Which city has the freest transportation market? This map ranks the best and worst
A new interactive scorecard, created by the R Street Institute, grades 50 cities on their regulatory openness toward car services.
The report seeks to identify whether cities encourage competition in the transportation market.
Andrew Moylan, senior fellow at the R Street Institute, said the scorecard provides a snapshot of the current regulatory climates in transportation markets across the nation.
“This is a fast-developing policy area,” said Moylan. “We wanted to put together a comprehensive analysis of what transportation regulations look like nationwide.”
The report highlights specific frameworks that measure the burden of regulations on taxis, limousines and ridesharing services.
The grade for each city is based on a score of 100. The report added or deducted points based on insurance costs, fleet restrictions and hostile regulations in each market.
Washington, D.C., received the highest score nationwide, in part because of recent legislation that provided a legal foundation for ridesharing services to operate.
Is your city transportation-friendly?
A new interactive scorecard, created by the R Street Institute, grades 50 cities on their regulatory openness toward car services.
The report seeks to identify whether cities encourage competition in the transportation market.
Andrew Moylan, senior fellow at the R Street Institute, said the scorecard provides a snapshot of the current regulatory climates in transportation markets across the nation.
“This is a fast-developing policy area,” said Moylan. “We wanted to put together a comprehensive analysis of what transportation regulations look like nationwide.”
The report highlights specific frameworks that measure the burden of regulations on taxis, limousines and ridesharing services.
The grade for each city is based on a score of 100. The report added or deducted points based on insurance costs, fleet restrictions and hostile regulations in each market.
Washington, D.C., received the highest score nationwide, in part because of recent legislation that provided a legal foundation for ridesharing services to operate.
Moylan said Washington’s recent legislation could be a nationwide model, protecting consumer safety and encouraging competition.
“People tend to reach for solutions that are already on the shelf,” said Moylan. “This is not an issue that is going away. We hope to promote some of the positive responses, like that of Washington, D.C.”
Las Vegas falls at the bottom of the scorecard in large part because of its hostile regulatory climate for new ridesharing services…
…The future of competition in the transportation industry is dependent on the legal framework that regulates the services, Moylan said.
“We are going to see more and more battles in cities across the country,” he said. “Hopefully, the trend will move in favor of open regulatory climates for all these services.”
