Don't have a dog in the fight, but interesting how the uberX page doesn't mention specifics of the proposal beyond "put hundreds of drivers out of business and effectively shut UberX down." Where are the links? The specifics?<p>The actual proposal may be found on the city's site [1]. It also would help to provide some context for the types of changes, which both an opinionated summary from the local newspaper [2] and somewhat impartial summary from a local tech site [3] do fairly well.<p>For the tl;dr who don't want to click away:<p>1. Seattle defines uberX, Lyft, etc as Transportation Network Companies (TNC) and declares all drivers as "for-hire" drivers, which is a legal distinction that means Seattle can regulate them.<p>2. TNCs are taxed at $50k for first year. Second year is the greater of $50k or .35% of gross revenue.<p>3. No more than 300 drivers may be associated with each TNC (it's a permit lottery regime, if you are curious), and each driver can work only 16 hours.<p><i>Yes, that means that each TNC is limited to 300 x 16 = 4800 hours of work per week. A previous proposal had a limit of 100 drivers [5]</i><p>4. Drivers can't double dip: They can't both drive for-hire cars and also do uberX on the side. They also can't work for both uberX and Lyft.<p>5. I can't find a cap on the number of TNCs that will be licensed, even though that seems to be one of the (perhaps past?) sticking points.<p>6. Rates may either be flat-rate between preset zones OR subject to RCW Chapter 19.94. RCW Chapter 19.94 [4] defines appropriate measurement devices that may be used with commerce, which I think precludes most cell phones... uberX would need to install meters it seems.<p>Details likely only I will find interesting:<p>1. TNCs have to have valid insurance for all vehicles, and this insurance looks like it is stricter than what uberX and Lyft currently have.<p>2. TNCs must have an office in Seattle that is open and personally staffed all business days between nine a.m. (9:00 a.m.) and five p.m. (5:00 p.m.) with toll-free number<p>3. The TNC shall submit to the Director a report detailing all rides that were requested but not accepted by TNC drivers. The report shall include the location and zip code of each rejected ride. There are penalties for discriminating against underserved zip codes.<p>4. 30% increase in the total number of taxicabs, including an immediate increase of 8% "today. "<p>[1] <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/council/issues/taxis.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.seattle.gov/council/issues/taxis.html</a><p>[2] <a href="http://blogs.seattletimes.com/opinionnw/2014/02/14/seattle-uber-taxi-regulations/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.seattletimes.com/opinionnw/2014/02/14/seattle-u...</a><p>[3] <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2014/seattle-delays-ride-sharing-vote-council-member-says-need-time-get-decision-right/" rel="nofollow">http://www.geekwire.com/2014/seattle-delays-ride-sharing-vot...</a><p>[4] <a href="http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.94" rel="nofollow">http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.94</a><p>[5] <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2013/sidecar-uber-express-disappointment-seattles-proposed-ridesharing-regulations/" rel="nofollow">http://www.geekwire.com/2013/sidecar-uber-express-disappoint...</a><p><i>Edit: Formatting and spelling</i>