“We’ve let them do what they want,” Paul Koretz, a Los Angeles councilman who has been concerned about the firms’ effect on taxi services, told me. The worst increase in congestion occurred in the central business district, where Uber, Lyft and other services were prevalent. of Transportation study (Arguably the taxi industry was ripe for competition, saddled as it was with a reputation for poor service.) They may not all be possible in other cities except those with strong public transit systems such as San Francisco, Schaller says. Uber, Lyft and services like them have been a boon for millions of passengers.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 21, 2020 14:02 UTC