Blame Uber for Congestion in Manhattan? Not So Fast
Is Uber responsible for congestion in New York City’s commercial core, as Mayor Bill de Blasio alleged? Using extensive data released by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, and a tiny bit of data released by Uber’s PR team, we tried to answer that question. The result? Probably not much, but a little. (And more than Uber’s PR data would have suggested.)