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Mayor Wu Introduces Ordinance to Regulate Delivery App Companies
On Monday, Mayor Michelle Wu filed a proposed new city ordinance that would regulate app-based delivery companies like DoorDash and UberEats, whose drivers have elicited vocal complaints from residents in downtown neighborhoods.
February 4, 2025
Legislation Aims to Take the Measure of Traffic Impacts From App-Based Delivery Services
Because app-based food delivery services operate with very little oversight in Massachusetts, it’s difficult to estimate the scale of their impact.
March 14, 2023
State Data Show Uber and Lyft Drivers Were Involved in Over 1,000 Crashes in the City of Boston Last Year
A state compilation of Uber and Lyft data from 2021 data indicates that those companies' drivers were involved in 2,267 crashes across Massachusetts last year. Nearly half of those crashes – 1,098 – occurred in the City of Boston.
September 20, 2022
Uber and Lyft Ridership May Be Faring Even Worse Than Transit
In 2021, Uber and Lyft only carried 44 percent as many trips as they did in 2019, before the pandemic.
July 22, 2022
As Uber and Lyft Pivot to Deliveries, Customers Face Longer Waits, Higher Prices
Passenger rides are down, but evidence suggests that the apps' drivers are still on the roads, delivering takeout and packages instead of riders.
August 19, 2021
Autonomous Taxis Could Speed Up Climate Change
Autonomous vehicles may make our skies dirtier, even if they’re shared and electric, a new study finds.
June 4, 2021
Higher Uber/Lyft Fees Could Boost Funding for Street Safety and Transit
Historically, municipalities have used their share of fees on Uber and Lyft to finance local transportation improvements, including quick-build safety projects and small transit services. Under new legislation awaiting Governor Baker's signature, that funding could increase significantly.
January 14, 2021
Senate Budget Raises Fees on Uber/Lyft, But It’s No Lifeline for the T
The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed a $46 billion budget for the current fiscal year, but while the final legislation includes an amendment that will raise fees on Uber, Lyft, and other app-based ride-hailing companies, those additional funds are unlikely to help the MBTA, which faces a severe deficit and is planning a dramatic suite of service cuts in the new year.
November 19, 2020
Fees On Uber and Lyft Accelerate Local Sustainable Transport Projects
Fees on Silicon Valley's double-parking, bike lane-blocking drivers are already funding important "complete streets" projects throughout the Boston region.
January 27, 2020
Uber/Lyft Admit Responsibility For A Significant Share of Boston’s Traffic
Uber and Lyft have finally come clean: Their drivers are causing a significant share of the congestion in America's most transit-dense cities, particularly in Boston.
August 8, 2019