Technology

Midweek Video: Texas’s Power Disaster Is a Warning Sign for the US

https://youtu.be/Zcrsgdl_hP0 In this short video, Vox explains how Texas' March electric energy failure could be just the tip of the iceberg for America going forward....

The Urbanist Podcast: An Automation Discussion [Not] Brought 2 U by Chatbots

When Ray pitched the idea to me of doing an episode on automation, the first thing I thought was, of course. Automation, in no...

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...

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...

Sunday Video: Can We Live Without Predictions?

Transit guru Jarrett Walker talks about how predictions of the future are often distracting and loaded when it comes to planning transportation networks. Instead,...

Uber Launches a New Commuter Service in Seattle, But Will It Last?

Uber is launching a brand new ridesharing service in Seattle today. uberHOP, as it is known, is a first-of-its-kind pilot for the company globally,...

Sunday Video: How To Better Design Cities To Move Goods

Dave Amos of City Beautiful talks about how cities can move goods faster, more efficiently, and sustainably. Amos highlights some strategies that are being...

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...