How has stopping pooled rideshare trips affected communities?
By Vinesh Kannan
In a pooled trip, riders pay a lower fare by splitting a ride with strangers. In March 2020, ridesharing platforms stopped allowing pooled trips due to social distancing. What has been the impact of this decision?
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Pooled Trip Rates by Community Area
This chart shows the percentage of all rides that were pooled in the year before COVID, by community area where the rider was picked up.
Change Since COVID
This table shows how the average number of trips per day and average cost per trip has changed in each community area since COVID.
Before is the 12-month period from February 2019-2020.
After is the 12-month period from March 2020-2021.
| Pickup Community Area | Pooled Trips | Trips/Day | Cost/Trip | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #▲ | Name▲ | Part▲ | % of Trips▲ | Before▲ | Since▲ | Change▲ | Before▲ | Since▲ | Change▲ |