Topher1999 t1_j2zkrrk wrote
>Ride share apps
I didn’t know congestion was invented in the last decade or so.
CactusBoyScout t1_j32x6sv wrote
It got significantly worse. The MTA did a similar study showing that ride share apps were primarily responsible for buses hitting their slowest average speeds ever when Uber/Lyft first flooded the streets with cars.
movingtobay2019 t1_j352tsx wrote
I believe it. It's also the dickheads who call a Uber and make them wait 5 minutes so all other cars have to go around, effectively making 2 lanes into 1.
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CactusBoyScout t1_j34amwi wrote
How is the MTA supposed to make buses reliable when there are too many cars on the road?
ctindel t1_j35jgwa wrote
They need to make the trains frequent and reliable so people don’t feel the need to get a car service.
When a TrainTime breaks down during rush hour now tens of thousands of people all suddenly need to come above ground and get Ubers and taxis to get to work.
Dvtests t1_j31pmc6 wrote
Yes and no, I remember hearing about another study that showed that instead of rideshares being a supplement to people using transit to get that last mile it actually was most often used by people who already owned cars and actually replaced public transit for a lot of people. So it did increase traffic. That being said I doubt it's the largest contribution to congestion, but it's not a non-factor.
EWC_2015 t1_j31pviq wrote
It wasn’t, but there’s no denying it’s gotten much worse in the past 5 or so years (the Covid slump aside).
The_CerealDefense t1_j2zl9sn wrote
The study seems like bullshit. It’s somewhat anecdotal. It could be correct, but i think there has to be more to validate it.
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