I think in this case, it's not that big of a deal. We're talking about a town where the primary transportation method now is cars. If the Uber partnership goes south, there are a number of other options for residents (basically whatever they do to get around now), it becomes mostly a matter of convenience/cost.
The town is basically just subsidizing a small-scale private service that would probably exist anyways to cater to a small portion of the already small population. To put it in perspective how puny this program is, look at the cost: 225k over a year or so. That's less than it costs to run a single bus.
The town is basically just subsidizing a small-scale private service that would probably exist anyways to cater to a small portion of the already small population. To put it in perspective how puny this program is, look at the cost: 225k over a year or so. That's less than it costs to run a single bus.