Sunday Video: The Denny
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Would you believe it? A Seattle designer created this amazing utility bike that has garnered national attention and was selected as the best utility...
Sunday Video: Has The Modern Tram Gone Off The Rails?
Reece Martin at RM Transit explores the history of the tram (streetcar) and its reinvention into as a primary train technology now used throughout...
A Data-Driven and Technological Approach to Parking Management: Seattle’s 2015 Fall Pay Parking Rates...
Seattle takes a very data-driven approach to paid parking rates and restrictions throughout the city. Each year, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) conducts a...
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...
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...
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...
Why I’m An Urbanist
When I was four years old, I wrote a letter to Mother Nature. Signed, sealed, and delivered to the boulder in our suburban front...
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...