Mr. Schaller found that ridership in New York of Uber and other apps had tripled to about 16 million passengers in October 2016, from about five million in June 2015. On the subway, annual ridership fell about 0.3 percent last year to 1.756 billion trips, according to the authority. Its lower-cost car pool option, UberPool, helps New Yorkers get to bus, subway and ferry lines, she said. Weekday bus ridership fell about 1.6 percent last year to just under 2 million riders. Weekend bus ridership fell about 4 percent last year to under 2.2 million riders.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 03:00 UTC