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Uber is becoming more and more like public transit. Just took a few billion dollars and lots of hype for us to realise that...

• sidcool 8y ago
  Regardless, its impact has been way bigger than any public transit. That impact also has been both positive and negative.
  • cozzyd 8y ago
    The number of Uber/Lyft rides a day pales in comparison to the number of public transit rides.
    • woolvalley 8y ago
      The cost is also far less than transit. If we judged Uber by the same standards that we judged local transit costs, they would be ahead by quite a bit and fairly profitable. You could even increase the take home that drivers took and still come out ahead.
  • Ar-Curunir 8y ago
    Maybe in the bay area, where investment in public transit is abysmal. When I've visited cities with good public transit I've never felt the need for Uber/Lyft.
    • toomanybeersies 8y ago
      I'll generally take a train over Uber if it's less than 10 minutes walk either side. But I'll take an Uber over a bus any day.
  • frobozz 8y ago
    Entire towns have been built because of public transit.