Pulling into Westlake Station in the bus tunnel this morning, our driver announces over the speakers, "Gonna be a train in here on Monday morning. Should be interesting." We look around at one another and laugh a little. Driver then says, "I give it no more than thirty days before we have a bus-train incident." more ›

Is it just us, or does King County Metro Transit's spiffy new hybrid-electric bus look a lot like a giant caterpillar? The larva bus is just one of sixteen brand-new, eco-friendly buses Metro will debut in 2010, thanks to a $13.8 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration. more ›