Rev by Lyft

Lyft's guide to the people, ideas, and technology driving the transportation revolution.

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Bikeshare ridership in six US cities jumped 27% in 2022 to almost 45 million trips, and 2023 is on pace for another record jump.

@immy_jn breaks down how the pandemic-era spike in biking translated to growth for bikeshare. Learn more at @CityLab:

https://t.co/ANViC9xmPW

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Self-proclaimed crab-aholic LaShonda Thompson has been driving on the Lyft platform for the last decade.

She started driving in the D.C. area 10 years ago for spare crab money. Then the pandemic happened, and everything changed.

This is her story: https://t.co/bWYEaTlRbv

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Some good news:

Spurred by campaigns from activists and reformers, city officials are rethinking their mandatory parking minimums — and even the idea that parking should be free at all.

Read more about these developments at Rev: https://t.co/tbkfIMYTFZ

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"Parking lots absorb the sun’s energy during the day and release it back at night."

With record-breaking heat waves sweeping the globe, @Citizen_Cate explains how massive parking lots are making a bad situation even worse. Learn more at @Sightline: https://t.co/eoDD2aCqLN

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There are eight parking spaces for every car in the country, and parking lots cover more than 5% of urban land. Why?

Mandatory parking minimums that insist new developments come with a certain number of parking spaces — whether they’re needed or not.

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Convincing people to drive less is no easy task, but here are 3 proven ways to accomplish it:

🚴‍♂️ High-quality bike and pedestrian infrastructure

🚊Frequent and accessible public transit

🚴‍♂️ Flexible bike-rental systems
https://t.co/TWpEwMKjCD

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Sedans are not dead.

SUVs might be taking over the road, but there’s still one group of drivers that love sedans — those who drive with @lyft.

In fact, sedans represent nine of the top ten vehicles used by Lyft drivers: https://t.co/rwNBrz7cnG

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"A discussion about electric cars with most gearheads typically results in a furrowed brow, a look of disgust, and then a tirade of hostility that’s usually reserved for the cable industry."

And yet, @DougDeMuro expects future enthusiasts to embrace EVs:
https://t.co/aRF5IxWsC3

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"When you have someone in the car with you, and you guys are having a great conversation, time tends to fly..."

Perris Hopkins shares her favorite ride after spending the last two years driving on the Lyft platform:

https://t.co/XPHtChvH4b

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And Paris isn't the only city with a parking problem.

@DonaldShoup, professor of urban planning at @UCLA, offered solutions for the myriad of parking problems facing the United States:

https://t.co/tbkfIMYTFZ

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"SUVs are absolutely useless in Paris. Worse, they are dangerous, cumbersome and use too many resources to manufacture." - @David_Belliard

Paris will start imposing higher parking fees on SUV owners in 2024. Learn more from @kimwillsher1 at The @Guardian:
https://t.co/laEWmW1x1O

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Did you know that swapping one car trip for a bike trip every day can cut your lifetime CO2 emissions by as much as 67%? (via @UniofOxford)

Convincing people to leave the car at home might feel like a big ask, but here are a few proven ways to do it:

https://t.co/TWpEwMKjCD

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If you own a car, you’ll face many of these costs.

Luckily, options like shared bikes and scooters, e-bikes, and ridesharing have made it easier to get around than ever before, giving people more freedom to ditch their cars and the high costs that come along with them.

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"The cost of car repairs was up by 19.7% on an annual basis, according to the latest federal consumer price data."

Learn more about the surging cost of car repairs from @KellyTyko, at @Axios:

https://t.co/ebONry30EA

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They’re smaller, more maneuverable, take up less street space, and produce no direct greenhouse gas emissions.

But can the humble cargo bike truly replace delivery trucks?
https://t.co/ngOUvMuImc

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The challenge? Visiting all 1,700-plus @CitiBikeNYC stations

The reward? Glory and bragging rights

Meet the power users who are on a quest to bike their way through the Big Apple https://t.co/jD6hjSCzvm

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You can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, too.

With sustainability increasingly top of mind for consumers, there’s a good chance your next car will be electric. Here's 9 things to consider before your first EV purchase:

https://t.co/Xij30bXkuc

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State and local governments own roughly 4 million vehicles.

900,000 are light-duty vehicles that are expected to be retired over the next 10 years.

Replacing them with EVs would result in $10.8 billion in savings, according to a recent study by @EnvAm:

https://t.co/vAYB215RNu

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This EV transition would also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 26 million tons, a 63% reduction compared to a scenario where retiring fleet vehicles are replaced with gasoline-powered vehicles.

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The Big Apple features 1,500 miles of bikes lanes, the largest of any bike network in the U.S.

The example of NYC suggests that if cities want to build off the interest in cycling the pandemic instigated, they’d be wise to invest in safe, expansive bicycling infrastructure.

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"From Manhattan to San Francisco, the need to rethink the urban core is encouraging business improvement districts to change their tune on prioritizing cars."

Read @JohnSurico for more on our changing communities and neighborhoods, at @CityLab:

https://t.co/Y8KZ4sI9JP

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In NYC specifically, Citi Bike rides have continued to climb dramatically year-over-year. If the trend continues, Citi Bike will set a new record for rides in 2023.