Initial Emails Sharing Taxi Industry Studies & Guiding Principles

August 14, 2024

civilitivilleusa

April 11, 2024

Dear Madam/Sirs of Group 310,

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.

We are preparing short studies on various aspects of the subject which we will be sharing with the Council Members and State officials and we plan on incorporating Los Angeles as well. Your study has been most helpful and we plan on sharing/imbedding many of your graphs and tables in our work. If we could have a word copy that would be a big help.

Civilitiville USA is an umbrella of American Humanitarian Efforts, Christian in orientation and a privately funded non profit. We believe in people and thought vs money! In our Reality Check area we take on social issues as we see bi-partisan politics and virtually all of our Federal leaders have failed us- and the rest of the world.

We will gladly share our work with you and hope to start a dialog. As you know- good innovation and good business is good for all people and must be structured for the benefit of all.

We aim to share the benefits of the Catholic Social Teaching principles of:

Human Dignity,
Solidarity,
Subsidiarity
Common Good

in our work and with those we encounter. Here is a link

to an overview sent to government and Wall Street leaders in 2019.

I think you will find the West Hollywood study interesting and supportive of your conclusions of local regulations.

With prayers and thanksgiving for your work.

Merci,

Susan Lein

Ms. Susan Lein

Co-Foundress, Secretariat, Artist-in-Residence

Civilitiville USA

5832 Lincoln Dr. #263

Edina, MN 55436 U.S.A.

https://civilitiville.us/

1-(952) 426-3720

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Dear Minneapolis Council Members,

If you are a reader you may find these studies helpful. We did.

Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. in association with DemandTrans Solutions “Taxi Needs Assessment Study, Regulatory Options for Re-franchising FINAL REPORT CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA”

Aarhaug, Jorgen (Institute of Transport Economics Norwegian Centre for Transport Research), (2016) “Taxis as a Part of Public Transport-Sustainable Urban Transport Technical Document #16”

We thank you for all your efforts in the TNC ecosystem.

Danke,

Susan Lein

Ms. Susan Lein

Co-Foundress, Secretariat, Artist-in-Residence

Civilitiville USA

5832 Lincoln Dr. #263

Edina, MN 55436 U.S.A.

https://civilitiville.us/

1-(952) 426-3720

An Umbrella of American Humanitarian Efforts

From: Susan Lein <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 3:43 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Studies you may find helpful

Greetings,

Our thoughts, prayers and intellect go out to you as you prepare to present your case to the Minneapolis City Council. May God be with you.

Los Angeles, like Mpls is a sprawl and has similar transportation needs and structure. The Taxi Needs Assessment Study presents interesting approaches and takes into consideration the dominant role of TNCs and the limitations of having these regulated by the state vs local municipalities.

The next study clearly discusses the economics of the various segments of the taxi industry: cruising/hail, rank/stand, pre-book taxi and contract and the role of TNCs. It advocates for state/national regulations regarding safety and local regulations regarding fare, supply.

We will be utilizing the key findings as a part of our summary paper which we hope to have complete next week.

Our study will also focus on wages for TNC full time drivers and Taxi drivers in the metro area compared to other comparable skill level positions and the level of upward mobility therein. As you can see the Home Health Aide has grown considerably as wages have increased to $15 per hour. These positions do not rely on the outlay of capital or the incurrence of expenses although they require hard work.

One of our initial thoughts is that the TNC business in a way is more like the limousine business for some and is geared toward those that want to make supplemental income verses those that depend on it to support themselves and their families, yet these intense drivers drive over half the fares, suggesting that their should be a minimum wage component per fare.

We welcome your thoughts and ask for your prayers.

Those that study the taxi industry conclude that running a taxi business profitably is no easy task and the European study articulates why this is so- which may be helpful to you as you present what your experience and day to day reflect.

We hope you find the information helpful and we thank you for your time.

Merci

Susan Lein

Ms. Susan Lein

Co-Foundress, Secretariat, Artist-in-Residence

Civilitiville USA

5832 Lincoln Dr. #263

Edina, MN 55436 U.S.A.

https://civilitiville.us/

1-(952) 426-3720

An Umbrella of American Humanitarian Efforts