Uber Ames

[BCoffClone125]

Wow, great news for Ames. I think people would surprised at how many people will use this service. I took a cab 1 time when I went to ISU and it took about 45 minutes just to arrive on a Wednesday night. I think a 2 mile ride was $20. There were several times where I had to walk way out from West Ames back to the Campustown area because there was simply no other option after the CyRide stopped running. I will definitely utilize this after football games this Fall to get around town responsibly.

 

[Jordanj6502]

How many Uber drivers do you guys expect there to be in Ames?

 

[CloneinWDSM]

This is also good for our athletes. Hopefully they utilize this.

 

[wxman1]

When my dad and I get back to flying this fall we will certainly use it to get to/from games.

 

[isufbcurt]

Driving drunk hot college girls who may be horned up home from the bars in my own car sounds like a special kind of HEAVEN. But this is good for Ames for sure.

fixed it for you!

 

[3TrueFans]

fixed it for you!

That still sounds awful.

 

[isufbcurt]

That still sounds awful.

I think I am in bizzaro world

 

[Wesley]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrismy...-billion-valuation-and-what-it-means-for-you/

 

[WIB]

Looking forward to this... Rides are easy to split among friends, and cheap as dirt.

 

[erikbj]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrismy...-billion-valuation-and-what-it-means-for-you/

this is the one IPO that i have been waiting for since GOOGLE.

 

[Al_4_State]

Sweet. No more worrying about who has to drive from Tip Top to the lots.

 

[cyclone87]

How many Uber drivers do you guys expect there to be in Ames?

From the article:

“What we see in every market … is that service takes off and it grows very quickly,” said Mike White, general manager of Uber Iowa, who added that “hundreds of people” have already applied to be drivers in Ames.

Of course who knows how many will actually be approved.

 

[Cyked15]

This is awesome. I do feel bad for Fitz Taxi as they have been good to me (cant say the same for the other company), but 20 bucks each way to Main St from West Ames is steep. This will do great in Ames. Hope there are enough drivers.

 

[Farnsworth]

Wow, great news for Ames. I think people would surprised at how many people will use this service. I took a cab 1 time when I went to ISU and it took about 45 minutes just to arrive on a Wednesday night. I think a 2 mile ride was $20. There were several times where I had to walk way out from West Ames back to the Campustown area because there was simply no other option after the CyRide stopped running. I will definitely utilize this after football games this Fall to get around town responsibly.

I've made the walk from Welch to Steinbeck far too many times.