I decided that I no longer wanted to both live *and* work in Redmond, so I decided to do something about it. I bought a condo in downtown Seattle. This is my view now:

The view aside, I really am enjoying urban life. It's so much easier to see many of my friends and just engage a whole new set of experiences. Seattle is an awesome city and I'm glad to right in the middle of it.
I really did enjoy life in the suburbs while I lived there with my girlfriend, but when faced with moving/buying, I decided to choose commuting from the city instead of commuting from an even more remote location in the suburbs.
Any of my friends would know that I really love driving, but I find it much more enjoyable and productive to commute to work by bus. Especially when they have WiFi. Even for fun in the city, I can pretty much walk everywhere. I'm definitely going to keep my car, but I sleep just a little sounder with a considerably lighter carbon footprint.
I simply don't believe that low-density suburban sprawl is sustainable. I would recommend people watch this talk: The tradegy of suburbia given by James Howard Kunstler