![]() ![]() One area of emphasis among transit reformers is improving what is known as “first mile, last mile” service, referring to a mode of transportation that gets you right to your doorstep or office building either side of infrastructure like a subway or bus that takes you in that general direction. ![]() Census Bureau, the numbers are bleaker nationwide, with more than three of every four people driving to work in an otherwise empty car. As part of the study, the researchers interviewed 4,500 people from those seven cities, and about 40% of them said they frequently drive alone. Plouffe added that taking cars off the road goes hand in hand with putting more people in the cars that remain. “The only way our society is going to deal with that is to have fewer cars on the road.” On March 15, the company announced that it would be expanding its pooling option in the Bay Area down to San Jose, as well as farther-out towns like Hayward and Fremont, making it available to millions. “The math is the math, our cities are already bursting at the seams,” Plouffe said. At the press conference, Uber’s David Plouffe and Lyft’s Castor were both adamant that improving mobility and working with cities to do that will be a focus of the companies’ missions going forward. ![]()
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