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Uber is releasing its London ride data to help urban planning
Uber recently started sharing its ride-sharing data in a limited number of cities in the US, and now the incredibly useful urban-planning tool is coming to the UK. Uber Movement launches today in London, letting developers and city officials see historical traffic data during road closures, infrastructure development and other major events. "London businesses will welcome this initiative as a sign that Uber is committed to working in closer collaboration with city and transport planners to keep London moving," said London First infrastructure head David Leam.
Uber Movement's traffic data is now available to the public
Back in January, Uber announced that it's giving urban planners access to a website with traffic data of their cities. Now that website is out of beta, and anybody can access it anytime. The Uber Movement website can show you how long it takes to get from one part of a city to another based on the day of the week and the time of day. People like you and me can consult it for realistic travel times, since its data came from actual Uber trips. However, its real purpose is to help city officials and planners figure out how to improve their transit systems.
Uber starts offering ridesharing data to cities
Cities and taxi companies frequently portray Uber as a threat, but the ridesharing outfit is now promising to give something back. It's launching a website, Uber Movement, that will offer some transportation data that cities can use to improve their transit systems. It'll reveal the historical time it takes to travel between neighborhoods, helping local governments that want to understand how major events and road closures affect traffic.
