The National League of Cities has created the Sharing Economy Advisory Network to develop best practices for cities in developing regulations while also allowing sharing economy businesses to expand and operate.
"As U.S. city leaders struggle to fit new sharing economy businesses into the existing framework of regulations and to develop new rules to address the unique challenges posed by companies like Uber and Airbnb, The National League of Cities is hoping to make the process easier through its new Sharing Economy Advisory Network," reports Shaun Courtney.
"The network will help identify best practices for member cities, many of which have had sour introductions to the new, disruptive businesses that make up the sharing economy. These sharing economy entities–which frequently begin operation in cities before regulators have a chance to determine how to regulate them– have found themselves in legal battles with state and city regulators across the country."
Brian Heaton also provides coverage for Government Technology, also providing more details on the programs participants: "Lyft, the University of Pennsylvania, Peers, Feastly, Uber, Getaround, Storefront, Airbnb, Tilt and other policy leaders." The group already held its first gathering in San Francisco, and will likely meet again at the National League of Cities' Congress of Cities in November.
h/t Archinect.
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