Parent is just missing the point of Uber. I've spent a fair amount of time in Vancouver, always Downtown. My use case for Uber was going across town at 10 or 11pm after hanging out after work (e.g. Gastown to West End). SkyTrain is no help and a bus is 1) probably not direct; 2) not immediately available.
An Uber would be there in 4 minutes and take me door-to-door.
I usually just walked in these situations. (It's about a 25-minute walk.)
Broad age range, from 18 year-old coop interns to 35 year old parents and 50 year old senior execs.