Re:Uber's New CEO
by icebraining on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @02:54PM
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Why, do you think Uber drivers will start rioting and setting stuff on fire, like taxi drivers did to get those caps in place?
http://untappedcities.com/2015/02/05/today-in-nyc-history-th...
Re:Uber's New CEO
by BinaryIdiot on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @02:51PM
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I'm curious, is there data to show if parking demand is dropping with Uber making congestion worse? I mean in my head it makes sense that more people driving would lead to less parking but I don't know if that's true or not.
While congestion is not optimal I wonder if parking drops if space can be reclaimed to make other improvements.
A lot of people use uber because parking is horrible at their destination and public transit doesn't work. If uber doesn't exist then they would of drove. How many cars is that one uber car replacing in that case?
In general major cities are trying to reduce automobile traffic and are giving more space to pedestrians and cyclists.
In the future as cities consider mobility pricing to control congestion and further limit car use, it's quite likely that ride hailing services like Uber will have caps placed on them much like how taxis do now.