Technology

Urban Hubs Need A CLT Boost

This is the second in a two-part series on cross-laminated timber; read the first here. I've proposed creating a cross-laminated timber (CLT) bonus by adding 35...

Transit App Update Adds Dockless Bikeshare

The makers of Transit, a multi-modal transportation information application (app) for smartphones, pushed out a modest but useful update this morning for dockless bikeshare....

Sunday Video: The Denny

https://vimeo.com/101360481 Would you believe it? A Seattle designer created this amazing utility bike that has garnered national attention and was selected as the best utility...

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...

Map of the Week: King County’s Localscape

Have you ever wanted to know the racial diversity of your neighborhood, how your local schools rank, or where development permits have been recently...

How Seattle Might Regulate Short-Term Vacation Rentals

Short-term vacation rentals have become an increasingly prominent feature of the urban environment in Seattle. Just three years ago, there were only a couple hundred Airbnb...
A bus sports King County Metro's green and gold livery with masonry buildings in the background.

King County Council Wants Fewer ‘Ghost’ Buses and Better Data Collection

King County Metro has improved its delivery of scheduled trips over the past several years, but the King County Council wants to better track unplanned trip cancellations or “ghost” buses and improve communications with riders.

Sunday Video: 360 Degree View Of The SR-99 Tunnel

Love it or hate it, the SR-99 tunnel project is rapidly coming to completion after some traumatic fits and starts. Bertha, the sole tunnel...