Tensions were high Thursday evening at Seattle City Hall as councilmembers debated how to regulate new app-based transportation companies like UberX, Sidecar and Lyft. After much back-and-forth, the City Council voted… Read More
Uber is trying to convince Seattle’s city leaders that its app-based UberX transportation service should be allowed to operate freely, but the company’s most recent marketing tactics may not exactly… Read More
We’ll know how transportation options like Lyft, Sidecar and UberX will be regulated in Seattle by the end of this month. The Seattle City Council’s Committee for Taxi, For-hire, and… Read More
Seattle’s reputation as a leading city for innovation is about to take a hit. At least that’s what Lyft co-founder John Zimmer thinks. Speaking at Wednesday’s rally for supporters of… Read More
A new ordinance from Seattle’s City Council Committee for Taxi, For-hire, and Limousine Regulations proposes to cap the number of Lyft, Sidecar and UberX drivers while increasing the number of taxicabs… Read More
Just as the fate of ride-sharing startups like UberX, Sidecar and Lyft in Seattle is decided this month, the state of Washington is now showing interest in determining how to… Read More
Lyft co-founder John Zimmer picked Seattle as his company’s third market — Lyft is now in 20 cities — because he thought the area seemed like a leader of innovation… Read More
From the time outgoing Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn took office in 2010 until today, Seattle’s startup scene has continued to grow. In those four years, McGinn has tried to figure… Read More
Update: Startup Seattle funding avoids City Council budget axe, allowing initiative to proceed There’s a chance that a key priority of Seattle’s tech industry, and one of outgoing Mayor Mike McGinn’s signature… Read More
Ride-sharing startups like Sidecar, Lyft and UberX can continue to operate in Seattle without regulation — for now. The Seattle City Council committee on taxi, for-hire and limousine regulations is meeting… Read More