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CityLab Daily: Why Uber and Lyft Are Going Big on Going Green
Also: Why mayors are rallying around the Mississippi River, and the toxins of Camden, New Jersey.
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Give us the keys: Uber and Lyft want to play nice. The ridehailing companies made some big promises this week to bolster their eco-friendly bona fides by doubling down on the fight against private cars. Uber announced a new fund for supporting mass transit and vowed to advocate for congestion pricing. Lyft expanded its “Ditch Your Car” program to 35 cities, giving out ride credits, bikeshare memberships, and public transit passes to people who literally lock their car keys away for a month.