Eager to resolve one of the most contentious issues to face the county in years, Broward County commissioners on Tuesday said they intend to soften laws to lure Uber back.
A majority of commissioners — Mark Bogen, Beam Furr, Marty Kiar, Chip LaMarca and Stacy Ritter — said they support laws allowing Uber and other app-based ride-hailing services to largely self-regulate. They said they'll vote to loosen a relatively new law governing "transportation network companies'' such as Uber, whose drivers use personal vehicles and connect to passengers via a smartphone app.
Commissioners voted 6-2, with Lois Wexler off the dais and Commissioners Dale Holness and Barbara Sharief dissenting, to have an Uber-friendly law drafted for a September vote.