1 00:00:56,556 --> 00:01:05,231 >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, THE 2 00:01:05,231 --> 00:01:06,633 APRIL 16, 22026 MEETING OF THE 3 00:01:06,633 --> 00:01:07,133 SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, 4 00:01:07,133 --> 00:01:12,772 ENGINEERING PROJECTS SPORTS WILL 5 00:01:12,772 --> 00:01:14,474 COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:38, I AM 6 00:01:14,474 --> 00:01:15,475 CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL 7 00:01:15,475 --> 00:01:16,476 COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 8 00:01:16,476 --> 00:01:16,676 ROLL. 9 00:01:16,676 --> 00:01:17,844 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 10 00:01:17,844 --> 00:01:20,980 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 11 00:01:20,980 --> 00:01:24,717 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. COUNCILMEMBER 12 00:01:24,717 --> 00:01:31,157 RINCK. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 13 00:01:31,157 --> 00:01:32,225 >> THERE ARE THREE MEMBERS 14 00:01:32,225 --> 00:01:32,525 PRESENT. 15 00:01:32,525 --> 00:01:33,526 >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT 16 00:01:33,526 --> 00:01:34,894 COUNCILMEMBER LIN HAS BEEN 17 00:01:34,894 --> 00:01:39,432 EXCUSED. I KNOW IT MUST BE 18 00:01:39,432 --> 00:01:40,300 SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL SPRING 19 00:01:40,300 --> 00:01:42,001 BREAK WEEK WITH THE QUORUM HERE. 20 00:01:42,001 --> 00:01:46,206 ALL GOOD. IF THERE IS NO 21 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:46,873 OBJECTION, COLLEAGUES, THE 22 00:01:46,873 --> 00:01:48,208 AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING 23 00:01:48,208 --> 00:01:49,542 AND SEEING THE OBJECTION THE 24 00:01:49,542 --> 00:01:50,276 AGENDA IS ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING 25 00:01:50,276 --> 00:01:52,145 AMBER'S OF THE PUBLIC. 26 00:01:52,145 --> 00:01:55,715 COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR 27 00:01:55,715 --> 00:01:58,651 JOINING US AT TODAY'S MEETING. 28 00:01:58,651 --> 00:02:00,386 TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT DAY IN 29 00:02:00,386 --> 00:02:03,223 HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION. ON 30 00:02:03,223 --> 00:02:05,925 APRIL 16, 1867, WILBUR WRIGHT 31 00:02:05,925 --> 00:02:09,028 WAS BORN IN MILLVILLE, INDIANA. 32 00:02:09,028 --> 00:02:12,632 WILBUR WAS AN AMERICAN AVIATION 33 00:02:12,632 --> 00:02:13,867 PIONEER WHO, ALONGSIDE HIS 34 00:02:13,867 --> 00:02:16,436 BROTHER INVENTED THE VERY FIRST 35 00:02:16,436 --> 00:02:18,505 SUCCESSFUL AIRPLANE. SO HAPPY 36 00:02:18,505 --> 00:02:23,843 159th BIRTHDAY, WILBUR. 37 00:02:23,843 --> 00:02:25,278 GENERALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 38 00:02:25,278 --> 00:02:26,913 TRANSPORTATION POLICY , AVIATION 39 00:02:26,913 --> 00:02:28,915 AND AEROSPACE IS SOMETHING THAT 40 00:02:28,915 --> 00:02:32,886 IS GENERALLY WITHIN THE DOMAIN 41 00:02:32,886 --> 00:02:33,720 OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN 42 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:41,327 TERMS OF REGULATION. MAYBE 43 00:02:41,327 --> 00:02:42,662 EXCLUSIVELY. BUT, IT IS STILL AN 44 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:43,329 IMPORTANT MODE, STILL AN 45 00:02:43,329 --> 00:02:44,264 IMPORTANT MODE THAT SUPPORTS OUR 46 00:02:44,264 --> 00:02:45,498 TRAVEL. IT IS AN IMPORTANT MOOD 47 00:02:45,498 --> 00:02:46,833 THAT SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL ECONOMY 48 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:52,171 WITH BOEING AND THE LIKE. THIS 49 00:02:52,171 --> 00:02:53,540 IS FROM A FELLOW AIR FORCE 50 00:02:53,540 --> 00:02:56,276 VETERAN. ALL RIGHT. NOW ON A 51 00:02:56,276 --> 00:03:01,915 MUCH MORE SERIOUS MATTER, ON 52 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:03,016 SUNDAY EVENING, A FEW DAYS AGO, 53 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:04,517 TWO DRIVERS WERE TRAGICALLY 54 00:03:04,517 --> 00:03:05,552 KILLED IN A WRONG WAY HEAD-ON 55 00:03:05,552 --> 00:03:07,720 COLLISION ON STATE ROUTE 509 56 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,357 BETWEEN SOUTH L STREET AND SOUTH 57 00:03:11,357 --> 00:03:13,459 112 STREET. THE VICTIMS HAVE 58 00:03:13,459 --> 00:03:19,365 BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE MEDIA AGE 59 00:03:19,365 --> 00:03:25,905 21 AND AGE 71. THE INCIDENT 60 00:03:25,905 --> 00:03:27,774 OCCURRED ON STATE HIGHWAY WITHIN 61 00:03:27,774 --> 00:03:29,809 THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF 62 00:03:29,809 --> 00:03:32,211 SEATTLE. AND, ALTHOUGH IT 63 00:03:32,211 --> 00:03:36,950 OCCURRED ON A WSDOT ACID, STATE 64 00:03:36,950 --> 00:03:38,451 ROUTE 509, AND THEREFORE 65 00:03:38,451 --> 00:03:40,453 DOESN'T COUNT AGAINST OUR 66 00:03:40,453 --> 00:03:47,527 VISION ZERO DATA, WSDOT OWNS 67 00:03:47,527 --> 00:03:48,494 THAT. IT DID OCCUR, STILL 68 00:03:48,494 --> 00:03:49,262 NONETHELESS WITHIN CITY LIMITS. 69 00:03:49,262 --> 00:03:54,234 SO, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A 70 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:55,401 MOMENT TO OBSERVE A BRIEF MOMENT 71 00:03:55,401 --> 00:04:05,912 OF SILENCE FOR THE DECEASED. 72 00:04:10,049 --> 00:04:11,484 TRAFFIC SAFETY REMAINS MY 73 00:04:11,484 --> 00:04:12,518 HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THIS 74 00:04:12,518 --> 00:04:16,656 COMMITTEE. FOR THAT REASON, I 75 00:04:16,656 --> 00:04:17,690 HAVE CALLED UPON THE CITY 76 00:04:17,690 --> 00:04:18,758 AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE 77 00:04:18,758 --> 00:04:20,360 AUDIT FOR OUR CITY'S VISION 78 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,762 ZERO PROGRAM. OUR CITY HAS MADE 79 00:04:22,762 --> 00:04:25,298 HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN TRAFFIC 80 00:04:25,298 --> 00:04:26,833 SAFETY AND THE RECENT VOTER 81 00:04:26,833 --> 00:04:32,538 APPROVED LEVY. AND AS CHAIR OF 82 00:04:32,538 --> 00:04:33,072 HER FORMER TRANSPORTATION 83 00:04:33,072 --> 00:04:33,640 COMMITTEE AT THE TIME, BUT 84 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,742 OVERSAW THAT PROCESS, I AM PROUD 85 00:04:35,742 --> 00:04:37,377 THAT THIS COUNCIL WAS ABLE TO 86 00:04:37,377 --> 00:04:40,013 PROVIDE A RECORD $160.5 MILLION 87 00:04:40,013 --> 00:04:45,918 IN DEDICATED FUNDING FOR VISION 88 00:04:45,918 --> 00:04:47,186 ZERO ALONE OVER THE COURSE OF 89 00:04:47,186 --> 00:04:51,491 THE YEAR LEVY. AND, WHEN WE LOOK 90 00:04:51,491 --> 00:04:52,692 MORE BROADLY AND RELATED SAFETY 91 00:04:52,692 --> 00:04:56,129 INVESTMENTS IN THE LEVY, SUCH AS 92 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:57,964 THE $193 MILLION FOR PEDESTRIAN 93 00:04:57,964 --> 00:05:05,171 SAFETY, 133.3 OR 135.5 MILLION 94 00:05:05,171 --> 00:05:06,839 FOR BICYCLE SAFETY AND $403 95 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,574 MILLION FOR ROAD SAFETY AND 96 00:05:08,574 --> 00:05:09,642 MODERNIZATION, THE TOTAL IMPACT 97 00:05:09,642 --> 00:05:15,515 IS MUCH LARGER . IN FACT, A 98 00:05:15,515 --> 00:05:18,418 CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE ACTUALLY 99 00:05:18,418 --> 00:05:19,519 PUTS THE COMBINED TRAFFIC SAFETY 100 00:05:19,519 --> 00:05:21,387 INVESTMENT AT APPROXIMATELY $890 101 00:05:21,387 --> 00:05:25,024 MILLION OVER THE EIGHT YEAR 102 00:05:25,024 --> 00:05:26,592 LIFECYCLE OF THE LEVY. THAT 103 00:05:26,592 --> 00:05:30,630 MEANS NEARLY $1 BILLION OVER 104 00:05:30,630 --> 00:05:34,200 EIGHT YEARS IS BEING DIRECTED 105 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:35,268 TOWARDS MAKING OUR STREETS SAFER 106 00:05:35,268 --> 00:05:38,971 AND SAVING LIVES. PUT ANOTHER 107 00:05:38,971 --> 00:05:42,275 WAY, CLOSE TO HALF OF THE $1.55 108 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:44,644 BILLION LEVY IS FOCUSED ON 109 00:05:44,644 --> 00:05:50,950 TRAFFIC SAFETY OUTCOMES. AND 110 00:05:50,950 --> 00:05:52,485 THIS SLIGHTLY MORE ACCURATE 111 00:05:52,485 --> 00:05:55,555 HUNDRED $90 MILLION FIGURE 112 00:05:55,555 --> 00:05:57,223 DOESN'T EVEN FACTOR IN THE 113 00:05:57,223 --> 00:05:57,857 OTHER CATEGORIES OF INVESTMENTS 114 00:05:57,857 --> 00:05:59,892 OF THE LEVY THAT COULD 115 00:05:59,892 --> 00:06:04,330 POTENTIALLY IMPACT SAFETY ON OUR 116 00:06:04,330 --> 00:06:05,298 ROADS WHETHER DIRECTLY OR 117 00:06:05,298 --> 00:06:08,801 INDIRECTLY. INDEED, THE HUNDRED 118 00:06:08,801 --> 00:06:11,237 $90 MILLION LEVEL INVESTMENT 119 00:06:11,237 --> 00:06:17,176 WOULD SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE BOLD 120 00:06:17,176 --> 00:06:17,777 TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS WE 121 00:06:17,777 --> 00:06:18,811 HAVE MADE WITH THE LEVY TO DO 122 00:06:18,811 --> 00:06:20,146 THINGS LIKE MAKING OUR BRIDGES 123 00:06:20,146 --> 00:06:22,081 SAFER AND MORE SECURE. 124 00:06:22,081 --> 00:06:23,182 CONNECTING PEOPLE SAFELY TO 125 00:06:23,182 --> 00:06:25,451 TRANSIT . ADDRESSING SAFETY 126 00:06:25,451 --> 00:06:35,995 ISSUES . AND ARE TRAFFIC SIGNALS 127 00:06:39,132 --> 00:06:39,599 AND OPERATIONS THAT WERE, 128 00:06:39,599 --> 00:06:40,233 INVESTING IN CARGO, FREIGHT 129 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:40,800 MOBILITY BY MAKING VITAL 130 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:41,534 INDUSTRIAL ZONE SAFETY UPGRADES 131 00:06:41,534 --> 00:06:42,268 AND INSTALLING MORE CRITICAL 132 00:06:42,268 --> 00:06:43,903 SAFETY LIGHTING FOR PEDESTRIANS. 133 00:06:43,903 --> 00:06:45,138 ARE MOST VULNERABLE USERS. 134 00:06:45,138 --> 00:06:50,276 WHICH, BY THE WAY, AND IF IT'S 135 00:06:50,276 --> 00:06:51,744 ALL MODES AND ALL USERS BY 136 00:06:51,744 --> 00:06:52,278 IMPROVING VISIBILITY FOR 137 00:06:52,278 --> 00:06:53,112 EVERYONE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. 138 00:06:53,112 --> 00:06:54,747 NO DOUBT THERE IS A STRONG 139 00:06:54,747 --> 00:06:55,581 SAFETY NEXUS IN THESE 140 00:06:55,581 --> 00:07:03,322 INVESTMENTS AS WELL. SHOULDN'T 141 00:07:03,322 --> 00:07:04,490 SOME OF THESE BE COUNTED AS 142 00:07:04,490 --> 00:07:05,091 VISION ZERO AND ROAD SAFETY 143 00:07:05,091 --> 00:07:06,826 INVESTMENTS AS WELL? AT LEAST IN 144 00:07:06,826 --> 00:07:08,728 PART? REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU 145 00:07:08,728 --> 00:07:10,029 CHOOSE TO COUNT THE BEANS OR 146 00:07:10,029 --> 00:07:12,832 SLICED THE DATA, THESE NUMBERS 147 00:07:12,832 --> 00:07:13,833 REFLECT A CLEAR AND UNIFIED 148 00:07:13,833 --> 00:07:15,268 POLICY CHOICE BY OUR CITY. 149 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:16,903 SEATTLE IS PRIORITIZING SAFETY 150 00:07:16,903 --> 00:07:21,073 AT SCALE , AND MAKING ONE OF THE 151 00:07:21,073 --> 00:07:22,308 MOST SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM 152 00:07:22,308 --> 00:07:23,576 INVESTMENTS IN SAFER STREETS IN 153 00:07:23,576 --> 00:07:25,778 OUR CITY'S HISTORY. VISION ZERO 154 00:07:25,778 --> 00:07:28,281 IS ABOUT SAVING LIVES. AND WHILE 155 00:07:28,281 --> 00:07:35,421 WE ARE SEEING SOME REAL PROGRESS 156 00:07:35,421 --> 00:07:36,522 , THE TRAGIC REALITY REMAINS, 157 00:07:36,522 --> 00:07:37,723 THE TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL 158 00:07:37,723 --> 00:07:38,724 DYING AND SUFFERING SERIOUS 159 00:07:38,724 --> 00:07:41,494 INJURIES ON OUR STREETS. THIS 160 00:07:41,494 --> 00:07:42,762 AUDIT WILL HELP US TAKE A HARD 161 00:07:42,762 --> 00:07:44,397 LOOK AT WHAT IS WORKING, WHAT IS 162 00:07:44,397 --> 00:07:45,698 NOT, AND WHERE WE NEED TO 163 00:07:45,698 --> 00:07:47,133 SHARPEN OUR APPROACH AND PREVENT 164 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:49,335 FURTHER FURTHER TRAGEDIES ON THE 165 00:07:49,335 --> 00:07:55,208 ROADS. NOW I WANT TO COMMEND THE 166 00:07:55,208 --> 00:07:55,808 SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 167 00:07:55,808 --> 00:07:56,342 TRANSPORTATION FOR THEIR 168 00:07:56,342 --> 00:07:57,176 EXTENSIVE WORK IN ADDRESSING 169 00:07:57,176 --> 00:08:00,379 VISION ZERO TO DATE. AGAIN WE 170 00:08:00,379 --> 00:08:07,053 ARE SEEING SOME REAL PROGRESS. 171 00:08:07,053 --> 00:08:07,687 THE DEPARTMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN 172 00:08:07,687 --> 00:08:08,821 SOME LAUDABLE EFFORTS TO HELP US 173 00:08:08,821 --> 00:08:09,856 ACHIEVE OUR VISION ZERO GOALS 174 00:08:09,856 --> 00:08:13,593 INCLUDING BY CONDUCTING ITS OWN 175 00:08:13,593 --> 00:08:15,595 INTERNAL REVIEWS OF THE VISION 176 00:08:15,595 --> 00:08:19,832 ZERO PROGRAM. I ALSO WANT TO 177 00:08:19,832 --> 00:08:21,234 MAKE CLEAR THAT THE AUDIT I AM 178 00:08:21,234 --> 00:08:22,835 CALLING FOR WILL BE AN OUTSIDE 179 00:08:22,835 --> 00:08:27,139 ASSESSMENT . AN OUTSIDE OR 180 00:08:27,139 --> 00:08:28,074 EXTERNAL AUDIT IS GENERALLY 181 00:08:28,074 --> 00:08:29,509 CONSIDERED MORE RELIABLE AND 182 00:08:29,509 --> 00:08:32,445 CREDIBLE THAN AN INTERNAL ONLY 183 00:08:32,445 --> 00:08:34,146 REVIEW BECAUSE IT PROVIDES TRUE 184 00:08:34,146 --> 00:08:38,117 INDEPENDENCE, ENSURES AN 185 00:08:38,117 --> 00:08:39,051 UNBIASED ASSESSMENT OF DATA 186 00:08:39,051 --> 00:08:39,685 ACCURACY, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE 187 00:08:39,685 --> 00:08:42,021 AND RISK. BY COMPARISON, 188 00:08:42,021 --> 00:08:49,729 INTERNAL ONLY AUDITS OFTEN FOCUS 189 00:08:49,729 --> 00:08:50,296 PRIMARILY ON OPERATIONAL 190 00:08:50,296 --> 00:08:51,297 IMPROVEMENTS AND ARE MANAGED BY 191 00:08:51,297 --> 00:08:52,431 INTERNAL DEPARTMENT STAFF. ALL 192 00:08:52,431 --> 00:08:53,566 OF WHICH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE 193 00:08:53,566 --> 00:08:56,836 PERCEPTION OR MISPERCEPTION THAT 194 00:08:56,836 --> 00:08:57,870 THE INTERNAL REVIEW PROCESS IS 195 00:08:57,870 --> 00:09:00,606 NOT TRULY OBJECTIVE. NOW OUR 196 00:09:00,606 --> 00:09:04,844 CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE HAS AS 197 00:09:04,844 --> 00:09:06,045 ITS CORE MISSION TO CONDUCT 198 00:09:06,045 --> 00:09:08,948 INDEPENDENT, IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS 199 00:09:08,948 --> 00:09:13,753 AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO 200 00:09:13,753 --> 00:09:14,787 IMPROVE CITY PROGRAMS AND 201 00:09:14,787 --> 00:09:15,454 SERVICES. WE KNOW PERFORMANCE 202 00:09:15,454 --> 00:09:16,622 AUDITS ARE IMPORTANT 203 00:09:16,622 --> 00:09:19,058 ACCOUNTABILITY TO EVALUATE THE 204 00:09:19,058 --> 00:09:25,031 EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF 205 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:25,998 CITY PROGRAMS, TO DETERMINE IF 206 00:09:25,998 --> 00:09:26,799 THEY ARE ACHIEVING THEIR 207 00:09:26,799 --> 00:09:27,733 INTENDED OBJECTIVES AND IF THEY 208 00:09:27,733 --> 00:09:33,506 COULD POSSIBLY BE DOING BETTER. 