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What Happens When Uber and Lyft Enter U.S. Cities?

Metro21 faculty member and CMU Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Costa Samaras recently co-authored a paper published in iScience which explored the impact of transportation network companies (TNC) on fuel economy, transit use, and vehicle ownership across urban and higher-income areas.

Researchers found unique results among communities where vehicle adoption has begun outpacing population growth. Read more here.