People on foot, riding bicycles, and even those cruising on electric skateboards crisscrossed over a busy highway between Microsoft’s old and new campuses on Monday as a dramatic new pedestrian… Read More
Amazon is committing $100 million to help create up to 1,200 affordable housing units across the Puget Sound region as part of its ongoing Housing Equity Fund. The latest effort… Read More
It’s already a pretty cool engineering marvel that the Seattle region has floating bridges carrying cars, buses and bikes across Lake Washington. Now we’re learning more about the technology that… Read More
Uber, Sound Transit, and Seattle-area cities are partnering to encourage more commuters to use Link light rail in conjunction with the ride-hailing service. Starting today, Uber is offering a $3.50… Read More
Jeff Bezos has a new “shadow.” According to his LinkedIn bio, former VP of Kindle Jeffrey Helbling has taken over the role of technical advisor to Amazon‘s CEO, a coveted… Read More
Impact Hub will close its Bellevue co-working and event space next week as Sound Transit prepares to take over the building for light rail construction staging. Steve Johnson, CEO of Impact Hub… Read More
Here’s one way for Amazon to reduce package delivery times: decrease the number of places drivers have to go. Traffic problems in Seattle and other cities not only slow our… Read More
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, held back from a commitment to continue supporting transit projects that are already in the pipeline for the Seattle region during… Read More
Because almost no one can be caught waiting for anything these days without passing the time on their smartphone, those who ride Sound Transit will be pleased to hear that cell… Read More
The University District is one step closer to becoming a more attractive tech hub. Sound Transit announced this week that construction to expand its light rail system is “early and… Read More
Sound Transit is making it easier than ever to annoy your fellow passengers with tunnel cell service. On Friday, Sound Transit announced that it has a “contract to supply cell service… Read More
A new report places Seattle in the top ten U.S. cities with innovative transportation options. The report, released by the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG) Foundation and Frontier Group, says that Seattle… Read More
Microsoft will pay more than $33 million to fund a project that includes a pedestrian and bicycle bridge across state Route 520. The bridge will connect the west side of… Read More
Your ORCA card probably contains a lot more publicly accesible information than you think. Crosscut is out today with a story about the ORCA (One Regional Card for All) card, a… Read More
