A very in depth (and lengthy) article released Dec 15th 2015 discussing the situation with Cab Companies, primarily Barwood, and ridesharing companies (UBER and LYFT) A very good read that should promote some interesting discussion. Below is an excerpt and link to the complete artcle, published by BethesdaMagazine.com Written by Eugene L. Meyer
"Barwood owner Lee Barnes is in the battle of his professional life with Uber"
Lee Barnes wasn't happy at all. The president and owner of the county's largest taxicab company had lobbied councilmembers individually, and had sat patiently in the meeting room, letting others do the talking, as the Montgomery County Council slogged through a public hearing last December and six work sessions this year. Now, he'd had it.
It was July 21. The council had just passed a bill it promised would "level the playing field" between the county's established cab companies-such as Barnes' Barwood-and Uber, the new unruly kid on the block that claims it's not really a cab company, just a technology vendor, and therefore cannot be regulated. So, after huddling with his advisers in the council cafeteria, the 62-year-old Barnes spoke his mind.
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Link to complete article *CLICK HERE
Full URL to article: http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/November-December-2015/Barwood-Taxi-Cabs-vs-Uber/
Article is published by BethesdaMagazine.com Dec 15th 2015 Written by
BY EUGENE L. MEYER
"Barwood owner Lee Barnes is in the battle of his professional life with Uber"
Lee Barnes wasn't happy at all. The president and owner of the county's largest taxicab company had lobbied councilmembers individually, and had sat patiently in the meeting room, letting others do the talking, as the Montgomery County Council slogged through a public hearing last December and six work sessions this year. Now, he'd had it.
It was July 21. The council had just passed a bill it promised would "level the playing field" between the county's established cab companies-such as Barnes' Barwood-and Uber, the new unruly kid on the block that claims it's not really a cab company, just a technology vendor, and therefore cannot be regulated. So, after huddling with his advisers in the council cafeteria, the 62-year-old Barnes spoke his mind.
END EXCERPT
Link to complete article *CLICK HERE
Full URL to article: http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/November-December-2015/Barwood-Taxi-Cabs-vs-Uber/
Article is published by BethesdaMagazine.com Dec 15th 2015 Written by
BY EUGENE L. MEYER