Another quarter, another set of double-digit gains over the same time last year. The system as whole was up 12%. ST Express boardings rose 14%, Sounder 11% (15% on weekdays), and both Link lines, 10%, 8% on weekdays. Although routes 540 and 560 took hits after service cuts, the big winner is the 513, up [...]
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WSDOT has added a flickr set containing illustrations of the design alternatives of the Portage Bay section of the 520 bridge replacement. They’ve also put up the meeting materials from last week’s Seattle Design Meeting. WSDOT is exploring cable-stayed and typical viaduct-style replacements. The Seattle Times has a write-up on the different designs and the [...]
What do you do when you’re a traffic engineer hired to come up with a plan to accommodate 2,500 additional cars entering the heart of Brooklyn on a semi-regular basis? Well, if you’re Samuel Schwartz, you don’t add fuel to the fire by building a ton of parking: Mr. Schwartz, a traffic commissioner during the [...]
As someone who’s a big fan of center platforms in general, I asked Sound Transit spokesman Bruce Gray what the prospects were for East Link to add a center platform where it meets the Central line: A center platform at IDS was not studied as part of the EIS plans and isn’t in the works [...]
For those of you who missed Jarrett Walker’s hat tip, TransLink has finally unveiled an excellent system-wide frequency map (PDF), a vast improvement over its predecessor (PDF), which bears several similarities to Metro’s current system map. The map uses both color and line weight (thickness) to denote frequency while basic and limited services are deemphasized. Frequent services [...]
The Summer 2012 Sound Transit schedule book is now available; new timetables take effect Saturday, June 9th. There are no changes to Link. Sounder is unchanged, although maintenance in the South Corridor might aggravate drivers and pedestrians. Below are the bus revisions, especially big changes in Pierce County: Route 542: Revised stops at Redmond Transit Center [...]
King Tut taking up residence at King Street Station. “North Corridor” is now officially “Lynnwood Link”. I-90 lawsuit may go back to the Washington Supreme Court. Downtown condo market is improving. Council backs off corner store portion of Regulatory Reform proposal. Former Hopelink employees commit bus pass fraud nearly worth six figures. TriMet bus driver [...]
[Photo Credit: Pacer Technology] As a USA manufacturing company, Super Glue Corporation was pleased to be recognized recently for our export activities. The 2012 Export Achievement award was presented by the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Association in honor of our achievements in the Global Marketplace. The [...]
: 07 May , 2012 How do airboats compare to hovercraft Unlike airboats , hovercraft are flying machines that travel above the surface on a bubble of air so they don’t create a wake on water . Airboats are flat-bottomed boats with a large propeller and their entire weight rests on the surface , creating a wake . Airboats usually require a boat dock for launching hovercraft do . not Airboats are limited to relatively smooth water because their hulls have low gunwales which can be easily swamped . Airboats have minimum positive flotation , where hovercraft have quite a lot up to 1 1 2 times their weight . This enables hovercraft to operate safely on swiftwater . Here , first responders from the U.S . Air Force practice swiftwater rescue techniques in a Neoteric hovercraft Both are amphibious