Rape Claims Hit Rideshare Drivers

Lyft, RideAustin drivers both arrested on sexual assault charges

"...companies of the incident. Meanwhile, Georgetown resident and former Lyft driver Angel Interial finds himself in the custody of..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Money Doesn’t Talk, It Swears

Uber and Lyft spending $8 million-plus to sell Proposition 1

"...the PAC established by transportation network companies Uber and Lyft – raised $4.9 million and spent $4.6 million promoting..."

April 30, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Council: Gasping for Air

Mayor Adler's search for a solution to the Uber/Lyft referendum fails

"...ordinance on transportation network companies – i.e., Uber and Lyft – will provide the only regulations on TNCs for..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Let the Battle Begin

We didn't ask for this fight, but Uber and Lyft have bought it

"...company (TNC) regulations drafted and promoted by Uber and Lyft, and by the time you read this, Council will..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Put This in Your PUD and Smoke It!

While the mayor backs the Pilot Knob PUD, the rest of the dais express hesitation

"...meantime, Mayor Steve Adler has been frantically negotiating with Lyft attorney Michael Whellan (it's not clear if Uber is..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: "Sharing" Showdown Arrives

Plenty of contentious business for the first Council meeting of the year

"...new ordinance – underwritten by ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft, and local Microsoft sub TechNet – this week submitted..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: Buehler, Bikes, & Uber

Uber hates City Council; bicyclists love it

"...In this week's News Roundup: The Uber/Lyft alliance battles City Council for the hearts and minds..."

Nov. 16, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...afternoon set. And I can just see it now: Lyft surge pricing runs 17 times the normal rates, that..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

RideAustin Hangs On

Local nonprofit to trek on in world belonging to Uber and Lyft

"...tried to compete for market share after Uber and Lyft's brief departure in 2016. Some, like GetMe and Tride,..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Our City, Our Headache

Uber and Lyft's temper tantrum leaves Austin to clean up the mess

"..."forcing" them to leave on Monday morning, Uber and Lyft have succeeded in directing a lot of driver and..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Huey Rey Fischer Enters TNC Fray

Former UDems pres joins Ridesharing Works for Austin

"...regulations of transportation network companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft, is often framed as a partisan battle – liberals..."

March 31, 2016 News Post by Mac McCann

RideAustin Enters the Ride-hailing Market

Nonprofit TNC launches app

"...number of ride-hailing options in Austin since Uber and Lyft’s wholesale evacuation, a new nonprofit, community-based app called RideAustin..."

May 23, 2016 News Post by Kahron Spearman

News Roundup: Council Gets Dirty

Representatives engage in ... legal combaaaaaat!

"...APD; the mayor and council continues efforts to encourage Uber/Lyft drivers to get fingerprinted alongside other regulations; ethics investigators..."

Feb. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Council: Still in Torment

Uber and Lyft up for discussion

"...to accurately describe "Transportation Network Companies" like Uber and Lyft, who have solved the "Obey the Law" principle here..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

City Plots Rideshare's Course

Stakeholder meetings begin on TNC pilot program

"...Transportation Networking Companies (TNCs): taxi cabs, Car.ma cars, mustachioed Lyft-mobiles, and Super Shuttles...."

June 12, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Campaign Finance Reports Shed Light on Prop 1 PAC Spending

Ridesharing Works coffer dwarfs rival PAC

"...in cash and around $905,000 in in-kind contributions) and Lyft ($401,000 in cash and almost $475,000 in in-kind contributions)...."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Public Notice: Learning to Share?

A full week of Proposition 1

"...by other members of the council, said "Uber and Lyft are running a deceptive campaign in a blatant attempt..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Don't Drink and Rideshare

Lyft passenger gets a wilder ride than he bargained for

"...co-worker had left work early. So he ordered a Lyft, as he's often done over the last two years...."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Prop. 1: False Advertising Claims Escalate

City officials deny claims on background checks

"...checks for TNC drivers, no longer requiring "Uber and Lyft to keep doing criminal background checks" of their own...."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Leffingwell Shares the Ride

Former mayor now chair of “Ridesharing Works” campaign

"...that he hadn’t talked to anyone at Uber or Lyft (the transportation network companies promoting and underwriting the Prop..."

April 12, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: A Modest Proposition

How much misinformation can you buy for $2 million?

"...suppose Austinites should feel somewhat flattered that Uber and Lyft are willing to spend millions to impose themselves on..."

April 22, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Solving the Right Problems

Nonprofit ride-hailing app hits Austin

"...hopes to counteract the teetotalling effect of Uber and Lyft's sudden departure from the city...."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Ubering to the Polls

There's no stopping a costly referendum election

"...will Austin regulate transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft? Following Council's 2-8-1 rejection (CMs Ellen Troxclair and Sheri..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

TNCs: Disrupted Market, Disrupted Council

Council continues debate

"...ordinance designed to legalize TNCs such as Uber and Lyft, to the point that representatives for both companies expressed..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lack of Empathy

"...because so many everyday Austinites don't even see them: Uber/Lyft drivers. In my mind, true progressivism is about how..."

May 12, 2016 Postmarks

The Road to Prop 1

"...June: Lyft and then Uber begin operating illegally in Austin, ignoring..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature

Leave Town

"...the existing law remains in place and Uber and Lyft have to actually abide by a sensible regulation our..."

May 2, 2016 Postmarks

Uber Says "Thumbs Down"

No truce in the TNC war

"...The ongoing battle between City Council and Uber and Lyft shows no signs of abating. Ridesharing Works for Austin,..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Safety for Some

The mayor tries to find a way to placate Uber and Lyft

"...to make safety measures for drivers of companies like Lyft and Uber comparable to those required for taxi drivers...."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Ride-Booking Surges at ABIA

Uber and Lyft want to pick you up from the airport

"...misdemeanor and a fine – that Uber and competitor Lyft would likely pay without hesitation from company funds...."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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