PUC maintains curbs on county cabs amid city strike
Harrisburg In a Friday hearing the Public Utility Commission delayed action on a petition to let Delaware County and suburban cabs pick up riders in Philadelphia during a transit strike. Consumer Advocate Walter Cohen argues the law restricts only food labor related limits and that relaxing rules would extend cab service to riders across city lines. Commissioner Michael Johnson opposes, saying suburban areas need service and it would formalize an illegal practice. An emergency order was later approved to waive group-riding restrictions in Philadelphia.