[indrora]

It's all three, in equal measure. If you're not in the Seattle area, you don't realize just how much of the South Lake Union area is taken up by Amazon and how much traffic it contributes to the problem.

Amazon sliced through their list of shuttles, forcing workers to buy cars in order to get to work in some cases because the Seattle public transit system is woefully underfunded, with companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft contributing heavily to the issue.

If I had to ballpark it, I'd say 1/3 of the smog produced every day is from some kind of Amazon or related transit route, be it from busses that have to go from Seattle all the way to the far reaches of Redmond just to cart Amazon employees to and from the office or the sheer volume of cars that clog up the bridge, 405, and 5 every morning and evening.

Amazon has been touting how "green" they are while simultaneously forcing their employees to continue coming into office when they don't have to.

[TurkishPoptart]

Really? I found that Seattle has some of the best public transit in the country.

[indrora]

It does, for the western US. Comparing it to.... Albuquerque or Denver maybe.

It's nothing compared to the powerhouse of Boston or New York city. Seattle is Alright compared to them.

San Francisco wipes Seattle on the floor of the fish market in comparison tho.

[llamaLord]

Yeah but that's not really saying much...

[jldugger]

In the land of the blind...

[throwaway5959]

Amazon software engineers in Seattle probably start at $150k. They should buy EVs if they are concerned about smog, or spend their $$$ on living close to work (within walking distance).

[bradknowles]

Living close to work in Seattle would mean they'd have to join a shared house with some other Amazon devs, because otherwise it wouldn't be possible to afford to live that close.