Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, approved unanimously

Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by lacker on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:58PM (#21266921)

I think San Francisco is still bitter at Uber and Lyft for succeeding without permission, and has given their competitors a random handout as a poke in the eye. That’s the only way this “no cars on Market except taxis” rule makes any sense.

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by sagarm on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:25AM (#21267619)

Taxis have long benefited from special treatment, including the ability to use bus lanes. That predates Uber and Lyft AFAIK.

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by dtech on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @04:12AM (#21268143)

Other taxis operate on a government license, so this isn't really bitterness.

In Utrecht, Netherlands only busses and taxis are allowed in some parts of the city center, and this predates Uber/Lyft existing (let alone expanding to the Netherlands). It's pretty standard municipal policy.

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Re:Banning cars on SF’s Market Street, once a radical idea, ... by Alupis on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @01:48AM (#21267415)

> I think San Francisco is still bitter at Uber and Lyft for succeeding without permission

Have they succeed though? Last I saw, neither was profitable, and both were hemorrhaging hundreds of millions (and in Uber's case, billions) of dollars every quarter.

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