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Re:On-Demand Startups Are Hemorrhaging Tens of Billions a Year by moorhosj on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @04:57PM (#19558502)
Now we see those cities starting to price in the negative externalities of these businesses. The congestion pricing in NYC is directly tied to the rise in ride sharing. This could change the economics even (especially?) in the profitable cities.
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Re:On-Demand Startups Are Hemorrhaging Tens of Billions a Year by Jommi on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @02:09PM (#19565689)
It's ridehailing, ride-sharing is completely different. Ride-sharing REDUCES congestion.

Ridehailing increases congestion if the city's public transport system is terrible.

This is not a fault of ridehailing, it's a symptom of bad infra.

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