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GeekWire rides the world’s first floating-bridge train — Seattle tech commutes will never be the same

A preview of the Crosslake Connection, the region’s newest mass transit milestone, featured a trip between South Bellevue and new stations at Mercer Island and Judkins Park. The public will get to ride between Seattle and its Eastside neighbors starting on Saturday. Read More

Seattle transit’s new ‘tap-to-pay’ feature goes live next week as region gears up for World Cup

The ubiquitous tap-to-pay technology that has become commonplace in grocery stores and coffee shops is coming to Seattle-area buses and trains beginning Feb. 23. Read More

Seattle’s ORCA transit system gets major tech upgrade with new ‘Tap to Pay’ feature

Seattle’s ORCA transit system is rolling out an upgrade that will let riders pay fares by tapping their credit card or smartphone — no dedicated ORCA card required. Read More

World-first in Seattle: Train crosses floating bridge in a preview of future link between region’s tech hubs

The testing of the Link light rail “Crosslake Connection” signals a major development in how future commutes could change for workers at Microsoft, Amazon and elsewhere. Read More

Amtrak train derails off bridge near Seattle, blocking all lanes of I-5

An Amtrak train derailed off of a bridge south of Seattle Monday morning, blocking all lanes of Interstate 5, according… Read More

Washington governor is ‘bullish’ on Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail thanks to a Microsoft-backed study

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is optimistic about creating a high-speed train to connect Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle, based on early… Read More

Expedia completes majority stake acquisition of train travel tech company SilverRail

Expedia, the Bellevue, Wash. travel giant with a big appetite for acquisitions, has completed its purchase of the majority stake… Read More

FareBot tracks your public transit card history, raises privacy issues

Your ORCA card probably contains a lot more publicly accesible information than you think. Crosscut is out today with a story… Read More

Lost in Seattle? WhichBus helps you plan your public transit ride in real-time

From an honorable mention at Startup Weekend last year to winning second place at October’s Evergreen Apps Challenge, the developers… Read More

Seattle redesigns public transit map with focus on frequency

Speaking last month at an Ignite Seattle talk, mayor Mike McGinn stressed that the city needed to find ways to… Read More

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