New census data about how Seattleites live and get around show that our city is no one of five major cities (New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Boston) in the U.S. where more than half of the commuters no longer partake in the American ritual of driving alone to work!
In 2000 In 2012
56.5% Drove Alone 49.2%
17.5% Mass Transit 19.7%
7.4% Walked 9.9%
11.2% Carpooled 8.5%
4.6% Worked at Home 7.0%
1.9% Biked 4.1%
1% Other 1.6%
Read Danny Westneat’s article in the Seattle Times.