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>Nearly 60 percent said they would have used public transportation, walked, biked or skipped the trip entirely Skipping the trip entirely is not a desirable ec
by scythe 9y ago
>Nearly 60 percent said they would have used public transportation, walked, biked or skipped the trip entirely
Skipping the trip entirely is not a desirable economic outcome. The whole point of all this technology is to enable people to go places. If it doesn't do that, it's broken.
- chhs 9y agoI think you make a good point. The study[0] broke down the numbers further. > When asked how they would have made their current trip if ride-hailing hadn’t been an option, 12% said they would have walked or biked, and over two-fifths (42%) of respondents said they would have otherwise taken transit. Some of this "transit substitution" takes place during rush hours. Indeed, we estimate that 12% of all ride-hailing trips are substituting for a transit trip during the morning or afternoon commute periods; an additional 3% of riders during these times would have otherwise walked or biked. Overall, 15% of ride-hailing trips are adding cars to the region's roadways during the morning or afternoon rush hours. [0] Fare Choices - A Survey of Ride-Hailing Passengers in Metro Boston Report #1 http://www.mapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Fare-Choices-MAPC.pdf http://www.mapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Fare-Choices-...