Given Uber's growing popularity, this "substantially undermines" the benefits of New York City's prior commitment to make half of its yellow taxis wheelchair-accessible by 2020, the complaint said. "Riders either face very long wait times or can't get rides at all," Rebecca Serbin, a...
Uber is being sued over claims it lacks enough wheelchair-accessible cars in NYCJonathan Stempel
As mentioned above, this is somewhat expensive considering you’re renting a human-powered machine that’s been around since 1817. That being said, bicycle travel can be an especially fun and engaging way to travel in the city. So in many ways, the price is worth it. Taxis and Ubers in...
As such, Uber’s city team in New York City have been piloting some minor changes that they say accomplish this. In the congested borough of Manhattan, a turn off one of the main north-south avenues down a numbered street can mean getting trapped in hellacious traffic. As such, riders a...
“As I was over the summer, I’m still skeptical this is having an impact on congestion in a material way,” Josh Mohrer, general manager of Uber in New York City, said in a telephone interview. He pointed out that our analysis doesn’t consider whether Uber is replacing rides in priva...
Uber has already made moves in this direction, starting with Uber-affiliated “ghost kitchens” — virtual restaurants with no retail location that sell food exclusively through food delivery apps. No expensive rents, wait staff, or tables for customers: just a kitchen and an iPad with Wi...
I did a quick Yelp search for pizza in Reykjavik, since it’s an expensive city and pizza is filling and usually affordable, and when I saw photos of the pizza here, I was sold. It tasted as good as it looked! Mine had pickled peppers, pepperoni, and honey on top. Brauð & Co...
Uber hasn’t released similar analyses of other citieswhere the fare was also reduced, like San Francisco; Los Angeles; Boston; or Washington, DC. Indeed, the blowback from drivers has been loudest in New York City, where some critical groups have tried to organize a boycott of Uber, to ...
Ditch the car for inner-city excursions. Parking is extremely expensive, and Ubers are cheap and efficient. Day 2 Start your day early, because outdoor adventure awaits exploring theWaitakere National Ranges. Located just 30 minutes from the Central Business District (CBD) in Auckland, the Waita...
I’ve run into a few places where Uber and even Grab don’t operate. You can’t always get a ride every time. Surge pricing is annoying in some situations but an occasional expensive ride is still better than wandering around looking for a cab when you really need one. ...