First Hill Streetcar Begins Service
At approximately 11.00am yesterday, the first trip on the First Hill Streetcar departed its Pioneer Square station at Occidental Avenue & Jackson Street with Mayor Ed...
First Hill Streetcar: Service Starts Saturday, First Trains From Pioneer Square
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced via a letter to Community Partners, that the long-delayed, long-awaited First Hill Streetcar will begin service...
Sunday Video: Northgate Link Tunneling
2016 is set to be an exciting year in Seattle with light rail expanding to Capitol Hill, the University of Washington, and Angle Lake (Seatac)....
Sound Transit Heads Showcase Big Year In 2016
At the edge of a station pit in Roosevelt, regional transportation leaders met for a momentous press conference on major progress that Sound Transit...
Map of the Week: Transit Explorer
Have you ever wanted to see where new transit investments are planned or underway in North America? Well now you can. With the help...
Ballard Spur and Metro 8 Subway Serve Seattle Better than Interbay Light Rail
Reading the tea leaves of the Sound Transit Board, serving Ballard is a clear priority for Sound Transit 3 (ST3). But the Board evidently favors...
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...
The Good and the Bad of Driverless Cars for Cities
The age of driverless cars is rapidly approaching, and no one seems to know what to do about it. The technology is picking up...