Taxi Regulatory Revision in Portland, Oregon: A Case Study

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• Creators:
  Gelb, Pat M.
• Corporate Creators:
  De Leuw, Cather & Company
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Case Studies Demonstration Projects Legislation Paratransit Services Regulatory Reform Ridership Taxicab Companies
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UMTA-MA-06-0049-82-7 ; DOT-TSC-UMTA-82-33
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1526993
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Portland (Oregon) ; California
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Abstract:
  Interest in taxi regulatory revision stems from the taxicab's potential to complement or to be an alternative to conventional fixed-route transit. Taxi regulatory revision in Portland, Oregon, and other cities reflects the current awareness to reduce non-essential government involvement in private enterprise, to remove regulatory barriers, and to increase competition through open entry. This report is organized into 4 sections. Section 2 presents a brief overview of the taxicab legislative and administrative revisions adopted in Portland; Section 3 describes observed changes in local taxicab industry structural and service characteristics and rates; Section 4 discusses attitudes toward the new regulations and the local taxi industry as expressed by regulators and service providers; and Section 5 presents the case study conclusions and transferrable implications.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1409
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4f06f1a8fa27e7cbe8db1176885f2e351d75138fb9f3d320fe9b40ef4c15047c
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11331/dot_11331_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.19 MB ]