Technology

Sunday Video: All 53 Vancouver SkyTrain Stations

RM Transit visits all 53 Vancouver SkyTrain stations. Though a bit long, the sped up video carries good discussion about the system's design, operations,...

Midweek Video: How Rotterdam’s Flood Defences Could Help Save Us All

https://youtu.be/Rt6RzjjsaRM The engineering and technical experience in flood defences of Rotterdam and The Netherlands could help countries across the globe implement flood prevention strategies to...

District Energy Is a Fit for Seattle

In Seattle's latest update to its energy code, bans were levied on fossil fuel and electric resistance heating systems in commercial buildings and three-plus-story...

Sound Transit Plans Real-Time Arrival Soft Launch for Light Rail

Real-time arrival information may be coming to Link light rail in the next month or so, sorta. Sound Transit has begun testing of a...

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.

Midweek Video: Can Miami Replace Silicon Valley?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaddIuKgYys Miami has over 300 highrises and a climate that many desire. The city's mayor is hoping to lure tech business and jobs from Silicon...

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: Autonomous Vehicles

Earlier this year, Jeff Speck, urban planner and author of Walkable City, gave a presentation to American mayors on the topic of autonomous cars....