Ride-hail
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Report: Half of Uber, Lyft Trips Replace More Sustainable Options
Researchers at UC Davis have found that more than half of ride-hail trips in California replace walking, biking, carpooling, and public transit trips, or are trips that otherwise wouldn't happen. They have ideas to make it more sustainable.
August 30, 2024
Victims of Sexual Assault in Ubers Band Together for Justice and Reform
The attorneys behind a massive federal lawsuit say the growth-obsessed corporate ride hail model itself bears some of the blame for the crisis.
October 16, 2023
The Controversy Over How to Regulate Wheelchair Service by Uber and Lyft in California
Unpacking some of the thorny legal details of this dispute, and a discussion of the outstanding questions that the state needs to resolve to advance WAV ride-hailing accessibility.
August 18, 2022
Uber and Lyft Ridership May Be Faring Even Worse Than Transit
For all the bad news about Massachusetts' transit system this month, the state’s app-based ride-hailing companies are having an even harder year, with surging prices, moribund ridership, and an expensive legal blunder that sank an $18 million lobbying campaign.
July 25, 2022
California Seeks to Improve Wheelchair Service on Uber, Lyft
This decision will in many ways benefit riders who rely on wheelchairs, although some advocates say it does not go far enough
December 20, 2021
What the Prop. 22 Court Ruling Could Mean Nationally
A California ruling that nullified e-taxi companies' ability to deny their workers basic employment protections is just the first step of a nationwide effort to undo such anti-labor laws.
August 24, 2021
Regulators Make Headway on Wheelchair Access for Ride-Hail
The CPUC is figuring out how the details in a program to help ride-hail companies provide wheelchair accessible vehicles. Here are some thoughts about it.
April 9, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Less Congestion After Ride Hailing Cessation
What happens when disruption disrupts the disruptor? Click and find out.
February 25, 2021
Study: Taking an App Taxi More than Doubles Your Roadway Impact
The average Uber or Lyft customer is responsible for adding more than twice as many car miles to his city's roads as he was before he started using app-taxis to get around.
January 25, 2021
Study: E-Taxis Increase Private Car Ownership in Many Cities
"Ride-hailing" apps once lauded for their potential to help end private car ownership are actually increasing it in many cities, a new study finds.
January 8, 2021
