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Commuters face delays as Amazon's return-to-office mandate stirs Seattle's traffic woes
It didn't take long for Seattle commuters to notice traffic impacts now that Amazon workers have returned to the office full-time.
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.
Amazon employees return to Seattle offices for first Monday shift
More than 50,000 Amazon employees will return to work in Seattle for the first required in-person Monday shift in years, marking a major adjustment for the region’s commuters.
Seattle traffic ramps up as Amazon employees return to work
Tens of thousands of Amazon employees will return to work in Seattle for their first required in-person Monday shift in years. Now the traffic in Seattle is expected to seriously ramp up, especially in the South Lake Union neighborhood.
Officials Are Worried About Traffic as Amazon’s 50k Seattle Workers Return to the Office This Week
Amazon has demanded that all of its employees return to the office full-time, five days a week. Now, as those workers head back to the office, officials in the company’s home base of Seattle are warning that the policy may clog up local traffic routes.
Seattle Amazon workers begin return to office full time starting Thursday
Beginning Thursday, Amazon employees will be required to work in the office five days a week. CEO Andy Jassy sent out a message to employees about the change Sept. 16. Like many other companies, Amazon’s corporate employees worked remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seattle businesses anticipate boost as Amazon workers return to office
Local businesses in South Lake Union are eagerly anticipating the return of Amazon employees to a five-day in-office work week starting tomorrow.
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.
Downtown Seattle leader calls Amazon’s return-to-office mandate ‘influential’ as 5-day policy begins
Will other companies follow Amazon’s lead? That’s a key question for the future of downtown Seattle as the tech giant ...
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Amazon's Seattle campus still quiet as 5-days-in-office deadline hits
Amazon's first day back in the office felt like any other Thursday. Which is to say, none too busy in downtown Seattle.
Tens of thousands of Amazon workers return to in-person work in Washington
Tens of thousands of more vehicles hit the road in the Seattle metro area on Monday after Amazon workers had to return to the office for the first full week in years.
Amazon parents who got used to remote flexibility are frustrated by new 5-day in-office policy
A Bright Horizons childcare center on the Amazon headquarters campus in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle. (GeekWire ...
Alaska Airlines cargo business could benefit from Hawaiian-Amazon deal
Following the acquisition, Alaska estimated cargo could drive an additional $150 million in profit per year. The bulk of that ...
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 ...
On the ground from Amazon HQ in Seattle: Small businesses ‘excited’ as 5-day policy kicks in
Nasima Akhter, owner of Spice on Curve, works in the food truck parked near Amazon in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood ...
Amazon lends $22 million for project near Spring District
Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) is backing a two-building affordable housing development near Bellevue’s Spring District with ...