This post was originally published in the march edition of my newsletter, Making it Work. At the Sound Transit Board meeting on Thursday, February 28, the Board approved a resolution creating The Overlake Village Bridge Project, along with two motions agreeing to jointly design the bridge in cooperation with the City of Redmond and approving [...]
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March 1, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SOUTH LAKE UNION: CAREFUL WORK NEEDED
Some Councilmembers are talking about modifying the bonus/incentive zoning program in the proposed South Lake Union (SLU) rezone legislation to capture more value from development and increase the amount of money for affordable housing. To be clear, the rezone legislation is ALREADY an increase on the status quo because there is essentially no incentive [...]
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February 26, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
FOOD WORK 2013
In 2012 my office began a new phase of our work on the Local Food Action Initiative (LFAI). We have completed many of the key initial land use and funding actions identified in the LFAI, and have made major progress in creating secure institutional homes for continued work on food policy. Seattle now has a [...]
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February 22, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
SOUTH LAKE UNION REZONE SCHEDULE AND ISSUES
After months of review and work, the Council is now moving towards decisions on the South Lake Union rezone. The rezone has been in development since 2004, when the Council adopted a revised neighborhood plan and designated South Lake Union as an Urban Center. Since then, South Lake Union has become one of the most [...]
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February 20, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
Sound Transit 2012 Accomplishments 2013 Plans
Sound Transit has entered an extraordinarily busy time, with new light rail construction entering a whole new phase of activity. The connection from downtown to the University of Washington is moving towards completion; the extension to Northgate and Lynnwood is actively proceeding; light rail to Bellevue and Redmond is in design; and light rail south [...]
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February 15, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
HEALTHY FOOD IN VENDING MACHINES
On Wednesday, February 13, the PLUS Committee reviewed an ordinance I have introduced that will increase the amount of healthy options in vending machines operated on City property. The majority of these machines only serve city employees. The Committee will vote on the ordinance at our February 27 meeting, with Full Council action scheduled for [...]
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February 7, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
IMPLEMENTING NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS
On Monday, January 28, the Council unanimously adopted a resolution laying out a strategy for reviewing, updating, and implementing neighborhood plans. I introduced the resolution, with Councilmembers Clark and Bagshaw as co-sponsors. Seattle’s 37 adopted neighborhood plans are a critical part of our Comprehensive Plan and the core strategy for our implementation of the Growth [...]
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February 5, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
SR 520 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS
On Monday, February 4, the City Council Committee on the SR 520 Project (a special Committee that includes all nine Councilmembers) unanimously approved a Resolution committing the City to work with WSDOT to improve walking and biking connections on the west side of Lake Washington as the SR 520 project proceeds, including a shared use [...]
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January 30, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
PLANNING AND LAND USE 2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PRIORITIES FOR 2013
In 2012 I announced a set of priorities for my Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee. Here’s a review of how we did, and the top ten priorities for 2013: Accomplishments for 2012: Goal: to develop Transit Communities Policies and advance neighborhood plans. Accomplishment: Major progress in getting Sound Transit (ST) to commit to [...]
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January 24, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
On January 1, 2014, the people of King County will benefit from the most significant advance in health care since the implementation of Medicare in 1965, when the Affordable Care Act (the health care reform legislation approved by Congress in 2010) goes into effect. On that date, most people in King County will be required [...]