Technology

Seattle In Progress Gets An Update

When Seattle In Progress was launched back in November, it was a revolutionary way for locals to be in-the-know on development projects across Seattle. Our...

Sunday Video: East Link Tunnel Mining Completion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcMkQlUt5Q0 Sound Transit recently completed tunnel mining in Bellevue for the East Link light rail extension. The mining operation was fairly unique for the transit...

Microsoft’s $500 Million Pledge Has Set the Bar for Tech Industry

Technology centers like the Bay Area, New York, and Seattle are becoming unaffordable for all but the wealthiest. What responsibility does the tech industry...

Transit App 3.8: Never Miss Your Stop Again

Building upon recent improvements to alerts, the Transit App pushed out a new update yesterday to help out you snoozing transit riders. Never miss...

Dear Sound Transit: Prioritize Rider Experience, Take a Mulligan on West Seattle and Ballard...

Sound Transit recently released updated alternatives for the Ballard and West Seattle light rail expansions. As Doug Trumm detailed here at The Urbanist, the...

Midweek Video: Why The United States Isn’t Ready For Clean Energy

https://youtu.be/s3ScJ_FwaZk If America wants to green up its economy, it's going to need to make huge investments in transmission facilities to transport greener energy sources....

Sunday Video: European Rail Giants Battling Out In North America

Reece Martin looks into why several European companies are trying to make inroads into the North American market (in this case metropolitan Toronto) for...

Engage Seattle Design Review In A New Way

Interacting with design review just got better in Seattle. With the launch of a new interactive mapping system called Shaping Seattle: Buildings, the Seattle...