RideAustin Enters the Ride-hailing Market

Nonprofit TNC launches app

"...Adding to the growing number of ride-hailing options in Austin since Uber and Lyft’s wholesale evacuation,..."

May 23, 2016 News Post by Kahron Spearman

C'mon Take a Slow Ride

Chaos still reigns in Uber and Lyft's wake

"...city has scrambled to find solutions to fill the ride-hailing void, but thus far none of the new companies..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Hailing a Cab

Aug. 29, 2005 Postmarks

How to ride the bus

No car = no worries.

March 14, 2007 SXSW Post by Belinda Acosta

Where the Money Goes

Uber & Lyft spending freely on Prop. 1 campaign

"...national consultants to help pass regs favorable to their ride-hailing business...."

April 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Zimmerman, TPPF Sue City Over "Sharing Economy" Regulations

D6 CM files suit over language in the Prop 1 ride-hailing ordinance

"...the city over its language in the Proposition 1 ride-hailing ordinance, and a week later the conservative think tank..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Texas Hammer: Ridesharing and TNCs

Need a ride? The Lege will take you for one.

"...by effectively removing from cities the authority to regulate ride-hailing companies. They would reduce regs in Austin and Houston..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Getting Around Austin

Explore Downtown without a car and without getting lost

"...voted against Proposition 1 last month. Advocates for the ride-hailing apps spent an estimated $10 million to convince voters..."

June 22, 2016 Columns Post by Annamarya Scaccia

72 Hours (or So) of Ridesharing

With Uber and Lyft still boycotting Austin, we take the competition for a drive

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Solving the Right Problems

Nonprofit ride-hailing app hits Austin

"...of debate in Austin, and RideAustin, a new nonprofit ride-hailing app, hopes to counteract the teetotalling effect of Uber..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Road to Prop 1

"...March: With the anticipated advent of app-based ride-hailing companies beginning operations in Austin, City Manager Marc Ott..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature

Point Austin: Victory Lap

Voters respond to corporate bullying

"...responded to the shameless blackmail, bullying, and deceptions of ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft by digging in their heels..."

May 13, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Notes on Kamp: Will Austin Ever Get Smart About Public Transportation?

Mobility is closely tied to equality

"...car, and it wasn't fun or easy. In those pre-ride-hailing days, I was lucky to have friends with cars..."

April 22, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

The Drinks Issue: Guide to Getting Home Safely

Put somebody else in the driver's seat with these transpo options

"...Uber’s year long hiatus away from the city, the ride-hailing company came back to Austin in 2017. Uber gives..."

July 13, 2018 Food Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

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

"..."liberty," legislators targeted everything from Austin's bag ban to ride-hailing rules and affordable housing measures. And with a recently..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege for Sale?

Uber and Lyft splurge on lobby to deregulate themselves

"...ignore the fact that traditional taxi companies (competitors to ride-hailing firms) generally have to abide by stronger regulations)...."

March 14, 2017 News Post by Michael King

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...that could mean that all the Austin aggravation over ride-hailing, and the subsequent May public vote to confirm Council-enacted..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Parliamentary Maneuvers

Council plows through agenda beneath a persistent TNC cloud

"...find ways to “identify strategies” to facilitate transportation options (ride-hailing or others) that could begin to fill the gap..."

May 23, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Chronicle Endorsements

Vote no on Prop. 1

"...they can eliminate the local competition and monopolize the ride-hailing market – after which they will resume squeezing drivers..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature

Austin Transportation Guide

How to get around Austin, with or without your own wheels

"...out of business many of the smaller, largely local ride-hailing companies that filled the void they left..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post by Katie Walsh

AI at the Wheel, for the Masses

Self-driving cars are mostly Uber-like, but could automation enter public transit?

"...date, autonomous vehicles have been almost exclusively associated with ride-hailing. Waymos seem to be everywhere in Austin these days,..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature by Benton Graham

Point Austin: How Much Money Is Too Much?

As Uber and Lyft's millions flood, Austin voters may have had enough of Prop 1

"...that he can broker some compromise to keep the ride-hailing services in town) was the icing on a cake..."

May 6, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: A Modest Proposition

How much misinformation can you buy for $2 million?

"...cost of defiance – outraged consumers whose desire for ride-hailing convenience outweighs any consideration of ceding local authority to..."

April 22, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Steve Adler Mounts Second Bid to Run City

Mayor shares his vision for Austin's next four years

"...citing Adler's attempt to negotiate a compromise with the ride-hailing companies (Uber and Lyft) and the recent private/public search..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

MetroLink: Going That Extra (First / Last) Mile

From point A to point B, so you can better get to point C

"...U.S. transit agencies have forged first/last mile partnerships with ride-hailing outfits, taxi companies, bike-sharing networks, and dockless systems (scooters!)..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Campus Hacks: University of Texas

Surprisingly, hook 'em isn't the only thing you need to know

"...But when your commute is farther or at night, ride-hailing services, Capital Metro buses, and UT’s services are great..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Maria Mendez

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

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...cheaper, but right now those drivers, and not the ride-hailing companies, are paying all the costs for owning and..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

The Scooters Are Not for Crimes

Scooter and cellphone data lead to Austin teen’s arrest for bank robbery

"...as a Jump scooter, Uber's dockless mobility brand. The ride-hailing titan has a team of retired cops that works..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...mobility; though the justification for the state taking over ride-hailing regulation – that Uber and Lyft trips can cross..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Council: A Busy Week at the Lege

City Council and the mayor confront the controlling state

"...up to take her turn in the barrel on ride-hailing regs – as expected, various legislators seem determined to..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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