For more than a year, transportation wonks and city officials have been working to turn Bellevue, Wash., into a smart mobility hub. But news that Amazon plans to relocate a… Read More
Seattle was the first city in the nation to embrace dockless bike-share — but it may be one of the last to allow free-floating, rentable electric scooters on its streets.… Read More
As cars clogged Seattle’s streets, desperately trying to escape a rare snowstorm, transportation experts high above discussed the future of urban mobility. Transportation leaders from West Coast tech hubs gathered… Read More
Portland transportation officials are recommending that the city launch a longer pilot for rentable electric scooters in 2019, building on a four-month test run with the new mobility devices last… Read More
Seattle’s legendary traffic is about to get worse. On Jan. 11, the Alaskan Way Viaduct — the elevated, waterfront portion of SR 99 — will close for three weeks as… Read More
Uber is exploring the possibility of acquiring one of the hot new scooter startups that sped headlong onto the transportation tech scene this year, according to multiple reports. Citing anonymous… Read More
Today, Uber is launching its JUMP service in Seattle, rolling out 300 electric-assist bicycles to start. The company will continue to ramp up the number of red JUMP bikes on… Read More
Over the summer, Lime quietly removed scooters from circulation in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Lake Tahoe after learning a small percentage had batteries that could smolder or catch fire.… Read More
Lime wants to add cars to its Seattle mobility fleet, expanding beyond the bright green, rentable bikes the company currently operates in the city. The Bay Area mobility startup applied… Read More
More than a century ago, the company now known as UPS started as a simple courier service in Seattle. A handful of messengers would deliver packages by bicycle and by… Read More
Commuters in the Seattle region will soon be able to request shuttle rides to and from transit stations using a mobile app, thanks to a partnership between King County Metro… Read More
Lyft is rolling out a new monthly subscription plan for riders in all markets starting Tuesday. For $299 per month, riders who subscribe to Lyft’s new All-Access Plan will get… Read More
Birds are arriving in Tacoma, Wash. this weekend. The Santa Monica, Calif., electric scooter share company plans to launch a fleet in the Tacoma, which neighbors Seattle to the south.… Read More
Bird sightings are becoming more common in Seattle. Bird scooters that is. GeekWire readers — and this reporter — have spotted what look like Bird’s shared electric scooters cruising around Seattle.… Read More
Spin, the operator of Seattle’s dwindling bright orange bicycles, is shutting down service in the city. The news comes a few weeks after Ofo announced it will be pulling its… Read More
Last week, Seattle established permanent rules for dockless bikeshare companies but questions remain about the shape this new mobility service will take down the road. Two things are certain: Lime’s… Read More
This week, bright green Lime bikes will begin appearing on Bellevue, Wash., streets. The city just announced a one-year dockless bikesharing pilot, similar to the one Seattle just concluded but with… Read More
Ofo confirmed it will shut down operation in Seattle Monday afternoon after the city adopted a new $250,000 annual fee for bikeshare operators. Related: Seattle adopts 250K annual fee for bikeshare… Read More
Soon many commuters have the ability to book a Lime electric scooter using the Uber app. Despite a rivalry between Uber and Lime’s dockless bikeshare services, the two transportation companies… Read More
Lyft is getting into bikeshare with the acquisition of Motivate, a company that operates large bikeshare programs around the country. Lyft announced plans to acquire motivate Monday, a deal that will… Read More
The phrase “it’s just like riding a bike” has never resonated with me. I know it’s supposed to mean that the task ahead will be smooth, easy and familiar, but… Read More