City of Austin Fails to Shut Down Arcade City App-Launch Event
On June 7th, 2016, The Austin-based retail store, Brave New Books, hosted the pre-launch event for Arcade City’s new app. However, a problem arose prior to the event as the bookstore was issued a warning by local city officials that it could be in violation of city code. Brave New Books Hassled by the Man. Brave New Books planned to host the pre-launch....
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Police in the city of Austin, Texas came to the offices of ridesharing company Arcade City in search of its CEO, Christopher David. A video has surfaced of 10 law enforcement agents, four transportation authorities and six police officers, entering the co-working space that is home to Arcade City’s Austin headquarters. They sought to serve a $500 citation for operating a ridesharing company without completing the requisite paperwork. David, who was out of the country overseeing the development of the Arcade City app, “Not sure why six police officers are needed to serve a $500 citation. Or....
Unsung.org and Austin-based Arcade City are making a difference feeding people in need within the Texas capital. So far the two teams have delivered 1,000 meals throughout the city as the ambitious project continues hacking away at hunger. 1,000 Meals Delivered in Austin. Unsung.org is an application that feeds the hungry by delivering unwanted food from....
Ever since Uber and Lyft left Austin, the peer-to-peer rideshare group, Arcade City, has been making waves as it has made its bid to fill the void. The developers made its presence known when they published an open letter to the city on their official website. Ever since, the group’s founder, Christopher David, has been busy doing interviews and most....
Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft have ceased operations in the city of Austin, Texas due to government regulations. Arcade City, decentralized ride-sharing company, has commenced operations in Austin to fill the void left by the two outgoing ridesharing companies. Austin’s ridesharing regulation ordinance forces out Uber and Lyft. The city of Austin passed an ordinance requiring more stringent background checks, including fingerprinting, for ridesharing. Proposition 1, a ballot initiative meant to overturn the ordinance, failed. As a result, both Uber and Lyft have since ceased....
Food sharing app Unsung has partnered with decentralized ridesharing service Arcade City to feed the homeless in the city of Austin. Unsung is an app designed to solve hunger through a liaison between restaurants, the needy, and volunteers. A restaurant uses the app to indicate that excess food is available for donation. A homeless or otherwise needy person can then be located by dropping a pin through the app, and a volunteer will take the food to the needy. Volunteers may be tipped in Bitcoin. The partnership would use Arcade City drivers to deliver the food. The announcement came via a....