"It's about giving women more choice, more control, and more comfort when they ride and drive," Camiel Irving, Uber's vice president of U.S. and Canada operations, said in a statement on Uber's site. "After hearing from women riders and drivers around the world, it was clear: Many want the option to match with other women. That's why we're proud to pilot Women Preferences in the U.S. for the first time ... It's about giving women more choice, more control, and more comfort when they ride and drive."
"Despite decades of harm, the Department of Transportation is pushing a plan to widen the Cross Bronx by adding another highway structure over the Bronx River and Starlight Park."
Critics claim that the move is dangerous because citizens can acquire a criminal record for simply riding a bike: 'This crackdown is very dangerous because it's putting New Yorkers at risk of arrest, jail and deportation for riding a bike,' says Charlie Baker.
"One of the goals with this reduction we did [last April] was hopefully, we would see those numbers increase," Kimbro said, referring to the reduction in the maximum fleet size and the trips per day metrics, respectively. "And we did, citywide," he added.