For reasons that no one can really understand, the policy regarding Uber at the Palm Springs International Airport requires people who wish to catch an Uber to walk a couple hundred feet off property to use the service – while taxis can pull right up to the curb at the terminal. As the Palm Springs City council decided to punt on making a decision on the matter at their last meeting, the two sides have taken to using online petitions to drum up support – in which one side is is completely demolishing the other.
As of this posting, the petition from the pro-taxi side has 157 signatures. Uber’s petition has 2,986.
The pro-Uber side argues that the service is already available in the rest of town and at airports like LAX and SFO. The pro-taxi side argues that fingerprint background checks and random drug & alcohol testing should be required of Uber and Lyft drivers.
Each side has a compelling argument – but, based on the online results, it looks like the public has kind of made up its mind.
Maybe the city council will one day too.
