Uber Enters South Bend Market Promising New Transportation Options

ByKyle W. Bell

South Bend area commuters now have a new transportation option. Drive share company Uber has entered the market just in time for the start of Notre Dame’s football season. The service connects smartphone users with local private drivers for a fee. Essentially, Uber is an unlicensed taxi service. The service works like this: a user…

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The New Transportation Revolution? Bike Share Proves Good For All

ByKyle W. Bell

As city bike share programs sprout up in metropolitan areas nationwide and local governments attempt to tally the cost-benefit of such programs, analysts note that the “costs” of bike shares pale in comparison to the untold social and environmental costs of cars. According to a Reuters article published on Wednesday, since the first bike share…