[msb-alumni] Pam's Email
- From: Fawn Scott <fawnscott61@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 20:17:17 -0400
Hi Steve remember we were having trouble with people not receiving posts
in this list ?
Well Pam Mathers is not receiving here is her E mail Lind
139@Yahoo.comshe wants back on.
Thanks Steve
Sincerely
Fawn Scott
On Sunday, May 4, 2014, Steve <pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I believe this is useable from iPhones, it is also available on
> Androids. For those of you lliving or visiting Motown.
>
>
> City of Detroit reaches operating agreement with Lyft ride service
> By JC Reindl Detroit Free Press Writer
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> One of the two smartphone-hailed ride services in Detroit has been given a
> temporary legal blessing by the city. Lyft and the city of Detroit inked a
> two-year agreement Friday that will allow the San Francisco-based
> transportation company to continue service here in exchange for adhering to
> new safety and insurance requirements. Prior to the Friday's deal, Lyft,
> like its competitor in metro Detroit and Ann Arbor, Uber, was operating in
> a legal gray area in regards to Detroit's "vehicles for hire" regulations.
> Both companies use smartphone applications to match fare-seeking drivers
> with riders. "It's a win-win situation," Detroit Corporation Counsel Melvin
> "Butch" Hollowell, the city's top lawyer, said Saturday. "It recognizes our
> needs to ensure that the public is protected, and it embraces the new
> business model that we think is good for transportation in the city. Lyft
> and Uber recruit regular folks to be drivers using their personal vehicles.
> Both assert that existing state and city regulations for the cab and
> chauffeur business should not apply to them, as they don't own vehicle
> fleets and instead function as high-tech coordinators and middlemen. Under
> the new agreement, Lyft will need to conduct police background checks on
> its drivers, provide proof that all its drivers have commercial-grade auto
> insurance, similar to that which traditional cab drivers carry. It also
> establishes a "strenuous" vehicle inspection program. A Lyft spokeswoman
> Paige Thelen hailed the agreement and applauded the city for having
> "recognized the value of peer-to-peer transportation and embraced
> innovation in a way that will forge a path for other cities and states to
> follow. Hollowell said he considers the agreement to be an interim fix
> until Detroit City Council can take action to possibly update the city's
> official regulations. He acknowledged the car ride service would still need
> to meet any state requirements. "It's a new form of transportation,"
> Hollowell said, "and frankly one of the reasons it's become so popular is
> people are not totally satisfied with taxicab service. Although Lyft
> drivers will now have to pay significantly more for insurance coverage,
> they will not have to pay to register themselves as drivers for hire, a
> cost of up to $2,000 for a taxi bond plate. Hollowell said he believes
> there is "room for interpretation" in current regulations that might
> classify Lyft drivers as such. The city has yet to reach any similar
> agreement with Uber, the first of the two companies to arrive in Detroit.
> In February, Hollowell's office sent Uber a "cease and desist" notice.
> "Until they get the green light from us, that cease and desist is in full
> force and effect," Hollowell said. "That means that they're subject to what
> the penalties in the ordinance are, which are very substantial fines and
> potential criminal penalties An Uber representative could not immediately
> be reached for comment Saturday.
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> Steve
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