In 2016 Uber celebrated 5 years of moving the city of Boston. With each passing year Uber Boston has become more and more intertwined with the local community – that was true this year more than ever. From the launch of a Disability Coalition to increase mobility for all, to a partnership with Big Brother Big Sister to provide free service for bigs to get to littles in underserved communities, the past year has been about providing indiscriminate access to our great city.

We have forged bonds with many groups along the way to create a more accessible city from BARCC, to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, to the Urban League of Eastern MA, and community health centers, to name just a few. See some of our highlights from 2016 below. We can’t wait to build on this for an even more eventful 2017.

2016 in Review

January:

  • Uber Boston Volunteer Day at Pine Street Inn
  • Hosted an Appreciation Event for our Military driver-partners

February:

  • Established the Uber Boston Disability Coalition
  • Joined the Perkins Business Partnership
  • David Plouffe and Willie McGinest announced the launch of Uber’s Community Action Committee

March:

  • Hosted female driver-partners for an International Women’s Day Event in Dorchester
  • Sponsored the Alliance for Business Leadership’s LeaderLab

April:

  • Attended the MIT Sustainability Summit
  • Honored #OneBostonDay by changing the cars within the Uber app in remembrance
  • Donated a tree to the Arbor Day Foundation for every uberPOOL ride taken on Earth Day

May:

  • Sponsored the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Dinner
  • Announced a partnership with Big Brother Big Sister Mass Bay to provide free rides for participants in areas with limited access to transit
  • Hosted Boston’s first Uber Community Action Committee meeting

June:

  • Sponsored the Urban League Career Fair
  • Supported Perkin’s #BlindNewWorld initiative
  • Proudly marched in Boston’s Pride Parade

July:

  • Delivered ice cream to a number of community groups around Boston, including Pine Street Inn
  • Worked with the MA Legislature to pass statewide ridesharing regulations, creating a more permanent home for Uber in the Commonwealth

August:

  • Hosted YouthDesign at our office for a full day Marketing workshop
  • Collected nearly 18,000 pounds of clothing for Salvation Army with #UberGIVE

September:

  • Announced partnership with North Shore Community College to subsidize rides for students to campus from local transit stops
  • Established an On-Demand Paratransit partnership with the MBTA
  • Hosted the BlackTechMeetup at our office for an overview on the technology that powers uberPOOL
  • Launched our 2nd Annual UberMENTOR in partnership with HubWeek

October:

  • NAACP’s Freedom Fund Dinner
  • Codman Square Health Center Men of Boston Cook for Women’s Health

November:

  • Uber Boston 5 Year Anniversary Driver-Partner Appreciation Event
  • Promoted Boston’s Safest Driver Competition in partnership with the Mayor’s office
  • Partnered with the Disabled American Veterans to support the 5K Run to Honor Veterans around Castle Island

December:

  • Launched our First Friday Driver-Partner meal meetup
  • Uber Give partnership with Cradles to Crayons
  • Partnered with the Dorchester Running Club to support the Halfway to DOT 5K