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The Real Scandal Buried in the Uber Leak
The Uber leak revealed the ruthless quest the company undertook to achieve its car-dependent vision for the future of city transportation — but that vision itself deserves just as much censure as the app-taxi giant's bare-knuckle tactics, advocates say.
July 13, 2022
Study: Taking An App Taxi More than Doubles Your Roadway Impact
The average Uber or Lyft customer is responsible for adding more than twice as many car miles to his city's roads as he was before he started using app-taxis to get around.
January 24, 2021
OPINION: The MTA Breaks Faith With Access-A-Ride Users
The agency killed a popular program and is gunning for another — and now wants to charge more for lousy service. Can we get some help here?
December 31, 2020