Companies like Lyft and Uber have struck up partnerships with public transit agencies across the country. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)As Metro seeks to permanently cancel late-night subway service, officials are looking at alternatives to help curb the impact on riders — and one of those alternatives might be ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft. [Metro unveils options for cutting late-night service. Many riders, and several board members, have called for an after-hours bus service that would mimic the routes on the subway lines. But Goldman, a representative of Maryland, said Thursday that he’s concerned about using bus service to reach the outer reaches of Metro’s system.

Source: Washington Post September 23, 2016 21:05 UTC