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February 1, 2012
What Happens When the Internet Swamps Local Regulation?
An interesting piece on NPR today about how the web-based Uber taxi hailing service is making life easier for travelers ... whether or not the vehicle happens to be licensed locally.
This is very similar to the circumstances with Park at my House, which is available here but is probably a zoning violation.
What's a local government to do? DC set up a sting for the unlicensed taxis, maybe we'll have 'test parkers' checking your zoning map location?
Posted by Chris Smith at 12:33 AM
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February 3, 2012 11:10 PM
bjcefola Says:
As people are able to do new things through cheap coordination, it makes them more likely to run afoul of city regulations governing what you can do and where. There is a potential competitive advantage there, cities that are more adaptive and willing to legitimize new uses could be a lot better off than those that don't.
