Articles about mobility

Can scooters give bike-share a boost? Lime data shows both services are growing in Seattle

It’s been six weeks since Lime’s rentable electric scooters arrived on Seattle’s streets, following a lengthy approval process by the… Read More

Get ready for scooters, Seattle: Lawmakers approve new scooter-share pilot program

The Seattle City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 to approve a scooter-share pilot program. Transportation Committee Chair Alex Pedersen was… Read More

Lime adds more JUMP bikes in Seattle but says long-term viability hinges on city allowing scooters

Lime will double the number of bikes available to rent in Seattle, but says the long-term viability of the service… Read More

Car-sharing returns to Seattle, but will it last? Testing AAA’s new GIG service amid a pandemic

Car-sharing is back. Seattleites have a new mobility option thanks to AAA, which just launched its GIG Car Share service… Read More

JUMP bikes return to Seattle under Lime ownership

Seattle’s bike-share drought ends Monday as JUMP bikes return, one of the first rollouts since ownership of the service transferred… Read More

Rad Power Bikes fields 297% spike in demand as bicycle sales surge

Rad Power Bikes is fielding a 297% increase in demand as the pandemic changes consumer transportation and exercise habits. The… Read More

Pandemic spells uncertain future for bikes and scooters as mobility services confront new realities

Three years ago, thousands of candy-colored shared bicycles appeared on Seattle streets, rebranding the characteristically gray-green city with a theme… Read More

Lime temporarily shuts down in CA, WA and some European countries to slow coronavirus

Lime is pausing its e-scooter and e-bike services in California, Washington, Italy, France, and Spain, starting Tuesday. The company said… Read More

Free-floating car-share will return to Seattle this spring with new AAA service

Seattle is getting a new free-floating car-share service this spring, filling a void left by popular mobility options that exited… Read More

Lime scooters are returning to Microsoft’s hometown

Lime is bringing its signature green, rentable electric scooters back to Redmond, Wash., March 1. Lime scooters were available in… Read More

Lime to remove bikes from Seattle by Dec. 31, says it’s still ‘very committed’ to working with city

Lime informed its Seattle customers Tuesday morning that it will remove its e-bikes from the city over the next week,… Read More

Car2gone: Share Now to exit North America, leaving Seattle with no free-floating car-sharing service

Share Now, operator of the car2go car-sharing service, will end operations in North America on Feb. 29, leaving Seattle with… Read More

New documents reveal details of Seattle scooter-share pilot, including ban on sidewalk riding

Seattle’s plan for a free-floating scooter-share pilot program is coming into focus with a newly released environmental impact statement and… Read More

Looming cuts to transit cast doubt on Microsoft’s vision for Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail

Microsoft’s aspiration to build one of America’s first high-speed rail lines in the Pacific Northwest hit a speed bump this… Read More

Car2go pulls out of 5 North American cities casting more doubt on free-floating car-sharing’s viability

Car2go is putting five cities in the rear-view mirror as the North American free-floating car-sharing market contracts rapidly. SHARE NOW,… Read More

With LimePod’s demise, Seattle’s dwindling car-sharing market offers lessons for untested industry

Just a few months ago, Seattle was pioneering free-floating car-sharing in the U.S. as the preferred test market for these… Read More

Lime shutters LimePod, raising questions about viability of free-floating car-sharing model

Car-sharing is stalling in Seattle. Lime is shuttering LimePod, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, marking the second closure of a free-floating… Read More

GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 2: Transportation startups compete on 32-second journey to top of Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower

We’re back with a new episode of Elevator Pitch, the GeekWire show in which entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts in… Read More

mobility

Can scooters give bike-share a boost? Lime data shows both services are growing in Seattle

Get ready for scooters, Seattle: Lawmakers approve new scooter-share pilot program

Rad Power Bikes fields 297% spike in demand as bicycle sales surge

Lime temporarily shuts down in CA, WA and some European countries to slow coronavirus

Lime scooters are returning to Microsoft’s hometown

Lime to remove bikes from Seattle by Dec. 31, says it’s still ‘very committed’ to working with city

New documents reveal details of Seattle scooter-share pilot, including ban on sidewalk riding

Looming cuts to transit cast doubt on Microsoft’s vision for Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail

GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 2: Transportation startups compete on 32-second journey to top of Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower

HopSkipDrive launches ‘Uber for kids’ service in Seattle

Seattle officials reveal launch date for scooter-share pilot program

Google Maps adds Lime scooters and bikes as transportation options in more than 100 cities

Startup casting call: GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch competition returns for a second season

BMW ReachNow car-sharing service shuts down in Seattle and Portland following joint venture deal

As more cities embrace shared scooters and bikes, this startup helps them track data and enforce rules

Reach Now acquires Validated, a Seattle startup providing transportation incentives

Scooter mania spreads through Seattle region as Lime launches in Everett

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

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan: Let’s try scooters, but let’s do it right

Geek of the Week: Kona Farry’s transit tracker maps buses, trains and ferries in the Seattle region