Articles about Transportation – Page 10 of 10

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

Pavia Systems raises $3M to help transportation departments speed up inspection process

Pavia Systems, a 10-year-old Seattle startup, has raised a $3 million funding round to help continue building out its platform that… Read More

Uber rival to deliver champagne, hopes to attract upscale clientele

Ride-hailing app Gett has raised more than $200 million in funding — and it’s celebrating with champagne. Lots of champagne, it… Read More

Luxe valet startup will drive you home — in your car — after a drunken night out

There’s a new way to get you and your car home if you’ve had a bit too much to drink… Read More

OneBusAway creator brings Seattle’s real-time transit data to Google Maps

The Seattle region is the latest area to get live transit information right in the Google Maps app. Android users should see… Read More

This big data startup just raised cash to analyze driver behavior, creating ‘safety scores’ for individual motorists

Truck drivers, motorcyclists and daily commuters may navigate the same routes each day, but not all motorists have the same… Read More

Amazon real estate chief dreams of turning company’s parking garages into fulfillment centers

What if alternative transportation in Seattle was so great that Amazon could turn its parking garages into product fulfillment centers? It might… 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

What it will be like to take a Sound Transit train from Seattle to Redmond in the year 2023

Hey, Seattle area commuters. It is going to get a bit easier to cross Lake Washington — in about nine… Read More

Ahoy, Geeky! Google to transport workers by private ferry in San Francisco

You’ve heard of the Love Boat. Well, in San Francisco, there’s a new version, and let’s just call it the… Read More

San Francisco Mayor says tech companies will start paying for bus stop use

The City of San Francisco has struck an agreement with technology companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft to create a… Read More

Ride sharing service Lyft buys assets of Cherry, sets April 12 launch for Seattle

You shouldn’t have any trouble getting a ride these days, especially if you live in a tech hotbed like Seattle… Read More

Is the free ride over on I-90? State to consider tolls on second floating bridge

The free ride may be over for thousands of geeks who cross Lake Washington each day on Interstate 90, one… 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

Uber introduces on-demand ice cream delivery this Friday

Summer is finally here, with temperatures expected to hit the high 70s in Seattle this Friday. Perfect weather for some… Read More

Hop on board the BoltBus: An inside look at the West Coast’s super cheap bus route

The bright orange BoltBus will start rolling between Seattle and Portland today, offering the three hour and 15 minute ride… Read More

Seattle to Portland for a $1? That’s the promise of BoltBus

I just spent $5.25 getting from Sea-Tac Airport to my home in Seattle, using Link Light Rail and King County… Read More

OneBusAway app scrambled, but agencies promise fixes

The popular app OneBusAway, developed at the University of Washington, keeps track of bus schedules in real time for thousands of… Read More

Roadify arrives in Seattle, treads on the turf of transit app One Bus Away

The One Bus Away mobile application is used by thousands of Seattle area commuters each day to determine if their bus will… Read More

A big day on the 520 bridge: Why I’m happy about the tolls

Today the Seattle region begins a massive experiment in behavioral psychology and regional transportation. Following the holiday week, it’s the… Read More

How the high price of tolls will force the Seattle region’s workers to get creative

Landscape architect Tom Early has always been economical about his daily commute over the 520 bridge between Seattle and Kirkland,… Read More

Poll: Are you Good to Go? Most drivers aren’t ready for new 520 bridge tolls

It is going to get a lot more costly to cross the 520 floating bridge next week — one of… Read More

Got the viaduct blues? Uber to offer 50 percent discounts to frustrated commuters

The Alaskan Way Viaduct is one of Seattle’s most important transportation arteries. So, when it closes for a 9-day period… Read More

Uber could take flight, CEO dreams of helicopter and jet rides

Uber just arrived on the streets of Seattle. But could the private driving service soon take to the air? That’s… Read More

How smartphones, tablets are killing Wi-Fi on city transit

It seemed like a scene from the future: Step onto a bus, find a good seat, crack open a laptop,… Read More

Report: Traffic has declined on the 520 bridge despite Microsoft’s employment boom

It is about that time of day when thousands of geeks hop in their cars and make the commute over… Read More

With gas prices rising, Zebigo.com rolls out new carpooling service in Seattle

Seattle drivers are accustomed to clogged roadways. But a new startup called Zebigo.com is hoping to relieve some of that… Read More

A black Town Car at the ready: Uber to bring private driver service to Seattle

Now, you too will soon be able to travel like a high-ranking diplomat. Uber, the hot San Francisco startup that… Read More