Your Uber is not arriving, at least not yet. After offering up ridesharing and ride-hailing services as a big part of its election campaign, the B.C. NDP announced last week that it planned to increase the number of taxis in the province by 15 per cent – but also noted that services such as Uber and Lyft wouldn’t be available to people until at least fall 2019.
In a region that suffers from what feels like a near constant case of gridlock, we hit the streets to get people’s thoughts on the ridesharing delay and what it means for getting around.