Route 8 is plagued by crowding and congestion. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Metro Ending Backdoor Sensory Technology Across the Bus System

Shouts of "backdoor" are quickly returning to Seattle buses. A few months ago, King County Metro Transit began phasing out sensory technology for rear...

Dear Sound Transit: Prioritize Rider Experience, Take a Mulligan on West Seattle and Ballard...

Sound Transit recently released updated alternatives for the Ballard and West Seattle light rail expansions. As Doug Trumm detailed here at The Urbanist, the...
Overlake Transit Center

Transit App Gets Modest Year-End Improvements in Version 4.3.2 Update

Last week the Transit app got an update just in time for the holidays. App improvements include expansion of branch cards in all markets,...

New “Digital Assistant” and Other Passenger-Facing Technology Ahead for Sound Transit

Sound Transit unveiled plans for a new "digital assistant" and passenger-facing technology program last week. The agency wants to build a single tool that...

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 Insulated Glass Changed Architecture

Insulated glass has become ubiquitous, but it wasn’t always that way. Vox explains how insulated glass came about and how it changed architecture in...

Sunday Video: How China’s Flagship Belt and Road Project Stalled Out

https://youtu.be/AU1OvrbawE8 China has been heavily focused on global infrastructure initiatives through its Belt and Road strategy to increase the country’s prosperity and influence. A key...

Transit App Update: Now With Rails Lines And Stops

Transit App software engineers continue to improve the quality of their popular transit trip planning app service. Last month, the company pushed out a highly...