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Rapid Changes in Ridesharing August 2018 ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE REVIEW Illinois Bicentennial Plaza, Springfield Dedication August 26, 2018 IN THIS ISSUE: What Does the Sharing Economy Mean for Cities The Rapid Changes in Ridesharing Homesharing ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL REVIEW | AUGUST 2018 ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE REVIEW PAGE 9 3 FROM THE EDITOR’s DESK The Rapid Changes in Ridesharing 9 ADVOCACY UPDATE State Regulation of the Sharing Economy 6 FUN IN ILLINOIS! August 2018 Festivals Feature Articles 15 LEGAL BRIEF When Ridesharing Comes to Main Street 7 What Does the Sharing Economy 16 AW RDS & GRANTS Mean for Cities 18 MUNICIPAL CALENDAR 9 The Rapid Changes in Ridesharing 27 RISK MANAGEMENT Sidewalk Defects 28 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIRECTORY 13 Sharing the Road with Municipalities in Illinois 19 Homesharing EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR Brad Cole Rebecca Turner 21 States and Local Governments Win Volume 97, No 8, August 2018. Total number 1,114. 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Claar, Bolingbrook Mayor Kathy Carroll-Duda, Geneseo Mayor Gerald E. Daugherty, Mascoutah Mayor Steve Frattini, Herrin Mayor Gerald R. Bennett, Palos Hills Village President Sean Widener, Mahomet Mayor Al Larson, Schaumburg Village President Glenn Ryback, Wadsworth Village President Eileen Phipps, Wayne MANAGING DIRECTOR Brad Cole, Former Mayor, Carbondale AUGUST 2018 | ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL REVIEW 3 SAVE STEAM GO GREEN Looking for simple ways to save a large amount of energy for a minimal cost? Start with replacing faulty steam traps or HVAC systems. It’s a combination that can save your facility thousands of dollars each year. And better yet — generous cash incentives from Ameren Illinois can cover a significant portion of the project costs! Get started today — Visit AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/SaveSteam or call 1.866.800.0747 4 ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL REVIEW | AUGUST 2018 EDUCATE. ADVOCATE. ADVC OCA Y UPDATE EMPOWER. State Regulation of the Sharing Economy BY ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE LEGISLATIVE STAFF Public policy includes many examples of laws and regulations sits. Younger generations have an affinity for the relatively being adopted to keep up with emerging industries and unregulated goods and services that correlate so well with technologies. From the advent and evolution of the automobile smartphone culture and an emphasis on convenience. These to the use of personal communication devices to privacy issues consumers are more hesitant to approve of policies that would in the social media age, policymakers find themselves creating or hinder the new businesses. Existing companies view the sharing adapting laws to address new issues and previously unforeseen economy as disruptive and presenting an unfair competitive situations. advantage to businesses required to follow existing rules and regulations.
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