209 00:09:33,506 --> 00:09:34,974 LAUNCHED IN 2015, THE VISION 210 00:09:34,974 --> 00:09:36,108 ZERO PROGRAM HAS AN AMBITIOUS 211 00:09:36,108 --> 00:09:37,610 GOAL TO END TRAFFIC DEATHS AND 212 00:09:37,610 --> 00:09:38,911 SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR CITY 213 00:09:38,911 --> 00:09:40,313 STREETS BY THE YEAR 2030. THIS 214 00:09:40,313 --> 00:09:47,053 PROGRAM, IS ALL ABOUT SAVING 215 00:09:47,053 --> 00:09:48,220 LIVES. I AM CALLING FOR THIS 216 00:09:48,220 --> 00:09:49,555 AUDIT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SAVING 217 00:09:49,555 --> 00:09:51,223 AS MANY LIVES AS POSSIBLE. AND I 218 00:09:51,223 --> 00:09:53,859 WANT TO EMPHASIZE, MAKE IT 219 00:09:53,859 --> 00:09:54,961 CRYSTAL CLEAR, THAT THE OUTSIDE 220 00:09:54,961 --> 00:09:56,295 AUDIT I AM CALLING FOR IS NOT 221 00:09:56,295 --> 00:10:04,770 INTENDED TO REPLACE THE DIP 222 00:10:04,770 --> 00:10:05,438 DEPARTMENT'S OWN DUE DILIGENCE 223 00:10:05,438 --> 00:10:06,072 AND PERIODIC INTERNAL REVIEWS 224 00:10:06,072 --> 00:10:06,906 DESIGNED TO DRIVE FURTHER 225 00:10:06,906 --> 00:10:07,640 ENHANCEMENTS, FURTHER 226 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:12,945 IMPROVEMENTS . I REFUSE TO 227 00:10:12,945 --> 00:10:13,346 VENTURE DOWN THE 228 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:13,913 COUNTERPRODUCTIVE PATH OF 229 00:10:13,913 --> 00:10:15,047 FINGER-POINTING AND CASTING 230 00:10:15,047 --> 00:10:15,881 DISPERSIONS. IT'S NOT ABOUT 231 00:10:15,881 --> 00:10:18,517 THAT. I BELIEVE THIS DEPARTMENT 232 00:10:18,517 --> 00:10:24,290 IS DOING THEIR LEVEL BEST . AND 233 00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:25,291 I KNOW THEY ARE MAKING EVERY 234 00:10:25,291 --> 00:10:27,026 EFFORT TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT 235 00:10:27,026 --> 00:10:31,764 VISION ZERO. THAT SAID, WE ALSO 236 00:10:31,764 --> 00:10:32,765 KNOW THAT OUTSIDE AUDITS DO 237 00:10:32,765 --> 00:10:34,133 OFFER ADDITIONAL BENEFITS LIKE 238 00:10:34,133 --> 00:10:35,401 INCREASED PERCEPTIONS OF 239 00:10:35,401 --> 00:10:38,671 UNBIASED OBJECTIVITY , ENHANCE 240 00:10:38,671 --> 00:10:39,271 ABILITY WAS STAKEHOLDERS, 241 00:10:39,271 --> 00:10:40,206 ESPECIALLY MEMBERS OF THE 242 00:10:40,206 --> 00:10:43,175 PUBLIC, AND STRENGTHEN 243 00:10:43,175 --> 00:10:44,310 VERIFICATION AND FIDELITY OF 244 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:48,447 DATA. THAT IS WHY OUTSIDE AUDIT 245 00:10:48,447 --> 00:10:49,582 IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT, NOT 246 00:10:49,582 --> 00:10:52,551 REPLACE SDOT'S EXISTING EFFORTS 247 00:10:52,551 --> 00:10:55,421 AND WORKING FOR HARMONY TOGETHER 248 00:10:55,421 --> 00:10:58,658 . THE AUDIT IS EXPECTED TO 249 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:01,360 COMMENCE IN THE FALL , IT'S 250 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,229 ALREADY IN THE CITY AUDITOR'S Q. 251 00:11:03,229 --> 00:11:05,064 THE FINDINGS AND SPECIFIC 252 00:11:05,064 --> 00:11:06,966 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL FLOW 253 00:11:06,966 --> 00:11:08,534 FROM THIS AUDIT WILL BE 254 00:11:08,534 --> 00:11:10,603 PRESENTED IN A FUTURE COMMITTEE 255 00:11:10,603 --> 00:11:13,806 MEETING. BECAUSE OF THIS AUDIT, 256 00:11:13,806 --> 00:11:17,276 I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE 257 00:11:17,276 --> 00:11:18,511 ABLE TO STRENGTHEN SHARED 258 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:19,779 ACCOUNTABILITY , IMPROVED 259 00:11:19,779 --> 00:11:21,447 TRANSPARENCY, AND DRIVE CLARITY. 260 00:11:21,447 --> 00:11:26,686 THIS AUDIT WILL BETTER POSITION 261 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:27,953 OUR CITY TO ACTUALLY ACHIEVE OUR 262 00:11:27,953 --> 00:11:29,522 AMBITIOUS VISION ZERO GOALS AND 263 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:33,592 SAVE LIVES. SO STAY TUNED. ALL 264 00:11:33,592 --> 00:11:43,102 RIGHT, THAT SAID, WE HAVE A VERY 265 00:11:43,102 --> 00:11:44,336 ROBUST AGENDA THIS MORNING WHICH 266 00:11:44,336 --> 00:11:44,904 INCLUDES A STREET RENAMING 267 00:11:44,904 --> 00:11:45,671 RESOLUTION, A TRAFFIC SAFETY 268 00:11:45,671 --> 00:11:46,772 BRIEFING AND A DEPARTMENT 269 00:11:46,772 --> 00:11:47,373 OVERVIEW PRESENTATION. IS A 270 00:11:47,373 --> 00:11:48,107 QUICK MINOR HOUSEKEEPING NOTE, 271 00:11:48,107 --> 00:11:49,742 WE WOULD ORDINARILY HAVE PUT IN 272 00:11:49,742 --> 00:11:52,411 THE SAFETY BRIEFING FIRST TO BE 273 00:11:52,411 --> 00:11:54,046 MORE CONSISTENT WITH OUR SAFETY 274 00:11:54,046 --> 00:11:59,752 FIRST MANTRA. AND OUR STEPS 275 00:11:59,752 --> 00:12:00,853 COMMITTEE, BUT TO ALIGN 276 00:12:00,853 --> 00:12:01,987 SCHEDULES FOR TODAY'S IMPORTANT 277 00:12:01,987 --> 00:12:02,655 AGENDA ITEMS WE HAVE AMENDED ON 278 00:12:02,655 --> 00:12:05,157 THE FOLLOWING ORDER. FIRST, IT 279 00:12:05,157 --> 00:12:06,525 IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO HEAR A 280 00:12:06,525 --> 00:12:08,928 PROPOSED RESOLUTION SPONSORED BY 281 00:12:08,928 --> 00:12:10,096 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH THAT 282 00:12:10,096 --> 00:12:11,197 WOULD REMAIN A PORTION OF SOUTH 283 00:12:11,197 --> 00:12:13,699 JACKSON STREET AFTER DR. ROBERT 284 00:12:13,699 --> 00:12:17,837 L. MANAWAY, SR. WHAT AN 285 00:12:17,837 --> 00:12:22,475 IMPRESSIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER. FOR 286 00:12:22,475 --> 00:12:23,576 A SECOND AGENDA ITEM, OUR 287 00:12:23,576 --> 00:12:24,343 PARTNERS FROM SDOT WILL BE 288 00:12:24,343 --> 00:12:25,244 PROVIDING OUR QUARTERLY TRAFFIC 289 00:12:25,244 --> 00:12:27,279 SAFETY BRIEFING UPDATE. THE 290 00:12:27,279 --> 00:12:29,815 PRESENTATION WILL RECEIVE -- 291 00:12:29,815 --> 00:12:32,084 THAT WE WILL RECEIVE UPON THE 292 00:12:32,084 --> 00:12:35,654 REVIEW OF THE TRAFFIC 2025 293 00:12:35,654 --> 00:12:38,624 SAFETY DATA AND AN OVERVIEW OF 294 00:12:38,624 --> 00:12:41,060 THE 2026 VISION ZERO PROJECTS. 295 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:44,864 FINALLY, AGENDA ITEM THREE IS AN 296 00:12:44,864 --> 00:12:47,767 OVERVIEW PRESENTATION ON 297 00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:49,335 WATERFRONT PARK. THE OFFICE OF 298 00:12:49,335 --> 00:12:51,237 THE WATERFRONT , KNOWN MORE 299 00:12:51,237 --> 00:12:55,274 OFFICIALLY AS THE OFFICE OF THE 300 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:56,475 WATERFRONT CIVIC PROJECTS AND 301 00:12:56,475 --> 00:13:00,012 SOUND TRANSIT IS A NEW ADDITION 302 00:13:00,012 --> 00:13:01,280 TO THE EXPANDED PURVIEW OF THIS 303 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:02,882 COMMITTEE THIS YEAR. I'M EXCITED 304 00:13:02,882 --> 00:13:05,084 TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR 305 00:13:05,084 --> 00:13:07,987 FROM THEM TODAY. AND I 306 00:13:07,987 --> 00:13:09,255 ANTICIPATE THIS TO BE THE FIRST 307 00:13:09,255 --> 00:13:10,422 OF MANY PRESENTATIONS WE WILL 308 00:13:10,422 --> 00:13:12,191 HAVE FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE 309 00:13:12,191 --> 00:13:15,261 WATERFRONT IN THE MONTHS AND 310 00:13:15,261 --> 00:13:22,968 YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU. ALL 311 00:13:22,968 --> 00:13:24,303 RIGHT, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE 312 00:13:24,303 --> 00:13:25,271 HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 313 00:13:25,271 --> 00:13:26,005 PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO 314 00:13:26,005 --> 00:13:27,573 ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. AND 315 00:13:27,573 --> 00:13:33,445 WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE 316 00:13:33,445 --> 00:13:34,613 COMMITTEE. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE 317 00:13:34,613 --> 00:13:35,014 SIGNED UP? 318 00:13:35,014 --> 00:13:36,248 >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR IN 319 00:13:36,248 --> 00:13:37,249 PERSON SPEAKERS AND TWO REMOTE 320 00:13:37,249 --> 00:13:37,683 SPEAKERS. 321 00:13:37,683 --> 00:13:39,118 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. EACH 322 00:13:39,118 --> 00:13:40,386 SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO AND ITS. 323 00:13:40,386 --> 00:13:41,687 WILL START WITH IN PERSON 324 00:13:41,687 --> 00:13:43,189 SPEAKERS FIRST. WORK, PLEASE 325 00:13:43,189 --> 00:13:44,390 READ THE PUBLIC, INSTRUCTIONS. 326 00:13:44,390 --> 00:13:45,191 >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 327 00:13:45,191 --> 00:13:46,292 WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 328 00:13:46,292 --> 00:13:47,092 FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL 329 00:13:47,092 --> 00:13:49,094 BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 330 00:13:49,094 --> 00:13:59,638 THEY REGISTERED . SPEAKERS WILL 331 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:00,606 ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IN 332 00:14:00,606 --> 00:14:01,707 PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL 333 00:14:01,707 --> 00:14:02,942 THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS 334 00:14:02,942 --> 00:14:03,776 ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 335 00:14:03,776 --> 00:14:04,910 CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT 336 00:14:04,910 --> 00:14:05,711 OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS 337 00:14:05,711 --> 00:14:06,779 MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF 338 00:14:06,779 --> 00:14:07,980 THEY DO NOT AND THEIR COMMENTS 339 00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:08,981 WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO 340 00:14:08,981 --> 00:14:10,482 ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT 341 00:14:10,482 --> 00:14:11,317 SPEAKER. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 342 00:14:11,317 --> 00:14:12,751 IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH 343 00:14:12,751 --> 00:14:14,386 THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. 344 00:14:14,386 --> 00:14:17,856 DENISE. 345 00:14:17,856 --> 00:14:23,062 >> FIRST OF ALL, -- IS THIS ON? 346 00:14:23,062 --> 00:14:26,932 >> JUST A MOMENT, MA'AM. 347 00:14:26,932 --> 00:14:29,568 >> ANYWAY, I AM DENISE, I AM 348 00:14:29,568 --> 00:14:32,805 HERE ABOUT THE PIKE STREET HILL 349 00:14:32,805 --> 00:14:37,576 CLIMB. AND WESTERN AVENUE. I 350 00:14:37,576 --> 00:14:40,179 HAVE LIVED IN THE AREA FOR 36 351 00:14:40,179 --> 00:14:45,884 YEARS AND ALWAYS IN THE SAME ON 352 00:14:45,884 --> 00:14:49,555 THE HILL CLIMB. BUT I DON'T 353 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:50,923 WANT TO WASTE MY TWO MINUTES. 354 00:14:50,923 --> 00:14:52,458 I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A 355 00:14:52,458 --> 00:14:55,094 PRESENTATION. I REPRESENT 356 00:14:55,094 --> 00:14:56,528 CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF HILL 357 00:14:56,528 --> 00:15:02,401 CLIMB COURT, 1425 WESTERN AVENUE 358 00:15:02,401 --> 00:15:03,802 AND HAVE FOR SOME TIME EXPENSED 359 00:15:03,802 --> 00:15:04,637 SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES WITH 360 00:15:04,637 --> 00:15:05,804 REGARD TO THE PIKE STREET HILL 361 00:15:05,804 --> 00:15:06,672 CLIMB. STAIRS THAT CONNECT 362 00:15:06,672 --> 00:15:08,073 ALASKA WAY TO WESTERN AVENUE AT 363 00:15:08,073 --> 00:15:10,943 THE PIKE STREET RIGHT AWAY. THE 364 00:15:10,943 --> 00:15:11,977 STAIRS PROVIDE THE MOST DIRECT 365 00:15:11,977 --> 00:15:13,779 ACCESS BETWEEN THE PIKE PLACE 366 00:15:13,779 --> 00:15:18,918 MARKET ELEVATOR AND THE AQUARIUM 367 00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:20,119 AND WATERFRONT PARK. A LACK OF 368 00:15:20,119 --> 00:15:21,353 SECURITY PATROLLING THE AREA HAS 369 00:15:21,353 --> 00:15:22,321 LED TO GENERAL DETERIORATION AND 370 00:15:22,321 --> 00:15:23,822 WE ARE WITNESSING DRUG 371 00:15:23,822 --> 00:15:30,529 TRANSACTIONS AT OUR NORTH EXIT 372 00:15:30,529 --> 00:15:31,497 GATE, CAMPING AND VANDALISM. ARE 373 00:15:31,497 --> 00:15:32,464 BUILDING HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO 374 00:15:32,464 --> 00:15:34,199 MANY TIMES. CRUISE SHIP TOURISTS 375 00:15:34,199 --> 00:15:37,836 AND VISITORS VOICED THEIR DISMAY 376 00:15:37,836 --> 00:15:38,704 REGARDING THE UNSANITARY 377 00:15:38,704 --> 00:15:39,538 CONDITIONS WILL THEY ARE GETTING 378 00:15:39,538 --> 00:15:40,372 THEIR FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THE 379 00:15:40,372 --> 00:15:42,241 CITY AND AS THEY WALKED TO THE 380 00:15:42,241 --> 00:15:44,043 MARKET. WITH THE WORLD SOON TO 381 00:15:44,043 --> 00:15:45,411 DESCEND ON SEATTLE WITH THE 382 00:15:45,411 --> 00:15:48,480 COMING FEE FOR GAMES, IT BECOMES 383 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:49,581 EVEN MORE URGENT. THERE IS NO 384 00:15:49,581 --> 00:15:50,716 APPARENT REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 385 00:15:50,716 --> 00:15:56,722 THE HILL CLIMB TO ADDRESS WITH 386 00:15:56,722 --> 00:15:57,523 HER, AND CANS, DRUG 387 00:15:57,523 --> 00:15:58,390 PARAPHERNALIA AND HUMAN WASTE. 388 00:15:58,390 --> 00:15:59,391 THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE APPEARS 389 00:15:59,391 --> 00:16:01,126 TO BE NO SECURITY PATROLS ON OR 390 00:16:01,126 --> 00:16:02,828 NEAR THE STAIRS OR WESTERN 391 00:16:02,828 --> 00:16:12,271 AVENUE OUTSIDE THE PIKE PLACE 392 00:16:12,271 --> 00:16:13,238 MARKET HISTORICAL DISTRICT, 393 00:16:13,238 --> 00:16:13,972 ESPECIALLY AFTER HOURS. EITHER 394 00:16:13,972 --> 00:16:14,773 THE WATERFRONT MANAGEMENT NOR 395 00:16:14,773 --> 00:16:15,908 THE CITY SEEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE 396 00:16:15,908 --> 00:16:17,776 FOR THE AREA AND ITS MAINTENANCE 397 00:16:17,776 --> 00:16:19,244 LARGELY NORTH. WITH BOTH THE 398 00:16:19,244 --> 00:16:20,112 PIKE PLACE MARKET AND WATERFRONT 399 00:16:20,112 --> 00:16:20,913 PARK SECURITY PATROLS, THE 400 00:16:20,913 --> 00:16:22,314 STAIRS AND SURROUNDING WESTERN 401 00:16:22,314 --> 00:16:26,618 AVENUE -- HOW MIGHT WE GET 402 00:16:26,618 --> 00:16:27,886 ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE AND A 403 00:16:27,886 --> 00:16:28,721 PERMANENT RESOLUTION WHERE THE 404 00:16:28,721 --> 00:16:29,955 STAIRS ARE TREATED AS AN 405 00:16:29,955 --> 00:16:30,889 EXTENSION TO THE WATERFRONT 406 00:16:30,889 --> 00:16:32,024 PARK, WHICH IT IS? 407 00:16:32,024 --> 00:16:37,129 >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. 408 00:16:37,129 --> 00:16:38,564 >> ARE NEXT IN PERSON SPEAKER 409 00:16:38,564 --> 00:16:48,841 WILL BE ROBIN. 410 00:16:54,113 --> 00:16:54,980 >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, MY 411 00:16:54,980 --> 00:16:56,415 NAME IS ROBIN. I AM SPEAKING ON 412 00:16:56,415 --> 00:16:57,082 BEHALF OF THE DELEGATED 413 00:16:57,082 --> 00:16:59,184 RESOLUTION STREET RENAMING ON 414 00:16:59,184 --> 00:17:01,620 BEHALF OF MY FATHER, DR. ROBERT 415 00:17:01,620 --> 00:17:04,690 L. MANAWAY, SR. FOR 43 YEARS HE 416 00:17:04,690 --> 00:17:07,760 HAS MISSED GAMES, FAMILY 417 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:13,499 DINNERS, TEACHER MEETINGS AND 418 00:17:13,499 --> 00:17:15,234 EVERYTHING ON BEHALF OF SERVING 419 00:17:15,234 --> 00:17:19,104 THE CHURCH AND OUR COMMUNITY. 