EP 41: Shifting Thoughts on the Sharing Economy

Municipal Equation Podcast

Did you take an Uber or a Lyft home on New Year's Eve? Did you wonder on your way back what that ride meant for city policy? Probably not as such, sure, but you've likely heard the conversation about regulating the elements of the sharing economy, like ridesharing (Uber; Lyft) or homesharing (Airbnb; VRBO). That's just one corner of the conversation, though. The sharing economy is expansive and is moving or upending so many parts of the marketplace that it's impossible for cities and their governments not to consider the ramifications. On this episode, we talk with the National League of Cities to go over where city governments are with the sharing economy and actions they're taking to come to terms, and even leverage it. NLC report, "Cities and the Innovation Economy: Perceptions of Local Leaders" - http://www.nlc.org/resource/cities-and-innovation-economy-perceptions-of-local-leaders Earlier one, from 2015 - One Earth report on the sharing economy and local government - CityMetric article, "How can cities use the sharing economy to solve urban problems?" - The Skatepark Podcast from the Tony Hawk Foundation -