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Investigator finds no conflict of interest in Kevin Wallace’s dealings. Bellevue City Council “encouraged by recent progress” on East Link. When buying locomotives, Amtrak has its priorities wrong. Federal budget cuts could wipe out what the $20 tab fee would get us. Take Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan survey. Metro is looking at eliminating the 2nd and [...]
We’re giving away three (3) sets of Pulstar® Spark Plug! The Pulstar® is a new eco-friendly pulse plug that uses an advanced technology to make every drop of gas burn better and cleaner. This means you get better gas mileage, … Continue reading →
Five of the largest auto makers in the U.S. have endorsed a proposal by the Obama administration to set tougher fuel economy regulations, after the White House lowered its miles-per-gallon target and built in allowances for the large trucks that … Continue reading →
Walgreen describes itself as the nation’s largest drugstore chain, and the company has another superlative to promote. On Thursday, it vowed to become the country’s biggest host for public electric vehicle charging stations by the end of the year. In … Continue reading →
A resurgent auto industry has weathered the supply-chain hitches that stifled production during the spring and is poised to double the pace of U.S. growth in the third quarter, according to some estimates. But that may not be enough to … Continue reading →
This is King County Metro’s back door policy, stated in my words: Passengers may exit through the back door on any trip that is pay-as-you-enter at any time, except at downtown bus stops when the Ride Free Area is not in effect (7 pm – 6 am). Jim O’Rourke, Metro’s Manager of Operations confirms: Current [...]
It’s become clear from comments that there’s some confusion about what the streetcar and BRT modes in the TMP actually mean. It is not, in general, the service quality of the South Lake Union Streetcar. You have to dig into the pamphlets to which each post links to understand what treatments the streetcar (or BRT [...]
Americans consider housing affordable if it costs 30% or less of their income. However, calculating housing and transportation affordability together offers the true cost of housing based on its location by measuring the transportation costs associated with place. Abogo is … Continue reading →
Kukil Han, a designer from Seoul has posted a design of a solar-powered bus called Bike Guide that will transport people around Seoul eco-friendly style.
Of the all possible High Capacity Transit corridor projects in Seattle’s Transit Master Plan, nothing carries more riders than a fast streetcar from downtown to Loyal Heights via Ballard and Fremont. Up to 26,000 riders per day could use this line in 2030, which would run a train train every 8 minutes at the peak, 15 [...]
If you really want to leave it all behind for a night or two, you can hardly do better than Shaw Island. The least populous and least-visited among ferry-served San Juan Islands, Shaw is a quiet, wooded treasure. The island has only one commercial establishment, the Shaw General Store, famously operated by nuns until just [...]
APTA’s annual Multimodal Operations Planning Workshop will be held here in Seattle next August from the 15th through 17th, a three-day event consisting of workshop sessions, panels, and technical tours. Unlike larger conferences like Rail~Volution, the Multimodal Workshop is much more technically-oriented and typically draws a clientele of transit planners and schedulers from around the [...]
This beautiful electric motorcycle from Orphiro boasts not only high efficiency but also quietness and of course a great design.
A team of engineers headed by aircraft engineers Michael Moshier and Robert Bulaga is looking forward to building a multi-passenger, fuel-electric hybrid air vehicle.
Designer Cal Craven has recently unveiled its latest concept - an aquatic car called CAT (short for City Aquatic Transportation).
Toyota has recently unveiled its GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II. The vehicle was officially presented at the 39th Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race.