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Myth Busted: Uber and Lyft Aren’t Addressing Transit Deserts

Most Uber and Lyft trips aren’t bolstering transportation options in transit deserts, but are being taken in majority white and more affluent neighborhoods.
Myth Busted: Uber and Lyft Aren’t Addressing Transit Deserts
A double-parked Lyft driver waits outside of the South Station bus terminal on Thursday, August 8, 2019.
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Christian has edited StreetsblogMASS since its founding in spring 2019. Before that, he was a data reporter for the Portland Press Herald in Maine. Got tips? Send them to me via Signal, the encrypted messaging app, at 207-310-0728.

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