MAP: What Medford Did With $122K From Lyft, Uber

MEDFORD, MA — The city received $122,122 from ride share companies Uber and Lyft last year. Cities and towns in Massachusetts receive half the funds the state gets from a 20-cent per ride fee for ride share companies. In 2018 over 1.2 million rides started in Medford, the eighth highest origination rate in the state.

The funds are deemed "special revenue," which means they must be appropriated toward improving infrastructure affected by ride share services. Funds may also be used for the Complete Streets program and other programs that support alternative means of transportation.

The fees went toward the following improvements (see map below):

All FY 19 (red symbols on map below) have been purchased and installed

Some FY 20 (blue symbols on map) have been purchased

The Radar Feedback Signs (blue diamonds) have been purchased

The Flashing Stop Signs (blue stars) have been purchased

The Flashing Pedestrian Warning (blue triangles) signs are in the process of being purchased

The Flexible Posts (blue circles) have not been purchased yet