Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Lyft

How Lori’s Uber and Lyft tax plan will help lower-income and working-class Chicagoans

By John Greenfield | Nov 10, 2019 | No Comments

The ride-hail companies are trying to convince Chicagoans that the new fee structure would hurt poor people, but actually the opposite is true.

Sun-Times op-ed against ride-hail tax reflects Uber and Lyft’s astroturfing campaign

By John Greenfield | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

When claims that the proposal is inequitable are coming from someone whose financial relationship to a ride-hail company is unclear, take them with a grain of salt.

No, Lori’s plan to make private ride-hail trips more expensive isn’t regressive

By John Greenfield | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

Ride-hailing slows down buses and cannibalizes CTA ridership. Reducing private trips while making shared trips cheaper will benefit South and West side residents, who mostly use shared trips.

City’s ride-hailing report quantifies the damage Uber and Lyft are doing to Chicago

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 25, 2019 | No Comments

25,807 ride-hailing trips are taken downtown during an average morning rush, and the CTA has seen 48 million fewer rides each year since Uber launched here since 2015.

Lori Lightfoot presents her 2020 budget proposal to the City Council. Photo: Heidi Zeiger, city of Chicago

Lightfoot at budget address: Uber and Lyft’s “essentially free rein in Chicago” is over

By John Greenfield | Oct 23, 2019 | No Comments

"I reject – and you should be deeply skeptical – of the false narrative ride-share companies are spreading," Lightfoot said in her speech.

The new ride-hailing taxes will mean that more Uber and Lyft trips will be shared, cutting vehicle miles traveled. Photo: Uber

Sign Active Trans’ petition supporting fair ride-hailing fees and more transit funding

By John Greenfield | Oct 22, 2019 | No Comments

Let the mayor and your alderman know you want to discourage solo and downtown Uber and Lyft trips and speed up buses.

Test-riding e-Divvies at a community event. Photo: CDOT

Divvy expansion will launch Roseland, Washington Heights and Beverly with 2,400 bikes

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 9, 2019 | 2 Comments

For starters, 2,000 bikes and 30 stations are coming to the Far South Side.

JUMP bikes blocking a sidewalk in Seattle. Photo: Steve Ringman, Seattle Times

Call the Wahmbulance! Uber Files a Spiteful Lawsuit Claiming the Divvy/Lyft Deal Is Unfair

By John Greenfield | Aug 5, 2019 | 20 Comments

Uber's lawsuit against the Divvy expansion deal is a fairly obvious case of sour grapes that seems unlikely to be much of a speed bump for the Divvy expansion.

Prototype of the new electric Divvy bikes.

Chicagoans Can Test-Ride New e-Divvies at Upcoming South Side Community Tours

By John Greenfield | Jul 22, 2019 | 1 Comment

If you've been eager to try out the new electric Divvies, here's your chance. You can also suggest locations for the new stations during the tour events an at a new webpage.

Chicago streets seemed to a bit more chill today thanks to the ride-hail strike. Photo: John Greenfield

Nationwide Ride-Hail Strike Plunges Chicago Into a State of… Relative Tranquility

By John Greenfield | May 8, 2019 | 9 Comments

Ride-hail drivers deserve better pay, which would also help relieve congestion. But today's strike seemed to provide a nice reprieve from the typical hectic Chicago traffic in the age of Uber and Lyft.

A worker collects Divvy bikes for redistribution to empty stations at the Wilson 'L' stop this morning. Photo: John Greenfield

Divvy Deal Passes, and Uber Fails to Buy the Future of Chicago Bike-Share

By John Greenfield | Apr 10, 2019 | 23 Comments

Uber's month-long misinformation campaign against the Divvy/Lyft deal ultimately failed, meaning Chicago will get citywide expansion while maintaining public control of bike-share.

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