Sound Transit has come around to the idea that in dire circumstances, it’s OK to use a stalled escalator as stairs. But that’s only when no other escalators or staircases are available. And those ...

Sound Transit has given up on its failure-prone escalators at University of Washington Station next to Husky Stadium, and says they’ll be replaced soon by a combination of stairs and stronger ...

Many people notice that escalator handrails often move slightly faster than the steps. This isn’t intentional, but a result ...

If you are designing a building and need to move many people up or down, you probably will at least consider an escalator. In fact, if you visit most large airports these days, they even use a similar ...

The days of a problem-plagued Pennsylvania Capitol escalator are now numbered. The escalator located in the Capitol East Wing has been the butt of jokes on social media over the years for being more ...

For most of last year, passengers hurrying to catch their flights at the Grand Junction Regional Airport skipped the ...

In last Sunday’s column, I took issue with a key feature of the competition-winning design for the planned $2.2 billion Global Terminal at O’Hare International Airport: its heavy reliance on ...