On Friday, February 23, 2024 authors Katie Wells and Declan Cullen joined moderator Gerren Price, President and CEO of the DowntownDC Business Improvement District to look back at the recent history of Uber’s arrival in the District. Drawing on a decade of interviews with gig workers, policymakers, Uber lobbyists, and community organizers, Wells and Cullen explain Uber’s success not as innovation but a symptom of urban weakness and low expectations of local, city politics. In this hour-long conversation, Wells, Cullen, and Price discuss the role of private companies and local government and how big tech is challenging and changing that equation.
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