All of these are great things, but I think there's a few other practical considerations the author missed:
1) Paying for parking is really expensive compared to other cities. A downtown parking spot is easily ~$300/month.
2) Most employers subsidize orca cards (transit pass) but do not subsidize parking spots
3) With Seattle traffic being as bad as it is, most buses are just as fast as cars because of the prioritization they get. In any other city the bus takes twice as long. In Seattle it's on par with driving.
4) Seattle's natural geography encourages density which makes public transit more effective. Most new hires and population growth is also happening in the closer in neighborhoods which are already well connected to transit.
5) Suburban commuting is harshly punished by the above geographical and societal pressures. If you live in Woodinville and commute to the SLU you're looking at 1hr, one way, on a good day. Similar point about population growth happening close in to the city.
Re: 4, it's funny because while Seattle is somewhat dense by American standards...it's still got tons and tons of areas that are restricted to only low-density detached single family homes. A major city like Seattle should have few if any areas like that.
(Not that SFHs should be illegal of course, but they shouldn't be mandated)
1) Paying for parking is really expensive compared to other cities. A downtown parking spot is easily ~$300/month.
2) Most employers subsidize orca cards (transit pass) but do not subsidize parking spots
3) With Seattle traffic being as bad as it is, most buses are just as fast as cars because of the prioritization they get. In any other city the bus takes twice as long. In Seattle it's on par with driving.
4) Seattle's natural geography encourages density which makes public transit more effective. Most new hires and population growth is also happening in the closer in neighborhoods which are already well connected to transit.
5) Suburban commuting is harshly punished by the above geographical and societal pressures. If you live in Woodinville and commute to the SLU you're looking at 1hr, one way, on a good day. Similar point about population growth happening close in to the city.