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When I moved to Edmonds in 2000, I worked as a scribe for Washington Mutual in its internal communications department. (Things went downhill after I left a few years later, LOL.)

Working in downtown Seattle was a great experience (lunch walks to Seattle Mystery Bookshop, RIP), made even better that I brushed off rush hour driving stress and opening my wallet for a steep monthly parking fee.

Community Transit's 416 bus from Edmonds to downtown made the commute a breeze, picking me up on Edmonds Way for the nonstop drive south on I-5. I got off most days on Fifth Avenue, grabbed a latte ($2.1...