• Home
  • Latest
  • Fortune 500
  • Finance
  • Tech
  • Leadership
  • Lifestyle
  • Rankings
  • Multimedia
TechConnected Logistics

Why Uber Has Partnered With a San Francisco Housing Complex

By
Katie Fehrenbacher
Katie Fehrenbacher
Down Arrow Button Icon
By
Katie Fehrenbacher
Katie Fehrenbacher
Down Arrow Button Icon
May 19, 2016, 11:51 AM ET
Uber Taxi App In Madrid
Photograph by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez via Getty Images

On demand ride service Uber has entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership with a real estate project in San Francisco to help encourage its residents to live “car-free.”

The move shows how Uber is increasingly willing to use some friendlier tactics with cities, in addition to some of the more aggressive moves it’s employed in the face of city regulations and push back from taxi groups.

This week Uber said it is working with San Francisco’s Parkmerced, which is one of the largest rental housing complexes in the city, located south of San Francisco State University and west of 19th Avenue. The complex is located miles from downtown and other vibrant neighborhoods and its public transportation options have been limited.

Under the partnership, new Parkmerced residents will get a $100 monthly incentive to spend on both Uber and Clipper, the public transportation card that can be used for San Francisco’s BART, Muni, and Caltran. At least $30 0f that monthly incentive needs to be used on Uber, reports the San Francisco Business Times.

For more on why Uber and Lyft are leaving some cities, watch:

Uber is also offering low capped fares for Parkmerced residents who use UberPool, Uber’s carpool service, to reach three public transportation locations including the Daly City and Balboa Park BART stations and the West Portal Muni stop. The housing complex is a couple miles from each of these locations, making the “last mile” of residents’ commutes potentially problematic. Uber is also offering new prospective Parkmerced residents a $20 credit to visit the complex.

Uber is working with Parkmerced’s subsidiary Parkmerced Labs, which is a group that develops and incubates new ideas for sustainable urban living at the complex. The real estate developer is covering the cost of the subsidy, not Uber, according to the San Francisco Business Times.

Uber and Parkmerced will study whether the new program will encourage residents to live in the complex without cars, and what the preferred public transportation options are.

The majority of the Parkmerced complex, which has thousands of apartments, is owned by the New York real estate group Maximus Real Estate Partners. The complex is adding thousands more apartments through a redevelopment plan.

Get Data Sheet, Fortune’s technology newsletter.

Despite Uber’s dramatic growth in many cities across the U.S., the company has clashed with some cities and taxi groups that have pushed back on its sudden emergence. As a result, Uber has threatened to leave some urban areas. But as Uber has matured as a company, it’s also more recently shown a friendlier side, willing to work with some city groups.

Uber is also working with Boston’s City Councilor Tito Jackson and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay on using Uber to reach underserved neighborhoods in Boston. Uber will unveil more of the details of its plans for Boston next week.

About the Author
By Katie Fehrenbacher
See full bioRight Arrow Button Icon

Latest in Tech

Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025

Most Popular

Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Rankings
  • 100 Best Companies
  • Fortune 500
  • Global 500
  • Fortune 500 Europe
  • Most Powerful Women
  • Future 50
  • World’s Most Admired Companies
  • See All Rankings
Sections
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Success
  • Tech
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Environment
  • Fortune Crypto
  • Health
  • Retail
  • Lifestyle
  • Politics
  • Newsletters
  • Magazine
  • Features
  • Commentary
  • Mpw
  • CEO Initiative
  • Conferences
  • Personal Finance
  • Education
Customer Support
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Customer Service Portal
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms Of Use
  • Single Issues For Purchase
  • International Print
Commercial Services
  • Advertising
  • Fortune Brand Studio
  • Fortune Analytics
  • Fortune Conferences
  • Business Development
About Us
  • About Us
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Press Center
  • Work At Fortune
  • Diversity And Inclusion
  • Terms And Conditions
  • Site Map

Most Popular

placeholder alt text
Economy
The $38 trillion national debt is to blame for over $1 trillion in annual interest payments from here on out, CRFB says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 17, 2025
1 day ago
placeholder alt text
Success
As millions of Gen Zers face unemployment, McDonald's CEO dishes out some tough love career advice for navigating the market: ‘You've got to make things happen for yourself’
By Preston ForeDecember 16, 2025
2 days ago
placeholder alt text
AI
'Robots are going to be amongst us': Qualcomm exec says buckle up for the next 5 years. Your car is going to be the first shoe to drop
By Nino PaoliDecember 17, 2025
1 day ago
placeholder alt text
C-Suite
Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun says the key to being a better leader is being a better person: ‘Leadership is self-improvement’
By Sydney LakeDecember 17, 2025
1 day ago
placeholder alt text
Economy
America's $38 trillion national debt 'exacerbates generational imbalances' with Gen Z and millennials paying the price, warns think tank
By Eleanor PringleDecember 16, 2025
2 days ago
placeholder alt text
Innovation
An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk's vision of humanoid robot assistants is 'pure fantasy thinking'
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 16, 2025
2 days ago

© 2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information
FORTUNE is a trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, registered in the U.S. and other countries. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.


Latest in Tech

The Trump Media & Technology Group said Dec. 18 it would merge in a $6 billion deal with the TAE Technologies fusion energy developer.
EnvironmentDonald Trump
CEO of nuclear fusion firm Trump Media is merging with: High-velocity capital is critical to build quickly and efficiently. The concerns are secondary
By Jordan BlumDecember 18, 2025
27 minutes ago
Lovable CEO
AICoding
Lovable hits $6.6 billion valuation as its CEO says it wants to be ‘the last piece of software’ companies ever buy
By Beatrice NolanDecember 18, 2025
1 hour ago
unemployed
CommentaryLayoffs
The AI efficiency illusion: why cutting 1.1 million jobs will stifle, not scale, your strategy
By Katica RoyDecember 18, 2025
4 hours ago
AIFintech
How Salient, an AI loan processing startup valued at $500 million, grew ARR to $25 million in two years
By Lily Mae LazarusDecember 18, 2025
4 hours ago
Sam Altman
AIEye on AI
OpenAI is a house still under construction — but no one agrees what it’s made of
By Sharon GoldmanDecember 18, 2025
5 hours ago
Truth Social
InnovationM&A
Devin Nunes and Trump Media get in bed with Google-backed nuclear fusion company in surprise $6 billion merger
By The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
6 hours ago