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Impact of ride-hailing apps on public transport ‘marginal’ – TfL

FORECASTING

Andrew Forster
15 March 2019
Bus use: population, not economy, is the driving force
Bus use: population, not economy, is the driving force

 

New mobility services such as ride hailing apps have had only a marginal impact on public transport demand in the capital and it remains unclear if their impacts are detrimental or beneficial, says Transport for London.

Shashi Verma, TfL’s director of strategy and chief technology officer, discussed the impact of new technology and new mobility business models on TfL’s public transport demand forecasting, in a paper presented to this week’s finance committee meeting.

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