Opinion | Paris Marx: Uber is convenient for city commuters — but bad for cities. - NBCNewsTHINK
with its new Jelbi app, which brings together public transit, bike share, scooters, car-sharing and taxis in a single convenient interface. American cities should be doing the same.
The world has enough tech monopolies, and every week seems to bring new revelations about their nefarious behavior. Urban residents deserve better, and public agencies should step up to protect the public interest.Paris Marx is a socialist writer and graduate student at McGill University in Montreal. They are the author of “Freedom From Jobs: How Automation Will Revolutionize the Future of Work.”
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