Simple Fairness

"...Dear Editor, Companies such as Uber and Lyft provide a type of taxi service that..."

April 4, 2016 Postmarks

False Assertion

"...cab companies do." That statement is false. When an Uber driver is on the clock, the car is covered..."

Jan. 23, 2016 Postmarks

Point Austin: Getting From Here to There

Will the driver-eat-driver "free market" imposed by billionaire corporations rule the day?

"...overseers, the City Council. For the record, ride-for-hire giant Uber is currently valued at $62.5 billion, while its most..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Council to Vote on TNC Ordinance

Ride-for-hire companies face regulation

"...tight between the companies – until recently, industry megaliths Uber and Lyft – and Council Member Ann Kitchen, the..."

Dec. 14, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Council: Third Try on Rides-for-Hire

Will the third time be a charm for Riley's TNC proposal?

"...that would define transportation network companies – such as Uber and Lyft – and enable them to enter into..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Traveling Light

Exploratory film revisits the not-so-long-forgotten events that defined the early pandemic

"...Angeles is in total shutdown as Caddy (Todd), an Uber/delivery driver, completes job after job while also searching for..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Annie Flores

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...a key actor in the 2016 battle over regulating Uber and Lyft. She was also involved in the PAC..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Council: The Bird Is the Word

Rollin' into City Council, invited or not

"...city's blessing. Sound familiar? No, we're not talking about Uber and Lyft, though the rideshare companies did use a..."

April 13, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Fasten Nabs RideAustin's Communication Engagement Director

Upstart rideshare company hires Joe Deshotel

"...When Uber and Lyft came back to Austin in June, they..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Parliamentary Maneuvers

Council plows through agenda beneath a persistent TNC cloud

"...gap left by the May 7 defeat of the Uber- and Lyft-sponsored initiative and the companies’ consequent departure from..."

May 23, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Page Two: Vote No on Prop 1

You mean the election already happened?

"...close to 10 million dollars on a local campaign. Uber and Lyft were trying to buy a victory. While..."

May 13, 2016 Column by Louis Black

City Council Picks Up the Pieces

"...On Monday, May 9, Uber and Lyft announced that Prop 1's defeat had "forced"..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Cab Drivers Look Toward the Future

"...grassroots movement. It's become a public issue rather than Uber against the taxi drivers."..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Deport Leffingwell

"...member was T-boned and suffered a concussion by an Uber driver in another state, and even though the distracted..."

May 5, 2016 Postmarks

Adler to Vote "Against" Prop. 1

Mayor announces opposition to TNC proposition on Monday

"...of the past year-and-a-half going back and forth with Uber and Lyft in an effort to find that happy..."

April 25, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Chronicle Endorsements

Vote no on Prop. 1

"...claims of “innovation,” the “transportation network companies” – i.e., Uber and Lyft – are following a script that dates..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature

Leave No Fingerprints

Council’s last 2015 meeting looks both ways before crossing

"...We’ve summarized the TNC ruckus elsewhere online ("Uber and Lyft Go to City Hall," Dec. 18) but..."

Dec. 22, 2015 News Post by Michael King

News Roundup: Sad Stories for Christmas

Foster care unconstitutional; voting rights rolled back; and more

"...to have completed a fingerprint background check. Late Friday, Uber released a statement indicating that the new laws could..."

Dec. 21, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Public Notice: Ho, Ho, Ho ... ld on a Second

City Council still one meeting short of a "Happy New Year"

"...this new and apparently very lucrative market. Which makes Uber and Lyft's protestations about City Council "driving TNCs out..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Ask a Silly Question

The faux democracy of online push-polling

"...enabling trans­port­ation network companies (TNCs) such as Lyft and Uber to operate in Austin pretty much on their own..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Food-o-File: Weekend Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...of Texas has worked out a deal for first-time Uber users to take $20 off the cost of their..."

Aug. 29, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Getting Around Austin: SXSW Edition

Alternatives to driving during SXSW

"...Super Shuttle 512/258-3825 Uber..."

March 4, 2015 SXSW Post by Casey Rochester

SXSW Interactive Pro Tips

How to get around, find that forgotten cord, and get your coffee fix

"...Lyft and Uber Austin has two transportation network companies working legally this..."

March 3, 2015 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Buy Yourselves a Ride – Legally!

Council approves TNC ordinance

"...takes effect (10 days after approval) companies such as Uber and Lyft will sign paperwork that will put them..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

City Plots Rideshare Future

Stakeholder meeting kicks off pilot program

"...Hopefully representatives from Uber, Lyft, and whichever other TNCs have plans of moving..."

June 10, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Headlines / Quote of the Week

Where is the resistance? Here.

"...Uber, Move Over: You see driverless cars all around the..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature

The Luv Doc: She’s Not My Friend

Never be the designated driver

"...me you wouldn’t have dropped a hundo on an Uber had you known this was how the night would..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin: City of Petitions

New Linda Curtis-fronted PAC has agendas for days

"...a $10 million-plus petition-referendum campaign underwritten by corporate giants Uber and Lyft. Is Curtis not concerned that by opening..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

This legislative session, state GOP lawmakers ran an all-out assault on municipal values

"...ride-hailing companies require background checks and fingerprinting last May, Uber and Lyft – buoyed by powerful and flush lobby..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council: A Busy Week at the Lege

City Council and the mayor confront the controlling state

"...expected, various legislators seem determined to give deep-pocketed corps Uber and Lyft whatever they wish ("Lege for Sale?" March..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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