ON: Small Ontario Town’s Uber Partnership Could Signal Shift for Canadian Public Transit
April 16, 2018
Since Uber was founded almost a decade ago, the ride-hailing service has pushed its way into dozens of countries and dramatically altered how people get around major cities all over the globe.
Source The Star
Since Uber was founded almost a decade ago, the ride-hailing service has pushed its way into dozens of countries and dramatically altered how people get around major cities all over the globe.
But it’s the company’s foray into a small Ontario town that has put it and services like it at the forefront of what could be revolutionary development in Canadian public transit.
Last May, Innisfil, a town of about 36,000 just south of Barrie, began partnering with the ride-hailing company on a new service designed to serve as an alternative to traditional public transit.