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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: ergophobe on February 28, 2018, 04:00:44 AM

Title: STUDIES ARE INCREASINGLY CLEAR: UBER, LYFT CONGEST CITIES
Post by: ergophobe on February 28, 2018, 04:00:44 AM

Sorry for all caps - too lazy to rewrite it

http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2018/One-promise-of-Uber-and-Lyft-was-a-drop-in-street-congestion-but-studies-suggest-the-reality-is-the-opposite/id-e47ebfaa1b184130984e2f3501bd125d

Title: Re: STUDIES ARE INCREASINGLY CLEAR: UBER, LYFT CONGEST CITIES
Post by: Rumbas on February 28, 2018, 02:01:43 PM

I dunno why actually, but I loathe and to some extent hate Uber and Lyft.. seems like the stories of bad management, a few personal really bad experience with drivers and just fed-up with all the disruption bs finally did it for me.
They ditched Denmark again which I found somewhat refreshing.. but that's just me.

Title: Re: STUDIES ARE INCREASINGLY CLEAR: UBER, LYFT CONGEST CITIES
Post by: Rupert on February 28, 2018, 04:29:33 PM

Still never used one.  I guess I live on the edges :)

Title: Re: STUDIES ARE INCREASINGLY CLEAR: UBER, LYFT CONGEST CITIES
Post by: rcjordan on March 05, 2018, 10:13:24 PM

Arlington, Texas is trading public buses for ride-sharing.
After introducing commuter buses in 2013, the city is replacing them with a new partnership with app-based ride-hailing company Via, which will operate 10 vans to shuttle residents. It's the first U.S. city to experiment with this kind of venture.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arlington-texas-experiment-replaces-buses-with-via-partnership/

Title: Re: STUDIES ARE INCREASINGLY CLEAR: UBER, LYFT CONGEST CITIES
Post by: ergophobe on March 06, 2018, 01:52:40 AM

Wasn't there something during the Greek meltdown where they found it would have been cheaper if they had shut down the bus system and just bought everyone cab rides????

Title: Re: STUDIES ARE INCREASINGLY CLEAR: UBER, LYFT CONGEST CITIES
Post by: ergophobe on March 06, 2018, 01:55:39 AM

Sorry, Greek rail
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18032721

Looks like the More or Less team went after it. That's one of my favorite podcasts.