(Here is the end of the first known Lyft ride in Tacoma.  Morgan Alexander with Lyft driver Titus, a licensed professional chauffeur driver, in front of Tacoma Brewing Company.)

After years of waiting, it appear that the ridesharing services Uber and Lyft are finally going to be coming to Tacoma.  In fact, Lyft is already operating in Tacoma.

Uber is already in 36 of the largest cities in the United States and 30 countries around the world.

• Atlanta  Baltimore  Boston  Charlotte  Chicago  Cincinnati  Columbus  Dallas
• Denver  Detroit  Fresno  Hamptons  Honolulu  Houston  Indianapolis
• Jacksonville  Los Angeles  Madison  Milwaukee  Minneapolis  Montreal
• Nashville  New Jersey  New York City  Oklahoma City  Orange County
• Palm Springs  Philadelphia  Phoenix  Pittsburgh  Providence  Sacramento
•  San Diego  San Francisco  Santa Barbara  Seattle  Toronto  Tucson
• Washington D.C.

The ridesharing services delayed coming into Tacoma, because of Tacoma’s relatively small size.

However, now Lyft has expanded fully in the Puget Sound area and covers the region from Parkland in the south to Shoreline north of Seattle to the west as far as Bremerton and to the east as far as Sammamish and dozens of cities in between.

Here is their coverage map:

Lyft coverage of Tacoma Seattle

Below is an interview councilmember Ryan Mello gave with Kiro Radio recently in strong support of the ridesharing services coming to Tacoma.

.Here, Conan O’Brien demonstrates how to use Lyft, which is currently active in Tacoma:

Of course, to use Uber or Lyft, you need to download their app on your smartphone.

Bonus video: How to use Lyft: