Just over a year after they left Austin, Uber and Lyft have returned to the city (as of Monday, May 29th). That's the day when Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 100, a bill that essentially overturns Austin's local ride-hailing app regulations and replaces them with a...
With less than a month left in the Texas legislative session, it seems like time for another update. Here's a few eco- and Austin-related bills that we've got our eyes on: The issue: Air Quality - As you might know, ozone pollution is a major problem...
In case you missed it - Prop 1 was defeated on earlier this month by 12 points, with 56 percent of voters rejecting the position taken by Uber and Lyft. Voter turnout was 17 percent. As a reminder, the rejection of Prop 1 means that an ordinance passed...
Eight million dollars. That's how much Uber and Lyft have spent this year campaigning in Austin. The latest round of finance reports reveal that the two companies contributed $5 million in the last month alone to Ridesharing Works for Austin, the political action committee that...
Austin's only environmental talk radio show, Shades of Green, takes a deep dive into Austin's upcoming ride-hailing election, aka Prop 1. In this podcast you'll hear from a diverse panel of experts, including: Ridesharing Works for Austin's Deputy Outreach Director Huey Rey Fischer Sierra Club...
The Uber/Lyft debate continued last week when Mayor Adler officially came out against Prop 1. In a written statement, Adler said that while he doesn't think that either Prop 1 choice is best for Austin, he will be voting against Prop 1 because, "such a vote...
Join us for this week’s edition of “Shades of Green”, Austin’s only live, green talk radio program, on KOOP 91.7FM and streaming online! This week we’ll be talking about Prop 1, the ride-hailing ordinance which will be on the ballot on May 7th. We will be...
It's time for an Uber/Lyft update. In case you didn't know, on May 7th there will be an election in Austin focused around Uber, Lyft and any other ride-hailing companies in town. With just a little over a week until early voting begins, the ad campaigns...
The Austin Forum on Technology and Society presents a special event - "Ridesharing: An Austin Town Hall on the Future of Transportation Network Companies (Uber, Lyft, and others) 5:15 pm - Doors and Cash Bar Open 6:00 pm - Presentation 7:00 pm - Reception The explosive growth of Uber...
In case you missed it, the Uber/Lyft issue is officially headed to an election on May 7th. Despite some last minute maneuvering by Mayor Steve Adler to pass a compromise agreement that would make fingerprint-based background checks voluntary and avoid an election, in the end, this...