420 00:17:19,104 --> 00:17:21,140 AND THAT IS AND TO DOWNPLAY OR 421 00:17:21,140 --> 00:17:24,376 BE REMORSE FOR ANYTHING OF THAT 422 00:17:24,376 --> 00:17:25,377 SORT BUT TO SIMPLY SHOW 423 00:17:25,377 --> 00:17:28,013 GRATITUDE AND TO EXPRESS HIS 424 00:17:28,013 --> 00:17:30,682 LOVE AND CARE AND COMMITMENT 425 00:17:30,682 --> 00:17:32,317 THAT HE HAS HAD TOWARDS THIS 426 00:17:32,317 --> 00:17:35,854 COMMUNITY FOR 43 YEARS. OUTSIDE 427 00:17:35,854 --> 00:17:41,527 OF DR. McKINNEY HE HAS BEEN THE 428 00:17:41,527 --> 00:17:42,995 LONGEST STANDING PASTOR IN THE 429 00:17:42,995 --> 00:17:46,665 CENTRAL DISTRICT . SO I JUST 430 00:17:46,665 --> 00:17:47,966 FIGURED IT WOULD BE A GREAT PAT 431 00:17:47,966 --> 00:17:49,701 ON THE BACK FOR HIM AND JUST TO 432 00:17:49,701 --> 00:17:56,308 SHOW THAT AS THE COMMUNITY, AND 433 00:17:56,308 --> 00:17:57,342 BE HIS NAMESAKE, HIS DAUGHTER, 434 00:17:57,342 --> 00:17:58,577 THAT WE APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME 435 00:17:58,577 --> 00:18:02,448 YOU HAVE SHARED HERE ON THE 436 00:18:02,448 --> 00:18:03,882 CORNER OF 28th AND JACKSON. JUST 437 00:18:03,882 --> 00:18:07,219 BY SIMPLY RENAMING. 438 00:18:07,219 --> 00:18:11,824 >> THANK YOU. 439 00:18:11,824 --> 00:18:13,625 >> ARE NEXT IN PERSON SPEAKER 440 00:18:13,625 --> 00:18:20,799 WILL BE GORDON. 441 00:18:20,799 --> 00:18:21,600 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL 442 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:22,601 MEMBERS, MY NAME IS GORDON. 443 00:18:22,601 --> 00:18:23,335 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE 444 00:18:23,335 --> 00:18:24,670 SEATTLE STREETS ALLIANCE. I COME 445 00:18:24,670 --> 00:18:26,071 TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT VISION 446 00:18:26,071 --> 00:18:30,576 ZERO. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO 447 00:18:30,576 --> 00:18:32,478 WAIT FOR THE FALL TO KNOW WHAT 448 00:18:32,478 --> 00:18:33,479 THE AUDITOR IS GOING TO SAY 449 00:18:33,479 --> 00:18:34,546 WHICH IS THAT 80% OF OUR 450 00:18:34,546 --> 00:18:35,280 PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES ARE 451 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:35,881 HAPPENING ON MULTIPLE LANE 452 00:18:35,881 --> 00:18:46,425 ARTERIALS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 453 00:18:56,568 --> 00:18:57,870 , THIS IS AN 11 YEAR PROGRAM 454 00:18:57,870 --> 00:18:59,471 NOW, WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT 455 00:18:59,471 --> 00:19:00,372 THE SAME STREETS. WE ARE STILL 456 00:19:00,372 --> 00:19:01,373 TALKING ABOUT RANIER, AURORA, 457 00:19:01,373 --> 00:19:02,241 MLK, LAKE CITY WAY, FOURTH 458 00:19:02,241 --> 00:19:03,242 AVENUE SOUTH IN THE INGREDIENT 459 00:19:03,242 --> 00:19:04,676 THAT HAS BEEN MISSING IS NOT A 460 00:19:04,676 --> 00:19:05,677 LACK OF IDEAS OR COMMITMENTS 461 00:19:05,677 --> 00:19:07,179 FROM SDOT, IT'S BEEN A LACK OF 462 00:19:07,179 --> 00:19:08,146 POLITICAL WILL. TO TACKLE THE 463 00:19:08,146 --> 00:19:09,414 REALLY HARD CHANGES. WE KNOW IS 464 00:19:09,414 --> 00:19:10,482 ARE GOING TO BE DIFFICULT 465 00:19:10,482 --> 00:19:11,116 CONVERSATIONS. ABOUT REDUCING 466 00:19:11,116 --> 00:19:12,217 THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, NARROWING, 467 00:19:12,217 --> 00:19:12,818 PLANTING TREES, ADDING BIKE 468 00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:13,552 LANES ARE BUSTLING, WHATEVER THE 469 00:19:13,552 --> 00:19:14,820 SOLUTIONS ARE. BUT THEY'RE GOING 470 00:19:14,820 --> 00:19:15,754 TO KEEP HER NEIGHBORS SAFE. 471 00:19:15,754 --> 00:19:16,855 THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE 472 00:19:16,855 --> 00:19:17,589 EVERYONE GETS HOME TO THEIR 473 00:19:17,589 --> 00:19:18,624 LOVED ONES. THEY'RE GOING TO 474 00:19:18,624 --> 00:19:19,825 LIVE UP TO HER COMMITMENT TO 475 00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:25,163 KEEP OUR FELLOW CITIZENS ALIVE 476 00:19:25,163 --> 00:19:26,331 AS THEY GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY 477 00:19:26,331 --> 00:19:27,599 BUSINESS. SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT 478 00:19:27,599 --> 00:19:29,067 THE TOP LINE THAT IS GOING TO 479 00:19:29,067 --> 00:19:30,235 COME BACK FROM THAT AUDITOR'S 480 00:19:30,235 --> 00:19:31,170 REPORT, IT'S GOING TO BE 481 00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:32,337 SOMETHING WE ALREADY KNOW. WHICH 482 00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:33,539 IS THAT THERE ARE SOME BIG ROCKS 483 00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:34,973 AND WE ONLY TO PUT OUR SHOULDERS 484 00:19:34,973 --> 00:19:36,208 TO THOSE ROCKS TO MOVE THEM. 485 00:19:36,208 --> 00:19:38,043 AND, LASTLY I WOULD JUST SAY, 486 00:19:38,043 --> 00:19:39,077 THIS COUNCIL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY 487 00:19:39,077 --> 00:19:43,982 TO INVEST IN THAT PUSH. LAST 488 00:19:43,982 --> 00:19:45,317 FALL THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 489 00:19:45,317 --> 00:19:48,053 INVEST ALL OF THE CAMERA FUNDING 490 00:19:48,053 --> 00:19:50,022 BACK INTO VISION ZERO, THE 491 00:19:50,022 --> 00:19:51,290 COUNCIL DID NOT TAKE THAT 492 00:19:51,290 --> 00:19:53,792 OPPORTUNITY. AND IN THE SPRING 493 00:19:53,792 --> 00:19:54,793 SUPPLEMENT FALL BUDGET THERE IS 494 00:19:54,793 --> 00:19:56,395 AN OPPORTUNITY TO REINVEST THAT 495 00:19:56,395 --> 00:20:00,933 FUNDING. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR 496 00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:02,201 COMMITMENT. I KNOW WE ARE ALL 497 00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:03,435 ALIGNED ON VALUES. AND I REALLY 498 00:20:03,435 --> 00:20:04,002 APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S 499 00:20:04,002 --> 00:20:04,937 COMMITMENT TO KEEPING EVERYONE 500 00:20:04,937 --> 00:20:05,737 SAFE. THANK YOU. 501 00:20:05,737 --> 00:20:06,705 >> THANK YOU. 502 00:20:06,705 --> 00:20:11,610 >> OUR FINAL IN PERSON SPEAKER , 503 00:20:11,610 --> 00:20:12,511 I MAY BE MISPRONOUNCING THE 504 00:20:12,511 --> 00:20:18,884 NAME, I BELIEVE IT IS BRANDON. 505 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:21,653 >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ANNOUNCED 506 00:20:21,653 --> 00:20:24,690 AN AUDIT , I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW 507 00:20:24,690 --> 00:20:27,693 WHY. THESE TWO PEOPLE WERE 508 00:20:27,693 --> 00:20:31,863 KILLED WHEN THEY WERE WALKING BY 509 00:20:31,863 --> 00:20:32,497 MOTOR VEHICLES LAST YEAR. THAT 510 00:20:32,497 --> 00:20:33,599 SHOULD BE EVIDENCE WE ARE NOT 511 00:20:33,599 --> 00:20:35,200 DOING ENOUGH TO REDUCE THE 512 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,970 NUMBER ZERO IN THE NEXT 40 513 00:20:37,970 --> 00:20:39,204 YEARS. IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T 514 00:20:39,204 --> 00:20:40,606 KNOW WHAT TO DO, IT'S THAT WE 515 00:20:40,606 --> 00:20:41,940 LACK THE POLITICAL WILL TO DO 516 00:20:41,940 --> 00:20:43,075 IT. I WAS THE UNION STREET 517 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:44,142 BUSTLING SAVED ONLY AFTER STREET 518 00:20:44,142 --> 00:20:45,110 ADVOCATES NOTICE THE CITY WAS 519 00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:48,680 BULLDOZING BIKE STRUCTURE. WHY 520 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:49,348 WERE SPEED CUSHIONS REMOVED FROM 521 00:20:49,348 --> 00:20:50,182 THE LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD 522 00:20:50,182 --> 00:20:51,416 DESIGNS? I WASN'T THE AIRPORT 523 00:20:51,416 --> 00:20:56,888 WAY BY GLENN REDUCED TO PREVENT 524 00:20:56,888 --> 00:20:58,090 CARGO BIKES FROM PASSING EACH 525 00:20:58,090 --> 00:20:59,791 OTHER. AND WHY DID IT TAKE 526 00:20:59,791 --> 00:21:00,926 CITYWIDE OUTCRIES, AND A TEACHER 527 00:21:00,926 --> 00:21:01,793 CAMPAIGN TO SAVE PROTECTIVE IF 528 00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:06,932 THE STRUCTURE ON DELRIDGE? EVEN 529 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:08,767 THEN FOR SOME REASON WE HAD TO 530 00:21:08,767 --> 00:21:10,002 ADD ANOTHER INTERSECTION TO A 531 00:21:10,002 --> 00:21:12,170 FUNCTIONAL CORNER. ANOTHER 532 00:21:12,170 --> 00:21:13,138 OPPORTUNITY FOR PEDESTRIAN TO BE 533 00:21:13,138 --> 00:21:14,339 HIT BY A CAR. THESE EXAMPLES 534 00:21:14,339 --> 00:21:15,407 HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON, EACH 535 00:21:15,407 --> 00:21:17,142 TIME A CAR ADVOCATE TALKED TO 536 00:21:17,142 --> 00:21:18,443 THE CITY AND THE CITY COMPROMISE 537 00:21:18,443 --> 00:21:19,444 AND SAFETY TO MAKE STREETS MORE 538 00:21:19,444 --> 00:21:20,646 CONVENIENT FOR CARS. IF WE WERE 539 00:21:20,646 --> 00:21:22,481 TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT ACHIEVING 540 00:21:22,481 --> 00:21:24,850 VISION ZERO WE NEED TO DO WHAT 541 00:21:24,850 --> 00:21:31,556 WE ALREADY KNOW, WE KNOW THE 542 00:21:31,556 --> 00:21:32,124 DISTRICTING MOVEMENT SAVES 543 00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:33,392 LIVES. WE NEED TO DO THIS 544 00:21:33,392 --> 00:21:34,459 EVERYWHERE. FOCUSING MOST OF OUR 545 00:21:34,459 --> 00:21:35,260 ATTENTION ON HIGH-RISK AREAS. WE 546 00:21:35,260 --> 00:21:36,395 NEED A TEAM OF PEOPLE THE 547 00:21:36,395 --> 00:21:37,596 RESPONSE TO EACH DEATH OF MOTOR 548 00:21:37,596 --> 00:21:39,898 VEHICLES IN SEATTLE BY CREATING 549 00:21:39,898 --> 00:21:41,533 THE STRUCTURE TO PREVENT A DEATH 550 00:21:41,533 --> 00:21:42,567 FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN. SDOT 551 00:21:42,567 --> 00:21:43,702 HAS MADE A HALFHEARTED EFFORT, 552 00:21:43,702 --> 00:21:45,037 THE SITE OF LILLIAN'S DEATH 553 00:21:45,037 --> 00:21:46,305 WITH EIGHT INSTALLED PERMANENT 554 00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:51,510 DAYLIGHTING OR DIY BARRIERS AND 555 00:21:51,510 --> 00:21:52,711 CONES. HOWEVER ALL CORNERS OF 556 00:21:52,711 --> 00:21:53,945 THAT SECTION NEED DAYLIGHT 557 00:21:53,945 --> 00:21:59,351 LIGHTING. THE CITY CAN DO MORE 558 00:21:59,351 --> 00:22:00,352 TO MAKE THE STREETS SAFER. 559 00:22:00,352 --> 00:22:01,353 INSTEAD OF TASKING ANOTHER STUDY 560 00:22:01,353 --> 00:22:08,660 SEATTLE WE SHOULD TASK PEOPLE TO 561 00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:09,594 CHANGE OUR STREETS AND SLOW 562 00:22:09,594 --> 00:22:10,562 CARS. WE NEED A DEPARTMENT OF 563 00:22:10,562 --> 00:22:11,496 TRANSPORTATION THE BUILDS 564 00:22:11,496 --> 00:22:12,064 INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WALKING, 565 00:22:12,064 --> 00:22:12,798 BIKING AND TRANSIT FIRST. RIGHT 566 00:22:12,798 --> 00:22:14,366 NOW THEY BUILD FOR CARS FIRST. 567 00:22:14,366 --> 00:22:15,167 -- WITH CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVERS. 568 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:16,702 WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE 569 00:22:16,702 --> 00:22:17,936 PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES. THANK 570 00:22:17,936 --> 00:22:18,303 YOU. 571 00:22:18,303 --> 00:22:26,978 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DON'T 572 00:22:26,978 --> 00:22:27,846 TEACHER, WILL OPEN MYSELF. 573 00:22:27,846 --> 00:22:32,084 APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. SPIKE 574 00:22:32,084 --> 00:22:37,389 WE WILL MOVE ON TO REMOTE PUBLIC 575 00:22:37,389 --> 00:22:38,557 COMMENTERS. OUR FIRST REMOTE 576 00:22:38,557 --> 00:22:41,493 SPEAKER WILL BE CARLO. CARLO, 577 00:22:41,493 --> 00:22:44,996 PLEASE UNMUTE YOUR PHONE, STAR 578 00:22:44,996 --> 00:22:54,406 SIX AND YOU CAN BEGIN. 579 00:22:54,406 --> 00:22:55,640 >> HELLO, MY NAME IS CARLO. I AM 580 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,176 A RESIDENT OF D5. I WANTED TO 581 00:22:58,176 --> 00:23:00,345 COMMENT TODAY ON VISION ZERO. AS 582 00:23:00,345 --> 00:23:06,451 WE ARE NEARING THE 2030 DEADLINE 583 00:23:06,451 --> 00:23:07,652 THE WE HAVE ESTABLISHED TO AND 584 00:23:07,652 --> 00:23:08,687 TRAFFIC -RELATED DEATHS AND 585 00:23:08,687 --> 00:23:09,588 SERIOUS INJURIES, WE ARE 586 00:23:09,588 --> 00:23:11,156 UNFORTUNATELY NOT ON TRACK TO 587 00:23:11,156 --> 00:23:14,659 REACH THIS GOAL. SO I ASK HERE 588 00:23:14,659 --> 00:23:15,827 IS THAT THE CITY ESTABLISH A 589 00:23:15,827 --> 00:23:19,064 RAPID RESPONSE DIVISION ZERO. 590 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:20,499 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOUR THE 591 00:23:20,499 --> 00:23:22,768 SELF-PROCLAIMED KING WHICH I AM 592 00:23:22,768 --> 00:23:25,704 SURE WE CAN ALL APPRECIATE 593 00:23:25,704 --> 00:23:26,805 GETTING POTHOLES FILLED AND 594 00:23:26,805 --> 00:23:34,312 MAKING OUR DRIVES AND RIDES AND 595 00:23:34,312 --> 00:23:35,080 WALKS A BIT LESS BUMPY. SO, I 596 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:36,414 WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU AS 597 00:23:36,414 --> 00:23:37,949 WELL TO BECOME THE VISION ZERO 598 00:23:37,949 --> 00:23:39,317 KING. FOR RAPID RESPONSE, WE 599 00:23:39,317 --> 00:23:40,385 NEED TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO 600 00:23:40,385 --> 00:23:50,929 WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH POTHOLES, 601 00:23:53,231 --> 00:23:54,933 DEFINE A TIMELINE OF 72 HOURS TO 602 00:23:54,933 --> 00:23:55,967 RESOLUTION OF SAFETY WHEN A 603 00:23:55,967 --> 00:23:57,102 DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS. 604 00:23:57,102 --> 00:23:58,537 THAT MEANS WE DO QUICK FILLS, 605 00:23:58,537 --> 00:23:59,137 INSTALL SEMIPERMANENT STREET 606 00:23:59,137 --> 00:23:59,805 RECONFIGURATIONS FOR SAFETY WITH 607 00:23:59,805 --> 00:24:00,906 AN OUTCOME THAT WILL PREVENT A 608 00:24:00,906 --> 00:24:02,240 DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY AT THE 609 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,408 SITE WHERE ONE HAS OCCURRED FROM 610 00:24:03,408 --> 00:24:04,376 EVER HAPPENING AGAIN. WE HAVE 611 00:24:04,376 --> 00:24:05,443 JUST UNDER FOUR YEARS REMAINING 612 00:24:05,443 --> 00:24:08,914 TO ACHIEVE THE VISION ZERO GOAL. 613 00:24:08,914 --> 00:24:10,749 AND WE ARE IN CRISIS TERRITORY 614 00:24:10,749 --> 00:24:12,784 NOW. SO, WE CAN DO THIS. WE MUST 615 00:24:12,784 --> 00:24:13,685 DO THIS. OR WE WON'T MEET OUR 616 00:24:13,685 --> 00:24:14,853 DEADLINE TO MEET VISION ZERO AND 617 00:24:14,853 --> 00:24:16,454 AND TRAFFIC DEATHS AND SERIOUS 618 00:24:16,454 --> 00:24:16,855 INJURIES. THANKS. 619 00:24:16,855 --> 00:24:19,658 >> THANK YOU. 620 00:24:19,658 --> 00:24:24,763 >> OUR FINAL IN PERSON SPEAKER 621 00:24:24,763 --> 00:24:27,966 WILL BE IRENE. PLEASE UNMUTE 622 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:30,869 YOURSELF VIA STAR SIX AND YOU 623 00:24:30,869 --> 00:24:31,937 CAN BEGIN. 