That’s what I love about Seattle, technology seamlessly integrated into life.  It’s no surprise with our city being billed “The most Educated City in America” because we have the highest rate of PhDsand higher degrees  per capita, and “The Smartest City in America” because we not only have more bookstores and independent bookstores per capita, but a truly impressive number of entrepreneurs making strides to change the world in positive ways.  Just as important, they are challenging the idea some people have that “green” living means more expensive and loss of profits.  Committed innovators are making sure that “green” living can still create profit so that a majority of companies can join the movement toward making our future safe from environmental change.

Of course this should be no surprise with high profile leaders like Microsoft, Amazon, Expedia, and other futuristic companies being located here and drawing talent from all across the country and all over the world.  Even the medical services and hospitals here are at an impressivly high level compared with perfectly adequate services in other locations.

As far as WiFi, being able to sit down in numerous locations and work, or work while your children are playing, or stop off quickly and get onto the Internet from your laptop, is certainly an earmark of the approaching future.  For this city, it’s now.  Seattle has WiFi (free) in the following locations:

Freeway Park, Occidental Park, Westlake Park, and Victor Steinbrueck Park, and also in the Plaza at City Hall.  Users can log in using seattlewifi for the ssid.