Dear governments, ride-sharing is not a fix-all for poor public transport

“Everyone wants free public transport, but no one wants to pay for it” is a claim I often hear writing about mobility. But an equally pressing challenge is often excluded from the conversation: equal access to public transport. It’s a challenging problem for transport providers. They have to contend with servicing the busiest routes. This is often at the expense of more disparate locations and times. And the further away you live from highly-populated inner urban areas, or need services outside of standard peak hours for daily commuters, the more likely you are to experience transport poverty.  In recent years,…This story continues at The Next Web https://thenextweb.com/news/public-transport-needs-investment-not-stop-private-gaps