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Watching a video full of scary scooter wipeouts from San Diego and wondering: Is Seattle ready?

Oh, Seattle, are you sure you’re ready to release electric scooters to the masses? A week after Seattle Mayor Jenny… Read More

Seattle will launch a scooter-share pilot — if providers agree to key safety and liability conditions

Scooters are speeding toward Seattle. Seattle officials are planning to launch a free-floating scooter-share pilot, building off of the city’s… Read More

Portland’s e-scooter pilot could set public-private data sharing precedents for mobility partnerships

In Portland and other cities across the country where local governments are partnering with companies to introduce e-scooters, agreements involving… Read More

Lime customer enlists Washington AG to fight ‘deceptive’ LimePod car-sharing fee

In February, Charlie Rogers signed up for LimePod, the new car-sharing service in Seattle from the company famous for the… Read More

As more Pacific Northwest cities embrace scooter-sharing, Seattle keeps foot on the brake

Seattle was the first city in the nation to embrace dockless bike-share — but it may be one of the… Read More

Lime launches new LimePod car-sharing service to all users in Seattle

Lime is officially launching its new free-floating car-sharing service in Seattle. Lime, the transportation startup valued at $2 billion, ran… Read More

Need a Lime bike? Google Maps now shows availability in Seattle and 12 other cities

That cluster of Lime bikes on a corner is getting a lot more visible — even if some of them… Read More

Uber reportedly considering Bird or Lime acquisition to grow micro-mobility business

Uber is exploring the possibility of acquiring one of the hot new scooter startups that sped headlong onto the transportation… Read More

We tested Lime’s new car-sharing service, LimePod, that will take on BMW and Daimler in Seattle

Lime bikes, Lime scooters, and now, Lime cars. Lime, the high-flying transportation startup valued at $1.1 billion, already has thousands… Read More

Lime plans to launch 1,500 ‘LimePod’ cars in Seattle, creating largest car-sharing fleet in the U.S.

Shared bikes and scooters from transportation company Lime are already rolling across cities all over the U.S. But soon, the… Read More

Lime pulls electric scooters after learning of defect that can cause batteries to catch fire

Over the summer, Lime quietly removed scooters from circulation in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Lake Tahoe after learning a… Read More

Lime pursues car sharing in Seattle, breaking new ground for the bike and scooter startup

Lime wants to add cars to its Seattle mobility fleet, expanding beyond the bright green, rentable bikes the company currently… Read More

TLDR: Remembering Paul Allen

Today’s featured stories Bill Gates pays tribute to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: ‘Personal computing would not have existed without him’… Read More

Lime previews shared e-scooters in Seattle, seeking public support to end the city’s ban

Seattleites have to deal with some of the worst traffic congestion in the country. According to traffic technology and data… Read More

Lime launching scooter and e-bike pilot in Tacoma, while scooter share is still banned in nearby Seattle

Lime — the San Francisco company that operates shared bright green bicycles and scooters in cities throughout the country —… Read More

Scooter startups hit roadblocks as cities get smarter about new forms of transportation

If 2011 was the year of the ride-hailing app, then 2018 is the year of the scooter. But in the… Read More

TLDR: Bernie Sanders targets Amazon, Uber & Lyft want to offer dockless bikes, WeWork Labs startup incubator to open in Seattle

Today’s featured stories Amazon calls Bernie Sanders’ crusade for warehouse workers ‘inaccurate and misleading’ Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services… Read More

Scofflaw scooter spotted in Seattle: Company mum on mysterious appearance of banned Lime-S

Update: Gabriel Scheer, Lime’s strategic development lead in Seattle, said an employee rode the Lime-S scooter to the University District… Read More

Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services as early as next week, weighing applications from Uber, Lyft and Lime

The Seattle Department of Transportation expects to approve permits for new bikeshare companies Sept. 4, which could pave the way… Read More

TLDR: Trump’s new tariff on e-bikes & scooters, Seattle real estate cools down, Microsoft software developer competes for Miss America

Today’s featured stories Trump’s tariff on e-bikes and scooters could slow new mobility momentum in the U.S. Is the tide… Read More

Lime pilots in-app donations, encouraging bikeshare riders to give money to local nonprofits in 3 cities

Lime is piloting a new program that allows customers of the dockless bikeshare service to donate small sums to local… Read More

Spin is rolling out of Seattle, leaving just one dockless bikeshare service

Spin, the operator of Seattle’s dwindling bright orange bicycles, is shutting down service in the city. The news comes a… Read More

TLDR: A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa, Spin’s uncertain future in Seattle, fighting robots at Seattle Art Fair

Today’s featured stories A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa? Amazon shows off ‘home of the future’ and what’s next for voice AI… Read More

Will Seattle become a one-bike town? Spin’s future in city uncertain under new ordinance

Last week, Seattle established permanent rules for dockless bikeshare companies but questions remain about the shape this new mobility service… Read More

Lime expands beyond Seattle as nearby Bellevue launches bikeshare pilot

This week, bright green Lime bikes will begin appearing on Bellevue, Wash., streets. The city just announced a one-year dockless… Read More

Ofo officially shutting down in Seattle after $250K bikeshare fee passes

Ofo confirmed it will shut down operation in Seattle Monday afternoon after the city adopted a new $250,000 annual fee… Read More

Seattle adopts 250K annual fee for bikeshare companies that could pump the brakes on the new mobility service

Seattle approved a new $250,000 annual fee for dockless bikeshare companies that want to operate in the city Monday in… Read More

TLDR: Prime Day problems & protests, regulating bikeshare in Seattle, Microsoft asks government to regulate facial recognition

Today’s featured stories Updated: Amazon Prime Day off to a rocky start as users report issues with e-commerce website Prime… Read More

Podcast

Week in Geek Podcast with special guest, Sarah Lacy of Chairman Mom and Pando

This week, we’re joined by a special guest for our regular Week In Geek news roundup. Sarah Lacy is a… Read More

Inside Seattle’s proposed bikeshare rules of the road: 20,000 bikes, $250,000 permits

After a year-long pilot and several delays, Seattle is finally ready to establish a permanent dockless bikeshare program. In documents… Read More