Uber has announced the first major expansion of its grocery delivery service in the United States. The company is doubling the number of service areas to the north of 400 cities and towns this week. It now serves several major markets through the Uber and Uber Eats apps, including San Francisco, New York City and … Read more
Urbanist, writer and professor Richard Florida. (Photo: Daria Malysheva) Reports of coastal city deaths are grossly exaggerated. At least that’s the view of renowned urbanist and author Richard Florida, who spoke to GeekWire editor Monica Nickelsburg earlier this week about the future of cities as part of the annual Crosscut Festival. “I’m just amazed at … Read more
TechCrunch is starting a new major project to survey European founders and investors in cities outside the larger European capitals. Over the next few weeks we will be asking entrepreneurs in these cities to speak in their own words about their ecosystems. This is your chance to put your city on the Techcrunch map! This … Read more
Lime announced Monday that $ 50 million had been allocated to operate bicycle parts. This investment was used to develop a new e-bike and will fund expansion this year to an additional 25 cities in North America, Europe as well as Australia and New Zealand. If the company achieves its goal, Lime’s bike share service … Read more