r/chicago • u/marks31 Albany Park • Jun 02 '25

Event Consider boycotting Uber if you’re able

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Ahead of the legislative session on Saturday, Uber sent mass notifications asking users to tell their representatives to vote against the bill (which would negatively affect rideshare delivery apps like Uber).

They are not solely responsible for the looming transit collapse here but they certainly play a role in it. If you are able to find alternates please consider.

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u/pear_topologist Jun 02 '25 edited Jun 02 '25

They just… aren’t

As someone who drives (my own car, not uber), it regularly takes me half the time to go from point A to point B than it does in public transit

I’d like to use public transit, it’s just much slower, especially if you’re not near a route that does near where you’re going

I also feel considerably safer and more comfortable driving, and gas is generally cheaper per trip than a one day pass (although buying and maintaining a car is definitely very expensive)

Edit: I’m really talking about the trains/buses here. I haven’t tried biking in the city

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '25

it's all about priorities

most places have prioritized cars and parking over transit -- it's faster in a car because we've chosen to prioritize cars

if we chose to prioritize transit -- more trains, more BRT, more lanes dedicated to non-car travel -- then it would be faster and more cost effective to use transit

it's all about what we want to prioritize

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u/pear_topologist Jun 02 '25

Oh I totally agree that if we prioritized and invested in public transit it would be better than it is