Nesterak, Max, (May 16, 2024)  “Uber and Lyft Drivers Remain as Divided as Lawmakers over Minimum Pay Rates”,  Minnesota Reformer

Sherman, Len, (Dec 15, 2023),    “Uber’s CEO Hides Driver Pay Cuts to Boost Profits” Forbes

Greetings from Minneapolis, MN USA! 

Many thanks for your wonderful, poignant and important study on the Taxi Industry it is most helpful as the Minneapolis City Council- Minneapolis, MN USA- is proposing regulations for a minimum wage for TNCs and Uber and Lyft are threatening to leave the area.

An Examination of Channel Functions and their Efficiency in the TNC Industry

Products and service all have basic functions that must be performed in order for a product to reach its end customer and satisfy the customers’ needs

Catholic Social Teachings of Human Dignity, Solidarity, Subsidiarity and the Greater Good, Cardinal Virtues of Justice, Prudence, Fortitude, and Temperance and Economic Theory and the Dual Role of the Family/Consumer as Wage Earner and Consumer

In general, industries become more efficient as they evolve/mature and channel functions may change in relative importance and who performs them and how they are performed.  This generally happens in ways that yield industry cost savings and efficiency.

TNC and Taxi Industry Overview of Key Dimensions

For Policy Makers

Industry experts, economists, cost-accountants, academics, and transportation officials that have studied the Taxi and now TNC industry deem an understanding of the following integral when developing policy:

This is an examination of Entry Level Employment in the Bloomington/Mpls/St. Paul Metro area for the years 2012, 2015 and 2022. October 2012 is when Uber made its entrance to the Metro Area and 2022 is the most recent year for which data is available. The data used is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Databases for each year.

Publicly Held TNC Companies Taking on the Low Margin Taxi Industry

Considerations and Complications for Developing Public Policy

Developing public policy for private industry that perform a public function such as the Taxi Industry being the last and most flexible leg of public transport is an iterative process, like putting together a jig saw puzzle.  

May 10, 2024

Dear Legislators, Minneapolis City Council Members and Staff, Mulda Members and other TNC interested parties,

As part of our ongoing series today we will be sharing information on Business Model analysis, economics, channel functions and using the Catholic social Teachings as a decision-making framework.   

Dear Minneapolis City Councilmembers and Staff, Legislators, MULDA members, Uber and Lyft Drivers, Uber and Lyft Analysts and other interested parties,
As we conclude our research and writings on the TNC and Taxi Industries and the plight of the Mpls/St. Paul Metro area drivers, we believe the problems brought about by too much venture capital, too little industry research and business model