Coletta Zapata Stewards Passage of Legislation on Road Safety Regarding Food Delivery Apps

Coletta Zapata Stewards Passage of Legislation on Road Safety Regarding Food Delivery Apps

Special to the Patriot-Bridge Following an extensive amendment process, Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata steered passage of a revised road safety ordinance originally sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu. The ordinance responds to the rapid, unregulated growth of delivery services, which has worsened parking shortages, increased congestion, and contributed to reckless driving. It establishes a permitting process and mandates insurance for food delive…

Labor Minister Luiz Marinho said in an interview in Salvador on Thursday (10) that app-based delivery companies, such as IFood, made it impossible to reach an agreement on regulating the profession of motorcycle drivers who deliver via app. He argued that the government should debate and pressure companies to negotiate and hopes that a bill regulating these activities will be approved after Easter. “The government is there to debate, reflect and…

City Council votes yes on landmark regulations for food delivery platforms

After multiple months of internal debate and back and forth with third party delivery platforms about how to better regulate their drivers on scooters or bikes, Boston City Council wants to hold companies like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub accountable for unsafe driving. At an April 2 meeting, the Council voted 11-2 in favor of a law that would require third party delivery platforms receive an operating permit from the city. These permits wou…

Coletta Zapata Stewards Passage of Legislation on Road Safety Regarding Food Delivery Apps – East Boston Times-Free Press

Special to the Patriot-Bridge Following an extensive amendment process, Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata steered passage of a revised road safety ordinance originally sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu. The ordinance responds to the rapid, unregulated growth of delivery services, which has worsened parking shortages, increased congestion, and contributed to reckless driving. It establishes a permitting process and mandates insurance for food delive…