Uber As A Transit System - Town of Innisfil Case Study

THE EcDev Network by economic professionals for professionals and businesses in local economies are discussing Uber As A Transit System - Town of Innisfil Case Study with Paul Pentikainen and Arjan van Andel THE EcDev Network was selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Economic Development Podcasts on the web. https://blog.feedspot.com/economic_development_podcasts/ Dan Taylor, Bob Minhas and Lara Fritts, host a twice weekly clubhouse call focused on Economic Development.  The call is for those interested in Community and  Economic Development. This includes elected officials, economic development & tourism professionals, businesses and community members.  Each week Bob, Dan and Lara feature a different theme. Here are some notes from Ryan Hamadeh, thank-you Ryan.  Thanks Arjan van Andel and Paul Pentikainen for being speakers in today's clubhouse convo on: Using Uber as part of your Public Transportation. Some tidbits: 1. Uber is partnering with municipalities to increase transit capacity when demand density is low. 2. It is a cost effective model for municipalities since cost is flexible and dependent on the number of rides and usage; contrary to public transit where costs are fixed and on a per hour basis. 3. The partnership can also help businesses with transportation issues and be subsidized by government. 4. Safety functionalities are being integrated on the app for those wary of safety issues with Uber. 5. The partnership also allows Uber to redirect passengers to transit facilities; Uber noticed that demand is price sensitive and drops when fares are north of $20. 6. Public transit is ineffective when it comes to the last mile and to low density areas, solutions will need to be more personalized and that's where Uber can step in. Give it a listen, there are some great discussions on Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Management - Part 3 with Alia Abbas. These are raw, uncut and unedited recordings. Think of them as unplugged. These podcasts are not about production values, but about the content of the conversations. We hope you enjoy. Dan Taylor is an Economic Development and Tourism Professional and a strategic advisor and guide to those in those in the profession to take their work to the next level and create maximum impact for their communities and businesses. He specializes in rural, small and medim sized towns, counties & regions in North America and across the globe. Reach out to expereince Dan's services and value. You'll leave with 5 great ideas and resources from which to take your work to the next level, gives us both a chance to see if there is a fit. email: [email protected] Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/creativedantaylor/ Linked In Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecdev Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/economic-development Instagram: @Cre8tiveDanT Twitter @Cre8tiveDanT