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Except my street. No matter how many times I email Lyft support, it always sends them the wrong place. Most Lyft drivers don't read the directions on pickup either explaining the problem.

/sigh #FirstWorldProblems

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No bothersome problem is too small! If you'd like to share, we would be eager to look into this. Reach us through the app or at osm-questions [a] lyft.com.

The real problem of GP is with the drivers not reading the note. Each system should have a manual override, Lyft does seem to have one, but the human element failed.

Have you tried fixing the map yourself? It's easy, just like Wikipedia.

As an OSM mapper I would not say that debugging and fixing address issue is easy...

It's maybe a little snarky, but the most common issue is relatively straightforward to fix, just add the missing address.

That is a nice feature of OSM, and I've done this a few times.

But I wonder if there is any propagation delay from OSM to Lyft. When I made some changes to OSM data, I expected the Strava app to pick up the changes for route creation, but they don't receive updates constantly. Instead, it took several months until the changes took effect on Strava.

If it is OSM data issue then you can ask for help on one of https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contact_channels

Or me directly - though either would likely require revealing your address and location to diagnose what is going wrong.

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