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Traffic analysis challenges Expedia CEO’s claims about employee commute

Updated below with Expedia statement. Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told reporters today that, according to the company’s calculations, the average… Read More

Report: Seattle one of the worst U.S. cities for traffic congestion, tied with NYC

An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic may not sound like much, but when it adds up over… Read More

Waze adds Amber Alerts, gets green light for Android pre-install

Google’s crowdsourced real-time traffic app Waze is adding another kind of alert: Amber alerts. Waze has announced it will integrate Amber alerts… Read More

Seattle ties for eighth nationally in tech-enabled transportation options

A new report places Seattle in the top ten U.S. cities with innovative transportation options. The report, released by the Washington Public… Read More

Zillow’s traffic jumps 40 percent in November

Seattle online real estate company Zillow saw its traffic drop during the month of November, part of a seasonal shift… Read More

Way beyond ‘texting and driving:’ How technology is creating blind spots in the car

The last time I wrote about the temptation to use my phone while I drive, one solution I considered was… Read More

It’s getting too dang hard to move around Seattle

I love Seattle. The mountains, the water and the quirky neighborhoods that make this one of the most beautiful and… Read More

Zillow’s traffic soars, tops 76 million visitors in March

A lot of people are spending time looking at homes these days, and many of them are doing it on… Read More

INRIX partners with Volkswagen, improves traffic technology to cover 4 million miles in 37 countries

Most traffic technology out there does a fairly decent job of calculating the quickest route to your destination. But now… Read More

Glympse drives past 10M users, makes big international push

Seattle startup Glympse announced a key milestone this morning, touting that it now has more than 10 million people using… Read More

Calculating congestion: Walk Score adds travel times for rush hour

Walk Score already told you about commute times, but the Seattle startup just added a new feature that takes traffic into… Read More

INRIX reacts quickly to I-5 bridge collapse, says traffic delays minimal right now

One Seattle area tech company jumped into action shortly after a portion of Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Skagit River… Read More

Microsoft emerges as Waze investor, as Google and Facebook weigh $1B bids

Bloomberg News says this morning that Google may try to acquire Waze, the traffic and mapping technology company that Facebook… Read More

INRIX names top 10 worst traffic cities, says increased gridlock indicates stronger economy

Traffic may be getting worse, but it’s a good indicator of a rebounding economy. That’s the latest from Kirkland-based traffic… Read More

City of Seattle green lights study for new high-tech traffic signals

Sick and tired of being stuck in nasty Seattle traffic gridlock? Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn feels your pain, and today he… Read More

City of Seattle releases mobile site and wants your feedback

The City of Seattle is making it easier for on-the-go citizens to check snow plow maps and see the latest… Read More

Tracking traffic made easy: INRIX launches digital reporting suite for media

As the Kirkland-based company inches closer to an IPO, INRIX just released a turn-key set of applications that can help… Read More

Rumor alert: Is Apple looking to buy mobile traffic app Waze?

One of the more interesting tech rumors of the new year involves Waze, the heavily-funded Silicon Valley startup that specializes… Read More

Olympics traffic jams not as bad as feared, INRIX finds

Gearing up for the Summer Olympics in London, one of the concerns in London was about the traffic. But it… Read More

INRIX names ex-Blue Nile CEO to board, strengthens management team

INRIX is bolstering its board and management team as the Kirkland provider of traffic data continues to add new customers,… Read More

BMW picks INRIX to help drivers maneuver through traffic gridlock

Earlier today, we told you about a new partnership that integrates the real-time location sharing information from Glympse into the… Read More

INRIX names top 10 worst traffic cities (and tells drivers how to avoid gridlock)

It’s getting easier to travel on the nation’s roadways, but traffic congestion is still eating up plenty of time for… Read More

INRIX CEO Bryan Mistele on surviving 70 VC rejections

Bryan Mistele wants to eliminate one of society’s biggest issues — traffic. How’s he going to do it? Find out… Read More

EcoSpeed: Driving directions plus fuel-efficient speeds along the way

Lots of online mapping services tell people how to get someplace. A new Google Maps mashup, developed by Seattle-based Clarian… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: Bryan Mistele guides Inrix on road to success

With Bryan Mistele at the wheel, Inrix was on the move in 2011. The Kirkland provider of real-time traffic information… Read More

Inrix to provide traffic data to Google in multi-million dollar deal

Inrix has been on a serious roll lately. And the Kirkland company just scored yet another big deal, winning a… Read More

Geek of the Week: Ryan Peterson, traffic data guru

We’ve been tracking Ryan Peterson for many years, after a traffic jam inspired him to start TrafficGauge, a Seattle startup… Read More

Zillow doubles traffic, tops 25 million visitors in August

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff has been pretty bullish about the online real estate company’s prospects, telling GeekWire recently that the… Read More

Job growth exceeds estimates in Seattle’s booming South Lake Union neighborhood

On a recent summer afternoon, Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is buzzing with activity. Amazon. com employees line up at… Read More

Inrix speeds ahead with buy of rival ITIS, looks to reduce global traffic congestion

Inrix, the provider of real-time traffic information, just got a lot bigger. The Kirkland company said that it has completed… Read More