threatens-to-cut-the-neck-of-user-who-canceled-ride/
?icid=maing-grid7%
7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl23%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D-1211474314
7/11A New Law Could Cripple
Uber In Its Largest Market		BuzzFeedhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/a-new-for-hire
-vehicle-cap-in-new-york-could-devastate-uber#.xiRAmk7o3
7/11Judge ignores mayor's request to
move Uber cases to Manhattan, plaintiff celebrates		NY
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/
2015/07/10/judge-ignores-mayors-request-to-move-uber-cases-to.html
7/11City Criticized for Allegedly
Stalling Taxi Lawsuit		OBSERVERhttps://observer.com/2015/07/city-
criticized-for-allegedly-stalling-taxi-lawsuit/
7/11Yellow cab trips declining in NYC,
according to TLC data		AM
New York		https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-
yellow-cab-trips-on-the-decline-uber-to-blame-1.10627001
7/11New York's yellow taxi cabs
lose their shine		BBChttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-33470123
7/11Uber lawsuit could torpedo
its business model		Transatlantic
Report		https://www.theweek.co.uk/uber/58491/uber
-cashes-in-on-tube-strike-black-cabs-urged-to-help-londoners
7/10Uber fights drivers' benefits bidphilly.comhttps://www.philly.com/philly/business/
20150710_Uber_fights_drivers__benefits_bid.html
7/10City's effort backfires in
lawsuits that seek to sink Uber		CRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150710/BLOGS04/
150709882/citys-effort-backfires-in-lawsuits-that-seek-to-sink-uber
7/10Big Taxi Defeats Uber In NYCTHE
DAILY
CALLER		https://dailycaller.com/2015/07/
09/big-taxi-defeats-uber-in-nyc/
7/10First Uber, now Lyft: Ride-sharing
service leaving Broward 		Miami
Herald		https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/
community/broward/article26918116.html
7/9Uber and Manhattan Gridlock
Are Rising Together 		Streetblog
NYC		https://www.streetsblog.org/2015/07/08/
uber-and-manhattan-gridlock-are-rising-together/
7/9Uber drivers face arrest
and fines in Key West		Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/
florida-keys/article26759536.html
7/9Sarasota takes first step towards regulating UberABC
WWSB		https://www.mysuncoast.com/news/local/sarasota-takes-first-step-towards-
regulating-uber-is-this-beginning/article_
2bc8d5c0-24f6-11e5-9b15-2fbb443612b4.html
7/9Need a ride? Paris taxi drivers
fend off Uber as court case looms (+video)		Christian
Science
Monitor		https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2015/0707/
Need-a-ride-Paris-taxi-drivers-fend
-off-Uber-as-court-case-looms-video
7/8Uber’s attempt at world dominance
is met with resistance!		STOP
UBER		https://www.stopuber.com/ubers-attempt
-at-world-dominance-is-met-with-resistance/
7/8Uber throws in the towel in battle with French taxi driversCOMPUTERWORLDhttps://www.computerworld.com/article/2943518/it-industry/
uber-throws-in-the-towel-in-battle-with-french-taxi-drivers.html
7/8Uber under assault around
the world as taxi drivers fight back		USA
TODAY		https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/
2015/07/07/uber-protests-global-germany-france-taxi/29500747/
7/7Uber CEO To Tesla: Sell Me Half A
Million Autonomous Electric Cars In 2020		Green Car
Reports		https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098997_uber-ceo-to-tesla
-sell-me-half-a-million-autonomous-electric-cars-in-2020
7/7Paris When It SizzlesNY
TIMES		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/05/opinion/sunday/
maureen-dowd-paris-when-it-sizzles.html?emc=eta1E
7/7Reevely: Taxi drivers so angry about Uber
'it’s going to be out of control,
' union leader warns		Ottawa
Citizen		https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/reevely-taxi-
drivers-so-angry-about-uber-its-going-to-be-out-of-control-union-leader-warns
7/7EXCLUSIVE: NYPD accused of destroying evidence
