Jon Orcutt, a spokesman for TransitCenter, a research and policy foundation, said that he supported Mr. “I think the city is at a critical decision point,” he said. He added that his report was not intended to criticize the Fix NYC plan, but to build upon the work of the task force and help come up with the most effective way to address growing congestion from cars. Schaller said that his hourly fees would raise more, about $670 million. The task force estimated the per-ride fees alone could generate up to $605 million a year at a time when other states and cities have increasingly imposed similar per-ride fees to generate new revenue.
UBER PRICING DRIVERS
Schaller’s hefty fees have been criticized by drivers and passengers who say they are being unfairly targeted, and from transportation experts - including supporters of congestion pricing - who view them as unrealistic and an unhelpful distraction as they lobby for a congestion pricing plan in Albany. He added that the top fee of $50 per hour would be charged in only a tiny fraction of the overall trips.īut Mr. He estimated that daily trips during the weekday would drop 11 percent to 64,000 from 72,000. The result would be an immediate reduction in Midtown traffic since for-hire vehicles would make fewer trips, according to Mr. Schaller said those fees would be billed to ride-hailing companies and taxi owners, who could pass that on to passengers through higher fares. It would also apply to vehicles even when they are not carrying passengers to discourage drivers from just circulating around Manhattan streets looking for business. It now faces a $2.5 billion budget deficit in 2025 and consistently low ridership. Woes : The Metropolitan Transportation Authority had already been heavy in debt before the pandemic. This is what it could mean for New Yorkers. Penn Station: New York State officials have approved a sweeping redevelopment of Midtown Manhattan that would transform Pennsylvania Station.On the bright side, the system’s tunnels should get cellphone service in the coming years. Subway: Few subway stations in the city have air-conditioned platforms.But the plan could also lead to dirtier air in the Bronx. Congestion Pricing: It could soon cost $23 to drive through Manhattan as the city moves toward introducing a tolling program to reduce traffic.The study authors explain that while "demand and speed" have the highest correlation with ride fares, their analysis shows multiple potential examples of varying forms of "social bias" when riders are picked up or dropped off in certain neighborhoods. For example, riders- per the study authors-"may be facing social bias if picked up in a neighborhood with a low percentage of houses priced less than the median house price of Chicago, or dropped off in a neighborhood with a low percentage of white people. Of those trips, 68 million consisted of individual riders. According to the findings of a recent study focused on algorithmic bias, racial discrimination could be present in the pricing of rides on apps like Uber and Lyft.Īs spotted by Salon over the weekend, the research from Akshat Pandey and Aylin Caliskan of George Washington University boasts a data set of more than 100 million trips taken in Chicago between November 2018 and December 2019.
0 kommentar(er)
