however as taxi markets are increasingly disrupted by ride service companies there is an increasing realisation that public transport may be next and that authorities must reevaluate their stance on the whole mobility ecosystem in a unified and coherent manner there are many reasons that this will not necessarily be straightforward not least of which is that some see emerging mobility services and ride services in particular as increasingly competing in the same space as public transport and potentially for certain pedestrian and cycling trips this if true would certainly counter stated policy objectives for many public authorities and would require strong action to prevent such a loss this framing of the question ride services and public transport competing for a uniform fixed and possibly even shrinking market however belies the reality in many cities