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How ride-hailing could improve public transportation instead of undercutting it

  • Written by Daniel Sperling, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
How ride-hailing could improve public transportation instead of undercutting itFriend or foe?AP Photo/Richard Vogel

Over the last half-decade, public transit ridership declined nationwide. The number of vehicle miles traveled in cars is rising, and traffic congestion is getting worse in many U.S. cities. At the same time, the century-old taxi industry is struggling, with many taxi companies going bankrupt.

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