Lyft Proposes Compromise to Minneapolis on Driver Pay Mandate

• Lyft signaled willingness to compromise with Minneapolis on driver pay issue rather than leaving the city entirely • Lyft proposed paying drivers based on a state study showing median Twin Cities driver pay was $13.63/hour after expenses • Study found drivers had passengers only 58% of online time; Lyft proposed pay raise to increase driver earnings 17%
• Minneapolis passed $15 minimum wage for rideshare drivers; Uber & Lyft had threatened to leave city in response • Lyft says it understands intent was to improve driver earnings, an area of "serious focus" for the company