The line graph illustrates the variations in the number of daily commuters using yellow taxis, Uber, or Lyft transport service modes in New York between 2015 and 2018, focusing on two selected months: January and July each year.
Overall, the count of trips utilizing 2 ride-sharing services: Uber and Lyft increased, while the reverse could be seen in that of travelers by taxis. More importantly, Uber’s transport service saw the most significant rise, so much so that it took the lead in the number of daily trips by outnumbering the usage of yellow taxis.
Focusing on upward trends first, Uber and Lyft accounted for approximately just under 100,000 and 10,000 commutes per day respectively in both months of 2015. The former experienced a marked rise throughout the period, reaching a chart high of over 450k trips in the final year, marking more than a threefold increase. In contrast, the latter gradually went up tenfold to slightly above 100k by 2018.
As far as the usage of yellow taxis is concerned, the number of trips using this service made up roughly 450k at the beginning of the period. This figure, however, had moderately declined to over 300k in 2017, where it hovered around by the end of the period.