Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Uber

Grubhub is partnering with JOCO to provide free e-bikes to delivery workers. Photo: Grubhub

Second Delivery Company Steps Up to Help Workers Avoid Deadly Lithium-Ion Fires

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

Another tech giant is now stepping up to help delivery workers access safe e-bikes amid a scourge of deadly fires linked to faulty lithium-ion batteries — a week after Uber unveiled two trade-in programs to swap out bad power packs.

Finally! Uber Helps Fund Two Battery Buy-Back Programs

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 11, 2023 | No Comments

The San Francisco-based tech giant, which so far has remained relatively silent on an issue that has blazed through the city, is helping fund the two separate pilot programs both aimed at improving access to safe e-bikes and batteries.

A pedestrian squeezes between cars blocking the box on Canal Street.

Uber Puts Its Thumb On The Congestion Pricing Scales

By Christopher Robbins | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

The world's largest ride-hailing company sent a notice to their New York City-area customers, asking them to "say no to increased fares" and suggested that congestion pricing might mean "you could pay more than $30 — in just taxes and fees."

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Uber and Lyft Ridership May Be Faring Even Worse Than Transit

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments

For all the bad news about transit system, one state’s app-based ride-hailing companies are having an even harder year, with surging prices, moribund ridership, and an expensive legal blunder that sank an $18-million lobbying campaign.

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The Real Scandal Buried in the Uber Leak

By Kea Wilson | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

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.

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KOMANOFF: Outer-Borough Gridlock Strengthens the Case for Congestion Pricing

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 28, 2021 | No Comments

It's another good chance to make the argument that should neutralize non-Manhattan whining. If only our elected officials would lead, not demagogue.

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