If traffic congestion is the problem, FIX THE SUBWAYS.
If the yellow cab industry is dying, well, it’s not the city’s job to revive it. The taxi industry needs to take responsibility for their failures and deal w/the consequences.
If the yellow cab industry is dying, well, it’s not the city’s job to revive it. The taxi industry needs to take responsibility for their failures and deal w/the consequences.
Uber/Lyft/etc. are not perfect. But the industry grew so rapidly bc the companies filled a huge market need & did it well. Yellow cabs were unreliable, inconsistent, & inconvenient. You couldn’t get a cab to take you outside Manhattan. Some people couldn’t get cabs at all. 😒
Rideshare apps quickly took over. For drivers who had invested tens of thousands into buying medallions, this was devastating. The solution, though, is for the still-powerful taxi industry to (1) innovate to compete in the new market; and (2) take care of their own drivers.
Rideshare apps are successful because they provide services that people want. If taxis provided the same quality of service, this wouldn’t be an issue. Artificially handicapping competition will not help consumers.
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