Technology

Real-Time Information Signs Going Live On Route 44 Soon

Later this month, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will flip the switch on newly installed real-time information signs (RTIS) in North Seattle. Between Ballard and the...

Sunday Video: Has The Modern Tram Gone Off The Rails?

Reece Martin at RM Transit explores the history of the tram (streetcar) and its reinvention into as a primary train technology now used throughout...

Daily Paid Parking Is Coming to Some Sound Transit Lots

Up to 10 Sound Transit-owned parking facilities -- including at all Link station parking facilities -- could see daily paid parking begin around the time that the Lynnwood Link Extension opens.

Sunday Video: 2017 Year in Review for California High-Speed Rail

https://youtu.be/XaSPNUXx478 In 2017, the California High-Speed Rail Authority had a successful year of on-the-ground construction throughout the Central Valley. In this vidoe, the agency takes...

Sunday Video: Can We Live Without Predictions?

Transit guru Jarrett Walker talks about how predictions of the future are often distracting and loaded when it comes to planning transportation networks. Instead,...
Route 8 is plagued by crowding and congestion. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Metro Ending Backdoor Sensory Technology Across the Bus System

Shouts of "backdoor" are quickly returning to Seattle buses. A few months ago, King County Metro Transit began phasing out sensory technology for rear...

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...

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...