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Is Uber working for you? The Birmingham City Council wants to know.

The City Council plans to review how Uber is performing six months after its launch at its Tuesday, July 26 meeting. The meeting is set for 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers on the third floor of City Hall (710 N. 20th St.).

Anyone who wants to share their comments and any ideas for changes should email them to the city prior to the meeting. Emails can be sent to opi@birminghamal.gov or reach out to your councilor directly at 254-2294 or by clicking here.

The ridesharing service officially launched in Birmingham on Dec. 29 with 41 drivers.

On Friday morning, April Odom, a spokesperson for the mayor's office, didn't immediately have the current amount of Uber drivers.

The city of Birmingham granted the Uber its business license on Dec. 28. As part of the negotiations, the city set an individual licensing requirement, which mandated that anyone who wants to be an Uber driver must also apply for a license with the city of Birmingham.



That costs $30 annually, and the annual fee for drivers who work for existing services like taxi companies will also drop from $60 to $30.

Uber reached an agreement with the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in April for both pick-up and drop-off.