#commut

Life in New York teaches you to resist any romanticism, even if it’s because of romanticism that you have come to New York. Except for a few weeks in autumn, the weather is merciless. You stare blankly at a subway platform some night when you’re coming home late after a delicious dinner or a wonderful concert and you see a giant rat on the tracks. If you don’t tip enough in a restaurant, the waiter or waitress, who a moment before smiled at you and encouraged you to call him or her by name, will storm out behind you demanding an explanation and at least fifteen percent of the bill. The free cab that you thought was coming slowly toward you will be snatched out from under your nose by a lady who has stepped in front of you on the sidewalk. If you don’t go down the subway stairs as fast as you can, you’ll be elbowed aside by someone who’s in a bigger hurry than you are. The expert eye educated in New York quickly discovers the negative or shoddy side of what on the surface is impeccable.

#365daysofbiking Back to black:

January 16th -Thoughts of spring had been very seductive, but as the following day had proven, it was way too early to call yet. A very wet, windy but warm day, I got soaked on the way in to work and soaked on the way home.

A day with bad traffic, near missed, lousy weather and terrible light.

Returning I had to leave the canal at Catshill Junction again, although I wanted to be well away from traffic, but the water on the towpaths was so bad I had no choice.

At least the lights of the Anchor Bridge Junction were pretty reflected on the canal.

Careem Networks FZ acquired Indian bus shuttle service app Commut as the Dubai-based ride-hailing firm expands into mass transport.

Careem acquired the three-year-old Hyderabad-based firm and plans to roll out its bus services across 100 cities, it said in an emailed statement, without providing the deal value. Careem will take on Commut’s talent and technology, while Commut’s customers and drivers will become part of local shuttle service provider Shuttl.

The acquisition comes as Uber Technologies Inc. is in talks to buy Careem in a deal that could value it at $2 billion or more, people familiar said last week. Negotiations are ongoing and Careem’s management is working to convince the firm’s shareholders of the merits of a deal, the people said.

The Dubai-based ride-hailing firm is expanding into other services, including food and package delivery. The company is also testing its own bus-booking service in Egypt, people familiar with the plans said in August. Since its launch in November 2015, Commut has taken over 70,000 passengers on trips across more than 100 routes in Hyderabad, according to the statement.

“Mass transportation is one of the biggest issues facing many of the fast growing cities in our region,” Careem’s co-founder Magnus Olsson said in the statement. “Solving it will help to simplify lives and create affordable transport options.”

The post Dubai’s Careem Buys India Bus-Shuttle App Commut appeared first on Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East.

We don’t have an actual GO Station, however we do have GO Buses that come onto campus. You’re welcome to use the public transit that goes into York, since it is public transit. You would just need to check bus times, when the last bus is, etc. as you would with buses anywhere else.

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Almost all buses are available for access around York Commons - TTC buses are in front of York Lanes & the Student Centre, and the GO buses are lined up in front of Accolade East to Accolade West. Viva/YRT buses are located across the Archives building.

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