transportation
March 11, 2025
Hazardous highway
A traffic sensor in Toppenish could help reduce car accidents at a dangerous highway intersection.
September 2, 2023
Cities at your fingertips
Two graduate students seeking a better transit experience invented an app that is used by millions across the U.S.
August 14, 2020
The queen of the skies goes quiet
The majestic Boeing 747, designed by Joseph Sutter, ’43, will no longer be flying for one of the world's biggest airlines.
March 7, 2019
Keep it Moovn
Foster grad wants to change how Seattle moves with a homegrown ride-sharing app.
December 7, 2017
A bike with a boost
A UW-trained engineer quit his job to shake up the burgeoning world of electric bikes.
September 1, 2007
Light rail in future
Light rail could arrive on the UW campus in 2016, now that the UW Board of Regents and Sound Transit have agreed to a station site and steps that will mitigate the project’s impact on the campus.
December 1, 2006
Riding the rails again
The difference between the crowded confusion of the trolley of 1895 and the quiet comfort of the yet-to-be-seen Sound Transit light rail will be a clear indication of the passage of over 120 years.
September 1, 1991
On the wrong track?
Light rail isn't the cure-all for the Puget Sound area's traffic mess, UW experts warn.