624 00:24:31,937 --> 00:24:42,180 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL 625 00:24:42,180 --> 00:24:43,415 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS IRENE WALL, 626 00:24:43,415 --> 00:24:45,016 LAST EVENING I SENT YOU AN EMAIL 627 00:24:45,016 --> 00:24:45,784 REGARDING THE NEW BIG, BLACK 628 00:24:45,784 --> 00:24:46,985 BLOT THAT RECENTLY EMERGED 629 00:24:46,985 --> 00:24:57,529 BLOCKING THE VIEW FROM PARK. I 630 00:24:59,030 --> 00:24:59,631 ASK YOU TO READ THAT EMAIL AND 631 00:24:59,631 --> 00:25:01,266 TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REQUEST 632 00:25:01,266 --> 00:25:02,267 THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS, 633 00:25:02,267 --> 00:25:03,268 SDOT, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, AND 634 00:25:03,268 --> 00:25:03,935 SDCI TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER BY 635 00:25:03,935 --> 00:25:06,204 GETTING RID OF THE BLACK 636 00:25:06,204 --> 00:25:07,606 MONOLITH. MOST OF YOU ARE TOO 637 00:25:07,606 --> 00:25:09,074 YOUNG TO REMEMBER THE BIG VIEW 638 00:25:09,074 --> 00:25:10,642 BATTLE THAT WAS RESOLVED 25 639 00:25:10,642 --> 00:25:12,344 YEARS AGO. ENDING WITH AN 640 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:13,311 AGREEMENT TO REDESIGN THE 641 00:25:13,311 --> 00:25:15,313 WATERFRONT HOTEL TO PROTECT THE 642 00:25:15,313 --> 00:25:16,982 VIEW FROM VICTOR STEIN BROOK 643 00:25:16,982 --> 00:25:19,084 PARK IN LIGHT OF BOTH AND 644 00:25:19,084 --> 00:25:20,852 SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 645 00:25:20,852 --> 00:25:23,722 POLICIES. WHICH HAVE NOT 646 00:25:23,722 --> 00:25:26,024 CHANGED. SO WHY WERE THOSE 647 00:25:26,024 --> 00:25:29,494 LESSONS LOST AND SOMEHOW THE 648 00:25:29,494 --> 00:25:30,295 STRANGELY ENHANCED UTILITY POLE 649 00:25:30,295 --> 00:25:39,104 WAS ERECTED DIRECTLY INTO THE 650 00:25:39,104 --> 00:25:40,605 LEGALLY PROTECTED VIEW SCAPE 651 00:25:40,605 --> 00:25:41,373 FROM VICTOR STEIN BROOK PARK? 652 00:25:41,373 --> 00:25:42,607 THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE 653 00:25:42,607 --> 00:25:43,441 CITY HAS IGNORED ITS OBLIGATIONS 654 00:25:43,441 --> 00:25:44,609 TO PROTECT PUBLIC VIEWS. MAKE 655 00:25:44,609 --> 00:25:46,711 THE EFFORT TO GET RID OF THAT 656 00:25:46,711 --> 00:25:47,946 TERRIBLE LOT ON THE VICTOR 657 00:25:47,946 --> 00:25:50,749 STEINBERG PARK LANDSCAPE. PLEASE 658 00:25:50,749 --> 00:26:01,159 DO IT TODAY. THANK YOU. 659 00:26:10,001 --> 00:26:10,502 >> CHAIR, WE HAVE CONCLUDED 660 00:26:10,502 --> 00:26:10,869 PUBLIC COMMENT. 661 00:26:10,869 --> 00:26:12,404 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL 662 00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:14,072 NOW MOVE ON TO HER FIRST ITEM OF 663 00:26:14,072 --> 00:26:14,739 BUSINESS. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE 664 00:26:14,739 --> 00:26:15,907 READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? 665 00:26:15,907 --> 00:26:17,609 >> AGENDA ITEM 1. RESOLUTION 666 00:26:17,609 --> 00:26:20,011 32195. A RESOLUTION PROVIDING AN 667 00:26:20,011 --> 00:26:20,612 HONORARY DESIGNATION OF SOUTH 668 00:26:20,612 --> 00:26:21,546 JACKSON STREET BETWEEN 28th 669 00:26:21,546 --> 00:26:23,548 AVENUE SOUTH AND 29th AVENUE 670 00:26:23,548 --> 00:26:24,149 SOUTH AS DR. RL MANAWAY, SR. 671 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:29,354 WAY. 672 00:26:29,354 --> 00:26:32,557 >> THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, A NOTE 673 00:26:32,557 --> 00:26:34,125 THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT 674 00:26:34,125 --> 00:26:35,327 HOLLINGSWORTH HAS GRACIOUSLY 675 00:26:35,327 --> 00:26:37,262 JOINED US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 676 00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:39,464 SHE WILL INTRODUCE THIS 677 00:26:39,464 --> 00:26:43,768 RESOLUTION HERE MOMENTARILY. IT 678 00:26:43,768 --> 00:26:44,569 LOOKS LIKE ARE PRESENT IS JOINED 679 00:26:44,569 --> 00:26:46,338 US AT THE TABLE. THANK YOU, 680 00:26:46,338 --> 00:26:47,605 WELCOME. THESE INTRODUCE 681 00:26:47,605 --> 00:26:50,375 YOURSELF AND THEN WHEN READY, 682 00:26:50,375 --> 00:26:51,276 SHARE YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK 683 00:26:51,276 --> 00:26:51,810 YOU. 684 00:26:51,810 --> 00:26:55,814 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL 685 00:26:55,814 --> 00:26:57,082 MEMBERS. AMANDA ALLEN WITH 686 00:26:57,082 --> 00:27:02,487 STAFF. BRING THE, I WONDER IF 687 00:27:02,487 --> 00:27:05,724 YOU CAN HELP ME, MY GOOGLE 688 00:27:05,724 --> 00:27:07,459 SEARCH ON HOW TO GET THIS TO 689 00:27:07,459 --> 00:27:09,394 SHARE? 690 00:27:09,394 --> 00:27:13,231 >> CONTROL LETTER L TO DO THE 691 00:27:13,231 --> 00:27:23,775 FULL SCREEN. WE WILL MAKE THIS 692 00:27:44,195 --> 00:27:45,430 WORK. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU 693 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:46,631 TODAY ABOUT HONORARY STREET 694 00:27:46,631 --> 00:27:56,841 DESIGNATION. MY CUTE GRAPHIC 695 00:27:56,841 --> 00:28:01,880 ISN'T SHOWING UP. ALL RIGHT. 696 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:06,885 JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT 697 00:28:06,885 --> 00:28:07,585 HONORARY STREET DESIGNATIONS FOR 698 00:28:07,585 --> 00:28:08,787 CONTEXT OF THE RESOLUTION THAT 699 00:28:08,787 --> 00:28:10,889 IS BEFORE YOU TODAY. THERE ARE 700 00:28:10,889 --> 00:28:13,491 NO FORMAL RULES ACTUALLY AROUND 701 00:28:13,491 --> 00:28:14,559 HONORARY STREET DESIGNATIONS. 702 00:28:14,559 --> 00:28:17,862 THERE ARE PRACTICES WE HAVE 703 00:28:17,862 --> 00:28:19,164 GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO. AND 704 00:28:19,164 --> 00:28:23,301 STARTING WITH , IF WE WANT TO 705 00:28:23,301 --> 00:28:24,536 HAVE AN HONORARY STREET 706 00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:28,406 DESIGNATION , A SINGLE BLOCK IS 707 00:28:28,406 --> 00:28:31,576 IDENTIFIED, AND THERE IS A 708 00:28:31,576 --> 00:28:32,310 RESOLUTION THAT IS ADOPTED BY 709 00:28:32,310 --> 00:28:38,616 THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL HAS A 710 00:28:38,616 --> 00:28:39,484 CHAMPION OF THE RESOLUTION, IN 711 00:28:39,484 --> 00:28:40,785 THIS CASE THE RESOLUTION YOU ARE 712 00:28:40,785 --> 00:28:42,353 RECEIVING IS SPONSORED BY THE 713 00:28:42,353 --> 00:28:45,356 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THE ACTUAL 714 00:28:45,356 --> 00:28:49,194 LEGAL NAME DOES NOT CHANGE. SO 715 00:28:49,194 --> 00:28:50,628 MAIL WOULD STILL GO TO THE LEGAL 716 00:28:50,628 --> 00:28:53,064 ADDRESS. THIS IS TRULY JUST AN 717 00:28:53,064 --> 00:28:58,369 HONOR. AND THE PERSON OR GROUP 718 00:28:58,369 --> 00:29:04,409 REQUESTING THE DESIGNATION WOULD 719 00:29:04,409 --> 00:29:05,376 ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE 720 00:29:05,376 --> 00:29:06,177 INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNS ON 721 00:29:06,177 --> 00:29:07,011 EITHER END OF THE BLOCK. AND 722 00:29:07,011 --> 00:29:08,446 SDOT ESTIMATES THIS IS ABOUT 723 00:29:08,446 --> 00:29:12,050 $2000. SO THAT GROUP WOULD WORK 724 00:29:12,050 --> 00:29:15,286 WITH SDOT TO ENSURE THAT THE 725 00:29:15,286 --> 00:29:16,654 NAME WAS CORRECT AND THAT IT WAS 726 00:29:16,654 --> 00:29:17,889 INSTALLED WHERE THEY WERE 727 00:29:17,889 --> 00:29:27,999 HOPING. AGAIN, YOU ARE MISSING 728 00:29:27,999 --> 00:29:29,868 MY WONDERFUL GRAPHICS. FOR WHICH 729 00:29:29,868 --> 00:29:36,641 I INCLUDED ALL TEXTS. SO THE 730 00:29:36,641 --> 00:29:39,677 RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU PROPOSES 731 00:29:39,677 --> 00:29:41,146 AN HONORARY DESIGNATION FOR THE 732 00:29:41,146 --> 00:29:47,452 BLOCK ON SOUTH JACKSON STREET 733 00:29:47,452 --> 00:29:48,887 BETWEEN 20th AVENUE SOUTH AND 734 00:29:48,887 --> 00:29:49,554 29th AVENUE SOUTH. IT PROPOSES 735 00:29:49,554 --> 00:29:54,726 THE NAME OF DR. RL MANAWAY, SR. 736 00:29:54,726 --> 00:29:59,831 WAY AND REVEREND DR. ROBERT L. 737 00:29:59,831 --> 00:30:01,266 MANAWAY, SR IS CURRENTLY THE 738 00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:02,667 SENIOR PASTOR AT TABERNACLE 739 00:30:02,667 --> 00:30:03,768 MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN 740 00:30:03,768 --> 00:30:08,072 SEATTLE. AS HIS DAUGHTER 741 00:30:08,072 --> 00:30:09,307 MENTIONED IN PUBLIC COMMENT, HE 742 00:30:09,307 --> 00:30:14,579 HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR OVER 743 00:30:14,579 --> 00:30:15,079 FOUR DECADES PROMOTING 744 00:30:15,079 --> 00:30:15,613 RESIDENTIAL AND OUTREACH 745 00:30:15,613 --> 00:30:16,281 SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC 746 00:30:16,281 --> 00:30:24,956 NORTHWEST. THAT IS THE END OF MY 747 00:30:24,956 --> 00:30:25,890 PRESENTATION. IF THERE ARE 748 00:30:25,890 --> 00:30:26,591 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS AM 749 00:30:26,591 --> 00:30:27,992 HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I AM SURE 750 00:30:27,992 --> 00:30:28,993 COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS GOING TO 751 00:30:28,993 --> 00:30:30,295 SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS ESTEEMED 752 00:30:30,295 --> 00:30:30,795 GENTLEMAN. 753 00:30:30,795 --> 00:30:32,263 >> ABSENTLY. THANK YOU, 754 00:30:32,263 --> 00:30:34,465 APPRECIATE THE OVERVIEW AND YES, 755 00:30:34,465 --> 00:30:39,537 WE WILL NOW TURN OVER TO COUNCIL 756 00:30:39,537 --> 00:30:40,405 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. TO 757 00:30:40,405 --> 00:30:42,840 INTRODUCE AND TALK ABOUT THE 758 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:43,141 RESOLUTION. 759 00:30:43,141 --> 00:30:47,879 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, SORRY, 760 00:30:47,879 --> 00:30:49,247 THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I ALSO 761 00:30:49,247 --> 00:30:50,748 WANT TO THANK YOUR OFFICE FOR 762 00:30:50,748 --> 00:30:53,685 YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS WELL. 763 00:30:53,685 --> 00:31:00,191 AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH HOURS, 764 00:31:00,191 --> 00:31:01,459 ONCE WE ASKED, AND HAD 765 00:31:01,459 --> 00:31:02,427 INFORMATION FROM THE COMMITTEE 766 00:31:02,427 --> 00:31:03,194 ABOUT THIS, YOU SAID ANYTHING, 767 00:31:03,194 --> 00:31:04,362 WHATEVER IS NEEDED. I JUST WANT 768 00:31:04,362 --> 00:31:05,630 TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR 769 00:31:05,630 --> 00:31:08,566 LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION. 770 00:31:08,566 --> 00:31:10,501 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 771 00:31:10,501 --> 00:31:11,135 PRESENTATION. COLLEAGUES, BEFORE 772 00:31:11,135 --> 00:31:14,505 US HERE TODAY YOU HEARD HIS 773 00:31:14,505 --> 00:31:16,908 DAUGHTER COME AND SPEAK, BUT HAS 774 00:31:16,908 --> 00:31:19,611 BEEN THE SENIOR PASTOR OF 775 00:31:19,611 --> 00:31:20,612 TABERNACLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST 776 00:31:20,612 --> 00:31:22,213 CHURCH IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT 777 00:31:22,213 --> 00:31:26,985 FOR VERY LONG TIME. AND SINCE 778 00:31:26,985 --> 00:31:30,755 1983, THE CONGREGATION HAS MORE 779 00:31:30,755 --> 00:31:34,092 THAN 1700 MEMBERS DURING THAT 780 00:31:34,092 --> 00:31:38,229 TIME. HE IS A RESPECTED LEADER 781 00:31:38,229 --> 00:31:39,130 IN THE COMMUNITY, A TRAIL BLAZER 782 00:31:39,130 --> 00:31:40,198 OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, PASTOR 783 00:31:40,198 --> 00:31:41,766 MANAWAY SERVES IN NUMEROUS CIVIC 784 00:31:41,766 --> 00:31:46,904 ROLES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL 785 00:31:46,904 --> 00:31:47,939 BAPTIST CONVENTION OF THE USA 786 00:31:47,939 --> 00:31:49,440 WHERE HE SITS ON THE BOARD OF 787 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,608 DIRECTORS AND SERVES AS A VICE 788 00:31:50,608 --> 00:31:57,482 PRESIDENT FOR THE CONGRESS OF 789 00:31:57,482 --> 00:31:58,383 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. I KNOW I 790 00:31:58,383 --> 00:31:59,917 HAVE A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT 791 00:31:59,917 --> 00:32:00,785 PASTOR MANAWAY HAS DONE BUT I'M 792 00:32:00,785 --> 00:32:02,287 GOING TO SPEAK FROM THE HEART, 793 00:32:02,287 --> 00:32:03,421 JUST REAL QUICK. WE KNOW THAT 794 00:32:03,421 --> 00:32:04,589 THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE 795 00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:05,490 CENTRAL DISTRICT ARE VERY 796 00:32:05,490 --> 00:32:07,725 IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. AND AS SOME 797 00:32:07,725 --> 00:32:10,428 PEOPLE OFTEN KNOW, PEOPLE SEE, 798 00:32:10,428 --> 00:32:15,166 IT'S JUST A SIGN OR -- THIS IS 799 00:32:15,166 --> 00:32:16,501 LIKE MORE FOR THAT. THIS IS A 800 00:32:16,501 --> 00:32:18,169 BELOVED MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. 801 00:32:18,169 --> 00:32:19,637 BEEN THERE THROUGH FOOD ACCESS, 802 00:32:19,637 --> 00:32:21,172 WHO HAS BEEN THERE HELPING WITH 803 00:32:21,172 --> 00:32:29,614 YOUTH ACCESS AS WELL. HAS SERVED 804 00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:30,648 THE COMMUNITY FAITHFULLY. HAS 805 00:32:30,648 --> 00:32:31,716 BEEN A LEADING ROCK. AND ALSO 806 00:32:31,716 --> 00:32:33,117 HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE 807 00:32:33,117 --> 00:32:34,585 COMMUNITY FOR 70 DIFFERENT 808 00:32:34,585 --> 00:32:39,657 FAMILIES DURING THEIR FAITH 809 00:32:39,657 --> 00:32:40,358 JOURNEY BUT ALSO JUST THE 810 00:32:40,358 --> 00:32:40,959 COMMITTEE CENTER. TABERNACLE 811 00:32:40,959 --> 00:32:42,393 CHURCH HAS BEEN A STAPLE OF THE 812 00:32:42,393 --> 00:32:43,628 COMMITTEE FOR A LONG TIME. AS 813 00:32:43,628 --> 00:32:45,263 YOU HEARD HIS DAUGHTER SAY ABOUT 814 00:32:45,263 --> 00:32:46,864 REVEREND McKINNEY IS THE SECOND 815 00:32:46,864 --> 00:32:48,066 LONGEST-SERVING PASTOR AT THE 816 00:32:48,066 --> 00:32:51,903 SAME CHURCH IN A CENTRAL 817 00:32:51,903 --> 00:32:53,071 DISTRICT. THAT IS HUGE BECAUSE A 818 00:32:53,071 --> 00:32:54,639 LOT OF CHURCHES, AFTER A LOT OF 819 00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:55,239 GENTRIFICATION HAPPENED WHEN 820 00:32:55,239 --> 00:33:05,650 SOUTH. THEY WENT TO KENT, 821 00:33:05,650 --> 00:33:06,818 FEDERAL WAY, THEY MOVED SOUTH. 822 00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:07,919 THIS CHURCH IS STILL THERE. AND 823 00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:08,953 THE CONGREGATION, EVEN THOUGH 824 00:33:08,953 --> 00:33:10,154 SOME MIGHT NOT LIVE IN THE 825 00:33:10,154 --> 00:33:10,822 CENTRAL DISTRICT, THEY STILL 826 00:33:10,822 --> 00:33:12,390 COME BACK. I'M GRATEFUL THIS IS 827 00:33:12,390 --> 00:33:13,257 UPPER RESOLUTION AND WORKING 828 00:33:13,257 --> 00:33:14,292 WITH THEIR OFFICE THAT HAS A TON 829 00:33:14,292 --> 00:33:15,360 OF UNITY SUPPORT. LOOKING FOR 830 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:16,160 HOPEFULLY ALL THE COUNCIL 831 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:17,729 MEMBERS CAN COME THERE DURING 832 00:33:17,729 --> 00:33:19,230 THE CELEBRATION AND WE WILL MAKE 833 00:33:19,230 --> 00:33:20,465 SURE WE GET THE INVITE TO 834 00:33:20,465 --> 00:33:22,266 EVERYONE AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL, 835 00:33:22,266 --> 00:33:23,034 REALLY APPRECIATE THE 836 00:33:23,034 --> 00:33:24,402 OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND SPEAK 837 00:33:24,402 --> 00:33:27,939 ON BEHALF OF PASTOR MANAWAY AS 838 00:33:27,939 --> 00:33:28,940 WELL AS A CONGREGATION. THANK 839 00:33:28,940 --> 00:33:29,440 YOU, CHAIR. 