A resolution for local pols: Cut the red tape
One avenue would be to overhaul the transportation industry in Las Vegas. Thanks to a state law passed in 2015, ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft can operate in Nevada. Unfortunately, taxis and limos operate under far stricter constraints. Ordinances limit who can enter the taxi market, while the city imposes a one-hour minimum wait time and minimum fares for limos. According to the R Street Institute, which gave Las Vegas a D and F grade for its friendliness to taxis and limos, entrepreneurs are “encumbered with multiple regulations that undermine their ability to be competitive.
