Ride-share companies create, not reduce, traffic congestion

Study finds cars-for-hire business model does nothing to reduce private vehicle use or ownership. Richard A Lovett reports.

Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributors to San Francisco’s growing traffic problem

Ridesharing companies worsened congestion in San Francisco: study

One of the early promises of the ride-hailing era ushered in by Uber and Lyft was that the new entrants would complement public transit, reduce car ownership, and help alleviate urban congestion.

Lyft and Uber Might Actually Be Making Traffic Worse

These are consequential days for ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Drivers in many U.S. cities are going on strike today, protesting low pay, and analysts expect Uber will likely earn ...

Uber and Lyft increased traffic delays in San Francisco by 40 percent

Uber and Lyft say they help cut down on vehicle congestion, but a new analysis of San Francisco traffic found they did the opposite over a six year period

Expert discusses the traffic impacts of Uber, Lyft

When John Zimmer took a city planning course in college, he had an epiphany: We've built our communities entirely around cars. As a result, we have more traffic and pollution and fewer green ...

Ride-hailing companies really ARE making traffic worse, study confirms

Researchers looked at millions of rides in San Francisco that took place between 2010 and 2016 -- pre and post Uber and Lyft -- looking at factors like the number of vehicle miles traveled and ...

Uber and Lyft may have actually made traffic worse in San Francisco

Ride-sharing services made delays 62 percent worse in the city.

Uber and Lyft are the ‘biggest contributors’ to San Francisco’s traffic congestion, study says

Uber and Lyft have long argued that ride-hailing apps have the potential to make cities better by ameliorating traffic and reducing personal car ownership. But there is a growing ...

New Research Confirms That Ride-Hailing Companies Are Causing a Ton of Traffic Congestion

A study published today in Science Advances comparing pre- and post-rideshare boom traffic in San Fransisco found that the presence of Uber, Lyft, and similar companies has been an overall detriment ...

Yes, Uber and Lyft make traffic worse

Ride-hailing companies promised to reduce car ownership. But they’ve instead clogged the streets with more cars. When Uber and Lyft first launched, the vision was that they’d help ...