840 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,009 >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT 841 00:33:31,009 --> 00:33:33,378 HOLLINGSWORTH. HAD A CHANCE TO 842 00:33:33,378 --> 00:33:38,549 LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT PASTOR 843 00:33:38,549 --> 00:33:39,884 MANAWAY AS PART OF THIS JOURNEY, 844 00:33:39,884 --> 00:33:41,019 AND AND ESTEEMED HIGHLY 845 00:33:41,019 --> 00:33:42,253 RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE 846 00:33:42,253 --> 00:33:46,624 COMMITTEE. OF COURSE IS COUNCIL 847 00:33:46,624 --> 00:33:54,165 PRESIDENT NOTED, SENIOR PASTOR, 848 00:33:54,165 --> 00:33:55,800 ALSO SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF THE 849 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:56,534 NORTH PACIFIC BAPTIST CONVENTION 850 00:33:56,534 --> 00:33:57,235 OVERSEEING CHURCHES ACROSS 851 00:33:57,235 --> 00:34:00,338 WASHINGTON AND OREGON. COHOST OF 852 00:34:00,338 --> 00:34:01,239 THE GOSPEL RADIO PROGRAM CALLED 853 00:34:01,239 --> 00:34:03,775 THE TRUTH RADIO MINISTRY 854 00:34:03,775 --> 00:34:05,143 REACHING LISTENERS ACROSS THE 855 00:34:05,143 --> 00:34:13,084 PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SO MUCH MORE 856 00:34:13,084 --> 00:34:13,851 , IS COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED, WE 857 00:34:13,851 --> 00:34:14,819 HEARD FROM A FAMILY MEMBER AT 858 00:34:14,819 --> 00:34:16,454 PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT AN 859 00:34:16,454 --> 00:34:22,860 INCREDIBLE LIFE AND LEGACY THAT 860 00:34:22,860 --> 00:34:27,965 HE CONTINUES TO LIVE. AND SO, 861 00:34:27,965 --> 00:34:29,367 GREAT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO 862 00:34:29,367 --> 00:34:31,202 THIS SMALL THING TO PAY IT 863 00:34:31,202 --> 00:34:33,271 FORWARD. AND HONOR THOSE THAT 864 00:34:33,271 --> 00:34:40,211 CAME BEFORE US. ALL RIGHT, COOL, 865 00:34:40,211 --> 00:34:41,412 THANK YOU. TO ANY OF MY 866 00:34:41,412 --> 00:34:42,380 COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS OR 867 00:34:42,380 --> 00:34:45,550 COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING AND 868 00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:56,060 SEEING THEN, I MOVE THAT THE 869 00:34:59,764 --> 00:35:00,598 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION 870 00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:01,699 OF RESOLUTION 32195. IS THERE A 871 00:35:01,699 --> 00:35:01,966 SECOND? 872 00:35:01,966 --> 00:35:02,266 >> SECOND. 873 00:35:02,266 --> 00:35:04,001 >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED FOR 874 00:35:04,001 --> 00:35:04,502 RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT 875 00:35:04,502 --> 00:35:05,403 RESOLUTION 32195. OTHER ANY 876 00:35:05,403 --> 00:35:08,973 FINAL COMMENTS? HEARING AND 877 00:35:08,973 --> 00:35:10,007 SEEING NONE WILL THE CLERK 878 00:35:10,007 --> 00:35:11,242 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE 879 00:35:11,242 --> 00:35:11,876 RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT 880 00:35:11,876 --> 00:35:12,443 RESOLUTION 32195. 881 00:35:12,443 --> 00:35:16,214 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 882 00:35:16,214 --> 00:35:21,018 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK . 883 00:35:21,018 --> 00:35:21,686 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THERE ARE 884 00:35:21,686 --> 00:35:25,056 THREE VOTES IN FAVOR. ZERO. 885 00:35:25,056 --> 00:35:27,325 >> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION CARRIES 886 00:35:27,325 --> 00:35:28,459 IN THE RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL 887 00:35:28,459 --> 00:35:32,964 ADOPT RESOLUTION 32195 WILL BE 888 00:35:32,964 --> 00:35:34,298 SENT TO THE APRIL 21, 2026 CITY 889 00:35:34,298 --> 00:35:41,305 COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU. WE 890 00:35:41,305 --> 00:35:42,640 WILL NOW MOVE ON TO HER SECOND 891 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:43,975 ITEM OF BUSINESS. WITH THE CLERK 892 00:35:43,975 --> 00:35:45,042 PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE 893 00:35:45,042 --> 00:35:45,476 RECORD? 894 00:35:45,476 --> 00:35:48,479 >> AGENDA ITEM 2. TRAFFIC SAFETY 895 00:35:48,479 --> 00:35:49,146 UPDATE. REVIEW OF 2025 DATA AND 896 00:35:49,146 --> 00:35:49,747 OVERVIEW OF 2026 VISION ZERO 897 00:35:49,747 --> 00:35:52,650 PROJECTS. 898 00:35:52,650 --> 00:35:55,953 >> WILL ARE PRESENTERS JOIN US 899 00:35:55,953 --> 00:36:01,359 AT THE TABLE? PLEASE INTRODUCE 900 00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:01,926 YOURSELVES AND BEGIN YOUR 901 00:36:01,926 --> 00:36:02,994 PRESENTATION. BEFORE WE GET 902 00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:04,328 THERE LET ME QUICKLY ADDRESS AND 903 00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:05,596 RESPOND TO SOME OF THE GREAT 904 00:36:05,596 --> 00:36:08,166 PUBLIC COMMENT WE HAD TODAY. 905 00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:14,672 FIRST OFF, THE OPPORTUNITY, THE 906 00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:15,673 REPORTED OPPORTUNITY WE HAD LAST 907 00:36:15,673 --> 00:36:16,874 YEAR TO INVEST IN VISION ZERO, 908 00:36:16,874 --> 00:36:20,177 INVEST MORE IN VISION ZERO, WE 909 00:36:20,177 --> 00:36:21,712 USED THAT MONEY FOR WAS FOR 910 00:36:21,712 --> 00:36:24,248 SIDEWALKS. I WOULD ARGUE THAT 911 00:36:24,248 --> 00:36:28,186 ADDING SIDEWALKS TO SCHOOLS TO 912 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:30,021 SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN IS A VISION 913 00:36:30,021 --> 00:36:34,258 ZERO INVESTMENT. BUT REASONABLE 914 00:36:34,258 --> 00:36:35,259 MINDS MAY DISAGREE ON CERTAIN 915 00:36:35,259 --> 00:36:38,729 THINGS. BUT I REALLY DO 916 00:36:38,729 --> 00:36:40,398 APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. I 917 00:36:40,398 --> 00:36:41,699 WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW I LISTEN 918 00:36:41,699 --> 00:36:42,934 ATTENTIVELY AND PAY CLOSE 919 00:36:42,934 --> 00:36:43,968 ATTENTION. AND THERE WAS SOME 920 00:36:43,968 --> 00:36:49,640 GREAT INSIGHT SHARED. INCLUDING 921 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:51,142 FROM SOME OF THE REMOTE COLORS. 922 00:36:51,142 --> 00:36:53,110 JOTTED DOWN SOME NOTES. STAY 923 00:36:53,110 --> 00:36:58,816 TUNED. WILL COME AGAIN, PLEASE 924 00:36:58,816 --> 00:36:59,450 INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN 925 00:36:59,450 --> 00:37:00,217 THE PRESENTATION. 926 00:37:00,217 --> 00:37:06,390 >> I'M VENU NEMANI, THE SAFETY 927 00:37:06,390 --> 00:37:08,492 OFFICER WITH SEATTLE DEPARTMENT 928 00:37:08,492 --> 00:37:11,896 OF TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU SO 929 00:37:11,896 --> 00:37:16,167 MUCH. GOOD MORNING CHAIR, VICE 930 00:37:16,167 --> 00:37:19,537 CHAIR, AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 931 00:37:19,537 --> 00:37:20,605 THANK YOU FOR INVITING US BACK 932 00:37:20,605 --> 00:37:24,375 TO SPEAK ABOUT AN UPDATE ON THE 933 00:37:24,375 --> 00:37:28,412 VISION ZERO PROGRAM. AS I DO 934 00:37:28,412 --> 00:37:29,447 WITH ALL MY PRESENTATIONS, I'D 935 00:37:29,447 --> 00:37:31,382 LIKE TO START WITH OUR 936 00:37:31,382 --> 00:37:34,385 DEPARTMENT 'S VISION, VALUES 937 00:37:34,385 --> 00:37:38,689 AND GOALS. WE AT SEATTLE 938 00:37:38,689 --> 00:37:39,290 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 939 00:37:39,290 --> 00:37:40,524 HAVE A VISION THAT SEATTLE IS AN 940 00:37:40,524 --> 00:37:41,726 EQUITABLE, VIBRANT AND DIVERSE 941 00:37:41,726 --> 00:37:46,864 CITY WERE MOVING AROUND IS SAFE, 942 00:37:46,864 --> 00:37:47,531 FAIR AND ATTAINABLE. ALL PEOPLE 943 00:37:47,531 --> 00:37:48,566 AND BUSINESSES CAN ACCESS THE 944 00:37:48,566 --> 00:37:49,934 DAILY NEEDS AND FEEL CONNECTED 945 00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:54,739 TO THE COMMUNITY. SPECIFICALLY 946 00:37:54,739 --> 00:37:56,540 WITHIN THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM 947 00:37:56,540 --> 00:37:59,510 WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE GOALS OF 948 00:37:59,510 --> 00:38:01,812 VALUES OF SAFETY AND EQUITY. 949 00:38:01,812 --> 00:38:04,782 NOW, I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A 950 00:38:04,782 --> 00:38:07,752 MOMENT TO HOLD SOME SPACE AND 951 00:38:07,752 --> 00:38:09,754 ACKNOWLEDGE THE LIVES THAT HAVE 952 00:38:09,754 --> 00:38:10,388 BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED 953 00:38:10,388 --> 00:38:13,190 BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC VIOLENCE ON 954 00:38:13,190 --> 00:38:14,592 THE STREETS. SINCE THE BEGINNING 955 00:38:14,592 --> 00:38:17,361 OF THE 2015 VISION ZERO 956 00:38:17,361 --> 00:38:24,402 RESOLUTION AND PROGRAM. I ASK 957 00:38:24,402 --> 00:38:25,703 ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM AND 958 00:38:25,703 --> 00:38:26,937 EVERYONE WHO IS LISTENING TO 959 00:38:26,937 --> 00:38:28,639 THIS PRESENTATION TO COMMIT TO 960 00:38:28,639 --> 00:38:30,374 TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE SAFETY 961 00:38:30,374 --> 00:38:35,880 OUTCOMES ON OUR STREETS. SO, 962 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:39,116 DIVING INTO THE PRESENTATION, 963 00:38:39,116 --> 00:38:43,587 THIS IS A CHART I HAVE SHARED IN 964 00:38:43,587 --> 00:38:44,789 MY JANUARY UPDATE ON THE VISION 965 00:38:44,789 --> 00:38:46,424 ZERO PROGRAM. THIS IS A CHART 966 00:38:46,424 --> 00:38:48,159 THAT REFLECTS THE LIVES LOST ON 967 00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:48,993 OUR SEATTLE STREETS SINCE THE 968 00:38:48,993 --> 00:38:50,995 START OF OUR VISION ZERO 969 00:38:50,995 --> 00:38:55,533 EFFORTS. AND FOR THE YEAR 2025, 970 00:38:55,533 --> 00:39:02,073 WE HAVE SLIGHTLY RAISED THE 971 00:39:02,073 --> 00:39:03,474 NUMBER OF LIVES LOST ON OUR CITY 972 00:39:03,474 --> 00:39:06,977 STREETS UPWARDS FROM 25 REPORTED 973 00:39:06,977 --> 00:39:10,147 IN JANUARY 2 COULD 27 AS I'M 974 00:39:10,147 --> 00:39:13,250 SHOWING RIGHT NOW. NOW, JUST 975 00:39:13,250 --> 00:39:16,854 WEEKS AGO, WE WERE INFORMED BY 976 00:39:16,854 --> 00:39:21,292 THE WASHINGTON STATE ON RAINIER 977 00:39:21,292 --> 00:39:24,295 AVENUE THAT A VEHICLE JUMPING 978 00:39:24,295 --> 00:39:25,362 THE CURB AND HITTING A 979 00:39:25,362 --> 00:39:28,733 PEDESTRIAN ON THE SIDEWALK NEAR 980 00:39:28,733 --> 00:39:30,267 RAINIER AVENUE AND SOUTH CHARLES 981 00:39:30,267 --> 00:39:32,903 STREET. THIS WAS A DELAYED 982 00:39:32,903 --> 00:39:35,673 FIDELITY. WE LEARNED THROUGH THE 983 00:39:35,673 --> 00:39:39,543 WASHINGTON STATE AS WE MATCH OUR 984 00:39:39,543 --> 00:39:40,978 POLICE CRASH RECORDS AND THAT IS 985 00:39:40,978 --> 00:39:47,885 HOW WE GOT THE MANIFOLD OF THIS 986 00:39:47,885 --> 00:39:48,786 FATAL OUTCOME EVEN THOUGH WE 987 00:39:48,786 --> 00:39:49,687 WERE INFORMED OF THIS PARTICULAR 988 00:39:49,687 --> 00:39:52,556 COLLISION WHEN IT HAPPENED LATE 989 00:39:52,556 --> 00:39:57,428 LAST DECEMBER. NOW, ANOTHER 990 00:39:57,428 --> 00:40:00,097 FIDELITY THAT WE CHOSE TO COUNT 991 00:40:00,097 --> 00:40:05,669 THIS TIME AROUND INVOLVES A 992 00:40:05,669 --> 00:40:07,671 SCOOTER RIDING ON THE SIDEWALK. 993 00:40:07,671 --> 00:40:12,009 THIS PARTICULAR FATALITY 994 00:40:12,009 --> 00:40:13,477 DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF DEATH 995 00:40:13,477 --> 00:40:20,017 WAS AN ANEURYSM , HOWEVER, WE 996 00:40:20,017 --> 00:40:22,686 HAVE NOT AT THIS POINT SURE IF 997 00:40:22,686 --> 00:40:27,925 THE FALL FROM THE SHARED 998 00:40:27,925 --> 00:40:33,431 E-SCOOTER THE ANEURYSM OR THE 999 00:40:33,431 --> 00:40:34,832 AND YOUR SOME CAUSED THE WRITER 1000 00:40:34,832 --> 00:40:37,301 TO FALL. WE ARE UNSURE. SO TO BE 1001 00:40:37,301 --> 00:40:38,936 CONSIDERATE WE CHOSE TO INCLUDE 1002 00:40:38,936 --> 00:40:41,071 IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVES 1003 00:40:41,071 --> 00:40:44,875 LOST THE STATISTIC AND IF WE GET 1004 00:40:44,875 --> 00:40:45,843 FURTHER INFORMATION IN THE 1005 00:40:45,843 --> 00:40:49,747 FUTURE WE CAN REVISE IT 1006 00:40:49,747 --> 00:40:54,285 DOWNWARDS BUT WE CONSERVATIVELY 1007 00:40:54,285 --> 00:40:55,219 CHOSE. THAT SAID THERE HAVE BEEN 1008 00:40:55,219 --> 00:40:57,421 A TOTAL OF 27 LIVES LOST ON OUR 1009 00:40:57,421 --> 00:41:03,494 CITY STREETS LAST YEAR. NOW, IN 1010 00:41:03,494 --> 00:41:04,528 THESE CATEGORIES WE HAVE SEEN 1011 00:41:04,528 --> 00:41:07,364 FEWER LIVES LOST BUT ONE THING 1012 00:41:07,364 --> 00:41:12,336 THAT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT IN MY 1013 00:41:12,336 --> 00:41:12,970 JANUARY PRESENTATION THAT STANDS 1014 00:41:12,970 --> 00:41:14,271 OUT, RATHER A LITTLE BIT 1015 00:41:14,271 --> 00:41:15,973 ALARMINGLY IS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE 1016 00:41:15,973 --> 00:41:20,377 WALKING. NOW, AFTER SEEING 1017 00:41:20,377 --> 00:41:21,979 SEVERAL YEARS OF STEADY DECLINES 1018 00:41:21,979 --> 00:41:26,083 , LAST YEAR WE HAVE SEEN A SHARP 1019 00:41:26,083 --> 00:41:27,318 INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DEATHS 1020 00:41:27,318 --> 00:41:31,155 OF PEOPLE WALKING AND WE ARE 1021 00:41:31,155 --> 00:41:31,789 MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO 1022 00:41:31,789 --> 00:41:33,357 UNDERSTAND WHY THAT HAS BEEN THE 1023 00:41:33,357 --> 00:41:38,429 CASE. AND WHAT COULD WE DO MORE 1024 00:41:38,429 --> 00:41:39,864 TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR PEOPLE 1025 00:41:39,864 --> 00:41:48,405 WALKING. THIS IS A NEW CHART. 