CDOT says Divvy expansion is finally happening, almost a year behind schedule
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The expansion will include 66 new stations and 3,500 additional bikes, including a mix of blue standard Divvy cycles and black electric bikes.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Lyft
Can partnerships between transit and ride-hail help with post-pandemic recovery?
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A new Chaddick Institute study highlights how transit-ride-hail collaborations may be able to help agencies and companies bounce back.
The LyftUp free bike-share program for low-income teens is great, but Lyft is not
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The LeBron James-endorsed LyftUp program to give free bike-share memberships to low-income teens is terrific. The impact of Lyft ride-hail on cities, no so much.
At a bike courier photo show, a discussion of why the gig economy is unfair to workers
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During Dean La Prairie's opening for "Messenger," featuring photos of Nineties Chicago couriers, PhD candidate Ashley Baber discussed how flexible work functioned -- or didn't -- then and now.
Once again Chicago leads the way, passing a tax to help get Uber and Lyft under control
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Meanwhile a new Reuters report shows that although Uber claimed it opposed the tax for equity reasons, it quietly raised price on UberPool in Chicago this year, which is disproportionately used by lower-income residents.
What do transportation advocates of color think of Lightfoot’s ride-hail tax plan?
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CNT's Jacky Grimshaw, Oboi Reed from Equiticity, Julio Rodriguez from the Northwest Side Housing Center, and Leslé Honoré from K.L.E.O. weigh in on the mayor's plan.
A former Lyft driver shares his perspective on Lightfoot’s proposed ride-hail tax
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Former Lyft driver Charlie Short says he's doubtful that the new fees will convince many customers to switch back to the CTA, since they believe ride-hail is safer, faster, and more reliable.
Get on the bus: Discussing the fair ride-hail tax with Mayor Lightfoot on the ride to work
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During a morning commute on the #20 Madison, the mayor talked about how the new ride-hail fee structure will fight congestion and improve transit service.
No, Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington, Lori shouldn’t play nice with Uber
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In her second column promoting Uber's bogus message that Chicago's proposed ride-hail tax would hurt poor people, Washington says the mayor should compromise with Uber. Here's why that's wrong.
Lori’s fair ride-hail tax plan needs bolder action to improve CTA bus service
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Lowering the tax on shared trips, the kind most South and West siders take, is a good idea. But more of the revenue should be used for CTA upgrades, including more robust bus lanes.
That misleading Crain’s op-ed by Uber proxies against the fair ride-hail tax plan, annotated
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Claiming that all Uber and Lyft passengers would see a 300% tax increase was just one of the many false or misleading statements in the piece.