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Dec. 13, 2016 / michaelkluckner

Language spin #2: the gig economy

If the billionaires behind Uber and Car2Go can offer “ride shares” and “car shares,” as in an earlier post, how…
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Nov. 29, 2016 / Gordon Price

The Impact of Uber on Transit

From Joe Sulmona: I predicted the harm that these peer to peer commercial ridesharing services will do to public transit……
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Oct. 06, 2016 / Gordon Price

Why Jarrett Walker called out Uber

From Human Transit: Early yesterday, I saw an Uber ad which expressed the company’s intent to attract passengers from high-capacity public transit.  The ad…
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Sep. 15, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Riding an Uberbot

UBER has a fleet of self-driving cars in operation in Pittsburgh.  Several journalists have taken a ride. Read excerpts from…
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Sep. 06, 2016 / Gordon Price

Uber: Whoops

The blame: China.  (Does everything get blamed on China?) Consolation: They’re sitting on $8 billion in cash.…
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Sep. 02, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Uberworld — the Promise

The Economist looks at autonomous vehicles.  The article glows with the familiar wild optimism of Silicon Valley hubris, and none of…
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Feb. 01, 2016 / Gordon Price

Automated Vehicles and the Future – 1

This jumped out in a Newsweek article: Uber reports that in some cities, one-third of its trips begin or end at…
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Jul. 28, 2015 / Gordon Price

Uber and Contested Public Space

From the Washington Post:  . What happens when New York City streets become too crowded even for New Yorkers .…
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Apr. 28, 2015 / Gordon Price

Another TLA (Three-Letter Acronym): Will TNCs change the urban world?

Another one for your acronym file: TNC – transportation network company, like Uber. . From Next City via Durning: .…
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Apr. 10, 2015 / Gordon Price

“Normal teenage things” … without a car

More evidence that’s there a serious generational change happening with respect to the use and ownership of individual vehicles –…
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Apr. 08, 2015 / Gordon Price

Fraser Games – 7: Uberizing Transit

Jeff Nagel picks up on another Fraser Institute report in which to play ‘spot the agenda.’ . by  Jeff Nagel –…
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Mar. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Uber, Taxis and Natural Monopolies: A French View

From Eric Britton’s World Streets: . Law opens up highway for Uber By Richard Darbéra *   Taxis as we…
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Feb. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

Readings: Night buses, ride-hailing and regulation

From Pacific Standard: . How a Start-Up That Wouldn’t Break the Rules Was Forced to Fail . Night School aimed…
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Jan. 20, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Uber ain’t ‘ride-sharing’

Durning picks up on a distinction others have made to Price Tags.  From Grist: . Don’t call Uber and Lyft…

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