1026 00:41:48,405 --> 00:41:49,373 FOR THIS PRESENTATION THAT HAS 1027 00:41:49,373 --> 00:41:50,941 NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE JANUARY 1028 00:41:50,941 --> 00:41:52,376 PRESENTATION. IT IS THE NUMBER 1029 00:41:52,376 --> 00:41:55,646 OF WE HAVE SEEN IN SEATTLE 1030 00:41:55,646 --> 00:41:58,749 STREETS. COMPARED TO 2024, WE 1031 00:41:58,749 --> 00:42:02,353 HAVE SEEN PRETTY SIMILAR ON OUR 1032 00:42:02,353 --> 00:42:05,856 STREETS, MOST CATEGORIES THEY 1033 00:42:05,856 --> 00:42:08,993 WERE ABOUT THE SAME. BUT WE SAW 1034 00:42:08,993 --> 00:42:14,031 A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE SERIOUS 1035 00:42:14,031 --> 00:42:20,971 INJURIES WERE BICYCLES AND 1036 00:42:20,971 --> 00:42:22,206 E-SCOOTER THAT WENT UP TO AN 1037 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:24,141 ANNUAL TOTAL OF 57. OF THOSE WE 1038 00:42:24,141 --> 00:42:25,943 KNOW THAT AT LEAST 16 OF THOSE 1039 00:42:25,943 --> 00:42:29,446 INVOLVED E-SCOOTER. AND, WHEN WE 1040 00:42:29,446 --> 00:42:33,484 LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC COLLISION 1041 00:42:33,484 --> 00:42:34,685 REPORTS, AT LEAST THREE OF THOSE 1042 00:42:34,685 --> 00:42:37,354 16 E-SCOOTER COLLISIONS MADE 1043 00:42:37,354 --> 00:42:39,523 REFERENCE TO A SHARED MOBILITY 1044 00:42:39,523 --> 00:42:41,258 DEVICE THAT THEY WERE USING AT 1045 00:42:41,258 --> 00:42:43,827 THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. NOW, 1046 00:42:43,827 --> 00:42:50,167 WE HAVE SEEN A DOWNWARD TREND IN 1047 00:42:50,167 --> 00:42:51,268 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SERIOUS 1048 00:42:51,268 --> 00:42:53,237 INJURIES THAT INVOLVE PEOPLE 1049 00:42:53,237 --> 00:42:59,143 WALKING, BUT AGAIN, IT WILL 1050 00:42:59,143 --> 00:43:01,779 STILL SEEM HIGHER. SO, JUST A 1051 00:43:01,779 --> 00:43:03,881 QUICK LOOK OR SNAPSHOT INTO HOW 1052 00:43:03,881 --> 00:43:08,352 THINGS ARE GOING THIS YEAR. NOW, 1053 00:43:08,352 --> 00:43:15,225 COMPARED TO A THREE-YEAR 1054 00:43:15,225 --> 00:43:16,560 AVERAGE, IN THE FIRST PART OF 1055 00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:17,528 THIS YEAR WE HAVE SEEN FEWER 1056 00:43:17,528 --> 00:43:20,497 FATAL COLLISIONS AND LIVES LOST 1057 00:43:20,497 --> 00:43:21,565 , AND ALSO FEWER SERIOUS 1058 00:43:21,565 --> 00:43:24,768 INJURIES ON OUR STREETS. I DO 1059 00:43:24,768 --> 00:43:26,136 WANT TO CAUTION THAT THIS IS 1060 00:43:26,136 --> 00:43:28,706 VERY PRELIMINARY DATA AND AS THE 1061 00:43:28,706 --> 00:43:30,341 YEAR PROGRESSES, AND WE GET MORE 1062 00:43:30,341 --> 00:43:35,279 INFORMATION , THESE NUMBERS 1063 00:43:35,279 --> 00:43:36,547 COULD BE REVISED. BUT I DO WANT 1064 00:43:36,547 --> 00:43:38,983 TO INDICATE THAT WE ARE SEEING, 1065 00:43:38,983 --> 00:43:40,851 AT LEAST WE HAVE SEEN THUS FAR 1066 00:43:40,851 --> 00:43:45,255 IN Q1, FEWER FATAL AND SERIOUS 1067 00:43:45,255 --> 00:43:46,256 INJURY COLLISIONS ON THE 1068 00:43:46,256 --> 00:43:47,725 STREETS, COMPARED TO THE LAST 1069 00:43:47,725 --> 00:43:52,863 FIGURE. NOW, THE NEXT THREE 1070 00:43:52,863 --> 00:43:55,366 SLIDES ARE THE SAME SLIDES THAT 1071 00:43:55,366 --> 00:43:58,469 I HAVE CHOSEN TO INCLUDE , THAT 1072 00:43:58,469 --> 00:44:01,105 I HAVE INCLUDED IN THE JANUARY 1073 00:44:01,105 --> 00:44:03,807 PRESENTATION. THIS IS A QUICK 1074 00:44:03,807 --> 00:44:06,677 REPRESENTATION OF OUR WITHIN OUR 1075 00:44:06,677 --> 00:44:10,180 CITY. I DO WANT TO DRAW 1076 00:44:10,180 --> 00:44:14,718 ATTENTION TO THE RED AND ORANGE 1077 00:44:14,718 --> 00:44:17,388 LINES YOU SEE ON THESE MAPS. 1078 00:44:17,388 --> 00:44:23,360 THESE ARE THE -- WITHIN THE 1079 00:44:23,360 --> 00:44:23,894 NETWORK THESE ARE THE TWO 1080 00:44:23,894 --> 00:44:25,796 CATEGORIES OF STREET SEGMENTS 1081 00:44:25,796 --> 00:44:28,365 THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST, OR THE 1082 00:44:28,365 --> 00:44:31,268 SECOND HIGHEST COURT IN TERMS OF 1083 00:44:31,268 --> 00:44:33,570 PRIORITY. THE REASON WHY I'M 1084 00:44:33,570 --> 00:44:35,072 TRYING TO CALL THIS OUT IS 1085 00:44:35,072 --> 00:44:38,242 BECAUSE THAT MORE THAN 80% OF 1086 00:44:38,242 --> 00:44:40,010 OUR SERIOUS INJURY COLLISIONS 1087 00:44:40,010 --> 00:44:47,084 OCCUR ON THIS HIGH NETWORK AND 1088 00:44:47,084 --> 00:44:49,019 WITHIN THOSE MORE THAN HALF OF 1089 00:44:49,019 --> 00:44:51,922 THEM OCCUR ON THE HIGHEST 1090 00:44:51,922 --> 00:44:52,656 PRIORITY SEGMENTS WITHIN THE 1091 00:44:52,656 --> 00:44:57,161 HIGH INJURY NETWORK. SO, IN THE 1092 00:44:57,161 --> 00:44:58,762 CONTINUES TO BE QUITE 1093 00:44:58,762 --> 00:45:01,265 CHALLENGING. FOR THE CITY. AND I 1094 00:45:01,265 --> 00:45:03,267 DO KNOW THAT WE OF THE 1095 00:45:03,267 --> 00:45:05,569 DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING ON A MUCH 1096 00:45:05,569 --> 00:45:07,204 LONGER TERM AND MORE SIGNIFICANT 1097 00:45:07,204 --> 00:45:11,075 CHANGES TO THE CORRIDOR . AND 1098 00:45:11,075 --> 00:45:12,676 WITHIN THE VISION PROGRAM WE 1099 00:45:12,676 --> 00:45:14,445 ALSO HAVE TAKEN SOME INTERIM 1100 00:45:14,445 --> 00:45:19,183 ACTIONS AND MEASURES SUCH AS 1101 00:45:19,183 --> 00:45:21,085 IMPLEMENTING CONTROLS, WHITENING 1102 00:45:21,085 --> 00:45:24,321 CROSSWALKS, HOLDING MEDIANS, AND 1103 00:45:24,321 --> 00:45:28,759 SO ON, TO PROVIDE SOME SAFETY 1104 00:45:28,759 --> 00:45:30,928 IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR. 1105 00:45:30,928 --> 00:45:36,533 NOW, IN THE CENTRAL PART OF OUR 1106 00:45:36,533 --> 00:45:41,805 CITY, DOWNTOWN, IT USED TO BE 1107 00:45:41,805 --> 00:45:42,873 CHALLENGING LOCATION, WHERE WE 1108 00:45:42,873 --> 00:45:43,874 ARE SEEING A NUMBER OF STREETS 1109 00:45:43,874 --> 00:45:45,442 THAT ARE REPRESENTED ON THE HIGH 1110 00:45:45,442 --> 00:45:47,144 INJURY NETWORK. AND WE ARE 1111 00:45:47,144 --> 00:45:48,645 LOOKING AT WHAT ELSE WE CAN 1112 00:45:48,645 --> 00:45:52,916 BUILD TO FURTHER SAFETY GOALS 1113 00:45:52,916 --> 00:45:56,720 WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN. GOING KIND 1114 00:45:56,720 --> 00:46:03,427 OF SOUTH, THE RANIER AVENUE AND 1115 00:46:03,427 --> 00:46:06,764 FOURTH AVENUE CONTINUE TO BE , 1116 00:46:06,764 --> 00:46:09,266 CONTINUE TO BE ON THE HIGH 1117 00:46:09,266 --> 00:46:10,300 INJURY NETWORK WITH THE HIGHEST 1118 00:46:10,300 --> 00:46:13,270 PRIORITY AND AGAIN, WE HERE IN 1119 00:46:13,270 --> 00:46:14,404 THE DEPARTMENT HAVE SEVERAL 1120 00:46:14,404 --> 00:46:16,073 PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE WORKS 1121 00:46:16,073 --> 00:46:17,441 ON RAINIER AVENUE TO CHANGE SOME 1122 00:46:17,441 --> 00:46:19,710 OF THE CRASH TRENDS WE ARE 1123 00:46:19,710 --> 00:46:25,415 SEEING. NOW, I DO WANT TO 1124 00:46:25,415 --> 00:46:28,118 EMPHASIZE, BEFORE I GO INTO THE 1125 00:46:28,118 --> 00:46:31,455 VARIOUS VISIONS OF THE PROJECTS 1126 00:46:31,455 --> 00:46:32,456 WE HAVE, THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM 1127 00:46:32,456 --> 00:46:34,124 HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN, I DO WANT 1128 00:46:34,124 --> 00:46:37,795 TO SHARE AND EMPHASIZE THAT WE 1129 00:46:37,795 --> 00:46:41,632 ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE SYSTEMS 1130 00:46:41,632 --> 00:46:43,400 APPROACH. WE BELIEVE THAT IS THE 1131 00:46:43,400 --> 00:46:44,902 RIGHT PARADIGM FOR APPROACHING 1132 00:46:44,902 --> 00:46:48,305 SAFETY WITHIN OUR CITY. AND 1133 00:46:48,305 --> 00:46:54,444 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. AND ALL 1134 00:46:54,444 --> 00:46:55,846 OF OUR EFFORTS, BOTH WITHIN THE 1135 00:46:55,846 --> 00:46:56,914 VISION ZERO PROGRAM AND ACROSS 1136 00:46:56,914 --> 00:46:58,782 THE WIDER DEPARTMENT, ARE ALL 1137 00:46:58,782 --> 00:47:00,050 ALIGNED WITHIN THE ELEMENTS OF 1138 00:47:00,050 --> 00:47:03,053 THE APPROACH AND TIED TO THE 1139 00:47:03,053 --> 00:47:04,621 PRINCIPAL OF SAFE SYSTEMS 1140 00:47:04,621 --> 00:47:09,026 APPROACH. SPECIFICALLY WITHIN 1141 00:47:09,026 --> 00:47:14,565 THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM AS A 1142 00:47:14,565 --> 00:47:15,566 SHARED PREVIOUSLY, WE DO TAKE A 1143 00:47:15,566 --> 00:47:16,533 THREE-PRONGED APPROACH. WE DO 1144 00:47:16,533 --> 00:47:17,668 RELY ON A SPONSORED APPROACH TO 1145 00:47:17,668 --> 00:47:19,002 SAFETY BASED ON THE COLLISION 1146 00:47:19,002 --> 00:47:23,073 TRENDS WE ARE SEEING IN POLICE 1147 00:47:23,073 --> 00:47:24,274 REPORTED CRASH DATA. BUT WE ARE 1148 00:47:24,274 --> 00:47:25,676 ALSO INVESTING IN THE PROACTIVE 1149 00:47:25,676 --> 00:47:29,179 SAFETY -- PROACTIVELY IN SAFETY 1150 00:47:29,179 --> 00:47:31,081 COUNTERMEASURES WE KNOW HAVE A 1151 00:47:31,081 --> 00:47:36,853 PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN IMPROVING 1152 00:47:36,853 --> 00:47:38,188 SAFETY. AND IS A THIRD PRONG WE 1153 00:47:38,188 --> 00:47:39,289 ALWAYS TRY TO LEVERAGE ANY 1154 00:47:39,289 --> 00:47:42,893 OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE WITH 1155 00:47:42,893 --> 00:47:43,694 ONGOING PROJECTS AND UPCOMING 1156 00:47:43,694 --> 00:47:45,662 PROJECTS WHERE WE CAN INVEST IN 1157 00:47:45,662 --> 00:47:46,830 SAFETY CAPITAL PROJECT 1158 00:47:46,830 --> 00:47:52,769 PARTNERSHIP. NOW, BEFORE I GO , 1159 00:47:52,769 --> 00:47:57,374 BEFORE I GO INTO HIGHLIGHTING 1160 00:47:57,374 --> 00:48:02,279 SOME 2025 ZERO VISION PROJECTS, 1161 00:48:02,279 --> 00:48:03,714 I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT 1162 00:48:03,714 --> 00:48:05,849 SAFETY IS A COMMON THREAD IN 1163 00:48:05,849 --> 00:48:08,185 EVERY PROGRAM PROJECT , POLICY 1164 00:48:08,185 --> 00:48:10,187 AND ACTION UNDERTAKEN BY THE 1165 00:48:10,187 --> 00:48:14,891 DEPARTMENT. VISION ZERO IS 1166 00:48:14,891 --> 00:48:21,064 SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT HAS SAFETY 1167 00:48:21,064 --> 00:48:23,233 AS ITS CORE VALUE. SO THE 1168 00:48:23,233 --> 00:48:24,201 PROJECTS I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU 1169 00:48:24,201 --> 00:48:26,003 HERE ARE NOT A CONFERENCE OF 1170 00:48:26,003 --> 00:48:26,803 LISTING OF ALL SAFETY EFFORTS 1171 00:48:26,803 --> 00:48:29,773 THAT ARE BEING PURSUED I THE 1172 00:48:29,773 --> 00:48:31,308 DEPARTMENT, BUT A SMALL SNAPSHOT 1173 00:48:31,308 --> 00:48:33,110 OF WHAT IS SPECIFICALLY 1174 00:48:33,110 --> 00:48:38,515 HAPPENING WITHIN THE VISION ZERO 1175 00:48:38,515 --> 00:48:39,549 PROGRAM. AND EVEN WITHIN THE 1176 00:48:39,549 --> 00:48:40,617 VISION ZERO PROGRAM IT'S NOT A 1177 00:48:40,617 --> 00:48:41,785 CONFERENCE OF COUNTING OF EVERY 1178 00:48:41,785 --> 00:48:43,120 SINGLE PROJECT THAT THE PROGRAM 1179 00:48:43,120 --> 00:48:45,856 IS PURSUING, BUT RATHER A 1180 00:48:45,856 --> 00:48:46,690 HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROJECTS, THE 1181 00:48:46,690 --> 00:48:48,492 KINDS OF PROJECTS WE HAVE 1182 00:48:48,492 --> 00:48:50,427 COMPLETED IN 2025 AND WHAT WE 1183 00:48:50,427 --> 00:48:53,196 ARE GOING TO BE DOING IN 2026. 1184 00:48:53,196 --> 00:48:58,802 NOW, THE LIBBY HAS PROVIDED AN 1185 00:48:58,802 --> 00:48:59,569 HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY, THANKS TO 1186 00:48:59,569 --> 00:49:07,945 ALL OF YOU, THE CITIZENS OF OUR 1187 00:49:07,945 --> 00:49:08,945 CITY, FOR SUPPORTING THE LEVY, 1188 00:49:08,945 --> 00:49:10,047 AND GIVING AN OPTION TO INVEST 1189 00:49:10,047 --> 00:49:10,914 IN SAFETY OUTCOMES. SPECIFICALLY 1190 00:49:10,914 --> 00:49:12,049 FOR THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM, WE 1191 00:49:12,049 --> 00:49:13,817 HAVE FOUR GOALS. ONE IS TO 1192 00:49:13,817 --> 00:49:18,522 INVEST IN SAFETY ON UP TO 12 1193 00:49:18,522 --> 00:49:19,289 CORRIDORS ACROSS THE CITY. 1194 00:49:19,289 --> 00:49:22,426 INVEST IN AT LEAST 40 HIGH 1195 00:49:22,426 --> 00:49:23,794 COLLISION LOCATIONS WITHIN THE 1196 00:49:23,794 --> 00:49:25,562 CITY OVER THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS. 1197 00:49:25,562 --> 00:49:29,066 INVEST IN ARTERIAL TRAFFIC ON 50 1198 00:49:29,066 --> 00:49:32,135 CORRIDORS AND A COMPLETE EIGHT 1199 00:49:32,135 --> 00:49:40,277 INTERSECTIONS THAT PEDESTRIAN 1200 00:49:40,277 --> 00:49:41,311 ARE PEDESTRIAN HEADSTART 1201 00:49:41,311 --> 00:49:44,081 SIGNALS. THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE I 1202 00:49:44,081 --> 00:49:45,983 WANT TO SHOW YOU BRIEFLY ABOUT 1203 00:49:45,983 --> 00:49:49,753 HOW WE HAVE DONE IN YOUR ONE OF 1204 00:49:49,753 --> 00:49:57,327 OUR LEVY. NOW, THE LIST OF 1205 00:49:57,327 --> 00:49:58,662 PROJECTS YOU ARE SEEING HERE ARE 1206 00:49:58,662 --> 00:49:59,629 PROJECTS THAT WERE ACTUALLY 1207 00:49:59,629 --> 00:50:02,399 COMPLETED IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 1208 00:50:02,399 --> 00:50:05,502 2025. WE HAVE INVESTED IN 130th 1209 00:50:05,502 --> 00:50:07,404 SAFETY CORRIDOR TO IMPROVE 1210 00:50:07,404 --> 00:50:11,708 WALKING AND BIKING. CONNECTING 1211 00:50:11,708 --> 00:50:13,410 THE HIGH SCHOOL ALONG THE 1212 00:50:13,410 --> 00:50:17,180 CORRIDOR AND REVISING THE 1213 00:50:17,180 --> 00:50:18,582 CORRIDOR FOOTPRINT WITH REDUCED 1214 00:50:18,582 --> 00:50:23,286 NUMBER OF AND MAKING SURE THAT 1215 00:50:23,286 --> 00:50:24,588 THE CORRIDOR IS READY FOR FUTURE 1216 00:50:24,588 --> 00:50:26,857 CONNECTION TO LIGHT RAIL SAFETY. 1217 00:50:26,857 --> 00:50:28,992 THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP 1218 00:50:28,992 --> 00:50:30,494 SOON. WE HAVE COMPLETED 1219 00:50:30,494 --> 00:50:35,098 INVESTMENTS IN EIGHT HIGH 1220 00:50:35,098 --> 00:50:36,133 INJURY, HIGH COLLISION LOCATIONS 1221 00:50:36,133 --> 00:50:38,468 ACROSS THE CITY. AND COMPLETED 1222 00:50:38,468 --> 00:50:41,405 THREE ARTERIAL TRAFFIC 1223 00:50:41,405 --> 00:50:44,708 CORRIDORS. ONE OF WHICH , 1224 00:50:44,708 --> 00:50:46,309 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS IN YOUR 1225 00:50:46,309 --> 00:50:48,879 DISTRICT ON 14th AVENUE SOUTH. 1226 00:50:48,879 --> 00:50:50,614 WHERE WE HAD THE TRAGIC TOTALITY 1227 00:50:50,614 --> 00:50:53,283 AT SOUTH HENDERSON LAST YEAR. 1228 00:50:53,283 --> 00:50:55,052 SO, ALL OF THESE ARE AIMED AT 1229 00:50:55,052 --> 00:50:59,322 CHANGING , IMPROVING THE SAFETY 1230 00:50:59,322 --> 00:51:01,158 OUTCOMES AND REDUCING SPEEDS ON 1231 00:51:01,158 --> 00:51:02,726 OUR NETWORK. WE HAVE ALSO 1232 00:51:02,726 --> 00:51:05,195 COMPLETED IMPLEMENTING 1233 00:51:05,195 --> 00:51:08,331 PEDESTRIAN HEADSTART SIGNALS . 1234 00:51:08,331 --> 00:51:10,500 WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN 1235 00:51:10,500 --> 00:51:14,504 IMPROVING RESTRICTION AT 100 1236 00:51:14,504 --> 00:51:17,340 INTERSECTIONS LAST YEAR. NOW, 1237 00:51:17,340 --> 00:51:21,178 LOOKING FORWARD TO ARE 1238 00:51:21,178 --> 00:51:25,982 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN 2026, 1239 00:51:25,982 --> 00:51:27,350 WE HAVE LINED UP A TREMENDOUS 1240 00:51:27,350 --> 00:51:28,585 NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WILL BE 1241 00:51:28,585 --> 00:51:29,853 GOING INTO CONSTRUCTION, EVEN 1242 00:51:29,853 --> 00:51:31,388 WITHIN THIS CHALLENGING 1243 00:51:31,388 --> 00:51:36,493 CONSTRUCTION WE HAVE, WITH THE 1244 00:51:36,493 --> 00:51:38,328 FIFA CUP COMING AROUND SOON. WE 1245 00:51:38,328 --> 00:51:41,565 ARE GOING TO BE STARTING OR 1246 00:51:41,565 --> 00:51:43,433 COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION ON SOUTH 1247 00:51:43,433 --> 00:51:50,907 HENDERSON STREET, ON RENTON 1248 00:51:50,907 --> 00:51:52,075 AVENUE AND SPRING STREET. WITHIN 1249 00:51:52,075 --> 00:51:52,676 THE CITY, 43 SAFETY CORRIDOR 1250 00:51:52,676 --> 00:51:54,344 UPDATES. WE HAVE FINISHED DESIGN 1251 00:51:54,344 --> 00:51:56,313 AND ARE READY TO IMPLEMENT 1252 00:51:56,313 --> 00:51:58,215 CONSTRUCTION ON 18 DIFFERENT 1253 00:51:58,215 --> 00:52:03,987 CORRIDORS FOR ARTERIAL TRAFFIC. 