Washington Legislature Toys with Age Verification for Big Tech
Lawmakers are aiming to add guardrails to the most addictive social media sites when it comes to usage by kids. But privacy and civil rights advocates are warning of significant unintended consequences.
Transit App Improves Real-time Arrival Info, Including For Community Transit
Transit App rolled out some updates recently. A few weeks ago, Transit App deployed real-time arrival information for Community Transit-operated routes. This means popular...
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: The Value of Data Sharing
Releasing data captured by government agencies in an accessible way to the public, has the potential to produce interesting insights about city life. Ben...
Sunday Video: Changsha Maglev
In December, the city of Changsha, China started trial runs on a recently completed 11.5-mile urban low-speed maglev train line (<75 mph). How is that...
Urban Microgrids: The Potential for Urban Energy Generation and Efficiency
In 2018, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that the Miller Community Center would soon be home to a $3.3 million solar microgrid. This project...
Federal Regulations on the Digital Marketplace Spur Concerns for Local Businesses
It is evident that the disruption of COVID-19 has not affected all businesses equally. Restaurants closed, events cancelled, travels postponed, and many small, BIPOC-owned...
Bellevue Uses Crowd-Sourced Data Project To Delay Safe Street Designs
What makes a street dangerous? Do you need a "cutting-edge" algorithm to answer that question? The City of Bellevue has said yes as it embarks on...