A Pro-Poor Rideshare Debate Would Be About Prices
I stole a bike to get to the dentist. Millions of Americans skip care because they can't get there. For low-income people without a car, rideshare costs matter a lot.
In college, I needed a dentist and put it off for weeks. I found one who did free consultations, but a taxi from campus was $30 to $40 each way. That was what I made on a decent shift waiting tables. I took one of the heavy communal campus bikes, the ones weighted down so nobody steals them, and I stole it temporarily. I was a straight-A student who hated breaking any rule. I rode 40+ minutes on roads with no bike lanes. I had barely ridden a bike as an adult. Rideshare is infrastructure for people without cars Policy circles mostly picture Uber as a convenience. A ride means not hunting…
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