showing cops issued bogus summonses to meet quota 		NY Daily Newshttps://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/exclusive-
nypd-accused-destroying-summons-info-article-1.2282345
7/6“Uber” Ruling Jars “Sharing Economy”dsuprahttps://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/
uber-ruling-jars-sharing-economy-55938/
7/6These 12 surprising investors in
Uber are poised to get really rich		NEWS SOURCEhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/uber-surprising-investors-2015
-7#jeff-bezos-has-more-to-him-than-amazon-and-the-washington-post
-bezos-is-a-prolific-investor-and-got-in-at-ubers-series-b-round-in-2011-1
7/6Atlantic City's Uber problem
just the beginning		AtlanticCity.comhttps://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/opinion/editorials/atlantic
-city-s-uber-problem-just-the-beginning/article_64944182-d4a0-51a5-8930-866b08c950f5.html
7/6Toronto councillor seeks
to revive Uber debate		The Globe
And
Mail		https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto
-councillor-seeks-to-reopen-uber-debate/article25307083/
7/5Council Speaker Insists Uber Regulation Bill Not About Taxi MedallionsOBSERVERhttps://observer.com/2015/07/council-speaker-
insists-uber-regulation-bill-not-about-taxi-medallions/
7/4Uber throws in the towel in
battle with French taxi drivers		CIOhttps://www.cio.com/article/2944313/uber-throws
-in-the-towel-in-battle-with-french-taxi-drivers.html
7/4Hidden Risks Of An Uber IPOSeeking
Alpha		https://seekingalpha.com/article/
3297955-hidden-risks-of-an-uber-ipo
7/4DOT ups pedestrian
safety along 21 St.		Queens
Chronicle		https://www.qchron.com/editions/western/dot-ups-pedestrian
-safety-along-st/article_f6c2bfd0-5207-5fcd-985a-bada09bd36ba.html
7/4Taxi drivers get one over UberPortugal
News Online		https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/taxi-drivers-get-one-over-uber/35221
7/3Uber Dispute Leads to Nasty Words,
"Douche" Allegation From St. Louis Taxi Commission Chair		DAILYRFT.COMhttps://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2015/07/
uber_dispute_leads_to_nasty_words_douche_
allegation_between_taxi_commissioners.php
7/2How Much Uber Is Too Much?Gothamisthttps://gothamist.com/2015/07/01/
uber_is_furious_that_the_city_counc.php
7/2Sao Paulo city council
takes first step to ban Uber		Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/01/
us-uber-brazil-idUSKCN0PB4N720150701
7/2Team de Blasio Makes Its Case
for a One-Year “Uber Cap” 		StreetBlog NYChttps://www.streetsblog.org/2015/06/30/
could-the-uber-cap-ultimately-lead-to-the-end-of-the-medallion-system/
7/2Petition for Uber St. Louis
barred by Taxicab Commission		Foxhttps://fox2now.com/2015/07/01/petition-for-
uber-st-louis-barred-by-taxicab-commission/
7/23 More Taxi Medallion Foreclosures in New York CityThe
Street		https://www.thestreet.com/story/13206255/1/3-
more-taxi-medallion-foreclosures-in-new-york-city.html
7/2Uber hits speedbumps abroad as regulators,
taxi drivers turn hostile		Washington
Times		https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/30/
uber-hits-speedbumps-abroad-as-regulators-taxi-dri/
7/2Uber says taxi commission is
blocking free rides in St. Louis this weekend		St Louis
Post Dispatch		https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/uber-says-taxi
-commission-is-blocking-free-rides-in-st/article_36279577
-3965-56a0-8b5a-92c48d1e5659.html
7/1Uber hits roadblocks in Brazil’s biggest city and capitalBoston
Globe		https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/07/01/uber-hits-roadblocks
-brazil-biggest-city-and-capital/v5jLwzDoqbppe6AFX0gHcJ/story.html#
7/1Taxi industry upheaval prompts a fiery debateCapitalhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/
2015/06/8571277/taxi-industry-upheaval-prompts-fiery-debate
7/1Video-NYC Council Meeting
Concerning FHV Caps		NYCTAXINEWShttps://www.nyctaxinews.com/city_council_6_30_15.html
