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Lyft and Uber are coming

The Spokane City Council is preparing to change city law to allow "for-hire" drivers to do business in town.

The law is aimed at new taxi-like services springing up around the country, namely Lyft and Uber.

Read the draft operating agreement between the city and Lyft here. The council will consider the change in city law a week from Monday, which you can read about more here, just scroll down to the section relating to for-hire vehicles.



Nicholas Deshais
Joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He is the urban issues reporter, covering transportation, housing, development and other issues affecting the city. He also writes the Getting There transportation column and The Dirt, a roundup of construction projects, new businesses and expansions. He previously covered Spokane City Hall.

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