Scooter share in Seattle navigates potential bumps as bankruptcy and shutdown hit two providers Seattle’s scooter and bike share program is navigating a bit of a bumpy road as one company with devices on… Read More
Bird watching: Scooter-share company adding bikes to the last-mile mix in Seattle A new blue Bird has been spotted in Seattle. The company know for its silver, standing e-scooters is bringing bikes… Read More
Three companies receive new Seattle scooter-share permits as Bird will join the flock on city streets The pilot phase of Seattle’s scooter share program has reached the end of the road and three companies have been… Read More
Tech Moves: Zillow exec Racquel Russell joins Bird’s board; new gig for startup vet Rebecca Lovell — Zillow’s VP of Partner Success Racquel Russell joined the board of micro-mobility company Bird, known for its scooter sharing… Read More
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
City Council members join public in scooter test rides as Seattle looks to add transportation option Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien said he has been a bicycle commuter for 20 years. On the plaza on Thursday… 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
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
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
Bird joins Lime deploying scooter share in Tacoma as city speeds past Seattle in new mobility craze Birds are arriving in Tacoma, Wash. this weekend. The Santa Monica, Calif., electric scooter share company plans to launch a… Read More
TLDR: Digitizing movies before they vanish Today’s featured stories A nonprofit battles the ‘magnetic media crisis’ by digitizing aging movies before they vanish Seattle police try… Read More
Bird enlists Seattle ‘ambassadors’ to test electric scooters despite city’s ongoing ban Bird sightings are becoming more common in Seattle. Bird scooters that is. GeekWire readers — and this reporter — have spotted… 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
Portland launches free-floating electric scooter share pilot with Bird and Skip Portland will allow two shared, electric scooter companies to launch as early as this week, according to an announcement from… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Week In Geek Podcast: Facial recognition enters grade schools and Bird scooters landing in Seattle Play It was quite a week for controversial news. First up: Would you let a facial recognition program track your kids… Read More
Bird landing in Seattle? Job postings indicate electric scooter launch, despite city objections Bird looks poised to bring its shared, electric scooters to Seattle. The startup is hiring for a local community manager in Seattle and… Read More
Testing LimeBike’s scooter in Seattle: New era for transportation, or next menace on the streets? Certain people in my house are big fans of the Lime-E shareable electric bikes as a new option for getting… Read More
GeekWire interview: When the Seattle Seahawks fly high, team’s live mascot Taima leads the way The Seattle Seahawks have been known in years past as a team that “flies around the field,” thanks mainly to… Read More
