Friday, January 04, 2019

‘Seattle-ization’? American cities fear what’s happened here | The Seattle Times

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"You're paying a premium to live here: The cost of living has risen faster in Seattle than in any other American city.
How’s this for irony?
While we’ve been worried about Seattle becoming the next San Francisco, it turns out other cities have been worried about becoming the next Seattle.
That’s right.
“Seattle-ization” is a thing now, at least according to a New York Times article published last week. It’s described as “a particularly dire diagnosis,” and characterized by high housing costs and tech wealth, a combination that’s thoroughly transformed the city in an alarmingly short span of time..."
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