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They're aware of pre-tax passes — but UberPOOL prices are generally within a dollar per-trip, so they'd rather pay that premium to save the time and hassle invo
by accountyaccount 9y ago
They're aware of pre-tax passes — but UberPOOL prices are generally within a dollar per-trip, so they'd rather pay that premium to save the time and hassle involved with public transit.
Bridj was also slightly more expensive than public transit, and still had many of the downsides.
- lovich 9y agoSpeaking first hand. UberPOOl costs me an average of slightly under 5 dollars per ride so about twice as much as the T. In exchange my commute goes from 45 minutes minimum on the t, with walking included, to about 28-30 minutes. Between the time saved, not having to walk through weather, and not having my eardrums destroyed by screeching of the rails on the red line or the random delays that can possibly double my trip time, it ends up being worth it. If the price goes above 8 dollars I do end up taking the t however. It's unfortunate that public transport isn't better in Boston, but Uber is almost always a better value for the time and reliability