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Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by tomjakubowski on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @05:14PM (#17719551)
> So far, the city has proposed more water taxis as the primary solution to handle rerouting the 300k daily riders.

I don't understand what your complaint is. Not every L train ride crosses the river (I'll concede at least half probably do, though). MTA is also adding supplemental bus and train service. Do you think they should instead allow ride share to fill the gap? If so, I have doubts the city's geometry (particularly on the Manhattan end) would permit enough cars on the streets to support 300k additional trips, especially since they are likely concentrated around morning/evening rush hours.

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Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by pmart123 on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @05:47PM (#17719788)
https://technical.ly/brooklyn/2018/02/19/mta-announces-will-...

It's less of a complaint, but rather my belief that the water ferry system currently transports so few passengers that I do not believe it will absorb much of the excess spillover.

I don't know if more rideshare permits are the optimal solution, but I won't pass legislation that limits licenses a half a year away from a major public transportation shutdown. I have my doubts it would support 300k trips as well, but if it can support 25k through rideshare services or carpool services like Via, it at least helps solve the problem.

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