Uber and Lyft are having a devastating effect on public transportation, new research shows

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• Public transportation ridership has been declining so much in the US that some experts have called it an emergency. 

• The exact cause has been a point of debate: most studies have pointed to service cuts and delays as the culprit. 
• New research from the University of Kentucky suggests that more than anything, ride-hailing is behind the decline. 

Fewer Americans are taking public transit each year.

It’s not hard to believe, either. Around the country, service is being cut and delays are rampant in old, crumbling systems like in New York City, Washington D.C. and more. All the while, fares keep climbing.

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