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Induced Demand

2019-05-06 17:47:54.546744+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Why individual vehicles are not a substitute for mass transit, and why the induced demand from self-driving vehicles will make traffic worse: ‘Uber Was Supposed To Be Our Public Transit’

Innisfil, Ontario, decided to partially subsidize ride-hailing trips rather than pay for a public bus system. It worked so well that now they have to raise fares and cap rides.

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