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PHOTOS: Protest against UberX in Philly snarls traffic

Sam Newhouse Posted on December 17, 2015

Hundreds of taxi drivers snarled traffic by encircling City Hall to protest the unlic
Hundreds of taxi and UberBlack drivers snarled traffic by encircling City Hall to pro
Hundreds of taxi drivers snarled traffic by encircling City Hall to protest the unlic
A cabbie participates in an anti-Uber/Lyft protest around Philly City Hall on Dec. 16
Hundreds of taxi drivers, including Lakhvinder Singh, left, snarled traffic by encirc
Hundreds of taxi drivers snarled traffic by encircling City Hall to protest the unlic
Hundreds of taxi drivers snarled traffic by encircling City Hall to protest the unlic
Hundreds of taxi drivers snarled traffic by encircling City Hall to protest the unlic
Hundreds of taxi drivers snarled traffic by encircling City Hall to protest the un

Hundreds of Philly cabbies and Uber Black drivers joined forces to block the streets around City Hall in protest of UberX and Lyft on Wednesday, causing midday gridlock in Center City.

”Stop UberX” one driver had written on their back windshield. “Uber and Lyft cannibalize legal drivers,” was a sign on another car.

The protest was scheduled to carry on through 3 p.m.As of Wednesday around 2 p.m., protesters were driving to 30th Street Station.

Organizers said the protest was specifically targeted against UberX, the version of theUberX app where drivers use their own cars which has been illegally operating in Philadelphia for a year,and Lyft, a similar service to Uber.