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Seattle city leaders sound off on ride-sharing dilemma — who do you agree with?

Tensions were high Thursday evening at Seattle City Hall as councilmembers debated how to regulate new app-based transportation companies like… Read More

City of Seattle to contact Uber about ‘illegal’ marketing tactics

Uber is trying to convince Seattle’s city leaders that its app-based UberX transportation service should be allowed to operate freely,… Read More

Nobody is happy with Seattle’s cap on ride-sharing drivers

From an Uber general manager to representatives for the taxi industry, it seems no one is happy with Seattle’s decision… Read More

Live blog: Seattle City Council votes on controversial regulations for Lyft, UberX, Sidecar

Follow-Up Posts  Nobody is happy with Seattle’s cap on ride-sharing drivers Seattle set to cap ride-sharing drivers that are ‘active’… Read More

Seahawks star football players join the fight to save UberX in Seattle

First Macklemore, now the Seahawks. One day after Macklemore, the world-famous rapper and Seattle native, used his social media accounts to… Read More

World famous rapper Macklemore joins the fight to save UberX in Seattle

Seattle is on the verge of capping the number of total UberX, Lyft and Sidecar drivers in the city to… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Tesla expansion, ride-sharing and the politics of technology

We’ve been covering a lot of stories lately at the intersection of technology and politics, including the recent legislation impacting… Read More

Sidecar raises $10M, approaches 1K drivers in Seattle

Ride-sharing startup Sidecar today announced a fresh $10 million in funding and an updated marketplace model that providers more choice… Read More

Seattle pushes ride-sharing vote to Feb. 27, amends ordinance to eliminate 16-hour cap for drivers

We’ll know how transportation options like Lyft, Sidecar and UberX will be regulated in Seattle by the end of this… Read More

With ride-sharing regulations, Lyft president says Seattle’s leaders will look bad on national stage

Seattle’s reputation as a leading city for innovation is about to take a hit. At least that’s what Lyft co-founder… Read More

Seattle ride-sharing supporters gather at City Hall, voice opposition to regulations

About a 100 or so supporters of ride-sharing startups like Lyft, UberX and Sidecar showed up at City Hall today… Read More

Q&A with Lyft co-founder John Zimmer: ‘I want to make sure we save Lyft in Seattle’

With Seattle set to place regulations on startups like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar, supporters of these companies are gathering Wednesday at… Read More

Members of Seattle tech community show support for ride-sharing startups

The number of Lyft, Sidecar and UberX vehicles may soon be vastly reduced in Seattle if the city’s proposed regulations… Read More

Seattle floats new ridesharing rules: 300 driver permits; 75 additional taxi licenses

A new ordinance from Seattle’s City Council Committee for Taxi, For-hire, and Limousine Regulations proposes to cap the number of Lyft,… Read More

As Seattle decides fate of ride-sharing startups, Washington state gets involved

Just as the fate of ride-sharing startups like UberX, Sidecar and Lyft in Seattle is decided this month, the state… Read More

Lyft co-founder to visit Seattle, rally community members as ride-sharing vote looms Friday

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,… Read More

Win Seahawks playoff tickets by riding in a Lyft car

Use Lyft, win Seahawks tickets. Lyft, a ride-sharing startup best known for its drivers that rock a pick mustache on… Read More

Why Portland is keeping Uber out of the Rose City

If you were out ringing in the new year on Tuesday evening in Portland, Ore., finding a ride home may… Read More

Commentary: What’s at stake in Seattle’s ride-sharing debate

Last Friday, a Seattle City Council committee met to discuss how to regulate ride-sharing services that have emerged in the… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Ride-sharing rules, our geeky gift guide, using the Nest Protect, and the Gigabit Seattle delay

There was a ton of news this week on the Seattle tech beat, starting at City Hall. That’s where we… Read More

Live: Seattle City Council discusses controversial proposed ride-sharing regulations

We’re settled in here at City Hall as members of the Seattle City Council prepare to discuss proposed regulations for ride-sharing startups,… Read More

Lyft founder on proposed ride-sharing rules: ‘I thought Seattle wanted innovation’

Lyft co-founder John Zimmer picked Seattle as his company’s third market — Lyft is now in 20 cities — because… Read More

Ridesharing fans will petition Seattle council to reconsider proposed regulations

This morning’s Seattle City Council committee meeting on proposed regulations for the ridesharing industry is shaping up as a showdown… Read More

Sidecar, Uber, Lyft not happy with Seattle’s ‘anti-competitive’ proposed ride-sharing regulations

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… Read More

Is that pink mustache too big? Seattle’s proposal to regulate ride-sharing companies

Members of a Seattle City Council committee will meet Friday morning to discuss a draft ordinance to regulate ride-sharing companies… Read More

Ride-sharing companies not shutting down in Seattle — for now

Ride-sharing startups like Sidecar, Lyft and UberX can continue to operate in Seattle without regulation — for now. The Seattle… Read More

Seattle may shut down ride-sharing companies as it establishes regulations

Startups like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar cleared a monumental hurdle on Thursday after the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to… Read More

Transportation study: Market for ride-sharing, for-hire vehicles ‘growing rapidly’ in Seattle

Those without their own vehicles in Seattle are looking for alternatives to taxis now more than ever. That’s the conclusion… Read More

Lyft co-founder: Ride-sharing startups will make taxi companies more money

One by one, riders and passengers of fast-growing Lyft came up to the microphone Thursday night in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood,… Read More

Ahead of city council meeting, Lyft holds community rally to drum up support for ride-sharing

Ride-sharing startups like Uber, Sidecar and Lyft are certainly causing a stir across the country and especially here in Seattle,… Read More

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