1254 00:52:03,987 --> 00:52:05,255 THESE INCLUDE CORRIDORS SUCH AS 1255 00:52:05,255 --> 00:52:09,259 MLK, AND RAINIER AVENUE, AIRPORT 1256 00:52:09,259 --> 00:52:13,263 WAY, TO NAME JUST A FEW. AND WE 1257 00:52:13,263 --> 00:52:15,065 HAVE ALSO, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO 1258 00:52:15,065 --> 00:52:17,901 BE INVESTING IN ADDITIONAL HIGH 1259 00:52:17,901 --> 00:52:19,102 COLLISION LOCATIONS ACROSS THE 1260 00:52:19,102 --> 00:52:25,909 CITY. THIS YEAR. CONTINUING ON 1261 00:52:25,909 --> 00:52:29,012 THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN 1262 00:52:29,012 --> 00:52:34,484 2026, WE HAVE RECENTLY INVESTED 1263 00:52:34,484 --> 00:52:35,018 IN A NUMBER OF SAFETY 1264 00:52:35,018 --> 00:52:37,888 IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE AURORA 1265 00:52:37,888 --> 00:52:38,855 CORRIDOR AND WE WILL BE DOING 1266 00:52:38,855 --> 00:52:40,290 THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE WILL 1267 00:52:40,290 --> 00:52:43,560 COMPLETE A NEW PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL 1268 00:52:43,560 --> 00:52:49,132 AT 137th STREET WHICH HAS BEEN A 1269 00:52:49,132 --> 00:52:49,699 HIGH COLLISION LOCATION FOR 1270 00:52:49,699 --> 00:52:51,701 NUMBER OF YEARS AT THIS TIME. 1271 00:52:51,701 --> 00:52:55,539 AND TO CONTINUE ON OUR TRACK TO 1272 00:52:55,539 --> 00:52:57,073 INVESTMENTS WE ARE GOING TO 1273 00:52:57,073 --> 00:53:00,243 CONTINUE INVESTING IN AND IF 1274 00:53:00,243 --> 00:53:03,647 LAMENTING AT ANOTHER 108 1275 00:53:03,647 --> 00:53:07,784 INTERSECTIONS THIS YEAR. ENHANCE 1276 00:53:07,784 --> 00:53:08,919 CROSSINGS AT SIX ADDITIONAL 1277 00:53:08,919 --> 00:53:11,154 LOCATIONS, THIS IS AN AREA 1278 00:53:11,154 --> 00:53:14,391 REFERRED TO THE ENTIRE PROGRAM 1279 00:53:14,391 --> 00:53:16,059 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT PREDICATED 1280 00:53:16,059 --> 00:53:23,667 TO PURELY INVESTING IN ENHANCED 1281 00:53:23,667 --> 00:53:24,267 PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. VISION 1282 00:53:24,267 --> 00:53:25,969 ZERO IS MULTIPLYING, ACTING AS A 1283 00:53:25,969 --> 00:53:28,772 FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR THAT 1284 00:53:28,772 --> 00:53:29,439 PARTICULAR PROGRAM INVESTING IN 1285 00:53:29,439 --> 00:53:30,774 PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. WE WILL BE 1286 00:53:30,774 --> 00:53:32,642 UPDATING SEVERAL SIGNALS WITH IF 1287 00:53:32,642 --> 00:53:36,947 LAMENTING PROTECTED TO REDUCE 1288 00:53:36,947 --> 00:53:37,581 CONFLICTS BETWEEN TURNING 1289 00:53:37,581 --> 00:53:38,848 VEHICLES AND PEOPLE CROSSING 1290 00:53:38,848 --> 00:53:40,517 INTERSECTIONS. AND PURSUE 1291 00:53:40,517 --> 00:53:43,620 ANOTHER 30 TO 80 INTERSECTIONS 1292 00:53:43,620 --> 00:53:44,821 FOR THE PEDESTRIAN HEADSTART 1293 00:53:44,821 --> 00:53:47,457 SIGNALS THIS YEAR. NOW, TO SHARE 1294 00:53:47,457 --> 00:53:51,094 A LITTLE ON WHAT PROJECTS WE 1295 00:53:51,094 --> 00:53:53,230 WILL BE WORKING ON DESIGN THIS 1296 00:53:53,230 --> 00:53:55,865 YEAR, THESE INVOLVE RANIER 1297 00:53:55,865 --> 00:54:00,237 AVENUE, 12th AVENUE, AND SOUTH 1298 00:54:00,237 --> 00:54:04,574 STREET. A LOT OF THESE LOCATIONS 1299 00:54:04,574 --> 00:54:12,749 ARE IN D2 IN SOUTH SEATTLE, 1300 00:54:12,749 --> 00:54:14,117 BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST 1301 00:54:14,117 --> 00:54:15,118 CHALLENGING DISTRICTS WE HAVE IN 1302 00:54:15,118 --> 00:54:17,087 TERMS OF BOTH SAFETY NEEDS AND 1303 00:54:17,087 --> 00:54:18,855 PRIORITIES ACROSS THE CITY , WE 1304 00:54:18,855 --> 00:54:21,791 CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR EFFORTS 1305 00:54:21,791 --> 00:54:24,961 BOTH BASED ON DATA AND ON THE 1306 00:54:24,961 --> 00:54:26,763 EQUITY PRIORITY WITHIN THE CITY, 1307 00:54:26,763 --> 00:54:32,569 ONE OF THE INTERSECTIONS I WANT 1308 00:54:32,569 --> 00:54:33,570 TO HIGHLIGHT IS RAINIER AVENUE 1309 00:54:33,570 --> 00:54:34,671 AND CORNELL AVENUE SOUTH. THIS 1310 00:54:34,671 --> 00:54:37,474 IS AN INTERSECTION THAT IS VERY 1311 00:54:37,474 --> 00:54:38,942 NEAR TO THE CITY LIMITS AND HAS 1312 00:54:38,942 --> 00:54:41,678 PEOPLE COME FROM RENTON INTO 1313 00:54:41,678 --> 00:54:46,383 SEATTLE . AND THAT IS THE FIRST 1314 00:54:46,383 --> 00:54:47,450 TIME YOU'RE INTRODUCING THEM TO 1315 00:54:47,450 --> 00:54:48,918 THE CITYWIDE SPEED LIMIT OF 25 1316 00:54:48,918 --> 00:54:52,322 MILES PER HOUR. AT THIS 1317 00:54:52,322 --> 00:54:54,190 PARTICULAR INTERSECTION, WE ARE 1318 00:54:54,190 --> 00:54:59,329 DEVELOPING A CONCEPT FOR A 1319 00:54:59,329 --> 00:55:00,130 ROUNDABOUT. ROUNDABOUTS HAVE A 1320 00:55:00,130 --> 00:55:03,133 PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF IMPROVING 1321 00:55:03,133 --> 00:55:06,002 SAFETY OUTCOMES AND REDUCING 1322 00:55:06,002 --> 00:55:08,238 SPEEDS. ACTUALLY, ALMOST 25 1323 00:55:08,238 --> 00:55:11,107 YEARS AGO MY MASTERS THESIS WAS 1324 00:55:11,107 --> 00:55:14,944 ON ROUNDABOUTS. AND I HAVE HAD A 1325 00:55:14,944 --> 00:55:18,148 LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH AND 1326 00:55:18,148 --> 00:55:21,184 RESEARCHING ROUNDABOUTS. IN 1327 00:55:21,184 --> 00:55:23,687 ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE ALSO 1328 00:55:23,687 --> 00:55:27,123 WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THE SAFE 1329 00:55:27,123 --> 00:55:30,493 STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL . IT 1330 00:55:30,493 --> 00:55:32,362 IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GRANTS WE 1331 00:55:32,362 --> 00:55:34,964 HAVE RECEIVED, $5 MILLION 1332 00:55:34,964 --> 00:55:36,766 APPROXIMATELY FROM THE FEDERAL 1333 00:55:36,766 --> 00:55:39,736 GOVERNMENT AND WE ARE INVESTING 1334 00:55:39,736 --> 00:55:41,071 SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS OF HER 1335 00:55:41,071 --> 00:55:44,407 OWN MONEY TO PURSUE A NUMBER OF 1336 00:55:44,407 --> 00:55:46,876 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND BIKE 1337 00:55:46,876 --> 00:55:48,411 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE 1338 00:55:48,411 --> 00:55:51,081 CITY. WE ARE NOW ACTIVELY 1339 00:55:51,081 --> 00:55:55,552 WORKING ON DESIGNING PROJECTS 1340 00:55:55,552 --> 00:55:56,686 WITHIN THE GRANT. AND WILL SOON 1341 00:55:56,686 --> 00:55:58,688 BE TAKING THEM TO CONSTRUCTION. 1342 00:55:58,688 --> 00:56:03,727 WE HAVE UP UNTIL 2029, TO FINISH 1343 00:56:03,727 --> 00:56:05,195 ALL THE PROJECTS FOR THE GRANT 1344 00:56:05,195 --> 00:56:09,299 AND FULLY COMPLETE WHAT WE HAVE 1345 00:56:09,299 --> 00:56:11,134 UNDERTAKEN SEVERAL YEARS AGO. 1346 00:56:11,134 --> 00:56:13,970 VISION ZERO PROGRAM IN 1347 00:56:13,970 --> 00:56:15,472 PARTICULAR CONTINUES TO BE VERY 1348 00:56:15,472 --> 00:56:19,442 EFFECTIVE IN RECEIVING A LOT OF 1349 00:56:19,442 --> 00:56:21,911 STATE GRANTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY 1350 00:56:21,911 --> 00:56:25,348 OUTCOMES. THESE GRANTS ARE 1351 00:56:25,348 --> 00:56:26,916 REALLY VITAL FOR OUR PROGRAM 1352 00:56:26,916 --> 00:56:28,852 BECAUSE THEY ACT AS LEVERAGE FOR 1353 00:56:28,852 --> 00:56:33,189 HER OWN LOCAL THAT WE HAVE HERE 1354 00:56:33,189 --> 00:56:34,591 WITHIN THE CITY AND WITHIN THE 1355 00:56:34,591 --> 00:56:35,959 DEPARTMENT AND THE PROGRAM TO 1356 00:56:35,959 --> 00:56:36,926 PURSUE ADDITIONAL SAFETY 1357 00:56:36,926 --> 00:56:39,496 OUTCOMES . THIS PARTICULAR GRANT 1358 00:56:39,496 --> 00:56:43,199 INVOLVES INVESTING IN ADDITIONAL 1359 00:56:43,199 --> 00:56:46,002 PEDESTRIAN HEADSTART SIGNALS AND 1360 00:56:46,002 --> 00:56:49,339 NO TURN ON RED'S AT BOTH 1361 00:56:49,339 --> 00:56:51,875 INTERSECTIONS ACROSS THE CITY. 1362 00:56:51,875 --> 00:56:54,477 WE ARE EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON 1363 00:56:54,477 --> 00:56:56,146 THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT THIS 1364 00:56:56,146 --> 00:57:03,319 YEAR. SO, ONE THING I WOULD SAY 1365 00:57:03,319 --> 00:57:04,454 TO WRAP UP MY PRESENTATION TODAY 1366 00:57:04,454 --> 00:57:05,688 IS THAT THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM 1367 00:57:05,688 --> 00:57:07,323 LOOKS AT A THREE YEAR CYCLE WHEN 1368 00:57:07,323 --> 00:57:11,661 WE ARE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS. WE 1369 00:57:11,661 --> 00:57:12,529 OBVIOUSLY THINK ABOUT WHAT 1370 00:57:12,529 --> 00:57:14,230 PROJECTS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED IN A 1371 00:57:14,230 --> 00:57:17,400 GIVEN CALENDAR YEAR, AND WHAT 1372 00:57:17,400 --> 00:57:19,402 PROJECTS CAN WE DESIGN IN THIS 1373 00:57:19,402 --> 00:57:20,637 YEAR SO THEY CAN BE TAKEN TO 1374 00:57:20,637 --> 00:57:25,542 CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR AND WHAT 1375 00:57:25,542 --> 00:57:26,643 PROJECTS CAN BE PLANNED THIS 1376 00:57:26,643 --> 00:57:28,378 YEAR TO TAKE THEM INTO DESIGN 1377 00:57:28,378 --> 00:57:29,712 NEXT YEAR? WE ARE ALWAYS 1378 00:57:29,712 --> 00:57:30,880 THINKING ABOUT THREE YEARS AHEAD 1379 00:57:30,880 --> 00:57:32,949 AND TRYING TO LINE UP ALL OF OUR 1380 00:57:32,949 --> 00:57:34,884 PIPELINES , THE CONSTRUCTION 1381 00:57:34,884 --> 00:57:35,985 PIPELINE, DESIGN PIPELINE, 1382 00:57:35,985 --> 00:57:38,688 PLANNING PIPELINE, SO WE HAVE A 1383 00:57:38,688 --> 00:57:45,595 REALLY, CYCLE OF PROJECTS THAT 1384 00:57:45,595 --> 00:57:46,863 ARE CONSTANTLY IN THE WORKS AND 1385 00:57:46,863 --> 00:57:48,298 THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT SAFELY 1386 00:57:48,298 --> 00:57:51,768 IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE CITY AS 1387 00:57:51,768 --> 00:57:55,305 POSSIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1388 00:57:55,305 --> 00:57:56,706 YOUR TIME AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE 1389 00:57:56,706 --> 00:57:57,373 ANY QUESTIONS. 1390 00:57:57,373 --> 00:57:58,641 >> THANK YOU, REALLY APPRECIATE 1391 00:57:58,641 --> 00:58:02,345 YOU AND ALL YOU DO. IN THIS 1392 00:58:02,345 --> 00:58:03,480 PRESENTATION TODAY. VERY, VERY 1393 00:58:03,480 --> 00:58:06,216 HELPFUL. COLLEAGUES, I HAVE A 1394 00:58:06,216 --> 00:58:08,151 FEW QUESTIONS THAT I'M GOING TO 1395 00:58:08,151 --> 00:58:10,153 KICK OFF TO FRAME THE 1396 00:58:10,153 --> 00:58:15,225 CONVERSATION TODAY. AND, THEN I 1397 00:58:15,225 --> 00:58:16,059 WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR 1398 00:58:16,059 --> 00:58:17,594 QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL. FIRST 1399 00:58:17,594 --> 00:58:21,397 OFF, SO EARLIER IN JANUARY, 1400 00:58:21,397 --> 00:58:24,334 DURING OUR LAST PRESENTATION, WE 1401 00:58:24,334 --> 00:58:24,934 TALKED ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL 1402 00:58:24,934 --> 00:58:27,737 SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESSING , BETTER 1403 00:58:27,737 --> 00:58:29,672 ADDRESSING VISION ZERO AND YOU 1404 00:58:29,672 --> 00:58:34,677 KNOW, THE INFLUENCE THAT 1405 00:58:34,677 --> 00:58:36,112 IMPAIRMENT, OR IMPAIRMENT LAWS 1406 00:58:36,112 --> 00:58:38,681 HAVE ON US ACHIEVING OUR GOALS. 1407 00:58:38,681 --> 00:58:47,857 AND SPECIFICALLY, THERE WAS A 1408 00:58:47,857 --> 00:58:48,491 PROPOSAL IN OLYMPIA LAST 1409 00:58:48,491 --> 00:58:49,926 SESSION, AND I SUPPORTED IT, THE 1410 00:58:49,926 --> 00:58:55,865 CITY SUPPORTED IT AS WELL, TO 1411 00:58:55,865 --> 00:58:57,000 RAISE THE BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMIT, 1412 00:58:57,000 --> 00:58:58,668 60, LOWER THE BLOOD ALCOHOL 1413 00:58:58,668 --> 00:58:59,335 THRESHOLD FROM .8 TO .5 AND MAKE 1414 00:58:59,335 --> 00:59:00,770 IT IN LINE WITH UTAH OR MAYBE 1415 00:59:00,770 --> 00:59:02,005 OTHER STATES. IT DID NOT PASS 1416 00:59:02,005 --> 00:59:02,906 THIS YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY. ALL 1417 00:59:02,906 --> 00:59:07,610 THIS TO SAY, WHAT IS YOUR , WHAT 1418 00:59:07,610 --> 00:59:11,314 IS YOUR VIEW TODAY ON WHAT THE 1419 00:59:11,314 --> 00:59:15,718 CITY NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH 1420 00:59:15,718 --> 00:59:16,452 BETTER REALIZING AND ACHIEVING 1421 00:59:16,452 --> 00:59:18,621 OUR AMBITIOUS GOALS OF VISION 1422 00:59:18,621 --> 00:59:21,925 ZERO? 1423 00:59:21,925 --> 00:59:24,794 >> BROADLY SPEAKING, THE ONE 1424 00:59:24,794 --> 00:59:32,802 THING , IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT 1425 00:59:32,802 --> 00:59:34,337 ADDITIONAL THINGS WE ARE DOING, 1426 00:59:34,337 --> 00:59:35,104 BUT IT'S A LOT MORE ABOUT WHAT 1427 00:59:35,104 --> 00:59:36,372 WE ARE ALREADY DOING, WHAT WE 1428 00:59:36,372 --> 00:59:37,307 KNOW ALREADY WORKS. TRYING TO 1429 00:59:37,307 --> 00:59:40,944 LAMENT SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES, 1430 00:59:40,944 --> 00:59:42,378 INVESTING IN AND THINKING ABOUT 1431 00:59:42,378 --> 00:59:47,116 SAFETY WITH EVERY PROJECT, 1432 00:59:47,116 --> 00:59:47,951 PROGRAM IN ACTION. AND 1433 00:59:47,951 --> 00:59:48,952 SPECIFICALLY, LIKE I WOULD SAY 1434 00:59:48,952 --> 00:59:52,221 THAT INVESTING IN OUR NETWORK , 1435 00:59:52,221 --> 00:59:53,723 LOOKING AT SOME OF THE CORRIDORS 1436 00:59:53,723 --> 00:59:55,258 THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY BEEN 1437 00:59:55,258 --> 01:00:02,398 ON THE HIGH NETWORK AND MAYBE A 1438 01:00:02,398 --> 01:00:06,703 DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF 1439 01:00:06,703 --> 01:00:07,670 COLLISIONS. TRYING TO LOOK AT 1440 01:00:07,670 --> 01:00:10,440 THOSE KINDS OF CORRIDORS. RANIER 1441 01:00:10,440 --> 01:00:15,511 AVENUE. TRYING TO IMPLEMENT AS 1442 01:00:15,511 --> 01:00:16,312 MANY PROJECTS AS POSSIBLE. 1443 01:00:16,312 --> 01:00:17,347 FUNDAMENTALLY SHIFT THOSE 1444 01:00:17,347 --> 01:00:21,751 CORRIDORS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT. 1445 01:00:21,751 --> 01:00:23,052 I WOULD ALSO SAY AND EQUALLY 1446 01:00:23,052 --> 01:00:24,687 IMPORTANT ACTION IS SOMETHING 1447 01:00:24,687 --> 01:00:30,360 THAT WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN A 1448 01:00:30,360 --> 01:00:31,594 SYSTEMIC APPROACH TOWARDS IS 1449 01:00:31,594 --> 01:00:32,562 MANAGING SPEEDS ON OUR 1450 01:00:32,562 --> 01:00:36,165 ARTERIALS. THIS CAN TAKE ANY 1451 01:00:36,165 --> 01:00:37,467 NUMBER OF ATTENTIONAL SOLUTIONS 1452 01:00:37,467 --> 01:00:40,870 FROM LOOKING AT NARROWER LANES, 1453 01:00:40,870 --> 01:00:46,676 LOOKING AT REDESIGNING THE 1454 01:00:46,676 --> 01:00:47,377 CORRIDORS, LOOKING AT 1455 01:00:47,377 --> 01:00:52,382 IMPLEMENTING ARTERIAL TRAFFIC 1456 01:00:52,382 --> 01:00:53,583 CALMING MEASURES, BUT DOING THAT 1457 01:00:53,583 --> 01:00:54,650 AT SCALE, MANAGING SPEEDS, ARE 1458 01:00:54,650 --> 01:00:55,284 PROBABLY MOST SPECIFIC ACTIONS 1459 01:00:55,284 --> 01:00:59,589 WE CAN TAKE TO SEEK DIFFERENT 1460 01:00:59,589 --> 01:01:02,659 OUTCOMES WITH OUR SAFETY. 