Metrics question

How would you measure the success of Lyft Shuttle?

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What this question tests

Tests defining success metrics for a fixed-route, shared transit-like product distinct from Lyft's on-demand core service.

Clarify the model: Lyft Shuttle runs along fixed routes at set times for a lower fare, closer to a bus line than an on-demand ride.
Set the north star as riders per shuttle run, since a shared fixed-route service only works economically with enough simultaneous riders per trip.
Add supporting metrics: route utilization rate throughout the day, and cost per ride compared to standard Lyft rides on the same route.
Add a guardrail on wait time and on-time performance, since reliability is essential for a scheduled service to retain repeat commuters.
Segment by route and time of day, since a route only makes sense to keep running if it clears a minimum ridership threshold consistently.

Picks riders per run as the core viability metric, the right framing for a shared fixed-route service's unit economics.
Names on-time performance as a guardrail, recognizing reliability is what retains commuters on a scheduled service.
Ties route-level segmentation to a real operational decision, whether to keep or cut underperforming routes.

Measuring only total riders across the whole service without route-level or time-of-day breakdown.
Ignoring on-time reliability, a critical factor for winning repeat commuter trust in a scheduled service.

What ridership threshold would make you cut an underperforming route?
How would you price this to stay cheaper than standard Lyft while remaining profitable?