Against the Uber Cap

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 20, 2015

The City Council takes up proposed legislation this week that would put a one-year cap on the growth of ride-sharing services like Uber, pending a traffic study. New York City Council member Ben Kallos argues against the bill.

Calling into the @BrianLehrer show to talk Uber cap! I'm against it. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/6cf7sqcHP0
— Ben Kallos (@BenKallos) July 20, 2015

.@NYCCouncil member @BenKallos says @BilldeBlasio’s plan to cap @Uber_NYC + other ride-sharing servs “sends the wrong message to start-ups.”
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 20, 2015

.@BilldeBlasio wants to put a 1-year ban on adding more ride-sharing service cars to NYC streets. Read his proposal: http://t.co/zSD2fsnbOw
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 20, 2015

@BrianLehrer Uber vs Taxi is what competition is about! Disrupt the status quo and drive pricing down and give consumers options
— CCCorp (@KUCaldog187) July 20, 2015

Abdul, a yellow cab driver: "I don't want @Uber_NYC to go away. Each Uber car should have a medallion, have same business expenses as us."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 20, 2015

@BrianLehrer Never had a bad @Uber ride in NYC, NUMEROUS bad yellow cab experiences. Also, I live in Queens & Uber never turns me down.
— Isabel (@MlleIsabelH) July 20, 2015

@BrianLehrer @BenKallos keep each service in its lane. Make street hail easier via yellow app. Let yellow get uber overflow.
— Anthony Weiner (@anthonyweiner) July 20, 2015

@BrianLehrer @wnyc all of this uber conversation (as always) ignores NJ, uber made is possible to get reliable rides home to Hudson County.
— Nathan (@ntableman) July 20, 2015

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