![]() ![]() The report from Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says that throughout its existence serving the four zones, only 2,300 total individuals in 31 months ever boarded GO Connect. If it also doubled the best month’s use – a big assumption, since transit gains use slowly – a round trip from home to other transit and then back then would cost taxpayers $80.82.įurther, the contract of almost $1 million a month for 18 months begins with a tiny user group. The new contract would double GO Connect zones, which now are Cutler Bay, Dadeland/South Miami, West Kendall and Civic Center. If GO Connect carries as many riders in the future as it did in March, which was its best month, the new contract would still cost $80.82 per ride – that’s $161.64 per day for a ride to and from transit going to a job. But the mayor’s numbers sent to commissioners are a good yardstick – good as a basis for judgment, but frightening in what they reveal.īy Miami Today’s calculations of the mayor’s data, if GO Connect gets as much total use in the next 18 months as it got in all of the past 31 months combined, in the new contract each ride will still cost taxpayers $99.90 – that’s one way, not round trip, which would total $199.80.īear in mind that GO Connect’s 19 on-demand minivans simply go from riders’ homes to the public transit that in turn gets them to work at an added public cost. With understatement, Commissioner Raquel Regalado promised Miami-Dade’s transportation committee that the cost per user for the first-mile last-mile service would be “very eye-opening.”Ĭommittee members said they couldn’t get per-rider costs for the trips, which are branded GO Connect. But what they didn’t do is probe the taxpayers’ cost per rider. They cut contract length in half to 18 months and its total to under $18 million. ![]() Some even allege they were beaten, received death threats or had stones thrown at their cars.Commissioners tried hard last week to dissect a no-bid contract renewal for on-demand van rides from home to rail or bus. Several Uber drivers have accused taxi drivers of intercepting them and forcing passengers to get out of the vehicles. The January 11 court ruling allows the ride-hailing app to operate without a concession required by transport companies in Quintana Roo. Taxi driver unions, which have 12,000 members in Cancun, have complained of unfair competition from Uber. "Let's put confrontations aside and take care of our people, the people of Cancun and our visitors who place their trust in us," she said. citizens in some instances," it added.Ĭancun Mayor Ana Patricia Peralta said on social media that she would not allow the "destination's image and personal security to be violated by a few." However, "past disputes between these services and local taxi unions have occasionally turned violent, resulting in injuries to U.S. Ride-hailing apps like Uber "generally offer another safe alternative to taxis," the security alert issued by the U.S. On Monday taxi drivers blocked roads in Cancun, which welcomes 30 million tourists a year, disrupting trips to the airport. Tensions have flared after a court ruled this month that Uber drivers could work legally in the southeastern state of Quintana Roo, home to Cancun and other popular Caribbean destinations. The United States on Monday issued a security alert to its citizens traveling to Mexico following confrontations between taxi and Uber drivers in one of the country's top beachside resorts. ![]()
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