Seattle, Western Washington brace for more traffic as employees return to office
It’s day 2 for Amazon workers going back to the office 5 days a week and one of the areas already seeing the impacts of all the foot traffic is Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.
Seattle preps for traffic nightmare as 50,000 Amazon workers return to office full-time
State transit officials are urging drivers to prepare for gridlock as an estimated 50,000 Amazon corporate workers heed CEO Andy Jassy’s directive.
Inrix data: Seattle-area traffic got 9% worse last year amid rise in return-to-office
As more Seattle-area employees returned to the office last year, traffic got worse as the city's roadways got clogged with vehicles
Seattle traffic worsens: Drivers lose 63 hours to congestion in 2024
Congestion jumped 9% in the Seattle area in 2024 compared to 2023. In turn, drivers lost 63 hours on average to traffic delays, five more hours than the year before, according to the 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard.
Seattle traffic just keeps getting worse
Seattle ranked as the 10th-most-congested city in the U.S. and the 23rd globally, with drivers losing an average of 63 hours to traffic in 2024, according to a new report released this week. Why it matters: Nationwide,
Seattle traffic congestion ranks among nation's worst
In Seattle, traffic delays increased commute times by five hours compared with the year before and by 38 hours over the 2020 average, when amid the pandemic a major chunk of the r
Seattle drivers lose 63 hours to traffic, 10th worst in US
Traffic congestion in Seattle continues to challenge commuters, with the city ranking 10th worst in the U.S. and 23rd globally for 2024.
Seattle ranks 10th worst traffic in US
Seattleites spent an average of 63 hours in traffic last year, with the city coming in at 10th on the list of U.S. cities with the worst traffic.
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