…Uber/Lyft Drivers Don’t Want Short Trips First, no Uber or Lyft driver really wants to offer a “last mile” because a mile is too short a trip to make sense…
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Sounding the Alarm about Uber’s Impacts on Transit, and on Cities
…as a working consultant, I can confirm Grabar’s observation that “Uber” is becoming as a generic reason to let transit fall apart. I am constantly told that Uber will make…
Are Uber and Lyft Increasing Traffic Deaths?
…line represents the arrival of Uber or Lyft (whichever arrived first) and the dots are the traffic accident rates. The rate not only starts going up after Uber or Lyft…
Let’s Quit Pretending About Uber
…deduce that Uber’s notion of the ideal city includes: moving people from big vehicles (transit) into more numerous small ones (Uber), and therefore … increasing the total volume of vehicle…
No, Let’s Not “Uber” Our Bus System
…idea that we could “Uber” our bus system. In light of our Uber-dominated downtown, it is time for us to make this switch. Private-route contracts establish a sustainable procedure…
Speech Has Consequences, or Why I Called Out Uber Yesterday
…you could. It worked. Somebody at Uber read my post, saw the problem and fixed it as a matter of urgency. Clearly there are people inside of Uber who want…
Why Invest in Lyft or Uber? What Am I Missing?
Lyft has completed its Initial Public Offering, and at this writing the price has since fallen 35%. Uber’s IPO is expected soon. Both will now be publicly traded companies, reliant…
More on Uber “Competing” with Transit
…news: Uber lost over $1.2 billon in 6 months. Yes, with a “b.” Cite this next time someone goes on about “money-losing” public transit systems. Uber is starting to do…
Maybe Apps Are Not Transforming the Urban Transport Business
…piece in Forbes explaining why Uber can’t make money. Key quote: The taxi industry that Uber is seeking to disrupt was never profitable when allowed to expand in unregulated markets,…
The Receding Fantasy of Affordable Urban Transit “To Your Door”
…can get on any bus instead of waiting for your specific UberPool to arrive. Yet this is exactly what Uber must do to make their UberPool less unprofitable. As we’ve…