Delaware's Markell open to ride sharing companies
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell said Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and other companies in the "sharing economy" are important to the revitalization of Wilmington.
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell said Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and other companies in the "sharing economy" are important to the revitalization of Wilmington.
"I want to make sure we are friendly to these new industries," he said Monday, noting that other regulators, such as the Philadelphia Parking Authority, have been aggressively opposed to Uber, the ride-share company. Young people are attracted to urban areas where sharing services such as Uber are available, he said.
"We want to make sure our downtowns gets their fair share of that," he said.
"At the same time, we need to keep the public safe ... that is the needle we need to thread," said Markell, a Democrat, before addressing a Stanford Law School audience on the importance of the sharing economy.
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