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Study finds ride-sharing intensifies urban road congestion April 26, 2021MIT Transport network companies (TNCs), or ride-sharing companies, have gained widespread popularity across much of the world, with more and more cities adopting the phenomenon. While ride-sharing has been credited with being more environmentally friendly than taxis and private vehicles, is that really the case today, or do they rather contribute to urban congestion? Researchers at the Future Urban Mobility (FM) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT, and Tongji University conducted a study to find out. Nature Sustainability, the first-of-its-kind study assessed three aspects of how ride-sharing (more accurately called ride-hailing) impacts urban mobility in the United States road congestion, public transport ridership, and private vehicle ownership and how they have evolved over time. ....
Ride Sharing Services Add to Road Congestion, New Study Finds The study takes into account two of the most popular ridesharing companies in the US Uber and Lyft By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 26 April 2021 14:30 IST Study finds when commuters can access ride-sharing, they show less inclination to greener alternatives Highlights The study covered mobility trends, socio-demographic change Over time TNCs have intensified urban transport challenges Do ride-sharing companies like Uber and others lead to traffic jams? A new study carried out in America, looking at the industry leaders Uber and Lyft, says that these transport network companies (TNCs) have intensified urban transport challenges since their debut in the US. Those involved in the study said that they examined three aspects of the impacts of TNCs on urban mobility in the US road congestion, transit ridership, and private vehicle ownership to reac ....
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