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 ...

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 ...

Understanding Your Fear Is the First Step Recognizing that your escalator anxiety has a name can be surprisingly comforting.

Source: "Escalator and Stairs." Image by Karen Mardahl, Wikimedia, CC2.0 The Question “What if life came with little reminders to make healthy choices?” This intriguing question headlined an article ...

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 ...

Are you afraid of escalators? Would you like to be? Just watch this CCTV footage of an escalator malfunction at the Langham Place mall in Hong Kong. When the 15-level shopping center was packed with ...

Can pedestrians be convinced to make healthy choices when an escalator seems so much faster and more convenient than a staircase? Yes: you just have to make sure that the stairs are far, far away from ...

Metro gets a new chief this week, and it will also get some new escalators. The Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail stop will receive three new escalators, a staircase and a brand new canopy. Riders can expect ...

Source: "Escalator and Stairs." Image by Karen Mardahl, Wikimedia, CC2.0 The Question “What if life came with little reminders to make healthy choices?” This intriguing question headlined an article ...