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
From an Uber general manager to representatives for the taxi industry, it seems no one is happy with Seattle’s decision to cap number of drivers that companies like UberX, SideCar and… Read More
Follow-Up Posts Nobody is happy with Seattle’s cap on ride-sharing drivers Seattle set to cap ride-sharing drivers that are ‘active’ at any given time Seattle city leaders sound off on… Read More
First Macklemore, now the Seahawks. One day after Macklemore, the world-famous rapper and Seattle native, used his social media accounts to voice opposition against proposed regulations that could limit the number of… Read More
Seattle is on the verge of capping the number of total UberX, Lyft and Sidecar drivers in the city to 300 and one Grammy Award-winning musician from the Emerald City… Read More
We’ve been covering a lot of stories lately at the intersection of technology and politics, including the recent legislation impacting Tesla’s expansion in Washington state, and the ongoing debate over… Read More
Ride-sharing startup Sidecar today announced a fresh $10 million in funding and an updated marketplace model that providers more choice for both riders and their passengers. San Francisco-based Sidecar, which… 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
About a 100 or so supporters of ride-sharing startups like Lyft, UberX and Sidecar showed up at City Hall today to voice their frustration over Seattle’s proposed regulations that will make… Read More
With Seattle set to place regulations on startups like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar, supporters of these companies are gathering Wednesday at noon in front of City Hall to “save ride-sharing in… Read More
The number of Lyft, Sidecar and UberX vehicles may soon be vastly reduced in Seattle if the city’s proposed regulations are approved, and some members of the tech community aren’t… 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
It’s a big week for those with interest in Seattle’s highly-debated ride-sharing situation. The City Council’s Committee for Taxi, For-hire, and Limousine Regulations will meet Friday to vote on a draft ordinance that… Read More
Use Lyft, win Seahawks tickets. Lyft, a ride-sharing startup best known for its drivers that rock a pick mustache on the bill of their vehicles, is attracting people to its… Read More
If you were out ringing in the new year on Tuesday evening in Portland, Ore., finding a ride home may have been difficult: There are only 460 licensed taxis serving… Read More
Last Friday, a Seattle City Council committee met to discuss how to regulate ride-sharing services that have emerged in the last few years as alternatives to taxis and other for… Read More
There was a ton of news this week on the Seattle tech beat, starting at City Hall. That’s where we begin on the GeekWire radio show, with a recap of… Read More
We’re settled in here at City Hall as members of the Seattle City Council prepare to discuss proposed regulations for ride-sharing startups, which have angered companies like Sidecar, Lyft and Uber. The draft… 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
This morning’s Seattle City Council committee meeting on proposed regulations for the ridesharing industry is shaping up as a showdown between traditional and new economies. Peers, a group that champions… Read More
The City of Seattle’s proposed regulations for ride-sharing startups, which will be discussed at Friday’s City Council meeting, are not making companies like Sidecar and Uber very happy. (Lyft is not pleased,… Read More
Members of a Seattle City Council committee will meet Friday morning to discuss a draft ordinance to regulate ride-sharing companies such as Lyft, Sidecar and Uberx in the city— proposing… 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
Startups like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar cleared a monumental hurdle on Thursday after the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to legalize ride-sharing, as California became the state to initiate such regulations.… Read More
Those without their own vehicles in Seattle are looking for alternatives to taxis now more than ever. That’s the conclusion from a study conducted by Taxi Research Partners and the… Read More
One by one, riders and passengers of fast-growing Lyft came up to the microphone Thursday night in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, sharing their stories about how the ride-sharing startup has had a… Read More
Ride-sharing startups like Uber, Sidecar and Lyft are certainly causing a stir across the country and especially here in Seattle, where taxi cab companies are protesting a serious new threat… Read More