Emanuel defends record on delivering taxicab reforms
Posted November 04, 2015 10:00 pm
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he had consumer choice in mind when he rushed through rules that will allow ride-hailing services to cash in on the Thanksgiving travel rush while failing to deliver promised reforms to struggling cabdrivers.
During the heated campaign that culminated in his run-off victory, Emanuel pushed through a "Taxi Fairness" ordinance aimed at putting more money in the pockets of struggling cabdrivers without raising fares.
The mayor subsequently gave cabdrivers a 15-percent fare increase as a consolation for losing their last bastion of exclusivity at Chicago airports.
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