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Seattle Tries Restricting Rideshare Services

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Regulations on rideshare companies like UberX, Sidecar, and Lyft are on hold as the City of Seattle crafts a new agreement between them and taxi companies. The rideshares appeared only recently (Sidecar in 2012 and Lyft in 2013), and after … Continue reading →

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Vehicle Fees Are Ready For Modernization

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

The increasing fuel efficiency of road vehicles and adoption of alternative power sources like electricity, natural gas, and hydrogen is lessening the ability of gas taxes to pay for transportation systems. The federal gas tax has been 18.4 cents/gallon since  … Continue reading →

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