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Carsharing and Ridesharing

teal streetcar in Pioneer Square with Smith Tower and other buildings

Center City Streetcar Dominates at Initial Transportation Budget Discussion

A discussion on possible changes to Mayor Durkan's proposed budget for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) was dominated Friday by further relitigating of...

Sunday Video: Living Car-Free Made Easy

https://youtu.be/OObwqreAJ48 Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes explains how carsharing can be a good supplement for people who occasionally need a car but otherwise rarely...

GIG Car Share Expands Homearea and Micromobility Options Grow in Seattle

After five months in the Seattle market, GIG Car Share is expanding the homearea for its vehicles. The expansion increases the homearea from 13...

GIG Has Launched Bringing Free-Floating Carshare Back to Seattle

GIG Car Share has finally launched in Seattle with service starting on June 30th. The service includes an initial 250 cars and limited homearea...
GIG is entering the Seattle carsharing market with 250 vehicles this spring. (Photo courtesy of GIG)

GIG Car Share Is Coming to Seattle

As one door closes, another opens. GIG Car Share will be entering the Seattle market in May, the company announced on Tuesday. This comes...
Ride2 vans were re-purposed from Metro's fleet and may go back to other services. Some include wheelchair ramps as shown. (King County Metro)

Metro Nixes Ride2 Shuttle, Citing Dismal Metrics, but Via to Transit Continues

King County Metro has been dabbling in on-demand shuttle services to entice riders to transit centers, but some of those pilot projects are floundering....

Uber Pushing Congestion Pricing with New Consultant Study as Durkan Weighs New Ridehailing Fee

Ridehailing behemoth Uber released a study Wednesday looking at the effect that decongestion pricing would have on Downtown Seattle. Turns out it would decongest...

City Agencies Re-Charge the Debate About Transportation Priorities On Broadway

If you need space in front of the Capitol Hill light rail station--and you're not a bike or streetcar--contact the Seattle Department of Transportation...