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Uber goes big in Florida, adding UberXL to 6 markets in the state

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Uber fans can both go big and go home in Florida this week. The popular ridesharing technology firm is making a major push in the Sunshine State with an expansion of the UberXL service in six Florida markets. XL cars will start rolling Friday in Tallahassee, Gainesville, Daytona, Sarasota, Fort Myers/Naples and Pensacola. UberXL offers higher-capacity vehicles for up to six riders: Toyota Highlanders, Honda Odysseys, Ford Explorers and the like. As noted on the Tallahassee Uber blog, UberXL will…

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Jeff Brandes optimistic about ridesharing bill passing in Florida in 2016

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The 18-month feud between representatives of Uber and the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission has been reignited over the past few weeks, after the PTC lost a battle in Hillsborough Circuit Court that could have put the San Francisco based ride-sharing company out of business in the county. After the PTC said it would continue to have its agents write tickets citing Uber and Lyft drivers despite having their request for a preliminary injunction denied by a judge, Florida state…

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Email insights: For Uber, it’s Madden 16 Game Day

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For the popular ride-sharing service Uber, Monday is Game Day. Uber and EA Sports team up to deliver free copies of the world’s most popular video game, Madden NFL 16, for Xbox One. That’s a full day before the game hits shelves for everyone else. In an email from Uber, the special promotion, co-sponsored by the National Football League Players Association, will be open to Madden fans in all 32 NFL cities. Supplies are limited, but the entry is straightforward:…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.21.15 — Jeb’s SNL moment

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Happy Friday — or will it be in Tallahassee? In the spirit of Larry King’s former classic USA Today columns, here we go… All eyes are on the Capitol today to see if the Senate will go along with the House’s plan on redistricting that is supposed to be completed by high noon… None of us knows how much time we have left on this mortal coil, but that time may be even shorter for Jimmy Carter, who has had the greatest post-presidency in…

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Victor Crist fires back at Uber

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After delivering what the Tampa Bay Times‘ Caitlin Johnston described as a “rant” at Wednesday’s Hillsborough Board of County Commission, Victor Crist isn’t finished getting the last word in when it comes to the county’s battle with Uber — the more recalcitrant of the two ridesharing companies that have been operating out of compliance with the Public Transportation Commission (PTC) for the past 18 months. “To date, the problem has been that Uber has refused to meet with the PTC…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.20.15 — The 1% solution for a Hillsborough County transportation tax

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The news that the Go Hillsborough campaign has reintroduced the prospect of the Hillsborough transportation tax going from a half-cent to a full penny apparently alienated a few county commissioners, who didn’t get a heads-up that County Administrator Mike Merrill was about to do that on Monday. So now that they’ve got that out of their system, I’m curious as to what will be the magic moment that convinces Merrill and consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff to tell the Policy Leadership Group that…

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Hillsborough County to study what it would cost if PTC were to go away

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(Update: Jeff Brandes & Uber respond). This past week St. Petersburg-based state Sen. Jeff Brandes said that he intends to once again introduce legislation in next year’s Regular Session to reform the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission. Brandes, who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, was reacting to the news that the PTC, which regulates commercial vehicle use in the county, would continue to have its officers cite Uber and Lyft drivers, even after a Hillsborough judge blocked efforts by the agency to ban ridesharing in Hillsborough.…

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