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Transportation

Uber, Lyft in Minneapolis: City Council proposes extension to rideshare ordinance implementation

Uber, Lyft in Minneapolis: City Council proposes extension to rideshare ordinance implementation

Some Minneapolis City Council members are proposing an extension on the city’s controversial rideshare ordinance in an effort to better prepare for changes to the industry.
by Jon Collins, Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Anna Haecherl

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Frey again pushes Minneapolis City Council to reconsider Uber/Lyft ordinance

Frey again pushes Minneapolis City Council to reconsider Uber/Lyft ordinance

Advocates for disabled people as well as downtown business backers joined Mayor Jacob Frey Monday to urge council members to “step back from the cliff.” They say if Uber and Lyft follow through on their promises to leave the city May. 1 people who rely on their services will be negatively impacted.
by Jon Collins

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As Green Line extension languishes, some lawmakers want future light rail in state hands

As Green Line extension languishes, some lawmakers want future light rail in state hands

A bill being considered at the Capitol would take authority over light rail construction away from the Metropolitan Council and give it to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Underpass underway: Downtown Moorhead project separating trains and traffic

Underpass underway: Downtown Moorhead project separating trains and traffic

A $120 million project will drop street traffic below two busy rail lines passing through Moorhead. Cars and pedestrians currently being forced to wait for trains to pass will now be able to move more freely.
by Amy Felegy

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Lyft attempts negotiation on Minneapolis drivers’ wage increase

Lyft attempts negotiation on Minneapolis drivers’ wage increase

Lyft’s chief policy officer Jeremy Bird said in a letter addressed to Council President Elliott Payne that the company is now willing to support an increase to .89 cents per mile and about .49 cents per minute, which is the rate recommended in a study released last month by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. 
by Jon Collins and Dana Ferguson

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