ray@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoUber paid 58 Australians $1350 to have One Less Carwww.forbes.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down14
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minus-squarethejevans@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·8 months agoTransitioning from owning and using you own car to using a taxi service with an app solves parking issues and pretty much nothing else. Fuck Uber.
minus-squarebrewery@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoThat is true but the article clearly says they are looking at overall travel habits including walking, cycling and public transport. I’m not a fan of uber or sick plaster solutions instead of radical long term redesign/change, but found the experiment and article very useful.
minus-squareLocustOfControl@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoI don’t think you read the article. The data shows that walking and cycling went up massively, as well as increasing public transport use. This is good, and the article as a whole politely makes points compatible with this comm.
Transitioning from owning and using you own car to using a taxi service with an app solves parking issues and pretty much nothing else. Fuck Uber.
That is true but the article clearly says they are looking at overall travel habits including walking, cycling and public transport.
I’m not a fan of uber or sick plaster solutions instead of radical long term redesign/change, but found the experiment and article very useful.
I don’t think you read the article. The data shows that walking and cycling went up massively, as well as increasing public transport use. This is good, and the article as a whole politely makes points compatible with this comm.