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Originally Posted by begratto
For some reason, they had no impacts in Canada, where transit ridership is still growing ( 4.9% in 2018 in Montreal, for example) despite Uber also being present.
Better, more frequent service attracts more riders and reduces the need to use Uber/Lyft, I would guess. |
How do you know that rideshare had no impact? Maybe the growth would have been greater pre-rideshare. It might also be that Canada has less rideshare penetration, given lower salaries and higher gas/vehicle prices.
And your supposition that "better/more frequent" service combats rideshare doesn't seem evident in the U.S. numbers. It isn't obvious that the cities with better or more frequent transit are less affected by rideshare, which makes sense, as it isn't like people take Uber because the bus doesn't come often enough; they take Uber because it's faster/more convenient door-to-door service.