A group of transportation leaders met for the first time yesterday to start hashing out the differences between ride-sharing services, such as Uber, and taxis, and try to come up with new guidelines, but much of the session was dominated by finger-pointing.
"We are pitted against each other by nature," said James Endicott, representing large medallion owners.
"This is an illegal, unlicensed industry," said Donna Blythe-Shaw, representing the taxi drivers union, of Uber and other ride-sharing companies. "You want to play ball here in the city, you need to play the same way."
Meghan Joyce, general manager of Uber Boston, called for an end to hyperbole.
"I implore all of you that when we have this conversation, it is rooted in facts, in data," Joyce said.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh put together the Taxi Advisory Committee and charged it with overhauling the city's for-hire transportation regulations.
"The issues that exist in the industry today are significant," said Christopher English, chairman of the commission and part of the mayor's office of intergovernmental relations. "We have a lot to do, and we don't have a defined timeline when we want to get it done, because we want to have a comprehensive approach."
English said the regulations will center on equity for drivers and companies, access to transportation options for riders and drivers, and safety.
"This is something that's very important to us, very important to the future of the city," said Daniel Koh, Walsh's chief of staff. "Every single city in the country is thinking about how to move forward with these issues."
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