Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about ride-sharing

Op Ed: The Most Important Bike Tech is…Street Design

By Kea Wilson | Jul 22, 2020 | No Comments

New studies of Lisbon and Toronto offer the latest evidence for the power of safe infrastructure to encourage more cycling in cities — and speak to the perils of relying on historical data.

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Report: Uber’s Software Flaws Led to Fatal Crash

By Aaron Short | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments

The self-driving Uber car that killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 was not programmed to identify pedestrians outside of a crosswalk and lacked software that could have spared her life, a federal safety agency said.

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House Transportation Comm. Chairman Rips Uber, Lyft

By Aaron Short | Oct 21, 2019 | No Comments

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio had invited representatives from Uber and Lyft to sit on a panel discussing the future of transportation network companies. On Monday, he learned ride hail officials declined to participate, so DeFazio used his opening remarks to lambast both companies for contributing to longer traffic delays and higher […]

One of Car2Go's Mercedes cars. Photo: David Sachs

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As Car2Go Pulls out of Denver, Revenue Plummets at Local Carshare Nonprofit

By Andy Bosselman | Oct 1, 2019 | 2 Comments

Car2Go may only be the beginning of the demise of car sharing in Denver. The local nonprofit eGo Carshare saw a 21 percent decline in revenue in 2017 compared to 2014.

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Uber & Lyft Spending Surges While Transit Stays Flat

By Aaron Short | Sep 27, 2019 | No Comments

Americans spent four times as much money on Uber and Lyft trips last year as they did in 2013. This is a crisis.