First/Last Mile with Uber
Another article here on Amtrak and local transit in North Carolina coordinating with Uber to help riders overcome first/last mile issues. An app will show how combinations of rail, bus, and ridesourceing can get people where they need to go. There has been a trend nationally for this kind of collaboration.
Of interest will be transit organizations’ ability to gather data on these trips to see if Uber trips end up replacing transit or if they are really extending the accessibility of transit itself
Another question is if Uber will share its data on riders at all. They have a track record of holding their data as a proprietary resource that they will not share.