Re:Uber Is Taking Millions of Manhattan Rides Away from Taxis
by egocodedinsol on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @02:34PM
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how much private car usage is there, actually, in Manhattan?
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Re:Uber Is Taking Millions of Manhattan Rides Away from Taxis
by MrApathy on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @02:45PM
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Quite a lot, actually. Certainly relative to almost all other areas of the country the rate of car ownership is low, but the streets are so packed with parked cars that many vehicle owners are willing to pay for private storage with monthly rental rates that are typically between $450 and $600.
My impression, though, is that most car owners are not using their cars for intra-Manhattan travel, which is what Uber is doing a lot of. Rather they're using their cars to travel to NJ, upstate NY, Long Island, or other areas where taking an Uber isn't practical.
Re:Uber Is Taking Millions of Manhattan Rides Away from Taxis
by ghaff on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @02:40PM
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Low as a percentage but still significant. According to this (http://www.nycedc.com/blog-entry/new-yorkers-and-cars) only 23% of Manhattanites own a car. Of course, that's still a lot of cars and also doesn't account for commuters driving into the city.
Re:Uber Is Taking Millions of Manhattan Rides Away from Taxis
by smackfu on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @03:15PM
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If you own an apartment in Manhattan and a house somewhere else, and have a car at the somewhere else (which is very common), would that count as a Manhattanite owning a car?
Re:Uber Is Taking Millions of Manhattan Rides Away from Taxis
by mizchief2 on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @02:40PM
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Nobody drives; there is too much traffic