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In step with what officials want to see, Amazon helped Seattle worker foot traffic jump in January
People pass by one of Amazon's HQ towers in Seattle in January. (GeekWire Photo /) Amazon's return to office five days per week has had an
Amazon return-to-office boosts sidewalk traffic in Seattle
An order by Amazon.com for workers to report to their desks five days a week has flooded Downtown Seattle sidewalks with people.
Downtown Seattle Foot Traffic is Up, Thanks to Amazon
The Downtown Seattle Association’s Revitalization Dashboard shows foot traffic in neighborhoods where Amazon’s offices are located (South Lake Union and Denny Regrade) at 74% of that of January 2019. Overall, downtown-area foot traffic was 9% higher than it was a year ago, though only 57% of the pre-pandemic average.
Amazon’s Return-to-Office Mandate Makes Bad Seattle Traffic Worse
One side effect of Amazon’s demand that all its workers labor under the direct gaze of their managers, instead of at home, is apparently a slower average commute time for the Seattle area. Is this business efficiency?
‘Downtown runs on people’: Seattle officials bullish on impact of Amazon’s return to office
Seattle city leaders have not been shy about cheering Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy’s mandate that put people back at their HQ desks at the beginning of the year.
First impact of Amazon's return-to-office mandate revealed in new data
Amazon's mandate that its employees to return to offices five days a week began in January. New data released Friday shows how neighborhoods around the company's office towers were affected. Pictured are the Amazon Spheres and the company's re:Invent tower.
Seattle wants $39M to ease traffic mess on delayed I-5 bridge project
The Ship Canal Bridge has undergone 200 repairs since 2019. But WSDOT is pumping the brakes on a major resurfacing project.
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After 22-vehicle collision, all lanes on southbound, northbound I-5 near Castle Rock are open
All lanes of Interstate 5 (I-5) north are back open, while only the right lane on I-5 south is open near Castle Rock and ...
2 pedestrians hit, killed in separate hit-and-runs on same day in Seattle
Seattle police are investigating two separate hit-and-runs that killed two pedestrians in the early hours of Feb. 1.The first ...
Speed camera tickets coming soon to freeway work zones around WA
Washington drivers crash in work zones more than 1,000 times a year, compelling the Legislature to unanimously approve speed ...
As gridlock grinds Toronto to a halt, here's what the city could learn from Seattle's traffic cameras
The Way Out, explores how automated enforcement for blocking the box and driving in bus lanes could help alleviate congestion ...
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Reducing traffic stops: Bill proposes warnings by mail, targeted enforcement for safer roads
Democrats have tried to pass a revised traffic safety bill for five years and they are trying again this legislative session.
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Seattle worker foot traffic up, but it remains stubbornly low
Seattle's new "scheduled restoration actions ... with average weekday worker foot traffic at only 58% of December 2019's volume, as measured by Placer.ai, the analytics company that collects ...
Seattle woman arrested for DUI after crashing car into townhome, residents unhurt
A 28-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing her car into an occupied home early Thursday ...