The Kerrant

Rational Reflections from Dallas

  • Home
  • Policy Rants
  • Daddy Rants
  • Random Rants
  • About
  • Archive

RIP Lime bikes—another case study in Seattle City Council regulatory incompetence

January 5, 2020 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Lime bike

News out just before Christmas that Lime has pulled its e-bikes from Seattle means that Uber (with its Jump brand) now has a monopoly on bike sharing in the city. This follows the departure of Ofo in the summer of 2018 after the city raised its annual fee for operators to $250,000, far above what […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: lime bikes, seattle, Seattle city council, Uber

Search

About the Author

I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

Connect

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Email Newsletter

Copyright © 2025 · Daily Dish Pro On Genesis Framework · WordPress