Are we using escalators most efficiently by standing on the right and walking on the left? A study from 2016 found it's faster for all passengers to stand on both sides. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson ...

Occasionally, I find myself in a two-story shopping establishment and I wonder if it’s just easier to try to scale the down escalator instead of walking a hundred or so feet to the up escalator. This ...

To the average person, a stalled escalator looks like a flight of steel steps. But to Sound Transit, that’s an off-limits safety hazard. The regional agency compelled hundreds of light-rail riders to ...

For most of us, a ride on an escalator is a pretty mundane activity. Then again, most of us aren't Olympic athletes.Swiss freestyle skier Fabian Bösch decided to ride a PyeongChang escalator with his ...

We use it all the time but most people have never actually seen the inner workings of an escalator! I've animated the inside to give you a detailed look at the steps, step chain, gears, handrail, and ...

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 ...