Uber and Lyft Have Quickly Overtaken Portland Cab Companies

Portland Mercury:

For all the rancor that's been tossed around in the last several months, it turns out Portland really likes Uber. Since the company gained formal entree into the city in late April, Uber and its rival, Lyft, have snatched the bulk of "for-hire" transportation from the city's longtime cab companies, according to new data [pdf] released by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Those numbers come from data-sharing agreements the city inked with cab companies and "Transportation Network Companies" (TNCs) Uber and Lyft early in the year.

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