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RIDING HIGH

in early March, I stood at the edge of Shrewsbury, eyes on a glowing cell phone screen, trying to make the 12-mile journey to Mercy Hospital South. Neither MetroLink nor MetroBus goes there. Uber, the ride-hailing service, would’ve charged me $24 for this trip. Instead, I went with Via, a similar service that Metro

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