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> Some jurisdictions do consider transportation a right, and act accordingly. I am sympathetic to this position, but IMO the right way to go about that is to b
by jakelazaroff 8y ago
> Some jurisdictions do consider transportation a right, and act accordingly.
I am sympathetic to this position, but IMO the right way to go about that is to build a great public transportation system (which incidentally would reduce ride share surge pricing through reduced demand).
- toomuchtodo 8y ago> I am sympathetic to this position, but IMO the right way to go about that is to build a great public transportation system (which incidentally would reduce ride share surge pricing through reduced demand). I agree. Why can't the local government provide a transportation app that includes ride sharing as a component of that transportation system?
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> Why can't the local government provide a transportation app that includes ride sharing as a component of that transportation system? I am waiting for a single-click multi-modal transportation app. I say “I want to get to the Hamptons” and have a car pick me up, deposit me at Penn Station, notify me before the change and have a car waiting on the other side.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoYou'll have to wait until either it's required by law, or a single monopolist covers all the transport modes. No business want to interoperate with competitors.
- JumpCrisscross 8y agoWaive ridesharing taxes in exchange for an open booking and billing API.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago> Why can't the local government provide a transportation app that includes ride sharing as a component of that transportation system? Probably because taxis and pseudo-taxis don't want to be commoditized. They want to steer users towards their platform, not be a part of someone else's platform.