(05-29-2018, 06:45 PM)chutten Wrote:(05-29-2018, 02:02 PM)tomh009 Wrote: So that's about 20 rides per day for the Kitchener pilot, and 35 per day in Waterloo. The cost per ride is about $20 on average, with a 15% recovery rate.
How is this a transit alternative?
It goes door to door. And ridesharing is fashionable. And you don't have to share your transit with the unwashed masses. *eyeroll*
...but yeah. Take the quarter mil and spend it on more buses and drivers. Or some kilometres of protected cycle track. Or anything else that invests in the region instead of having nothing to show for it at the end.
RideCo's business model is all about shared rides.. so you may have to share with up to 3 other "unwashed masses". (and they are Waterloo based, so at least we picked a local company over Uber/Lyft)
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