Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Ride-hail

What the Prop. 22 Court Ruling Could Mean Nationally

By Kea Wilson | Aug 24, 2021 | No Comments

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.

A man folds a wheelchair next to a woman sitting in a van

Regulators Make Headway on Wheelchair Access for Ride-Hail

By Prashanth Venkataram and Mollie D’Agostino | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments

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.

STREETSBLOG USA

Talking Headways Podcast: Less Congestion After Ride Hailing Cessation

By Jeff Wood | Feb 25, 2021 | No Comments

What happens when disruption disrupts the disruptor? Click and find out.

STREETSBLOG USA

Study: Taking an App Taxi More than Doubles Your Roadway Impact

By Melanie Curry | Jan 25, 2021 | No Comments

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.

STREETSBLOG USA

Study: E-Taxis Increase Private Car Ownership in Many Cities

By Kea Wilson | Jan 8, 2021 | No Comments

"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.

STREETSBLOG USA

Myth-Buster: Uber and Lyft Aren’t Addressing Transit Deserts

By John Greenfield | Nov 25, 2020 | No Comments

Most Uber and Lyft trips aren't bolstering transportation options in transit deserts, but are being taken in majority White and more affluent neighborhoods, a new study out of Chicago reveals.

Show More Stories