Lyft is rolling out a new service called Lyft Silver that’s specifically designed to give aging and elderly people a way to get around when driving isn’t an option.
The basic pitch is that while getting rides from friends and family is great, it can limit the sense of independence an elderly person has. According to Audrey Liu, Lyft’s head of Rider and Community Safety, the goal “wasn’t just to build a service, but to remove everything that makes getting around a challenge.” Lyft Silver will ideally help people “stay connected with their communities.”
Public transportation is already doing that for plenty
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