Technology

Sunday Video: How Do You Punish Bad Drivers?

Dave Amos of City Beautiful dives into the thorny issue of punishing bad drivers and the many challenges that stem from lawlessness and impunity on roadways.

Is Sound Transit Closing In on Fare Gates for Link and Sounder?

An agency report obtained by The Urbanist lays out three key scenarios to implement fare gates with the goal of driving up fare compliance...

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...

Sunday Video: A Better Low-Floor Tram?

Reece Martin takes a dive into tram designs and shows the way for a better design approach for low-floor trams. Often, there are drawbacks...
Metro's new 60-foot articulated battery-electric bus. (King County)

King County Purchases 40 Battery-Powered Buses and Ponders Full Electrification by 2035

On Thursday, King County officials announced that new battery-electric buses would be hitting the streets late next year. The county is purchasing a total...

Map of the Week: Seattle’s Street Typologies

The Seattle Department of Transportation's right-of-way improvement manual just got a big upgrade, and it's big news for street design nerds. The new version,...

Transpo Notes: Lynnwood Link Bus Restructure, Next-Gen Orca Cards, Concrete Worker Strike

This week’s Transpo Notes highlights include: future ORCA card capabilities, Sound Transit fare collection challenges and fare engagement future, concrete workers' strike still delaying...

Sunday Video: All-in-One Integration

https://vimeo.com/104763378 We are huge fans to dynamic transportation options and the new RideScout is a pretty useful tool. Wanna know how? Check out the video.