Peak times – finding a ride after a night of booze with friends, or maybe after a gala event with your business community – is like a grandmother looking for which meals to cook for her family on a weekday like this.
It’s not ideal, right? Lyft and Uber are two of the ridesharing apps trying to resolve those issues. New policies are coming along, especially how they are offering rides to be available at peak times in this city in Iowa, Des Moines.
Like Jersey City, Des Moines is also a favorite party destination in the northeast, where you can visit attractions, such as the State Capitol, alright, as well as the Water Works Parks, the farmers’ market downtown, including a botanical garden and this art center, even.
At night, it’s all about resting your weary legs and grabbing a drink, plus getting to know people in town. It could be difficult to find yourself back to your hotel without rideshare drivers realizing you’re there. That’s what peak hours are.
Recent reports from ridesharing media are stating Lyft and Uber are devising plans that can make it possible for passengers to order a ride at these hours seamlessly and without hitches.
The solution: a rideshare hub. This provides accommodation for people using transport network companies like Lyft and Uber at these peak times, which covers primarily weekend regional events and weekly late-night hours.
Furthermore, these hubs are also designed so ridesharing consumers can find it easier to reach their homes, apartments, or hotels after their night activities. So American.
The media also pointed out how this hub can bring together individuals via those ridesharing apps at after-work hours, or sharing one vehicle with other passengers, like seriously. It was among the several recommendations from studies on how to make the city and its districts safer amid a string of violence, too.
With this centralized pickup system, late-night dispersal of visitors in the vicinity can likewise ease traffic congestion and public disturbances, they added.
Who knows those districts are hubs for crimes also? Apart from the usual traveler problem of pickpocketing, locals also encounter harrassments, street physical violence, and urban hate, among many others.
“Having a rideshare zone that improves traffic flow and improves crowd safety after large events and late-night weekly activities was one of the key recommendations we wanted to implement,” the city government emphasized in its official statement.
Should this be implemented, the ridesharing hubs from Lyft and Uber in this Iowa city will stay active until around 3 a.m. on Fridays, plus Saturdays, too.
Strict roadside policies are to take effect, with ridesharing companies geofencing the area, instructing riders to those specific locations for pickup. There will also be signs to indicate rideshare zones, allowing these passengers to wait safely as authorities minimize blocked lanes and intersections.
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