REUTERS: Ride-share provider Via said on Thursday it had partnered with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to provide flat-rate shared trips from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, which is plagued by congestion and limited access to public transit.
LaGuardia has frequently been voted one of the worst airports in the United States, most recently in an October survey by research firm J.D. Power which gave the airport's arrival and departure process the lowest possible rating. https://bit.ly/3710OfK) The company has also struck partnerships with over 90 public transit providers worldwide, for example by optimizing school bus routes.
The move by the Port Authority comes at a time when a growing number of U.S. cities are passing taxes to combat what they describe as increasingly clogged streets due to ride-hail vehicles.