On December 18, the Phoenix City Council is scheduled to take a re-vote on the controversial implementation of a 200% fee increase imposed on ride-sharing service  to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. The City of Phoenix wants to pass these fees on ride-share users to pay roughly 80% of the costs to operate the Sky Train.

Currently, when you take a ride-share from Sky Harbor, you pay a $2.66 pick-up fee that goes to the airport. However, the city plans to immediately increase the pick-up fee to $4 and create a new drop-off fee of $4. These prices will increase to $5 each way by 2024. That means that in a few years, the city plans to take a $10 fee just to get a ride from your house to the airport and back—nearly doubling the cost of the ride for many riders.

This substantial rate increase will affect Arizona’s national standing as a tourist and business destination, harm passengers (especially low- to middle-income passengers), and impact ride-sharing drivers who earn modest pay by providing a reliable and valued service. This horrendously bad policy—passed by a handful of local lawmakers—will thus cause ripple effects throughout the entire state of Arizona.

This proposed tax will affect us all. Join us in asking the City of Phoenix Mayor and Council to drop this issue all together or vote no on the proposed tax at the upcoming City Council meeting on Wednesday, December 18th at City Council Chambers, 200 W. Jefferson St. in Downtown Phoenix.
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