“Why you’re stuck in traffic—and why urban living might be the answer.”

Another week, another commute at a standstill in Bellevue. This photo was taken on Monday.

And Amazon hasn’t even started its in-office mandate yet.

In just a few months, 12,000 Amazon employees will be driving in every Monday and Friday.

And Amazon’s Bellevue workforce is set to double over the next couple of years, reaching 25,000 employees.

That doesn’t even count other businesses expanding their footprint here. If traffic is this bad now, what will it look like then?

The solution? Urban living. It has to be. Bellevue homes are too expensive. Apartments and market rate condos have to be the answer.

Every major city went through it.

Younger generations are already moving away from the old suburban dream, choosing city condos over long commutes.

Bellevue offers something unique—access to top public schools and the convenience of an urban lifestyle.

For families of all sizes, urban living in Bellevue won’t be just a trend.

It might be the key to avoiding endless traffic and creating a more livable city for everyone.

Much has to be done with Washington condo laws, the transportation infrastructure, and municipal bureaucracy.

Is urban living Bellevue’s answer to the traffic crisis? Because light rail doesn’t appear it to be it after billions spent on it and counting.