Uber before Uber

The brief, wild ride of the jitney

By Sophie Schmidt

Racing to rideshare

Posted by David Plouffe, Chief Advisor and Board Member, Uber

Each city’s transportation system has its distinctions. We have yellow taxis in New York and red ones in Hong Kong; a subway in Beijing and a metro in Paris; double decker buses in London and single-story…

Peeking under the hood at Uber

Posted by Betsy Masiello, Director of Policy and Communications

Growing up, all I knew about my dad’s work was that he “kept the lights on.” It’s probably an apt description for most work: it keeps the lights on. But in my dad’s case, it was the…

Diving deeper on how Uber improves access to transit

Posted by the Uber Policy Research Team

Transit is the mobility backbone of cities. It’s an essential option for people without personal automobiles, an important alternative to driving for car owners, and an…