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With Uber and other ridesharing services becoming a common transit option for some D.C. residents, we wanted to get a sense of when someone might substitute an Uber trip for a Metrorail trip. To do this, we plotted data on travel time and cost, creating a visualization that shows whether Uber or Metro is faster, and at what cost, for 114 different trips between Metro stations. By adding in the time it takes to wait for a Metro train or Uber, walk to the Metro, or sit on a delayed train, we can see how a person's decision might change depending on their circumstances.
The trips we analyzed include trips between the city and the suburbs as well as trips within the city.
[...] We found that for longer trips between the center of the city and the suburbs, Metro tends to be both more cost-effective and quicker than Uber. But for trips within the city that require a Metro transfer, Uber is often quicker than Metro, especially when Metro wait times are long, like on weekends, or when there are delays. While Uber's regular service tends to be much more expensive than Metro, Uber Pool makes some Uber trips nearly as affordable as Metro.
Did they factor in the need for a pack train, 3 days' provisions, and sherpas to get up and down the stairs in the Metro?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 18 2017, @03:23AM (2 children)
It is not that hard to get up and down. But when the escalators are ALL being repaired like at Stadium-Armory, you are forced to take the slow elevator.
During peak hours, you may have to cram your ass into a rail car that is full of people. Fart carefully.
At $2 minimum, Metrorail is just cheaper than Uber. It could take you $3.85 to get to the airport instead of $35 with Uber.
(Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Wednesday October 18 2017, @03:55AM
It's even faster if you take a ventilation shaft down.
So fast that you'll never need to get up again, satisfaction guaranteed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday October 18 2017, @01:39PM
Pfft, noob. Fart vilely enough and you'll clear the car and get a seat. Some say burrito farts work best, me, I say rice farts like you get in Japan are far superior, because the sweet scent initially fools you into inhaling deeper before you fully process the horror.
Washington DC delenda est.