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
Why Seattle needs better public transportation, in one eye-opening GIF It’s easy to view Seattle’s mind-numbing traffic problem as insurmountable obstacle. The rapid influx of new residents, combined with the… Read More
