> Taxis and Ubers are forms of public transportation, and likely reduce the overall number of cars on the road. I read a study not too long ago (sorry couldn't

> Taxis and Ubers are forms of public transportation, and likely reduce the overall number of cars on the road. I read a study not too long ago (sorry couldn't find it), but it found the opposite - that ride sharing increased the amount of congestion. At first it didn't make much sense to me, but the study did acknowledge car ownership decreased, but that there was more congestion. This was largely due to the time between trips for Lyft and Uber - driving from a dropoff to a pickup.