A vision beyond Uber: We don’t need to plan our transportation system around cars
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There is power in movement and we aren’t reaching our full potential when we keep shaping our world around cars.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Uber
Sun-Times op-ed against ride-hail tax reflects Uber and Lyft’s astroturfing campaign
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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
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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
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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.
Lightfoot at budget address: Uber and Lyft’s “essentially free rein in Chicago” is over
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"I reject – and you should be deeply skeptical – of the false narrative ride-share companies are spreading," Lightfoot said in her speech.
Sign Active Trans’ petition supporting fair ride-hailing fees and more transit funding
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Let the mayor and your alderman know you want to discourage solo and downtown Uber and Lyft trips and speed up buses.
Call the Wahmbulance! Uber Files a Spiteful Lawsuit Claiming the Divvy/Lyft Deal Is Unfair
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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.
Sure, Uber Is Faster Than CTA for Getting to O’Hare — If the CTA Rider Gets Lost
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The Tribune reported that an Uber trip to O'Hare took 11 minutes less than doing the same journey via CTA. But the online version of the article didn't explain that the longer Blue Line trip included getting lost at the airport.
Traffic Fiasco at Uber Driver Party Highlights Why Ride-Hailing Is Awful for Cities
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Uber drivers could have avoided an hour-long traffic delay if they'd been encouraged to take transit to the party.
Nationwide Ride-Hail Strike Plunges Chicago Into a State of… Relative Tranquility
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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.
Divvy Deal Passes, and Uber Fails to Buy the Future of Chicago Bike-Share
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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.