ICYMI: The Transit App integrates Uber into app service
Travel options just got better for users of The Transit App. On Monday, the app service was updated to integrate Uber, a ridesharing service,...
Your Voice, Your Choice Voting Starts Tomorrow
Seattle's first citywide experiment in participatory budgeting starts tomorrow as polls open for the Your Voice, Your Choice park and street grant competition. In...
Sunday Video: Bellevue SEM Tunneling
Sound Transit explains how the tunnel in Bellevue is being constructed without tunnel boring machines.
https://youtu.be/hUJnSkKu7ZM
Sunday Video: East Link Tunnel Mining Completion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcMkQlUt5Q0
Sound Transit recently completed tunnel mining in Bellevue for the East Link light rail extension. The mining operation was fairly unique for the transit...
The Promise and Potential Pitfalls of Google’s Smart City in Toronto
Sidewalk Labs is Google’s (ahem, Alphabet’s) secretive department focused on developing ‘smart cities.’ In 2017, the company was awarded an opportunity to reimagine the...
Sunday Video: Trolleybus Technology Makes San Francisco’s Transit Superior
Alan Fisher of Armchair Urbanist dives into how San Francisco is ready-made for electric trolleybuses and has a robust network of them today -- just like Seattle. Fisher explains why they're better than battery-electric buses and how, with a little effort, San Francisco could widely expand electric trolleybuses with strategic investments to almost every corner of the city.
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.
An Open Letter To Elon Musk
Dear Mr. Musk,
This letter is both a salute to your continued success and a challenge to consider (if you haven’t already) some ideas that...







