Safety for Some

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

"...It's playing out between the city of Austin and transportation network companies (and the political action campaigns they fund)...."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Katie Matlack

The Odds on Mayor Adler’s $720 Million Mobility Bond

Is the plan just daring enough to work?

"...The moment provided an amusing snapshot of plenty of transportation discussions in Austin. When it comes to considering what..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Gasping for Air

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

"...election to determine whether the "citizens' initiative" ordinance on transportation network companies – i.e., Uber and Lyft – will..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Third Try on Rides-for-Hire

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

"...sponsored by Council Member Chris Riley, that would define transportation network companies – such as Uber and Lyft –..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Public Notice: EV / AV Club, Continued

More mobility musings, SXSW Week Two & beyond

"...the JW Marriott. How Will Trump Steer Car and Transportation Tech? (12:30-1:30pm) will discuss the new administration's approach to..."

March 17, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Sign Right Here

TNC petition and Kitchen recall election recipes for pointless public expense, voter cynicism, and lousy government

"...Works for Austin in support of an ordinance regarding transportation network companies – i.e., app-based taxi services trendily re-branded..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Mobility Committee Talks TNC Regs

TNC proposals now move to full Council

"...week for preliminary discussions on what the framework for transportation network companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft will look..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Ride-Booking Surges at ABIA

Uber and Lyft want to pick you up from the airport

"...exactly to apply the concept of city regulations to transportation network companies like Uber and others, for Austin-Bergstrom International..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

District 9 Post-Mortem

Tovo and Riley speak post-election

"...of lower property taxes and other incentives for new companies moving into the city. "We had a resolution that..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Buy Yourselves a Ride – Legally!

Council approves TNC ordinance

"...on the dais yet again – that will make transportation network companies legal throughout the city...."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Council: Still in Torment

Uber and Lyft up for discussion

"...strong­-arming) to legalize the already operating "peer-­to­-peer for-­hire ground transportation services" – the latest portmanteau phrase to try to..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

A New Deal for TNCs?

Questions remain as Riley pushes for agreement

"...summer fun of squabbling over the eventual fate of "transportation network companies" in Austin found its thermometer turned a..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Austin City Election

Endorsements for mayor and Council

"...have campaigned on many of the same issues: affordability, transportation, education, and health and wellness. Sheppard's shown independent energy,..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Cab Co-op Starts Its Engines

Union-backed franchise launches with 30 drivers

"...The co-op's implementation into the city's transportation framework means that Austin will carry four taxi franchises..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Don't Drink and Rideshare

Lyft passenger gets a wilder ride than he bargained for

"...With the City Council and transportation network companies debating regulations and background checks for drivers,..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Ubering to the Polls

There's no stopping a costly referendum election

"...How will Austin regulate transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft? Following Council's 2-8-1..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Council: Ridin' the (R)App

Council continues TNC debate

"...remarked wryly that the dais discussion of regulations for transportation network companies (i.e., ride-booking services Uber and Lyft) is..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Stooges in the House!

Expect debate over TNCs, West Campus parties, and housing vouchers

"...curse) over, notably the continuing attempt to bring transport­a­tion network companies (i.e., ride-booking services like Uber and Lyft) under..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Lege for Sale?

Uber and Lyft splurge on lobby to deregulate themselves

"...Public Justice, which reports that the two major “rideshare” companies (motto: "You share, we collect") have spent up to..."

March 14, 2017 News Post by Michael King

News Roundup: Petitions, Put-Downs, and Peeling Out

Council keeps its eyes on the road

"...Ann Kitchen, in response to her Council work on transportation network company regulations. Under the City Charter, petitioners will..."

Feb. 1, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Public Notice: No Way to Run a City

Why is Council drafting ordinances on the dais after midnight?

"...Council will pass an ordinance legalizing and regulating trans­port­ation network companies – the term of art for app-based cab..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

85th Texas Legislature Preview

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

"...applicants who don't pass drug screenings. – Montinique Monroe Transportation: Lege Rules, OK?..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Council: It's All on Camera

City Council gets ready to dive back into the breach

"...attended a "Smart City" roundtable with VIP guest U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, a fairly inconclusive session but an..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: "Sharing" Showdown Arrives

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

"...plenty of contentious business: health care contracts, EMS staffing, transportation projects, PUD regs, neighborhood plan contact teams, short-term rentals,..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Uber, Lyft Form PAC, Push Petition

Newly formed Ridesharing Works for Austin PAC wants to make Council regs permanent

"...Apologies to anybody who wished talk of transportation network companies (TNCs) would take a holiday. No sooner..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Kitchen Recall Petitions Submitted

Vote likely to take place in November

"...will vote on the ordinance dealing with regulation of transportation network companies (TNCs)...."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Put This in Your PUD and Smoke It!

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

"...by moving (or duplicating) Items 2 and 3 (re: transportation network companies, and the pending May citizens' initiative election..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Like a Room Without a Roof

Council takes on PUD rules and hear late-night STR testimony

"...Meanwhile, transportation network companies (i.e., Uber and Lyft) continue to dominate..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 City Council Stories

"...its final 2015 meeting, Council adopted "incomplete" regulations for transportation network ("ridesharing") companies, with driver fingerprinting "benchmarks" that Uber..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Headaches for the Holidays

In the home stretch, members wrangle short-term rentals

"...week, a similar attempt at revising the regulations governing transportation network companies (e.g., Uber, Lyft, etc.). Since both agendas..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

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