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Tag Archives: city council
Council seeks project list to determine if a $100 million bond is necessary
A majority of the City Council, led by Councilmember Dan Strauss, voted Wednesday to defer their decision on issuing a large bond until they have more details on what it would fund and when the money would be needed. As … Continue reading
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Tagged alex pedersen, city council, dan strauss, seattle neighborhood greenways, vehicle license fee
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Action Alert: Tell City Council to protect $80M in walking, biking and transit funds
A City Council proposal would redirect $80 million over 20 years away from walking, biking and transit projects to finance a $100 million bond for roads and bridges. With the West Seattle Bridge still closed and other bridges around the … Continue reading
Scooter share permit gets committee approval + How the system would work
Seattle is finally maybe going to give shared scooters a try. The City Council Utilities and Transportation Committee voted last week to approve two ordinances that would allow SDOT to launch a scooter permit program (Council bills 119867 and 119868). … Continue reading
Council puts less-deep transit cuts to voters in November
Transit is getting cut. But Seattle voters will have the chance in November to make the cuts less awful by approving the Seattle Transportation Benefit District’s (“STBD”) sales tax measure. As we reported previously, state legislators and the court-pending voter … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, lorena gonzález, sdot, tammy morales, transportation benefits district
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City Councilmembers show the leadership our city needs + Mayor Durkan should resign
EDITOR’S NOTE: Seattle Bike Blog supports the Defund Seattle Police effort initially led by a large group of community organizations and leaders, including No New Youth Jail, Decriminalize Seattle, Block the Bunker, Seattle Peoples Party, COVID-19 Mutual Aid, Trans Women … Continue reading
Council passes budget with vital South Seattle investments, leaves I-976 cuts for later if they lose in court — UPDATE: Injunction granted!
The City Council passed the 2020-21 budget Monday, including some vital investments in transportation safety and equity. The wins are big and worth celebrating, though they are also uncertain due to the looming threat of I-976. If the initiative makes … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 budget, city council, duwamish tribe, i-976, seattle neighborhood greenways
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Fewer fights like the Missing Link? Seattle limits ‘weaponized’ environmental review appeals
Just about everyone who first learns about the decades-long Burke-Gilman Missing Link legal battle is baffled when they hear that this delay is under the guise of “environmental review.” It’s a biking and walking trail! Isn’t safer biking and walking … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, environmental review, hearing examiner, sepa
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City Council will vote on ‘mandatory’ bike lane bill + funding bike parking and southend bike lanes – UPDATED
Yes, please! UPDATE: The ordinance and both resolutions passed unanimously. Details on amendments in updates below. The City Council will vote today on an ordinance and set of resolutions that would all but require the Seattle Department of Transportation to … Continue reading
My family lives in a house in our friends’ backyard + What ADUs can (and can’t) fix in our city
I live in my friends’ backyard along with my spouse Kelli and 16-month-old daughter. We all worked together (well, the baby didn’t really help) to build a new house where a carport and patchy weed-filled yard was previously. And in … Continue reading
Move All Seattle Sustainably coalition hosts Council candidate forums, D6 is Tuesday
Seattle’s City Council is facing its biggest shakeup since, well, the last time the seven district-based seats were up for a vote. An unprecedented 56 candidates are running for the City Council seats, and only three incumbents are seeking another … Continue reading
Must Watch: Seattle’s bike movement finds its footing again, fights mayor’s bike plan cuts
Seattle’s bicycle movement emerged from chrysalis Tuesday transformed into its newest state, and it put on a powerful display inside City Hall. I highly recommend watching the testimony and the very interesting Committee conversation, during which Councilmembers Mike O’Brien, Rob … Continue reading
Will Mayor Durkan meet the City Council’s downtown bike lane 2019 deadline? – UPDATED
SDOT will update the City Council Transportation and Sustainability Committee today on the progress (or lackthereof) on the downtown Basic Bike Network. The City Council passed a resolution last summer calling on SDOT and Mayor Jenny Durkan to complete key … Continue reading
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Tagged basic bike network, city council, downtown, jenny durkan, transportation committee
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Tell the City Council to protect red light camera funds for safe streets near schools
In an attempt to balance the City Council’s 2019-20 budget, Councilmember Sally Bagshaw has eyed nearly $2.7 million in red light camera funds that currently go to the School Safety Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Fund (see the budget green sheet … Continue reading
CM Mosqueda delivers must-watch speech as Council approves downtown bike lane resolution
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday calling on SDOT to complete a connected bike network downtown by the end of 2019. As we reported previously, the network includes sections of 8th Ave, 9th Ave N, Pike and/or Pine … Continue reading
Council approves bike share expansion + ofo cites fee hike in decision to leave Seattle
The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a budget action Monday for new city rules on bike share companies that will expand the number of bikes in operation, increase the fees for bike share operators and put in place new regulations … Continue reading
Help push to get the downtown bike network back on track in 2019
The downtown bike network has been significantly delayed so far under Mayor Jenny Durkan’s administration, but there is hope to turn things around and get major pieces of the network constructed in 2019. Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Cascade Bicycle Club … Continue reading
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Tagged basic bike network, city council, downtown, jenny durkan, sdot, transportation committee
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Bike share carried 209K trips in May + A look at the city’s updated permit rules
People in Seattle took more than 208,849 bike share trips in May as use of the bikes increased steeply throughout spring. In total, people took 1.4 million rides between late July and mid-June, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation … Continue reading
No matter how you feel about the head tax, the Council should not start selling vetoes
Regardless of your opinion on the city’s employee head tax to fund affordable housing and homelessness solutions, repealing the tax one month after unanimously passing it is effectively handing Council power to wealthy people and businesses. The repeal in the … Continue reading
Seattle should divest from Dakota Access Pipeline, and we also shouldn’t buy the oil they’re trying to pump
The City Council is set to vote Monday to end its banking business with Wells Fargo as a political act in response to the bank’s funding of the Dakota Access Pipeline. This action is in solidarity with Native American communities … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, climate action plan, climate change, dakota access pipeline, resist, standing rock, wells fargo
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Council approves lower speed limits, but the work isn’t done
The City Council approved new default speed limits across Seattle Monday, likely clearing the final major hurdle for the changes. “It’s been something that’s very near and dear to my heart,” said Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, who wrote about the issue … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, mike o'brien, sally bagshaw, speed limits, tim burgess
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