Lyft establishes dedicated pick-up zone at Toronto shopping centre

Lyft has established a dedicated zone at the west exit of the Cadillac Fairview Toronto Eaton Shopping Centre to help visitors get to and from the venue. Riders can then use Lyft’s app to choose specific pick-up and drop-off points around the shopping centre’s offices, shops and restaurants. The partnership says it will gather feedback and adapt the service to meet the needs of riders. Last month, Lyft entered an agreement with the Regional Transportation Commission of South Nevada to offer cheaper ride
December 21, 2018 Read time: 1 min

8789 Lyft has established a dedicated zone at the west exit of the Cadillac Fairview Toronto Eaton Shopping Centre to help visitors get to and from the venue.

Riders can then use Lyft’s app to choose specific pick-up and drop-off points around the shopping centre’s offices, shops and restaurants.

The partnership says it will gather feedback and adapt the service to meet the needs of riders.

Last month, Lyft entered an agreement with the Regional Transportation Commission of South Nevada to offer %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external cheaper rides false http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/rtc-and-lyft-offer-cheaper-rides-for-local-employees-at-ndc-in-las-vegas/ false false%> for employees at sports company Fanatics who work at the Northgate Distribution Center.

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