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Public Utilities Commission Archives

Possible Changes to PUC Law Could Lead to More Transportation Options

On behalf of Kishinevsky & Raykin, Attorneys at Law posted in Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday, June 9, 2015.

House Bill 1316 has been put on Governor Hickenlooper's desk. This bill would streamline the process of becoming a transportation company. Under the current law, any prospective taxi company in the Denver metro area has to prove that there is a "public need" prior to getting authorization by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to operate as public carrier. But if the Governor signs this bill into law, then that public need requirement will be eliminated. This is great news for potential competitors to Metro Taxi, Yellow Cab, Uber and other transportation providers in the Denver area. This would make it much easier for potential competitor taxi companies to operate because traditionally it has been hard to establish public need.