Chattanooga City Council gives green light to Uber
January 6, 2015 at 7:33 p.m.
| Updated January 6, 2015 at 7:38 p.m.
by
Louie Brogdon
FILE - This Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 file photo taken in Newark, N.J., shows smartphones displaying Uber car availability in New York. With assault cases against their drivers in India and Chicago this week, popular ride-hailing app Uber is in for yet another public relations ordeal that follows ongoing criticisms about its corporate ethics and culture. And yet, neither government nor the taxi industry has regulators been able to curb the company’s meteoric growth, one that has spurred an entire industry. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
The Chattanooga City Council has passed a long-debated bill to allow rideshare companies such as Uber to operate in the city.
The second reading of the ordinance passed 7-1. Only Councilman Yusuf Hakeem voted against the measure. Councilman Russell Gilbert abstained.
