Luke is joined by Mike Smart, IPART Chief Economist, about their annual point to point transport survey that shows use of taxis and rideshare in Sydney has bounced back from COVID-19, with rideshare use now higher than pre-COVID usage.

Last year, ridership remained below pre-COVID usage, with a little over one-third of Sydneysiders saying that they had used taxi services at least once in the previous 6 months, while 46% said they had used rideshare services such as Uber, Ola, Shebah or Didi at least once in the previous 6 months.

This year, use of taxis rose back to 44% of Sydneysiders reporting that they had used a taxi at least once in the past 6 months, while rideshare use rose to 55% of Sydneysiders reporting that they had used rideshare at least once in the past 6 months.

“The 2023 survey shows that people are getting out and about again and using different forms of point to point transport to do so,” says Mr Smart.

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