Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Uber

Guest Opinion: Uber And Lyft, A Solution To L.A.’s First/Last Mile Dilemma?

By Ryland Lu | Sep 30, 2015 | No Comments

The Los Angeles City Council should be commended for its recent approval of Uber and Lyft pick-ups at LAX. By recognizing these services’ enduring appeal for airport travelers, Los Angeles’ city government now stands at the forefront of municipal ride-hail regulation. And yet, merely adapting to these ride-hail services’ presence will deny the city a […]

Lyft and Uber Won’t Release Data to Shed Light on How They Affect Traffic

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 1, 2015 | No Comments

As ride-hail services like Lyft and Uber have boomed in San Francisco and other cities, proponents claim they help reduce demand for parking and road space by making it easier for people to own fewer cars. But very little data has been released by the ride-hail companies that would allow experts to assess their impact […]

SFMTA Bucks Uber, Bans Private Autos From Turning On to Mid-Market Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 18, 2015 | No Comments

Private auto drivers will be banned from turning on to Market Street between Third and Eighth streets after the restrictions were approved unanimously by the SFMTA Board of Directors yesterday. The board dismissed the last-minute protest from Uber, who complained that its ride-hail drivers would be included in the ban, while taxis wouldn’t. In the […]

Today in Bad Ideas: “Uberizing” the Public Transit System

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 1, 2015 | No Comments

A recent guest editorial in the Denver Post argued that “it’s time to Uber our bus system” with privately operated demand-responsive service downtown. While contracting out some bus operations can work, writes Jarrett Walker at Human Transit, the notion that the “demand responsiveness” of Uber will translate to transit routes carrying thousands of people every […]