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re: NOLA city council still trying to screw over Uber

Posted on 6/12/14 at 12:53 pm to
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73276 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 12:53 pm to
Posted by ladytiger118
Member since Aug 2009
20922 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 12:53 pm to
Here's mine:

Council Members Guidry and Cantrell:

We need Uber badly in the greater New Orleans area. Having a competitive taxi service would decrease the amount of drunk driving in the city and allow for HEALTHY competition. It is RIDICULOUS that this city still has the OLD mindset to have MONOPOLIES and let the dirty taxicab union not let in other competition that would have better vehicles, better quality drivers, and offer friendly rates to consumers.

I can't believe you won't let Uber in. So many new companies are choosing to move their headquarters or open up new locations New Orleans, and the film industry is booming here as well. Please let Uber be a part of the new business boom here. OUT WITH THE OLD, CORRUPT MINDSET AND IN WITH THE NEW AND BETTER, MORE BUSINESS FRIENDLY NEW ORLEANS.

Sincerely,

Ladytiger118
Posted by goinallout
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2005
1065 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 12:54 pm to
The people to email are Mose Jefferson and former Senator Heitmeyer. They control the cabs in this city. The Mayor isn't going to fight for Uber, he barely got the cabs to put non-working credit card machines in their cars
Posted by ladytiger118
Member since Aug 2009
20922 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 12:56 pm to
What are their emails? I'll flood their inboxes with the same email.
Posted by Forkbeard3777
Chicago
Member since Apr 2013
3841 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 12:57 pm to
quote:

Add this to the long list of reasons not to live in that hell hole

quote:

NawlinsTigah270

Posted by TigerRob20
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2008
3732 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:04 pm to
At this rate, BTR will get uber before NOLA. I signed up yesterday to be a BTR driver too



I feel for NOLA though, if they manage to keep Uber out. Talk about some bullshite
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
45421 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:05 pm to
What a load of bullshite.

New Orleans is certainly flourishing, but can you imagine how prosperous the city would be if these corrupt bozos hit the road?

Posted by ShreveportSteamer
SFO/ORD/DFW/MSY/SHV/DCA/MHT
Member since Jun 2014
276 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:13 pm to
Here's what I sent:

I am writing in regards to the recently released news about the pricing proposals for Uber. The proposals are harmful and detrimental to the taxi service in New Orleans.

New Orleans cab services are notoriously inefficient and unreliable. I have lost count of the number of times I have been stranded at night from taxis who promise to show up and never do. The status quo is simply unacceptable.

Uber provides a new competitor and has proven popular in cities not beholden to corrupt politicians like New Orleans. Having a reliable and affordable transportation option could reduce the number of drinking and driving incidents. This is not simply an issue of who can pick up passengers, but instead a wider public health issue.

I ask you to please pressure the city government to stop cowing to the current taxi system and to adopt fair rules to benefit everyone in New Orleans. I am tired of being mocked by my friends who moved away to cities such as Washington DC and San Francisco for choosing to remain in my home state. Today's news just gives them more ammo to tell me why they left.

New Orleans must move forward with the rest of America and modernize its taxi system.

Sincerely,
ShreveportSteamer
Posted by GoIrish02
Member since Mar 2012
1401 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:16 pm to
FYI Mose Jefferson is dead, so it may be a while before he responds.

He died shortly before reporting to federal prison, so maybe you don't know what you're talking about.
Posted by ladytiger118
Member since Aug 2009
20922 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:18 pm to
Great email and eloquently written. .
Posted by Andre
Cashier at Stein's Deli
Member since Apr 2009
4301 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:22 pm to
I hope yall make a difference.
Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
Member since Jan 2013
10276 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:23 pm to
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73276 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:24 pm to
quote:

In January 2012, an Uber driver's cab was impounded as part of a sting by the Washington D.C. taxicab commission. The commissioner said the company was operating an unlicensed taxicab service in the city.[22] Following a social media campaign by Uber's users, the D.C. City Council voted in July to formally legalize this type of service, with no minimum fare


GET ON DA TWITTERVERSE
Posted by goinallout
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2005
1065 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:25 pm to
Hopefully the whole Jefferson clan will follow Mose lead. Moved away to a town that allows Uber, so thankfully I am not inundated with news about corrupt La politicians(redundant). Heitmeyer controls the insurance that covers the cabbies
Posted by OldSouth
Folsom, LA
Member since Oct 2011
10952 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:27 pm to
quote:

I am tired of being mocked by my friends who moved away to cities such as Washington DC and San Francisco


Do you really think the council members care about your first world problems? Or any of your problems?
Posted by ShreveportSteamer
SFO/ORD/DFW/MSY/SHV/DCA/MHT
Member since Jun 2014
276 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:30 pm to
They should care about the extreme brain drain this city faces. One would presume that a council member cares about the future of the city.
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85725 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:31 pm to
quote:

One would presume that a council member cares about the future of the city.
lulz
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73276 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:33 pm to
well you'd presume the council members APPEAR to care about the future of the city
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85725 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:34 pm to
That's a little closer to the truth.

I lived in NO for 5 years right after Katrina...
Posted by ShreveportSteamer
SFO/ORD/DFW/MSY/SHV/DCA/MHT
Member since Jun 2014
276 posts
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:36 pm to
Yeah that's the better way of putting it.
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