Technology

Transit App Rolls Out New Batch of Refinements

New improvements have come to Transit, a versatile trip planning app, focused on providing better information about real-time arrival information and vehicle location. The...

Historic FCC Votes on Internet Freedom Set to Enable Seattle Municipal Broadband

Creating vibrant and successful urban environments requires infrastructure and access to services. We include access to the Internet as being critical in a 21st...

City Council Passes Electric Vehicle-Ready Legislation for Off-Street Parking

On Monday, the Seattle City Council passed legislation to require to much of new development in the city to provide electric vehicle-ready (EV) equipment....

Sunday Video: Las Vegas Loop — Gamechanger or Complete Waste of Time?

Boosters of the Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop tout high capacity of individual Teslas operating through the single lane tunnels. Is this really the...

Pierce Transit Launches New Battery-Electric Buses Into Service

New battery-electric buses (BEBs) will start appearing on Pierce Transit routes, the agency has announced today, just in time for the holidays. Six new...
A bikeshare pile up where bikes accumulated outside the Sounder Station in Pioneer Square. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Lime Trims Staff and Bikeshare Fleet but Says It’s Not Closing Up Shop… Yet

Update: Despite earlier denials, Lime announced December 24th that it was closing down its bikeshare in Seattle and pulling all its bikes by December...

Sunday Video: Google’s Self-Driving Car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk3oc1Hr62g Google has put out a fascinating video of its self-driving car. It's amazing how well behaved the vehicle is around pedestrians, cyclists, and other...

Sound Transit’s Escalators and Elevators Are Broken Too Often, But A Better System Lies...

Escalators and elevators are a persistent problem for Sound Transit. The agency has had constant troubles at newer facilities like Capitol Hill and University...