7/1NYTWA-MEMO OF SUPPORT
ENVIORMENTAL IMPACTSTUDY
GROWTH OF FHVS TEMPORARILY
LIMITING ISSUANCE OF NEW FHV
VEHICLE LICENSES		NYTWAhttps://nyctaxinews.com/NYTWA+Support+Memo+on+EIS
+and+Limited+Moratorium+on+FHV+Vehicle+Licenses.pdf
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-June 2015
6/302Uber executives ordered to stand trial in FranceWHDH.COMhttps://www.whdh.com/story/29440343/2
-uber-executives-ordered-to-stand-trial-in-france
6/30NYC TAXI ASSOCIATION FAILS TO STOP "TAXI OF TOMORROW"MONEY
AND
BUSINESS		https://associationsnow.com/2015/06/nyc-taxi-
association-fails-to-stop-taxi-of-tomorrow/
6/30Uber France Leaders Arrested
For Running Illegal Taxi Company		Tech Crunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2015/06/29/uber-france-leaders-
arrested-for-running-illegal-taxi-company/#.vfh2ne:VYcX
6/29Is the free ride over for Uber?NEWS.com.auhttps://mobile.news.com.au/finance/
business/is-the-free-ride-over-for-uber/story-fnda1bsz-1227419310284
6/29Prosecutor: Is Uber operating illegally
in Jefferson Parish?		Washington
Times		https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/
jun/28/prosecutor-is-uber-operating-illegally-in-jefferso/
6/29Uber hits a roadblock in AlbanyCRAIN'Shttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/
20150629/BLOGS04/150629887/uber-hits-a-road-block-in-albany
6/28Will Uber Crack Under France Crackdown?FORBEShttps://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/
2015/06/27/will-uber-crack-under-france-crackdown/
6/28Vision Zero: Enforcement & Proactive OutreachNYPD-NEWShttps://www.nypdnews.com/2015/06/
vision-zero-enforcement-proactive.html?m=1
6/28NYC CRACKING DOWN ON UBER?
VIDEO		CNBChttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/
us/nyc-cracking-down-on-uber/vi-AAcbwv7
6/28NYC may enjoy Uber and Lyft, but state Legislature isn't letting them go fartherNY
Business
Journal		https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/
2015/06/24/new-york-legislature-uber-lyft-insurance-laws.html
6/28Another great background check UBERStop Uberhttps://www.stopuber.com/another-great-background-check-uber/
6/27Uber Hits a Legal Snag in
California: What's Next?		University
of
Maryland		https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/news/
uber-hits-legal-snag-california-whats-next
6/27Bill pushes uniform taxi tip optionsAM-NYhttps://www.amny.com/transit/how-much-do-you-
tip-a-taxi-driver-bill-aims-to-create-uniform-options-1.10583617
6/26French president rails
against Uber amid taxi tensions		Boston
Globe		https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/06/26/
french-president-rails-against-uber-amid-taxi
-tensions/uVACfHvn9CD0oR1YkSQ9HO/story.html
6/26French taxi drivers lock down
Paris in huge anti-Uber protest		THE
VERGE		https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/25/8844649/
french-taxi-driver-protest-uber-pop-paris
6/26French cabbies protest Uber:
What Paris might learn
from Peoria, Ill. 		Christian
Science
Monitor		https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2015/0625/
French-cabbies-protest-Uber-What-Paris-might-learn-from-Peoria-Ill.-video
6/26Court of Appeals upholds
Taxi of Tomorrow plan		CAPITALhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/
2015/06/8570963/court-appeals-upholds-taxi-tomorrow-plan
6/25Uber accuses mayor, City Council
of trying to 'break' it		Crainshttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150625/BLOGS04/
150629937/uber-accuses-mayor-city-council-of-trying-to-break-it
6/25Montauk taxi companies set
to launch Uber-inspired app		NEWSDAYhttps://www.newsday.com/business/
montauk-taxi-companies-set-to-launch-uber-inspired-app-1.10573466
6/25Uber’s radical plan
for taxis … and your car		NEW DAILYhttps://thenewdaily.com.au/life/
2015/06/24/uber-alles-apps-plan-robot-taxis/
6/24 Citing congestion, city backs limits on car service growthCAPITALhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/06/8570804/
