Technology

Sunday Video: EPCOT–Yesterday’s City of Tomorrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hqLo4J6mrQ Dave Amos looks at Walt Disney's unrealized tomorrow city plans (known as "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" or "EPCOT"), which were largely Modernist delusions...

Sunday Video: How Japan Is Building Disaster-Proof Skyscrapers

https://youtu.be/c5X8OK1V2_c Bloomberg Quicktake highlights how Japanese engineers are designing skyscrapers to withstand disasters like earthquakes and typhoons.

Sunday Video: Why Dutch Klinkers Make For Better Streets

Not only are the Netherlands' brick streets more aesthetically pleasing than typical American streets, the modern klinkers (bricks) that make up most Dutch streets are just more practical. Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes dives into how brick streets are designed and installed, and what makes them better.

Link Alone Is Insufficient, Puget Sound Needs Regional Rail, Too

Puget Sound is investing heavily in large transit expansion projects like light rail and bus rapid transit. These are critically important for moving people...

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,...

Urban Microgrids: The Potential for Urban Energy Generation and Efficiency

In 2018, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that the Miller Community Center would soon be home to a $3.3 million solar microgrid. This project...

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.

Vision Zero Is About Road Design

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been on a marketing blitz lately promoting Vision Zero. There have been Facebook ads, web videos, and...