Other stuff: Lime is profitable, Lyft is a mess, NYC seeks next nightlife mayor

Feb 21, 2023

This week’s Other Stuff brought to you by the boomer dads driving real estate agents nuts.

Low-income Berkeley residents can apply for a free e-bike. Lime claims first profitable year. Tier Mobility taps bankers for first new fundraising since 2021. European e-bike startup Dance raises $12.8 million. Bird ditches San Francisco, blames regulations, while Lime doubles down. Lime accidentally partners with white-owned business for Black History Month. Boy seriously hurt in Birmingham e-scooter crash. Man dead in e-scooter accident in Sydney. NYC fire boss wants more e-bike battery regulations. Iceland proposes bill restricting e-scooter speeds. Was the $5 billion that VCs plunged into e-scooters worth it? Tracking stolen bikes in Amsterdam.

Uber to introduce 25,000 EVs in India amid clean car push. Ride-hailing app Cabify shutters Ecuador operations. Bolt to invest €500 million in African market. New York ride-hail drivers threaten strike at LaGuardia airport. Lyft drivers say they aren’t getting paid wait time fees. Ride-hail driver caravan demands better pay in Connecticut. Transit software firm Via raises $110 million at $3.5 billion valuation. Via-run on-demand transit service booming in Miami-Dade County. Dallas transit agency integrates Uber into metro transit app. Amazon’s Zoox giving robotaxi rides to employees on public roads in California. Uber lists more space for sublease in Chicago’s Old Post Office. “I just looked up ‘debacle’ in the dictionary, and there’s a Lyft sticker.”

Mayor Adams taps former transit advocate to oversee NYC’s public spaces. Boston makes pandemic outdoor dining program permanent, except in North End. What New York could do to house more people right now. European Union to Ban Gas-Powered Cars by 2035. London ULEZ expansion has ‘health benefit for everyone’, says global expert. Edinburgh drivers will get ‘instant fines’ for parking in cycle lanes from this week. ‘Noise cameras’ aim to address vehicle nuisance complaints on city streets. EU resolves to double cycling in Europe by 2030. Gig firms ask Labor Department to postpone worker classification rule after Marty Walsh resignation. Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for the 15-Minute City. Didi’s Revival Shows China Can’t Live Without Big Tech. Two Supreme Court cases this week could upend the entire internet.

Gig companies paid $173,000 for reports from UC Riverside center under fire for ‘phony’ economics research. Tech start-ups face dilemma over expiring staff share awards. EU set to investigate Amazon’s $1.7bn purchase of Roomba-maker. Warren Calls Out Buttigieg and Schumer in Speech Urging Washington to Toughen Up on Monopolies. Blade’s futuristic new ‘helicopters’ will bring NYC’s elite to the Hamptons, quietly. The Manhattan Parents Who Won’t Let Their Teens Outside Alone. George Santos’ Disappearing Expenses Included Pricey Sushi, Uber Rides. New York City is looking for its next nightlife mayor. Europe’s Big Tech Buster. Get Me Risa Heller! Boomer Dads Are Driving Real Estate Agents Nuts.

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