This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the negative impacts that the

proliferation of Transportation Network Companies (“TNCs”) have had on people with

disabilities, underserved communities, the environment, social responsibility, and the

sharing economy. Methods of analysis include: a look at the past and current climate of

legislation and litigation, as well as the inherent shortcomings in the TNC business

model, that have otherwise halted progress in achieving accessibility in public

transportation for people with disabilities; a statistical examination exposing the practice

of TNC drivers ignoring low-income, minority, rural, the unbanked and technologically

deprived communities; the effects that vehicle proliferation and surge pricing have had on

carbon emissions and congestion; the cost to taxpayers and governments resulting from

TNC financial practices; and an overview of how the concept of the “sharing economy”

does not, in fact, apply to TNCs despite their claims to the contrary. This report is a

colloquy on the adverse impact of TNCs have had on transportation “equity,” and will

demonstrate that the TNC template is nothing more than a privileged access model that

operates to the detriment of those in most need of their services.