Washington
Seattle’s Sound Transit To Install 58 New VT Units
Sound Transit in Seattle plans to replace 58 aging vertical-transportation (VT) units with new elevators and escalators, KING 5 is among outlets to report. Upgrades target four downtown stations: the...
Otis Seattle Team Installing Six Escalators for Casino Expansion
Otis’ Seattle team is installing six escalators for the expansion of the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, approximately 28 mi east of Seattle next to Snoqualmie Falls in King County, Washington....
VDA Hires Broom To Help Guide Sales and Business Development
Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA, Inc. (VDA) has announced the hire of Steve Broom. With more than 20 years' VT industry experience, Broom joins a team of executives responsible for targeted...
Elevator Room Fire Put Out at Seattle’s Space Needle
In the early hours of February 23, Seattle, Washington’s Space Needle was scorched by a minor blaze. The fire took hold in an elevator control room located at the top...
Space Needle Begins Four-Year Modernization Project
Seattle, Washington's Space Needle has begun a four-year effort to modernize its three iconic golden elevators, KIRO 7 was among outlets to report. Following a year-long building modification process, which...
Metro Elevator Establishes Pacific Northwest HQ in Seattle
Metro Elevator recently announced its new Pacific Northwest headquarters (HQ) in Seattle. The location joins ones serving the NYC metropolitan area, the Carolinas and the Triangle/Triad area of North Carolina....
Schindler Looks To Get US$23-Million Sound Transit Contract Bump
Schindler, the vertical-transportation (VT) service provider for Seattle's Sound Transit light rail system, will likely see a five-year, US$30-million contract with the agency upped by US$23 million, The Urbanist reports....
CTBUH Announces Keynote Speakers for Americas Conference
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that David Gottfried, chief global impact officer at Blue Planet Systems, and Kate Simonen, founding director of the Carbon Leadership...
UW Elevator Vandalism Causes Issues
Throughout January, the elevators connecting Odegaard Undergraduate Library to the underground parking garage at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle were repeatedly vandalized, causing them to close for extended...
Broken Escalators and Elevators Plague Seattle Light Rail Stations
In downtown Seattle, out-of-service elevators and escalators are causing issues for riders, Kiro 7 News reports. The latest outage inventory records three broken elevators and seven inoperable escalators across at...