citing-congestion-city-backs-limits-car-service-growth
6/24Uber Has Lost The Taxi Battle In NYC Seeeking
Alpha		https://seekingalpha.com/article/
3277295-uber-has-lost-the-taxi-battle-in-nyc
6/24NYC weighs curbs on growth of Uber,
other app-based car services		NEWSDAYhttps://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/nyc-weighs
-curbs-on-growth-of-uber-other-app-based-car-services-1.10573041
6/24Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Arrests of Bus and Taxi Drivers Who KillStreet Blog
NYC		https://www.streetsblog.org/2015/06/23/
senate-passes-bill-to-prevent-arrests
-of-bus-and-taxi-drivers-who-kill/
6/24Taxi drivers demand US mayors regulate Uberc/nethttps://www.cnet.com/news/
taxi-drivers-demand-us-mayors-regulate-uber/
6/24Taxi Workers Alliance Strongly
Supports FHV And Taxi Environmental Impact Study
And Moratorium On New Vehicle Permits During The Study Period		NYTWAhttps://www.nyctaxinews.com/
NYTWA_PRESS_RELEASE_SUPPORT_IMPACT_STUDY.PDF
6/23-NYC COUNCIL TO HOLD A HEARING JUNE 29, 2OI5
-GROWTH OF TAXICAB AND FHV INDUSTRY/NEW LICENSE LIMITS		NYC
TAXI NEWS		https://www.nyctaxinews.com/
fhv_rlc_license_limits_growth_study.html
6/23Happy birthday Uber, now grow up!Property
Casualty
360.com		https://www.propertycasualty360.com
/2015/06/23/happy-birthday-uber-now-grow-up
6/23Taxi commission to focus Tuesday
on future of Uber in St. Louis		St Louis
Post Dispatch		https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/taxi-commission
-to-focus-tuesday-on-future-of-uber-in/article_
8fb27bbd-c7e7-5bbd-8f0c-3a12c67487cd.html
6/23What your FedEx and
Uber drivers have in common		Forbeshttps://fortune.com/2015/06/22/
what-your-fedex-and-uber-drivers-have-in-common/
6/23Cab drivers stage protest
at Uber HQ in San Francisco		ABChttps://abc7news.com/business/cab-drivers-
stage-protest-at-uber-hq-in-san-francisco/799914/
6/23Privacy group asks FTC
to investigate Uber		USA
TODAY		https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/
06/22/privacy-uber-ftc-epic-complaint/29094297/
6/23New York Taxi Agency Passes Rules
on Price Estimates for Ride-Hailing Apps		NY
Times		https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/nyregion/new-york-taxi
-agency-passes-rules-on-price-estimates-for-ride-hailing-apps.html?_r=0
6/22NYC Taxi Commission OKs New Rules
for App-Based Car Services		ABChttps://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/
nyc-taxi-commission-oks-rules-app-based-car-31944017
6/22Nassau's Taxi and Limousine Commission
advisory board rife with industry ties		NEWSDAYhttps://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/policy-board-members
-for-nassau-taxi-and-limousine-commission-have-industry-ties-1.10565698
6/21Senator to Uber: Get out of N.J.NJ.comhttps://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf
/2015/06/senator_to_uber_get_out_of_nj.html
6/21SF Taxi Workers Alliance To Picket UBER
on 8th And Market St. SF “The phony 'partnership 		Bay Area
Indymedia 		https://www.indybay.org/
newsitems/2015/06/20/18773742.php
6/20Can Uber Survive If It
Has To Play By The Rules?		Car
Connection		https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/
1098804_can-uber-survive-if-it-has-to-play-by-the-rules
6/19Uber's 'we're not a ride-sharing
service' argument goes nowhere		USA
TODAY		https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/shinal/
2015/06/18/uber-employee-california-labor-commission-travis-kalanick/28926731/
6/19California labor regulators blast
a big hole in Uber's 'sharing economy' dodge		LA Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/
la-fi-mh-california-shoots-a-big-hole-in-uber-20150617-column.html#page=1
6/19City yields to Uber on app rulesCrainshttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150618/
BLOGS04/150619866/city-yields-to-uber-on-app-rules
6/18After protests, T.L.C.
