[Capchapohio] Please Support My Petition

[Eric Duffy via Capchapohio]

I've started the petition "Mayor Coleman, and the Columbus City Council: Please bring ridesharing to Columbus!" and need your help to get it off the ground.

Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? Here's the link:

http://www.change.org/petitions/mayor-coleman-and-the-columbus-city-council-please-bring-ridesharing-to-columbus

Here's why it's important:


Safe, reliable, affordable transportation that embraces technology is essential to the progress of Columbus. Please join me in embracing new mobile app-based transportation options and welcome ridesharing to our region.


I’ve spent most of my life in Columbus, and I’m blind. Despite public transit and other existing transportation services, people in Columbus, especially people who are blind or visually impaired, still lack sufficient options for safe, friendly, affordable rides. Our city leaders should embrace technology to improve mobility for residents and move Columbus forward.


In cities across the country with which we compete to attract talent and industries, including Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, and more, ridesharing apps like Lyft offer safe rides to millions of passengers by connecting background-checked local drivers with people seeking rides through trusted networks. Columbus deserves the same.


Ridesharing apps have information about the driver and their car, track everything by GPS, and tells me exactly when they will arrive. They even have a rating system and 24-hour customer service to provide accountability and make sure riders have an enjoyable experience.   

 
Lyft has made me feel as close to being able to drive as I ever could have hoped.  It gives me the freedom and independence to get around town, reduces road congestion, makes a positive impact on the environment, and improves public safety for our community. If city leaders want Columbus to become a bigger and better city, they need to encourage innovation and welcome these apps.


Now is the time to embrace an innovation that will boost our local economy and quality of life for years to come.


You can sign my petition by clicking here.

Thanks! 
Eric Duffy


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