Tag: freight master plan

October 6, 2023

Seattle Council, do not pass the resolution to add even more red tape to safety projects

Seattle needs to make it easier, not harder, for the Department of Transportation to improve safety on our streets. To that end, the City Council should not pass Resolution 32097, which is scheduled for a vote Tuesday. The resolution, which was passed unanimously out of the Land Use Committee rather than the Transportation Committee, contains…
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tagged: city council, dan strauss, freight, freight master plan, resolution 32097, Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board
August 17, 2011

Set for November vote, $60 vehicle fee needs strong vision

The City Council, acting as the Transportation Benefits District, voted unanimously to send a $60 vehicle license fee to the November ballot. It’s not the full $80 recommended by the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC III), but the funding allocations are mostly proportional to the committee’s recommendations. The funds are more about transit than bicycling,…
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tagged: city council, ctac III, freight master plan, streetcars, transit, transportation benefits district, vehicle lisense fee