As the local economic landscape continues to shift, a new breakthrough study shows Bellevue is giving Seattle a run for its money by getting better in almost every single way except still being Bellevue.
“It’s got a whole a batch of new light rail stops, a business district buoyed by thousands of Amazon, Meta and other tech workers, it’s more diverse, and real estate is booming—very impressive,” said University of Washington economist Arthur Schell. “Unfortunately the data showed that the city is still very much Bellevue.”
Several Seattle residents admit they are stunned and worried about the former bedroom community of Bellevue becoming the better local city should it ever someday not be Bellevue.
“Oh no! Thousands of Amazon employees are going to work over there instead of Seattle? That’s a damn shame,” said Capitol Hill resident Heather Ripken. “And I’m sure all those young people with tech salaries will still be choosing to live over there too unless they realize before they sign a lease that they are in fact in Bellevue. Hope they don’t concentrate over there because I would just hate it if it was easier to score more affordable rent over here.”
Data gathered included a plethora of multiple sidewalks and buildings that have looked eerily lifeless and untouched since well before the pandemic in addition to a lack of a Seattle Center, Fremont Troll, and Pike Place Market.
