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Ride-Share Prices Are Rising. Will They Ever Go Back Down? From Chicago Tribune The number of tourists, office workers and partyers venturing out in Chicago is ticking up, and ride-share prices are rising with them. The surge has left many riders wondering: when will prices go back down? Ride-share users paid an average of $26.43 per trip in June, Chicago city data shows—the highest monthly average since the city began tracking data in November 2018, and nearly $10 more than the same month in 2019. The increase meant the average ride-share trip in June cost a little more than the average tr...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Jun 14, 2021 | 5:31 PM (The Center Square) – Like many other service-sector industries, rideshare companies such as Lyft and Uber are looking to pick up where pre-pandemic business left off, and part of that means continued expansion into downstate Illinois communities. “Like every other business in the country, we’re working very hard to bring in employees,” said Robert Kellman, Uber’s manager of midwestern policy. “Demand for rides is actually outpacing the number of drivers who work on our platform.” That said, Uber and/or UberX service rem...

Share this article Share this article METRO ATLANTA, Ga., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rideshare industry leader Uber is partnering with a local faith organization to steer Atlanta area drivers to 3,000 new opportunities. New Birth Missionary Baptist Church recently announced the collaborative endeavor with Uber that will bring a host of incentives to help fuel the rising demands on rideshare services and position Uber to expand transportation options in the metro area. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, New Birth Senior Pastor Uber is incentivizing new drivers with guaranteed earnings and bonus oppo...

New Ohio health order lifts limits on outdoor gatherings: Capitol Letter Updated 8:00 AM; Today 8:00 AM Fans arriving at the Cleveland Indians home opener on Monday, April 5, 2021 at Progressive Field were happy to be back in the stands after the coronavirus shut out fans in 2020. Groups inside the stadium were kept in small pods spread throughout the stadium. A maximum of 11,000 fans were allowed in.David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings New game, new rules: Shortly before the Cleveland Indians held their home opener Monday afternoon, Gov. Mike DeWine’s admini...

Rich Hein/Sun-Times file Adding to a pandemic-related glut of offices available for sublease, Uber Technologies is giving up more of its space in the Old Post Office. Uber is adding 86,000 square feet to the sublease market, bringing its total contraction in the giant West Loop building to 150,000 square feet, the company said Friday. That brings Uber’s occupancy at the Old Post Office, 433, W. Van Buren St., down to about 310,000 square feet. A source familiar with the matter said the ride-hailing firm stills plans to use the space as a base for Uber Freight. He estimated Uber plans to hav...