Seattle Times

Sound Transit says stalled escalators might be used as stairs — under rare circumstances

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 ...

Commissioners approve plans for projects at Paycor Stadium, including escalators to highest level

While the Bengals already announced added escalators and staircases to and from the club lounges, these new escalators will ...
Seattle Times

Sound Transit’s answer to escalator breakdowns at UW light-rail station: Stairs — and at least $20M

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 ...
Penn Live

Going down: Oft-broken Pa. Capitol escalator to be replaced with stairs

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 ...
Gizmodo

Escalators of Tokyo: a Visual Encyclopedia of a City’s Moving Staircases

Escalators that curve. Escalators that glow. Quadruple-decker, gold-plated, Tron-themed escalators. The moving staircase may have been an American invention, but it’s the Japanese who have really ...