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The Amazon HQ2 effect? Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs faces resistance to smart city project in Toronto
Toronto’s Eastern Waterfront braces for a tech-driven makeover by Sidewalk Labs. (Sidewalk Labs Photo) It’s only been a few weeks…
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Report: Spurned New York officials begging Amazon and Jeff Bezos to rethink HQ2 reversal
Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood that almost became home to a large Amazon presence. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg)…
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Full details of Amazon’s HQ2 deal with Arlington County, Va., revealed for the first time
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam welcomes Amazon. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Now that the New York deal is dead on…
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Uber and Lyft push for congestion pricing as Seattle considers tax on ride-hailing companies
Snarled traffic in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Uber and Lyft are resisting a tax…
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Amazon’s big Bellevue move: Politicians, business leaders and real estate experts weigh in
The view of Downtown Seattle from Bellevue. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) News that Amazon plans to move several thousand…
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Bellevue accelerates self-driving transit plans as Amazon moves major team from Seattle
A graphic from the CommutePool grant application describes the proposed system. (City of Bellevue) For more than a year, transportation…
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Lawmakers from Washington state push for Smart Cities Bill in Congress
Rep. Suzan DelBene discusses smart cities and privacy at the GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) A bill introduced…
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Uber launches tool to help urban planners track road speeds in 6 cities
Uber’s Seattle office. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) In the early days, Uber and city officials were at odds. The…
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Seattle mayor: Fighting traffic with congestion pricing is an uphill battle in West Coast tech hubs
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan talks congestion pricing at the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Earlier this…
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Amazon HQ2 becomes nation’s most competitive region for home buyers as Seattle market cools
Amazon’s future home in Northern Virginia. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Amazon hasn’t broken ground on its first HQ2 building…
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