Tough competition to be America’s worst-run city

What would you do if you controlled an unpopular, unreliable public service that was being displaced by the private sector? It would make sense to restructure your service to make it more popular and accountable. You might stop wasting money on propaganda against your rival. You might even ask those who use your service to pay more for it.

Instead, the D.C. City Council has decided to punish Uber and Lyft for selling a better service than the antiquated Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority can provide.