Where Seattle visited most using Lyft during 2016
Dec 30, 2016, 11:56 AM
Lyft is a rideshare service in Seattle and many other US cities. (AP)
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They’re called the Lyfties, and rideshare company Lyft hands them out each year to highlight the most popular destinations in cities it serves.
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Need burger? Dick’s Drive-In is Seattle’s favorite spot. Want to catch a game? Safeco Field is where people were dropped off most in 2016.
There are six categories in all, unique to Seattle.
• Most visited restaurant: Dick’s Drive-In
• Most visited transit stop: King Street Station
• Most visited bar: Unicorn
• Most visited event venue: Safeco Field
• Most visited site unique to Seattle: The Space Needle
• Most trending destination: Uncle Ike’s
Uncle Ike’s may have drawn some controversy over the past year. But it seems people still wanted to get a ride to the state’s second most successful and profitable pot shop. It beat out 2015’s tending destination — another favored vice — coffee giant Starbucks.
It is unknown if Seahawk Richard Sherman drove riders to any of these destinations while he was on duty as a Lyft driver.
It seems things changed quite a bit since 2015 in Seattle. The previous year’s Lyfties were entirely different.
In 2015:
• Most visited restaurant: Peso’s Kitchen & Lounge
• Most visited transit stop: Seattle Ferry Terminal
• Most visited bar: Rhein Haus
• Most visited event venue: CenturyLink Field
• Most visited site unique to Seattle: Pike Place
• Most trending destination: Starbuck’s
Lyft in the Northwest
The only other city Lyft gave awards to in the Northwest was Portland. Awards were given to 10 Barrel Brewing; Sunset Transit Center; Powell’s Books; White Owl Social Club; Mississippi Studios and Bar Bar; and Century Bar.
You can see a full list of awards presented by Lyft in various American cities, and national awards, here.
Uber stats
The other major rideshare company, Uber, also crunched some numbers this year. It didn’t get specific to cities, but has reported some interesting factoids about America ride share users.
• Most popular time to grab an Uber ride: 11 p.m. to midnight
• Most rides taken by one rider in 2016: 2,357 trips
• Most popular travel destinations for US-based riders: London; Paris; Toronto; Montreal; Mexico City
