7 years ago, while trying to get approval to operate in cities all over the world, #Uber insisted that it would actually reduce traffic. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber & Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic, & now admit they actually increase congestion.
So much for “making cities better.”
wsj.com/articles/the-ride-hail…
#Cities #transportation #urbanism #cars #ridehailing #ridesharing #traffic
The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic
Uber and Lyft said they would ease congestion. Instead they made it worse.Eliot Brown (The Wall Street Journal)