City Council Development Committee Hearing on new vehicle-for-hire options

Columbus City Council’s Development Committee will hold a public meeting next Tuesday to discuss proposed changes to the City’s vehicle for hire code.

The purpose of the hearing is to solicit public comment about an emerging sector of the vehicle for hire industry, peer-to-peer transportation network services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. The proposed changes will address the introduction of these services into Columbus’ existing vehicle for hire industry and how they will be regulated by the City.

Public testimony will be accepted and the meeting will be broadcast live on CTV, Columbus’ government television channel 3 on local cable systems. Speaker slips will be accepted on the day of the hearing till 5:30 pm. General rules of speaking before Council apply.

Details: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 5 p.m.
City Council Chambers, Columbus City Hall
90 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215

More info: http://columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=67603

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