Articles about Transportation – Page 9 of 10

New CEO of BMW car-sharing service details company’s ambitious ‘on-demand mobility’ plans

Steve Banfield was perfectly happy with his job and colleagues at INRIX, heading up the marketing team at the Kirkland-based traffic data analytics company he… Read More

Commercial Hyperloop race heats up: Maglev system revealed, and more to come

This is a big week for the Hyperloop, a high-speed transportation concept that was laid out three years ago by… Read More

Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct reopening a week early as roadway and ground stand up to Bertha

Seattle-area drivers will regain access to the Alaskan Way Viaduct in time for the Monday morning commute as Bertha the… Read More

Fly inside Seattle’s tunnel: Drone video shows progress during Alaskan Way Viaduct closure

As Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct sat free of cars overhead and drivers attempted to move around the city during the roadway’s planned… Read More

Reinventing the electric bike: GeoOrbital goes ‘Tron’ with new wheel

Think of the fabled “Tron” light racers from the movies and games of the same name and you’ll have an… Read More

As Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct closes, local tech companies want to keep drivers moving with apps and more

Shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday, Seattle radio station KEXP played Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown Traffic” in a knowing nod to listeners… Read More

How Bertha will tunnel beneath Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct — 15 feet below roadway’s foundations

Bertha, the giant tunneling machine making its way along Seattle’s waterfront, will start a delicate phase of its 9,270-foot journey on… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Validated lets retailers reimburse parking and transportation costs for customers

Entrepreneurs Tov Arneson and Ian Lyman spent two years developing an on-demand parking app before deciding to pivot. They wanted… Read More

A lightweight, fast, attractive electric bike? Zeitgeist powers up campaign for ‘futuristic mobility device’

If you’ve been getting passed on your daily commute by more and more electric bike riders, a Seattle-based manufacturer is… Read More

Testing BMW’s car-sharing service: A Car2go competitor that lives up to ‘premium’ hype

There are many ways to describe my experience testing out BMW’s new car-sharing service in Seattle this weekend. Fun. Exciting.… Read More

No more garages? Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman says self-driving cars will change the urban real estate market

Self-driving cars are headed our way and, while experts debate exactly how fast they’re going, one thing is certain: They… Read More

Inside the world’s longest floating bridge: How engineers made Seattle’s new Lake Washington span bigger, better and safer

One of the more important aspects of a floating bridge is that it stays afloat. That seems like a simple… Read More

Former governor explains how ‘Challenge Seattle’ will fix city’s transportation and education issues

Challenge Seattle has substantial ambitions. The new organization officially came out of stealth mode earlier this month, announcing plans to solve the… Read More

New photos capture massive scale of Seattle tunnel project as Bertha creeps along

The slow crawl of Bertha, the tunneling machine making its way below Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct, hasn’t been without its share… Read More

Study claims Seattleites spend 66 hours per year in traffic, but some say that number’s deceptive

You don’t have to be a Blue Origin rocket scientist to see that Seattle has a serious traffic problem. The… Read More

Seattle’s business and political leaders unveil plan to create world-class transportation system

From a booming tech industry to a beautiful environment, Seattle has several qualities that are the envy of cities around the world. Its… Read More

Seattle mayor unveils comprehensive plan to electrify transportation in the city, improve air quality

Mayor Ed Murray attempted to electrify the Climate Leadership Conference in Seattle in more ways than one on Thursday with… Read More

How I ditched my car and went full Uber

In May of last year, I finally pulled the trigger: I got rid of my car, a 2013 Honda Civic.… Read More

MIT leads in first round of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop contest, but UW is in the race

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology won the top rating in the design phase of a SpaceX-sponsored contest to develop levitating… Read More

Hoverboard meets Hyperloop: Arx Pax is finding buyers for magnetic levitation tech

The company that brought you a real-life hoverboard from “Back in the Future” wants to levitate you in the Hyperloop… Read More

Governor stops Bertha in its tunneling tracks after sinkhole forms near troubled Seattle project

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday said he was “seriously disappointed” and ordering a stop to the Bertha tunneling machine… Read More

Seattle Yellow Cab expects busier New Year’s Eve despite competition from Uber, Lyft

As ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft implement “surge pricing” during what will surely be a busy New Year’s Eve… Read More

Meet SnapTransit: A private shuttle bus that wants to make your commute more productive

Large corporations in Seattle like Microsoft utilize a fleet of private shuttle busses that get workers to and from work… Read More

More than 120 teams picked for SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s Hyperloop contest

More than 120 student engineering teams, including a group from the University of Washington, have been chosen for a Hyperloop… Read More

Testing uberHOP in Seattle: Uber’s new $5 carpool service feels like riding a private bus

Will carpooling become cool? Will people no longer need to own a car? Will Uber replace public transit, or at least parts of… Read More

Vulcan and USDOT unveil $50 million Smart City transportation contest

The U.S. Department of Transportation and billionaire philanthropist Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. are offering $50 million to midsize cities,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Joule wants to disrupt car ownership with ‘vehicles as a service’ model

In a city like Seattle, with its high density and geographically limited infrastructure, owning a car comes with a unique… Read More

Meet Booster Fuels: Stealthy startup refuels your car while you work, eliminates trips to gas station

A new Seattle startup wants to eliminate the gas station errand. Founded less than a year ago, Booster Fuels is seeing… Read More

Microsoft looks to stop bike crashes before they happen, testing Minority Report-style predictive intelligence

Microsoft engineers and City of Bellevue planners have a sci-fi inspired strategy for curbing bike and pedestrian injuries on city… Read More

The worst cities for traffic jams: Where booming Seattle and San Francisco rank

See update below on questions surrounding this study’s approach. It’s getting a lot harder to move around Seattle. But at… Read More