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It has not scaled, it has put more cars on the road causing more traffic and more accidents. [1] It has also over time made this type of travel more expensive o
by wsatb 1y ago
It has not scaled, it has put more cars on the road causing more traffic and more accidents. [1] It has also over time made this type of travel more expensive once their VC backed subsidies stopped. They essentially destroyed an entire industry to make it less safe, more expensive, and more difficult to attain in some areas.
I also think it’s a pretty naive take to think they’re not trying to replace public transportation. The federal government is also cutting funding at the same time. [2]
[1] https://news.uchicago.edu/story/ride-hailing-services-may-be-driving-traffic-deaths https://news.uchicago.edu/story/ride-hailing-services-may-be...
[2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-29/us-mass-transit-funding-crisis-threatens-commuters-travel https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-29/us-mass-t...
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> it’s a pretty naive take to think they’re not trying to replace public transportation Anecdote: I wouldn’t be able to take public transit to the airport in San Francisco or New York without the last (EDIT: first) mile being done in a rideshare. The alternative would be calling a private car for the whole journey.
- dmart 1y agoI don’t know what you mean by this, unless there’s a personal reason. LGA has a free shuttle bus from the subway, JFK and EWR have AirTrains connected to the subway, and SFO has a direct BART connection. I use public transit exclusively to get to all of those airports.
- JumpCrisscross 1y agoI have a place on 26th & Broadway. If I have a heavy case or a pet or it’s raining, I need a way to get to Penn Station. And I’m incredibly close to multiple subway stations. As for the Bay Area, it’s all suburbs.