[tootie]

Probably shouldn't put the word "Alliance" in the headline. This is just a case of coincident incentives. And yet still, there is no evidence Lyft or Uber are actually taking any steps to undermine public transit even if it is a possible outcome.

[esailija]

> And yet still, there is no evidence Lyft or Uber are actually taking any steps to undermine public transit even if it is a possible outcome.

Nobody said anything about Lyft. Uber itself said that they aim to replace public transit. I really don't understand why you would go to such lengths to make up bullshit.

[tootie]

The point of the article is that Uber is working with the Kochs to lobby against public transport. That is a lie. Uber are not lobbying. They see public transit consumers as a big market that they can take a piece of. They are currently using only supplementary strategy (ride back and forth to train station). Eventually, they may compete directly. If they offer a better service than mass transit and it drains riders, great. Job well done. Until they actually do something underhanded to achieve that, there's no story here.