Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4, Northeast Seattle), and Council’s Transportation Chair, issued the following statement after initial election day results show Seattle Prop 1, or STBD, is passing. “Winning this election is more than just a victory for the transit that Seattle loves — choosing to fund robust bus service is a bold affirmation we...
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September 21, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Council Unanimously Adopts Pedersen’s Climate Change Resolution in Wake of Historic Wildfires
New policy will require City to formally consider impacts of all new legislation on carbon emissions and resiliency to climate change The Seattle City Council unanimously approved Resolution 31933 crafted by Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4, Northeast Seattle). The Resolution will, for the first time, require the City Council to formally consider the crisis of...
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September 14, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Council Transportation Chair Pedersen Announces Delivery of Audit of Seattle Bridges
Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle), Chair of the City Council’s Transportation Committee announced the delivery of the audit report on Seattle’s bridges with a focus on the efficacy of the City’s infrastructure maintenance program. “In a city defined by its many waterways, our bridges connect us and this audit report proves city...
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August 19, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Pedersen, Herbold, News Releases, Pedersen
Council’s Transportation Committee Votes to Loan $70M for West Seattle Bridge Repair
Seattle, WA — Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle) and Chair of the Transportation and Utilities committee, and Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park), voted to pass an interfund loan for the West Seattle Bridge on Wednesday. Council Bill 119858 will authorize the loan of funds in the amount of $50,000,000 from the Construction and...
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August 11, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmember Pedersen’s Statement Following Police Chief’s Announcement to Retire
SEATTLE – Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best that she plans to retire on September 2: “I am deeply saddened by the resignation of our Police Chief Carmen Best. Chief Best has served Seattle faithfully and honorably for decades and happens to be...
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July 28, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Pedersen’s Statement Following Council Approval of Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) Funding Measure
Councilmember Alex Pedersen, Chair of the Transportation Committee and Chair of the Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) Funding, released the following statement today after the City Council passed Council Bill 119833, which will provide voters with the option to renew funding for STBD. “Because I believe public transit is an essential and affordable...
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July 28, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Councilmember Juarez, Councilmember Pedersen, Gonzalez, Juarez, News Releases, Pedersen
“Internet for All” Resolution Passage Renews Efforts to Expand Affordable Internet Access
COVID-19 crisis reinforces need for universal broadband access and adoption to address inequities Reinvigorating efforts to pursue universal access to the internet, the City Council approved today the “Internet for All” resolution introduced by Council President M. Lorena Gonzalez (Position 9, Citywide), Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4), and Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5). The COVID-19...
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July 16, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Pedersen, Herbold, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmembers Herbold & Pedersen Support Mayor’s Civil Emergency for West Seattle Bridge to Request More Federal, State Funding
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle/South Park) and Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle and Chair of Transportation & Utilities Committee) issued the following statement regarding the civil emergency proclamation and order issued by Mayor Durkan today for the West Seattle Bridge “to apply for any and all available and eligible...
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June 22, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Morales, Councilmember Pedersen, Lewis, Morales, News Releases, Pedersen
City Council Repeals Problematic Law to Reduce Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color
Follows Recommendation from Reentry Workgroup to Repeal Prostitution Loitering Ordinance City Council unanimously repealed from the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) the problematic ordinance regarding “prostitution loitering,” as requested by Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4), Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2), and Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7). The tragic killing by Minneapolis police of George...
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June 15, 2020May 25, 2023Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Morales, Councilmember Pedersen, Lewis, Morales, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmember Lewis, City Attorney Holmes Introduce Legislation to Repeal Outdated Drug Traffic Loitering Law
Bill repeals ‘war on drugs’ policy disproportionately impacting communities of color SEATTLE – Seattle City Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7, Magnolia to Pioneer Square) and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes introduced legislation today to repeal a relic from the failed “War on Drugs,” Seattle’s Drug Traffic Loitering law. The Drug Traffic Loitering law was adopted in the...