Business & Tech

Evanston Won't License Uber

After seven months of consideration, city to scrap idea.

The city of Evanston will no longer consider a licensing scheme for transportation network providers like Lyft and Uber, Evanston Now reports.

Instead, the city will draft a resolution deferring “any regulatory action in the area based on recent adoption of insurance rules for the companies at state level.”

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