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Old 11-23-2019, 09:30 PM
 
Location: Independent Republic of Ballard
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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...walking-surge/

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In 2018, just 44% of the 444,000 Seattle residents who were employed drove alone to work on a typical day, according to the latest census data. That’s a huge decrease since 2010, when a solid majority (53%) of Seattle’s workers were solo car commuters. Seattle’s 9 percentage-point drop is easily the largest decline among the 100 most-populous U.S. cities since the start of the decade. And we now have the sixth-lowest percentage of drive-alone commuters among those 100 cities. The lowest is New York, where only about 23% of commuters drive alone.
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Even as the percentage plummeted, there was still an increase in terms of raw numbers, because the population grew so much in this period. The total number of drive-alone commuters was 197,000 in 2018, which is a 9% increase since 2010. In comparison, the total number of working Seattle residents increased more than three times faster, at a rate of 31%.
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It’s also worth noting that among the 100 largest cities, the second steepest decline in drive-alone commuters is in Tacoma. And while Bellevue doesn’t rank among the 100 largest cities, it also saw a drop in drive-alone commuters similar to Seattle’s: From 61% in 2010 to 53% last year.
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Most of Seattle’s transit commuters go by bus (about 89,000) but the sharpest increase has been among light-rail riders, who now number nearly 10,000.
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Almost as remarkable as the surge in transit commuters is the increase in the number of folks who walk to work — in fact, we rank first among the 100 cities for that. Nearly 54,000 Seattleites, or about 12% of workers, hoofed it to their job in 2018, up 3.5 percentage points since 2010. That rise is surely due to the fact that much of our housing development this decade has been located in densely populated areas, in or near major employment centers like South Lake Union.
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Only three major cities have a higher percentage of walker commuters: Boston, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, in that order. New York City is a little behind us, at around 10% of workers.
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Old 11-23-2019, 10:06 PM
 
Location: Seattle
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Walkable (to SLU and Downtown) areas of Cap Hill, lower Queen Anne, First Hill are very very popular right now.
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Old 11-23-2019, 10:38 PM
 
Location: Independent Republic of Ballard
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And a lot more people are living Downtown, including Belltown, Denny Triangle, Pioneer Square, ID, Sodo.
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Old 11-24-2019, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Seattle
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And a lot more people are living Downtown, including Belltown, Denny Triangle, Pioneer Square, ID, Sodo.
Agreed, I'd add far North Beacon Hill and Eastlake to that list.
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Old 11-24-2019, 11:37 AM
 
Location: Independent Republic of Ballard
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Agreed, I'd add far North Beacon Hill and Eastlake to that list.
Yes, neighborhoods just outside of Downtown: Capitol Hill, First Hill, L. QA, Cascade/Fairview, Eastlake, Westlake, Little Saigon, N. Beacon Hill, Yesler Terrace, N. Rainier Valley, W. Central District. Fremont to SLU is also walkable.

I used to walk from N. Beacon Hill to Jackson Street to catch a bus in the Ride Free Area. The Ride Free Area is gone, but it was an incentive for walking.

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Old 11-24-2019, 08:06 PM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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Interesting anecdotally, two of my coworkers walked to work, both living within a half mile of the office. One just moved to Ballard, and drives alone now. The other got a hip replacement and takes Uber. Two others both live in West Seattle, and drive in alone to the office (Belltown). They say as bad as the traffic is, it just takes too long on the bus, with a 20 minute walk from the nearest bus stop at Westlake.
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Old 11-26-2019, 01:44 AM
 
Location: Seattle
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Interesting anecdotally, two of my coworkers walked to work, both living within a half mile of the office. One just moved to Ballard, and drives alone now. The other got a hip replacement and takes Uber. Two others both live in West Seattle, and drive in alone to the office (Belltown). They say as bad as the traffic is, it just takes too long on the bus, with a 20 minute walk from the nearest bus stop at Westlake.
This is surprising. What keeps me from driving is the daily parking rates. But then again I work at 5th and Pike. I can’t imagine anywhere in the city proper having enough cheap parking to justify driving alone every day.
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Old 11-26-2019, 06:23 AM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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This is surprising. What keeps me from driving is the daily parking rates. But then again I work at 5th and Pike. I can’t imagine anywhere in the city proper having enough cheap parking to justify driving alone every day.
I probably should mention that while we have subsidized Orca cards, we also have free parking in our own garage.
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Old 11-26-2019, 08:32 AM
 
Location: Seattle area
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I probably should mention that while we have subsidized Orca cards, we also have free parking in our own garage.
Yes but your office is in one of the worst locations in downtown where no buses go, so driving makes more sense.
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Old 11-26-2019, 08:36 AM
 
Location: southern california
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When walking and biking surges so will muggings
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