Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a personal car in 2017

Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona... by wil421 on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:38PM (#16162925)

Agreed my company is currently moving close to the center of Atlanta. It’s going to cost $15 a week to commute by train for the minimum 3 days to the office. Employee will match half so it only costs $7.50 a week out of pocket.

I own a car bet it much more feasible to ride the train and walk briefly. Parking is free and only a mile to the closest train stop.

My employers building has a free parking deck. Does Seattle not have free parking decks is some larger buildings?

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Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona... by Symbiote on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:06AM (#16166528)

When I visited Atlanta a few years ago, I was the only white guy on the train, and possibly also the only person with a professional job.

A couple of people asked me what I was doing!

If that's changed, that's a great improvement for Atlanta.

Although I would walk or cycle the mile to the station.

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Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona... by ebragg09 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @10:50AM (#16168842)

I've never had the experience of being the only white person on the trains (though I still often am the only white person on a lot of the bus routes I take), and they're generally pretty crowded with all walks at this point. The CEO who took over in 2012 has had it revenue-positive every year and in 2016 ATL voters passed a tax increase to build out more, so it's got the public support now as well.

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