Last year’s HR 1217, a state bill designed to make it easier for Washington cities to lower speed limits on non-arterial roadways, received bipartisan support in the House and passed unanimously – unanimously! – thanks to Shoreline’s Representative Cindy Ryu’s leadership. Alas, it stalled in the Senate. This year, Rep. Ryu is again leading the [...]
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October 17, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #314 Seattle Transportation Implementation Review Panel (STIRP)
Today I placed Resolution 31330 on the Council's referral calendar to create a Seattle Transportation Implementation Review Panel (STIRP) which will oversee spending of funds raised by the vehicle license fee, should voters approve Proposition 1. A vote on Resolution 31330 is planned for Monday, October 24.
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October 6, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Rasmussen
Doug Lefever: A Life Cut Short
On Tuesday, as I was returning from a meeting in Olympia my Legislative Assistant Brian Hawksford called to say that Doug Lefever had been hit by a car while crossing 15th Avenue W. Later we learned that he died from his injuries. I had known Doug for over a decade. When I was the director [...]
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September 27, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
Archeologists unpave the way before SR 99, find lots of bottles
Lately archeologists working for WSDOT have been excavating West of First Ave. between S. Holgate and S. King streets. That part of the city has seen so many people, from the Duwamish peoples who have been there for thousands of years, to the hucksters and merchants and “seamstresses” who thrived on business from gold-rushers on [...]
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September 8, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #313 After the Tunnel Vote
On August 16, Seattle voters approved Referendum 1 by 58%. Although the vote was technically about the City Council’s decision making process, it was widely interpreted as a referendum on the tunnel project itself.
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September 1, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Keeping Downtown Neighborhoods Attractive and Strong
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a quiet little celebration that highlighted the new residents and new jobs that have sprung up and transformed the South Lake Union neighborhood. About a hundred neighborhood activists, representatives of the area's mega-developer...
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August 30, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
Vehicle License Fee for Transit and Road Maintenance
On Tuesday, August 16, the Seattle City Council (sitting as the legislatively authorized Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) Governing Board) unanimously sent a $60 vehicle licensing fee (VLF) that would be in effect for ten years to the November 8, 2011 ballot. Voters will have the opportunity to decide whether this is the right time [...]
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August 22, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #312 The $60 Vehicle License Fee Vote
On August 17, the Seattle Transportation Benefit District Board (STBD), which consists of Seattle City Councilmembers, unanimously voted to place a measure on the November ballot for a $60 vehicle license fee. It would run for 10 years, and raise $204 million.
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August 18, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
Saving Seattle’s Bus Service — Framework for the Long Term
There’s some good news for the future of Metro Transit. Just a month ago, on July 11, the King County Council unanimously approved a major revision to the County’s transit strategic plan. This revision, which was developed by a group of stakeholders convened by Executive Constantine know as the Regional Transit Task Force (RTTF) changed [...]
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August 17, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Rasmussen
Next Steps on Replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct
The Votes are in on Referendum 1, and while many more ballots will still be counted, yesterday’s nearly 60% approval vote for Referendum 1 should remove any doubt about the city’s commitment to work with the state on the replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Referendum 1 was seen as a vote on the tunnel [...]