In New York this Summer , Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to limit the number of new Uber drivers that could be added in the city because he thought Uber added to traffic congestion . The maps below show the net change in total, taxi, and Uber pickups from April-June 2014 to April-June 2015. As previously reported , he lost that battle , and new data suggests this was the right outcome . Information provided by FiveThirtyEight suggests that , at least in terms of numbers ( and not ride time , route , etc . ) , it is simply adding drivers in Manhattan ’s most congested areas rather than adding to the number of pickups originating there .
In New York this Summer , Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to limit the number of new Uber drivers that could be added in the city because he thought Uber added to traffic congestion . As previously reported , he lost that battle , and new data suggests this was the right outcome . Information provided by FiveThirtyEight suggests that , at least in terms of numbers ( and not ride time , route , etc . ) , it is simply adding drivers in Manhattan ’s most congested areas rather than adding to the number of pickups originating there .