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Does Ride-Sharing Lead To More Traffic Congestion?

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Ride-hailing and car-sharing apps like Uber and Car2go help you get around town. But do all those individual trips add up to more congestion, or do they help traffic flow?

Martin Di Caro (@MartinDiCaro) from Here & Now contributor WAMU found that in the District of Columbia, at least, the answer is complicated.

This segment aired on March 2, 2017.

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