Sound Transit To Buy New Buses for Stride BRT, But Some Could Be Lemons
Sound Transit plans a mix of articulated and double-decker buses for Stride, all of which will be battery-electric.
Sound Transit is poised to move forward...
Sunday Video: Are Americans Ready To Love Trains Again?
https://youtu.be/Rsend-1FbaM
Bloomberg News asks if Americans are ready to love passenger rail again. The story is heavily focused on Brightline in Florida and Amtrak’s recent...
Sunday Video: Metro Systems With No Fare Gates
There’s a lot of talk about using fare gates instead of proof of payment in Seattle, but can proof of payment be just as...
Looking for the Future of Transportation at the Consumer Electronics Show
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is “the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace.” More than 180,000 people attend, and about...
Map of the Week: Hogwarts Express
Who says transit can't be fun? Every once and while, mapheads put together some creative, nerdy maps like the Game of Thrones world à la Google Maps and neon...
Uber Launches a New Commuter Service in Seattle, But Will It Last?
Uber is launching a brand new ridesharing service in Seattle today. uberHOP, as it is known, is a first-of-its-kind pilot for the company globally,...
Midweek Video: Texas’s Power Disaster Is a Warning Sign for the US
https://youtu.be/Zcrsgdl_hP0
In this short video, Vox explains how Texas' March electric energy failure could be just the tip of the iceberg for America going forward....
Midweek Video: Are Shipping Containers Overrated As A Building Method?
Shipping container homes have become all the rage in recent years. But they're not necessarily as practical as they might seem when it comes...