Ride Hailing

Lyft to Buy Motivate, One of America's Largest Bike Share Providers
Motivate operates Ford Gobike in the Bay Area, Citi Bike in New York and Divvy in Chicago among other bike share fleets.

Flixbus Ready for Inter-City Service in the USA
Flixbus is launching in Los Angeles, aiming for the kind of fast success they've had in Europe where they quickly became the continent’s largest bus provider after being founded in 2013.

Slowing Ride Hailing Growth in NYC
Ride hailing seems to be here to stay, but if New York's mayor gets his way it will face a major speed bump in the Big Apple.

DUI Arrests in Chicago Continue to Decline. Did Ride Hailing Do That?
Some credit a drop in DUI arrests in the city of Chicago to drunks using ride hailing services.

Ride-Hailing Service, but for Kids
The launch of HopSkipDrive in Denver reflects a nationwide trend.

Surface Parking Lots Making Way for Higher Uses
Are the urban revival and the future of mobility already rendering parking lots obsolete? Chicago provides a case study of a new generation of skyscrapers rising were cars once parked.

Road Pricing Shouldn't Stop at Ride Hailing Services
Extra charges for Uber and Lyft rides isn't enough to decrease traffic and speed public transit Joe Cortright argues in City Observatory.

Lyft Enters Into Bikeshare With Baltimore Partnership
Lyft has entered into a partnership with Baltimore Bike Share, on the heels of Uber's entrance into the San Francisco bike-share market.

A Closer Look at the Ideas for the 'Smart City' of Toronto's Future
Sidewalk Labs' proposals for the Toronto neighborhood of Quayside reveals a preference for ride hailing over public transit.

Uber Now in the Bikesharing Business
Ride-hailing service Uber is piloting a new venture in San Francisco alongside dockless bike-sharing startup Jump.

Get Home Safely Tonight (Or Tomorrow Morning)
CityLab has produced a pair of articles geared toward safe driving behaviors on New Year's Eve.

More Cities Replacing Parking With Drop-Off Zones for Ride-Hailing Companies
More than one city has ditched parking in response to the congestion and conflicts created by ride-hailing pick-ups and drop-offs .

On Demand Ride-Sharing Finds New Homes
Via Transportation Inc is picking up where Bridj left off—offering on demand ride sharing in cities in California and Texas.

D.C. Removes Parking Spaces to Make Room for Late-Night Ride Hailing
Fewer parking spaces, more sober rides home. Sounds like a recipe for a good night out.

Lyft Now Live in All 50 States
Not even Uber can boast this kind of ubiquity.

Uber Loses its License in London
Uber will appeal a decision to repeal its operating license, but the decision by Transport for London is a major blow for the embattled transportation network company.

New York Considers Wheelchair Accessibility Requirements for Ride-Hailing Companies
Accessibility remains a hot-button issue for transportation network companies, and the city of New York is now moving forward with a proposal that would not intact the chosen policies if companies like Uber were deciding.

Setting Expectations for Mobility as a Service
There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the effect transportation network companies like Uber will have on mobility. Are we asking the right ones?

Google to Launch Rideshare in Bay Area
The service would operate through Waze, and take a different approach than Uber or Lyft.
Ride Hailing to Replace Former Bus Route
A small public transit company serving the East Bay will be the first in California to conduct a pilot project to use transportation network companies and taxis to service low density areas of Dublin in Alameda County.
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