revises rules for apps		Capitalhttps://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/
2015/06/8570429/after-protests-tlc-revises-rules-apps
6/18Taxi Workers Respond to California
Labor Commission Game Changer
Ruling:Uber Drivers Are Employees
NTWAhttps://nyctaxinews.com/
NTWA_STATMENT _UBER_EMPLOYEES.pdf
6/17Philly Judge Calls B.S.
on UberX … 14 Times		P
Philadelphia		https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/06/16/
uberx-uber-philadelphia-illegal/
6/17Hundreds Of Uber Cars Seized
For Illegal Street Hails This Spring		Gothamisthttps://gothamist.com/2015/06/17/
report_hundreds_of_uber_cars_seized.php
6/17California Labor Commission rules an Uber driver
is an employee, which could clobber the $50 billion company		Buisness
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.com/california
-labor-commission-rules-uber-
drivers-are-employees-2015-6
6/17500 Uber cars seized for street
pickups as New York launches
crackdown on illegal activity		Daily Mailhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3127829/500
-Uber-cars-seized-street-pickups-New-York-
launches-crackdown-illegal-activity.html
6/17Driving UberX in NYC is a Terrible
Deal: Say Goodbye to 68% of Income		Blogger
News
Network		https://www.bloggernews.net/136477
6/17Why Fedex's $228 million settlement
may dent Uber, Lyft, Postmates, Homejoy and Caviar (Video)		SF
Business Times		https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/morning_
call/2015/06/fedex-settlement-uber-lyft-caviar-homejoy-labor.html
6/16Taxi industry outmaneuvers city's
bid to shift lawsuit to Manhattan		Crainshttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150616/BLOGS04/
150619911/taxi-industry-parries-citys-bid-to-shift-lawsuit-to-manhattan
6/16Court halts Citibank from seizing
medallions from taxi kingpin		NY
Daily News		https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/court-halts
-citibank-seizing-medallions-taxi-owner-article-1.2259297
6/16Press Release: Taxi Action Demands
Enforcement Against Uber		Canadian Free Presshttps://www.wireservice.ca/index.php?
module=News&func=display&sid=16139
6/16China’s Top Taxi App Firm Is
Raising $1.5 Billion To Battle Uber		TChttps://techcrunch.com/2015/06/15/
didi-kuaidi-1-5-billion-uber-battle/
6/16Alternative fuel taxi program launches in ChicagoFOX 28https://www.fox28.com/story/29319666/2015/06/15/
alternative-fuel-taxi-program-launches-in-chicago
6/16Is it cheaper to Uber or taxi
in Harrisburg, Lancaster and York?		Patriot Newshttps://www.pennlive.com/midstate/
index.ssf/2015/06/is_it_cheaper_to_uber_or_taxi.html
6/15Hamptons Uber drivers face possible jail time on
charges that they violated taxi-licensing law		Business
Insider		https://www.businessinsider.com/hamptons
-uber-drivers-are-heading-to-court-2015-6
6/15Uber is tracking its drivers in China,
will fire anyone attending taxi protests		The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2015/6/14/
8778111/uber-threatens-to-fire-drivers-attending-protests-in-china
6/15To hail with objectivityCRAINShttps://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/
20150614/OPINION/150619944/to-hail-with-objectivity
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