Blame It On the MTC
Traveling can be stressful. I’m usually comforted when the airplane safely touches down at my final destination, especially when it’s...
Ridesharing Is an Opportunity for Saint Louis
In an increasingly competitive world, it is ever more important that our city and our region seize every opportunity to...
New Kansas City Rideshare Rules Need a Rethink
Kansas City has proposed new for-hire vehicle regulations that are designed to allow ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft (also known...
Is the Metropolitan Taxicab Commission Acting Illegally?
At a hearing on SB 351, which would create state regulations on ridesharing companies, the bill’s sponsor warned that existing...
Uber, Education, and Barriers to Entry
What do taxicab cartels and traditional education groups have in common? This is a question I contemplated on a car...
Change On the Way for Rideshare Regulation in Missouri?
The Mardi Gras celebrations that took place last week in Soulard were met with extremely cold weather, with temperatures dropping...
Transit of the Future; You Read It Here First
“Futurist” Zack Kanter wrote for Business Insider that the coming autonomous, or self-driving, cars will reshape the U.S. economy. While...
Saint Louis Ridesharing Update: MTC Still Dragging Its Feet
Ridesharing has had a bumpy ride in the Saint Louis area. The Metropolitan Taxicab Commission (MTC) strictly regulates the number...
Level the Playing Field for Uber and Taxi Companies Through Deregulation
Kansas City, Mo., heavily regulates its taxicab industry. As we detailed before, the city limits supply (to 500 cabs), manages...
Haven’t Been Able to Get Uber in Saint Louis? Blame the Taxicab Commission
When the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission (MTC) altered its regulations in the past month to allow Uber, we warned...
Ridesharing an Option Regulators Want to Keep from Residents
Recently, Ray Mundy, a professor at UMSL (also the head of a consultant group that works for the nation’s top...
Show-Me Now! A Free Market For Taxicabs
Show-Me Institute Policy Researcher Joseph Miller notes that Uber Black is now operating in Saint Louis. Unfortunately, Uber’s other ridesharing...
What Uber and School Choice Have in Common: In Missouri
Late last month, founding president and chief operating officer of the Children’s Scholarship Fund James Courtovich wrote an op-ed in...
Bring Dead Capital to Life
Think of that spare bedroom left vacant by children leaving the nest. Think of that empty passenger seat in most...
Brakes Still On for Uber and Lyft
After living in Saint Louis for several years, I’ve learned from experience that cabs are unreliable and too expensive for...
Uber Arrives in Columbia
Last Thursday, Uber launched its service in Columbia, Missouri. The innovative and rapidly expanding ridesharing company will start by offering...
Will Regulations Keep Uber Out of Columbia?
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently reported that Uber is considering expanding its service to Columbia, Missouri. While Uber’s entrance could...
St. Louis Taxicab Commission Giveth With One Hand, Taketh With The Other
The St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission (MTC) has long stifled competition in the name of customer safety. The MTC controls...
Excessive Regulation, Not Lyft, Needs To Stop Operating In St. Louis
Not long ago, stores such as Blockbuster rented out movies across the nation. Where are they now? Gone, “unwept, unhonored,...
St. Louis Taxicab Regulations Needlessly Stifle Innovation
In a recent editorial in the Post-Dispatch, the co-owner of a St. Louis area cab company cautions us to remember,...
