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What I was talking about the promises Uber made about traffic and car ownership and the future of transportation. It didn't it literally did the opposite of ev
by rjkennedy98 7y ago
What I was talking about the promises Uber made about traffic and car ownership and the future of transportation.
It didn't it literally did the opposite of everything promised.
It made traffic in cities worse: https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/6/20756945/uber-lyft-tnc-vmt-traffic-congestion-study-fehr-peers https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/6/20756945/uber-lyft-tnc-vmt...
It made car ownership in cities even greater: https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2019/01/uber-lyft-make-traffic-worse-more-people-own-cars-transit/579481/ https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2019/01/uber-lyft-make-t...
- aeternum 7y agoThe first article you cite does not show that Uber and Lyft made traffic worse. The study simply states that they account for 14% of traffic. Fewer personal cars, less cruising for parking, and ability to reliably use Uber/Lyft for the last mile in conjunction with public transit could easily make traffic better overall. The second link is also not as clear as you make it seem. The growth in car-free and car-light households is exceeding the growth of the general population. Those cities are notable as they were the first to get Uber/Lyft.