Fewer Portland residents are calling ride-hailing services than before the pandemic.
People in Portland, Oregon are using ride-hailing services far less frequently than they did before the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Mike Rogoway in The Oregonian.
Ridership numbers for Uber, Lyft, and taxis are recovering at an even slower rate than public transit, signaling a change in the regional economy. “Portland tallied about 8 million trips on rideshare services and taxis in the fiscal year ended June 30, down 37% from 2019, according to city data.”
The drop is a sharp contrast with worldwide ridership for Uber, whose global numbers rose by 63 percent last year compared to 2019. Portland’s slow rebound could be due in part to Oregon’s high levels of remote work and local regulations that make ride-hailing more expensive than in other cities. The number of rideshare and taxi drivers in Portland has also dropped by about a third since 2019, which may translate into longer waits for rides.
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