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City Launches New Round of Street Café Permitting to Extend Outdoor Dining
Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use Committee, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), is excited to announce that SDOT is officially accepting new permit applications for long-term ‘permanent’ outdoor street cafes. SDOT will be accepting applications now through April 30th, 2023, for folks who are […]
[Full Post]Posted: February 6th, 2023 under News Releases, Strauss.
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Councilmember Strauss Celebrates Legislation to Exempt Design Review for Affordable Housing Projects
SEATTLE – Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use Committee, celebrated the unanimous City Council 9-0 vote today that extended COVID-19 era policies to support faster development of affordable rental housing production. Developed in partnership with Mayor Harrell and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, this legislation called upon the SEPA Emergency to reduce cost […]
[Full Post]Posted: December 13th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Strauss, Mosqueda, News Releases, Strauss.
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Councilmember Strauss, Taproot Theatre Company clarify events from public safety forum Monday
Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6, Northwest Seattle) and Taproot Theatre Company released a statement today clarifying the events from the public safety forum hosted earlier this week: Councilmember Strauss: “Upon arrival, I said to the organizers they might be able to create a safer, more candid space if they ask people not to record. I […]
[Full Post]Posted: October 19th, 2022 under News Releases, Strauss.
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Councilmember Strauss Introduces Permanent Street Café Legislation
In September, Councilmember Dan Strauss held the 2nd Ballard Avenue Design Charrette with local businesses and residents to gather feedback on interim changes SEATTLE– Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6- Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use Committee, introduced legislation to make outdoor dining permanent in Seattle. This begins the final step in the pathway to […]
[Full Post]Posted: October 12th, 2022 under Councilmember Strauss, News Releases, Strauss.
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City Council Unanimously Passes Crown Hill Neighborhood Design Guidelines
SEATTLE – Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee, celebrated the passage of the Crown Hill Neighborhood Design Guidelines which was passed unanimously by the full City Council today. This bill establishes neighborhood-specific guidelines for the Crown Hill Urban Village Neighborhood for the first time. These guidelines were created […]
[Full Post]Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Councilmember Strauss, News Releases, Strauss.
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Councilmembers Strauss, Pedersen Celebrate Hearing Examiner’s Tree Protection Ordinance Decision
SEATTLE – Councilmembers Dan Strauss (District 6, Northwest Seattle,) and Alex Pedersen (District 4, Northeast Seattle,) issued the following statements after the Hearing Examiner for the City of Seattle affirmed the Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI)’s decision to issue a Determination of Nonsignificance for the proposed tree protection ordinance. The Hearing Examiner’s decision removes a major obstacle to the long-held goal of […]
[Full Post]Posted: August 11th, 2022 under Councilmember Pedersen, Councilmember Strauss, News Releases, Pedersen, Strauss.
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Council Passes Councilmembers Morales’ and Herbold’s Legislation to Protect Abortions and Gender-Affirming Care in Seattle
Seattle, WA – The Seattle City Council unanimously passed two pieces of legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2, Chinatown / International District and South Seattle), Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle and South Park), and Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6, Northwest Seattle) to protect abortions and gender-affirming care in Seattle. The first, Council Bill (CB) 120374, is an […]
[Full Post]Posted: August 9th, 2022 under Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Morales, Councilmember Strauss, Herbold, Morales, News Releases, Strauss.
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Councilmembers Pedersen, Strauss Celebrate Unanimous Passage of Legislation Protecting Seattle’s Restaurants
The Full City Council Passed Their Bill Capping Delivery Fees at 15% SEATTLE – Councilmembers Alex Pedersen (District 4, Northeast Seattle,) and Dan Strauss (District 6, Northwest Seattle,) joined by stakeholders, issued the following statements after the Seattle City Council unanimously approved their legislation today which supports Seattle’s diverse local restaurants by limiting the fees they need to pay to third party delivery corporations. Councilmember […]
[Full Post]Posted: August 2nd, 2022 under Councilmember Pedersen, Councilmember Strauss, News Releases, Pedersen, Strauss.
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Councilmembers Pedersen, Strauss Advance Legislation to Protect Seattle’s Diverse Restaurants
City Council’s Economic Development Committee Passes Their Bill Capping Delivery Fees at 15% SEATTLE – Councilmembers Alex Pedersen (District 4, Northeast Seattle) and Dan Strauss (District 6, Northwest Seattle) issued the following statements after the City Council’s Economic Development Committee unanimously approved their legislation today supporting Seattle’s diverse local restaurants by limiting the fees they need to pay to third party delivery corporations. Councilmember Alex Pedersen, (District […]
[Full Post]Posted: July 27th, 2022 under Councilmember Pedersen, Councilmember Strauss, News Releases, Pedersen, Strauss.
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Councilmember Strauss and Stakeholders Praise Next Steps for the Ballard Ave Café Street
SEATTLE – Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle) celebrated the next steps for the Café Street on Ballard Ave NW between 20th and 22nd Avenues NW, also known as the Ballard Ave Café Street. Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) officially launched a Ballard Avenue Mobility and Access Improvements website as they work to streamline operations on Ballard Avenue. During the Covid-19 pandemic, both restaurants and […]
[Full Post]Posted: June 9th, 2022 under Councilmember Strauss, News Releases, Strauss.
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