1461 01:01:02,659 --> 01:01:09,799 >> THANK YOU. FRAME THIS 1462 01:01:09,799 --> 01:01:12,502 CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF 1463 01:01:12,502 --> 01:01:16,039 ENFORCEMENT AND TRAFFIC SAFETY, 1464 01:01:16,039 --> 01:01:18,174 AT THE MARCH 3 LEVY OVERSIGHT 1465 01:01:18,174 --> 01:01:19,175 COMMITTEE MEETING, A COMMITTEE 1466 01:01:19,175 --> 01:01:20,877 MEMBER, ONE OF MY OF THE 1467 01:01:20,877 --> 01:01:23,079 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES , 1468 01:01:23,079 --> 01:01:26,949 PRESENTED SOME RATHER INTRIGUING 1469 01:01:26,949 --> 01:01:30,753 DATA ABOUT THE POTENTIAL 1470 01:01:30,753 --> 01:01:31,721 CORRELATION BETWEEN TRAFFIC 1471 01:01:31,721 --> 01:01:33,156 ENFORCEMENT AND TRAFFIC 1472 01:01:33,156 --> 01:01:35,658 FATALITIES. SHE DISPLAYED A 1473 01:01:35,658 --> 01:01:38,094 CHART DEMONSTRATING THAT THERE 1474 01:01:38,094 --> 01:01:41,998 WAS A 90% DECLINE , APPARENTLY, 1475 01:01:41,998 --> 01:01:46,035 AND TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS AND A 1476 01:01:46,035 --> 01:01:48,538 111% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC 1477 01:01:48,538 --> 01:01:52,375 FATALITIES. BETWEEN 2010 AND 1478 01:01:52,375 --> 01:01:59,382 2024. IF TRUE, THIS WOULD BE AN 1479 01:01:59,382 --> 01:02:00,583 OVERALL CORRELATION OF NEGATIVE 1480 01:02:00,583 --> 01:02:03,019 23. IN OTHER WORDS, AS 1481 01:02:03,019 --> 01:02:05,888 INFRACTIONS GO DOWN, FATALITIES 1482 01:02:05,888 --> 01:02:13,730 INCREASE. NOW, SMART COLLEAGUE, 1483 01:02:13,730 --> 01:02:15,998 I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO 1484 01:02:15,998 --> 01:02:20,536 INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THAT . THE 1485 01:02:20,536 --> 01:02:24,073 EVIDENCE THERE IN THE RESEARCH 1486 01:02:24,073 --> 01:02:25,441 THAT WAS SHARED. BUT THE 1487 01:02:25,441 --> 01:02:27,777 CONCLUSIONS DO STRIKE ME AS 1488 01:02:27,777 --> 01:02:29,846 SOMETHING THAT SEEMED TO MAKE 1489 01:02:29,846 --> 01:02:32,782 SENSE. SO, I WOULD JUST LOVE TO 1490 01:02:32,782 --> 01:02:38,421 -- AND WE KNOW THAT AUTOMATED 1491 01:02:38,421 --> 01:02:41,991 CAMERA ENFORCEMENT IS ONE FORM, 1492 01:02:41,991 --> 01:02:49,999 ONE OF THE 40+ EFFECTIVE 1493 01:02:49,999 --> 01:02:50,633 COUNTERMEASURES FOR ADDRESSING 1494 01:02:50,633 --> 01:02:51,734 SAFETY. BUT WOULD JUST LOVE TO 1495 01:02:51,734 --> 01:02:53,069 HEAR FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, WHAT 1496 01:02:53,069 --> 01:02:54,504 IS THE ROLE OF ENFORCEMENT IN 1497 01:02:54,504 --> 01:03:01,711 TRAFFIC SAFETY? 1498 01:03:01,711 --> 01:03:03,079 >> I BELIEVE THERE IS A ROLE FOR 1499 01:03:03,079 --> 01:03:03,913 ENFORCEMENT AND TRAFFIC SAFETY. 1500 01:03:03,913 --> 01:03:09,218 BUT, AS YOU KNOW, WE IN THE 1501 01:03:09,218 --> 01:03:10,086 SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 1502 01:03:10,086 --> 01:03:11,854 TRANSPORTATION DO NOT HAVE A 1503 01:03:11,854 --> 01:03:13,923 DIRECT SAY IN ENFORCEMENT 1504 01:03:13,923 --> 01:03:19,362 DUTIES. WE KIND OF LEAVE THAT TO 1505 01:03:19,362 --> 01:03:20,696 MY COLLEAGUES IN THE SEATTLE 1506 01:03:20,696 --> 01:03:23,065 POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT, YOU ARE 1507 01:03:23,065 --> 01:03:24,333 RIGHT, THAT AUTOMATED SAFETY 1508 01:03:24,333 --> 01:03:27,703 CAMERAS IS ONE OF MANY TOOLS 1509 01:03:27,703 --> 01:03:29,605 THAT WE CAN USE TO MANAGE SPEEDS 1510 01:03:29,605 --> 01:03:32,575 ON THE ARTERIAL NETWORK. AND A 1511 01:03:32,575 --> 01:03:39,448 HAS-BEEN PROVEN TO BE A RELIABLE 1512 01:03:39,448 --> 01:03:40,283 SAFETY COUNTERMEASURE. 1513 01:03:40,283 --> 01:03:44,453 NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. WE HAVE 1514 01:03:44,453 --> 01:03:46,489 SEEN IS THAT WHERE WE HAVE 1515 01:03:46,489 --> 01:03:49,392 INVESTED IN LAMENTING SAFETY 1516 01:03:49,392 --> 01:03:51,627 CAMERAS WITHIN SCHOOL ZONES, WE 1517 01:03:51,627 --> 01:03:54,096 ARE SEEING BETTER AND SAFER 1518 01:03:54,096 --> 01:03:55,464 OUTCOMES WITHIN THOSE SCHOOL 1519 01:03:55,464 --> 01:04:01,504 ZONES. SO IT IS A TOOL, BUT I DO 1520 01:04:01,504 --> 01:04:03,506 WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT AS AN 1521 01:04:03,506 --> 01:04:04,707 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE 1522 01:04:04,707 --> 01:04:07,810 MORE OF A SAY IN CONTROL AND HOW 1523 01:04:07,810 --> 01:04:12,448 WE CAN PLAN, DESIGN , OPERATE 1524 01:04:12,448 --> 01:04:13,449 AND MAINTAIN OUR STREETS. AND 1525 01:04:13,449 --> 01:04:16,252 THAT IS GOING TO BE THE PRIMARY 1526 01:04:16,252 --> 01:04:17,553 FOCUS FOR US IN TRYING TO 1527 01:04:17,553 --> 01:04:20,523 INFLUENCE, NOT ONLY RUDE 1528 01:04:20,523 --> 01:04:22,558 BEHAVIOR BUT ALSO THE SAFETY 1529 01:04:22,558 --> 01:04:24,493 OUTCOMES WE ARE GOING TO SEE AND 1530 01:04:24,493 --> 01:04:28,898 THAT IS WHERE . YES, SAFETY 1531 01:04:28,898 --> 01:04:32,869 CAMERAS DO HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY. 1532 01:04:32,869 --> 01:04:34,871 IN THE OVERALL ENFORCEMENT 1533 01:04:34,871 --> 01:04:38,040 STRATEGY. AND IT HAS PROVEN TO 1534 01:04:38,040 --> 01:04:39,842 SEE SOME FASTER OUTCOMES. 1535 01:04:39,842 --> 01:04:42,011 >> THANK YOU. FINAL QUESTION, 1536 01:04:42,011 --> 01:04:46,983 SO, WE KNOW THAT THE PRACTICE OF 1537 01:04:46,983 --> 01:04:50,086 DAYLIGHTING INTERSECTIONS HAS 1538 01:04:50,086 --> 01:04:51,921 PROVEN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY 1539 01:04:51,921 --> 01:04:55,091 ENGINEERING COUNTERMEASURE IN 1540 01:04:55,091 --> 01:04:56,926 CITIES LIKE HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY. 1541 01:04:56,926 --> 01:05:02,732 VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR 1542 01:05:02,732 --> 01:05:08,537 VISION ZERO EQUIVALENT PROGRAM. 1543 01:05:08,537 --> 01:05:10,239 NOT A FAIR APPLES TO APPLES 1544 01:05:10,239 --> 01:05:11,941 COMPARISON BECAUSE OF THE HUGE 1545 01:05:11,941 --> 01:05:13,542 DIFFERENTIAL INTENSITY BETWEEN 1546 01:05:13,542 --> 01:05:15,945 SEATTLE AND HOBOKEN. HOWEVER, 1547 01:05:15,945 --> 01:05:17,046 THERE ARE HIGHER-LEVEL INSIGHTS 1548 01:05:17,046 --> 01:05:18,214 AND LEARNINGS THAT CAN BE 1549 01:05:18,214 --> 01:05:20,650 GATHERED FROM LEADING 1550 01:05:20,650 --> 01:05:22,018 JURISDICTIONS LIKE HOBOKEN AS 1551 01:05:22,018 --> 01:05:26,322 WELL. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS 1552 01:05:26,322 --> 01:05:31,961 NO ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH . 1553 01:05:31,961 --> 01:05:33,029 BUT, HOW DO YOU ENVISION BEING 1554 01:05:33,029 --> 01:05:34,664 ABLE TO LEVERAGE DAYLIGHTING 1555 01:05:34,664 --> 01:05:38,968 ACROSS THE CITY GOING FORWARD ? 1556 01:05:38,968 --> 01:05:40,736 AND WHAT ARE SOME TYPICAL 1557 01:05:40,736 --> 01:05:41,304 BARRIERS TO IMPLANTATION OF 1558 01:05:41,304 --> 01:05:43,005 DAYLIGHTING IN AREAS OF GREATEST 1559 01:05:43,005 --> 01:05:44,774 NEED? 1560 01:05:44,774 --> 01:05:48,077 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1561 01:05:48,077 --> 01:05:49,612 DAYLIGHTING THAT QUESTION, NO 1562 01:05:49,612 --> 01:05:52,715 PUN INTENDED. INTERSECTION 1563 01:05:52,715 --> 01:06:00,523 DAYLIGHTING HAS PROVEN PRACTICAL 1564 01:06:00,523 --> 01:06:01,590 SAFETY. THAT IS ONE OF THE 1565 01:06:01,590 --> 01:06:05,594 REASONS WHY WITHIN THE VISION 1566 01:06:05,594 --> 01:06:06,963 ZERO PROGRAM WE HAVE CHOSEN TO 1567 01:06:06,963 --> 01:06:09,365 MAKE IT PART OF OUR SAFETY 1568 01:06:09,365 --> 01:06:11,834 INVESTMENT STRATEGY. AND WE HAVE 1569 01:06:11,834 --> 01:06:14,303 DEDICATED A CERTAIN PORTION OF 1570 01:06:14,303 --> 01:06:16,972 OUR FUNDING EVERY YEAR TO INVEST 1571 01:06:16,972 --> 01:06:21,077 IN INTERSECTION DAYLIGHTING , 1572 01:06:21,077 --> 01:06:24,046 ACROSS THE CITY. I BELIEVE 1573 01:06:24,046 --> 01:06:26,415 WORKING WITH OUR SHARED MOBILITY 1574 01:06:26,415 --> 01:06:30,052 PROGRAM WE ARE PURSUING 1575 01:06:30,052 --> 01:06:31,454 INTERSECTION DAYLIGHTING AT 200 1576 01:06:31,454 --> 01:06:32,421 DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS THIS 1577 01:06:32,421 --> 01:06:34,123 YEAR AND IT CONTINUES TO BE PART 1578 01:06:34,123 --> 01:06:36,559 OF OUR STRATEGY BECAUSE WE HAVE 1579 01:06:36,559 --> 01:06:40,696 SEEN WERE IMPLEMENTED 1580 01:06:40,696 --> 01:06:42,465 INTERSECTION DAYLIGHTING 1581 01:06:42,465 --> 01:06:44,767 IMPROVES SIGHTLINES AND GIVES 1582 01:06:44,767 --> 01:06:46,669 PEOPLE MORE TIME TO REACT TO THE 1583 01:06:46,669 --> 01:06:50,239 VARIOUS CONFLICTS THEY MIGHT BE 1584 01:06:50,239 --> 01:06:52,508 FACING AT INTERSECTIONS. NOW, 1585 01:06:52,508 --> 01:06:53,676 PARKING TOO CLOSE TO 1586 01:06:53,676 --> 01:06:55,411 INTERSECTION IS AGAINST WHAT 1587 01:06:55,411 --> 01:06:58,247 STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, AND 1588 01:06:58,247 --> 01:06:59,482 INTERSECTION DAYLIGHTING 1589 01:06:59,482 --> 01:07:04,687 ACTUALLY CAN TAKE MANY SHAPES 1590 01:07:04,687 --> 01:07:05,988 AND FORMS AND HOW WE ENFORCE 1591 01:07:05,988 --> 01:07:07,156 THAT FROM IMPLEMENTING CURB 1592 01:07:07,156 --> 01:07:09,125 BUMPS TO IN LAMENTING SIGNS THAT 1593 01:07:09,125 --> 01:07:13,629 REINFORCE THAT RESTRICTION. SO, 1594 01:07:13,629 --> 01:07:14,730 WE PURSUE INTERSECTION 1595 01:07:14,730 --> 01:07:16,198 DAYLIGHTING IN A NUMBER OF 1596 01:07:16,198 --> 01:07:17,900 DIFFERENT WAYS. TO ENHANCE 1597 01:07:17,900 --> 01:07:23,172 SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS AND IT 1598 01:07:23,172 --> 01:07:24,640 IS A KEY PART OF OUR PROACTIVE 1599 01:07:24,640 --> 01:07:25,241 SAFETY STRATEGY WITHIN THE 1600 01:07:25,241 --> 01:07:27,610 VISION ZERO PROGRAM. 1601 01:07:27,610 --> 01:07:32,448 >> AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU . WE 1602 01:07:32,448 --> 01:07:37,653 WILL NOW TURN OVER TO 1603 01:07:37,653 --> 01:07:38,821 COLLEAGUES. FOR ANY COMMENTS, 1604 01:07:38,821 --> 01:07:39,488 QUESTIONS FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, 1605 01:07:39,488 --> 01:07:44,260 STARTING FIRST WITH 1606 01:07:44,260 --> 01:07:44,760 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 1607 01:07:44,760 --> 01:07:45,895 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND I WANT 1608 01:07:45,895 --> 01:07:54,637 TO BEGIN MY REMARKS TODAY IN A 1609 01:07:54,637 --> 01:07:55,704 SIMILAR FASHION AS YOU DID 1610 01:07:55,704 --> 01:07:56,539 BEGINNING THIS MEETING AND A 1611 01:07:56,539 --> 01:07:57,573 SIMILAR FASHION AS A DEPARTMENT 1612 01:07:57,573 --> 01:07:58,374 DID IN BEGINNING THIS 1613 01:07:58,374 --> 01:07:59,275 PRESENTATION. JUST CENTERING THE 1614 01:07:59,275 --> 01:08:00,676 HUMAN COMPONENT OF ALL OF THIS. 1615 01:08:00,676 --> 01:08:01,544 AND THIS CONVERSATION FEELS VERY 1616 01:08:01,544 --> 01:08:03,112 DIFFERENT WHEN YOU KNOW SOMEONE 1617 01:08:03,112 --> 01:08:04,747 WHO IS REPRESENTED IN THE SLIDE 1618 01:08:04,747 --> 01:08:07,383 4 OF THIS PRESENTATION. WE ARE 1619 01:08:07,383 --> 01:08:08,484 TALKING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS THAT 1620 01:08:08,484 --> 01:08:10,085 WE HAVE LOST, EACH OF THESE 1621 01:08:10,085 --> 01:08:14,256 LOSSES , HAVING RIPPLING EFFECTS 1622 01:08:14,256 --> 01:08:19,195 THROUGH COMMITTEES, THROUGH 1623 01:08:19,195 --> 01:08:20,229 FAMILIES FOREVER ALTERED. I JUST 1624 01:08:20,229 --> 01:08:21,530 WANT TO CENTER THAT BEFORE GOING 1625 01:08:21,530 --> 01:08:22,398 INTO MY QUESTIONS BECAUSE THIS 1626 01:08:22,398 --> 01:08:24,200 IS A HEAVY TOPIC AND ONE THAT 1627 01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:25,401 CERTAINLY MY OFFICE HAS HEARD A 1628 01:08:25,401 --> 01:08:26,402 LOT ABOUT, PARTICULARLY WITH THE 1629 01:08:26,402 --> 01:08:27,236 TRAFFIC FATALITIES THAT HAPPEN 1630 01:08:27,236 --> 01:08:29,772 THIS YEAR ALONE. AND SO, TO THAT 1631 01:08:29,772 --> 01:08:31,474 END, IN THE AFTERMATH OF THESE 1632 01:08:31,474 --> 01:08:34,243 INCIDENTS PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE 1633 01:08:34,243 --> 01:08:35,478 FOR ANSWERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT 1634 01:08:35,478 --> 01:08:36,645 WENT WRONG. AND SO I WOULD LOVE 1635 01:08:36,645 --> 01:08:38,180 IF THE DEPARTMENT COULD OUTLINE 1636 01:08:38,180 --> 01:08:48,724 WHAT AFTERMATH RESPONSE IT LOOKS 1637 01:08:49,191 --> 01:08:50,126 LIKE FOR THE DEPARTMENT WHEN 1638 01:08:50,126 --> 01:08:51,327 THERE IS A TRAFFIC FATALITY. CAN 1639 01:08:51,327 --> 01:08:52,528 YOU WALK US THROUGH THE 1640 01:08:52,528 --> 01:08:53,629 DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE AND YOUR 1641 01:08:53,629 --> 01:08:54,263 INTERACTION WITH SEATTLE FIRE 1642 01:08:54,263 --> 01:08:54,763 DEPARTMENT AND POLICE 1643 01:08:54,763 --> 01:08:55,331 DEPARTMENT? 1644 01:08:55,331 --> 01:08:56,131 >> BECAUSE MUCH ASKING THE 1645 01:08:56,131 --> 01:08:57,066 QUESTION. TYPICALLY ON THE DAY, 1646 01:08:57,066 --> 01:08:58,134 THROUGH TRANSPORTATION OPERATION 1647 01:08:58,134 --> 01:09:00,903 CENTER NETWORK. IS THE FIRST 1648 01:09:00,903 --> 01:09:03,372 TIME I AND SEVERAL LEADERS 1649 01:09:03,372 --> 01:09:05,407 WITHIN SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 1650 01:09:05,407 --> 01:09:07,476 TRANSPORTATION LEARN OF WHAT IS 1651 01:09:07,476 --> 01:09:09,645 HAPPENING ON OUR STREETS AND WE 1652 01:09:09,645 --> 01:09:13,449 SURE THAT INFORMATION WIDELY 1653 01:09:13,449 --> 01:09:18,120 WITHIN THE CITY OFFICIALS. 1654 01:09:18,120 --> 01:09:20,589 USUALLY, WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO, 1655 01:09:20,589 --> 01:09:22,191 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD SEND 1656 01:09:22,191 --> 01:09:26,328 US THE TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT 1657 01:09:26,328 --> 01:09:27,997 THE GIVES US A LITTLE MORE 1658 01:09:27,997 --> 01:09:32,735 INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WERE THE 1659 01:09:32,735 --> 01:09:35,604 CIRCUMSTANCES , AND WHO DID WHAT 1660 01:09:35,604 --> 01:09:37,740 AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION IN THE 1661 01:09:37,740 --> 01:09:43,445 >> COUNTY. -- FATALITY. THAT 1662 01:09:43,445 --> 01:09:45,114 GETS SHARED WITH US A COUPLE 1663 01:09:45,114 --> 01:09:53,389 WEEKS LATER. ACTUALLY, WITHIN A 1664 01:09:53,389 --> 01:09:55,090 DAY OR TWO THEY DO SEND US A 1665 01:09:55,090 --> 01:09:55,891 QUICK EMAIL SAYING THAT, HEY, 1666 01:09:55,891 --> 01:09:57,393 THERE WAS A FATAL COLLISION THAT 1667 01:09:57,393 --> 01:09:58,093 HAPPENED, BUT THAT DOESN'T HAVE 1668 01:09:58,093 --> 01:09:59,361 A LOT OF INFORMATION OTHER THAN 1669 01:09:59,361 --> 01:10:01,163 A THREE LINE NARRATIVE ABOUT A 1670 01:10:01,163 --> 01:10:02,798 PARTICULAR COLLISION. SO, AFTER 1671 01:10:02,798 --> 01:10:07,770 WE RECEIVE THE TRAFFIC COLLISION 1672 01:10:07,770 --> 01:10:08,737 REPORT, OUR PROCESS INVOLVES 1673 01:10:08,737 --> 01:10:10,372 GOING OUT TO THE SITE AND 1674 01:10:10,372 --> 01:10:12,808 DOCUMENTING EXISTING CONDITIONS. 1675 01:10:12,808 --> 01:10:19,782 WE ARE LOOKING FOR A REVIEW OF 1676 01:10:19,782 --> 01:10:20,416 THE PARTICULAR INTERSECTION, 1677 01:10:20,416 --> 01:10:21,717 LOOKING AT WHAT WERE THE 1678 01:10:21,717 --> 01:10:23,752 GEOMETRICS, OR THE TRAFFIC 1679 01:10:23,752 --> 01:10:28,791 CONDITIONS, OR THE LIGHTING 1680 01:10:28,791 --> 01:10:29,391 CONDITIONS AT THE PARTICULAR 1681 01:10:29,391 --> 01:10:30,593 LOCATION. AND WE DOCUMENT ALL OF 1682 01:10:30,593 --> 01:10:34,730 THAT AND, WE TAKE ANY IMMEDIATE 1683 01:10:34,730 --> 01:10:39,234 MAINTENANCE RELATED ITEMS , AT 1684 01:10:39,234 --> 01:10:43,839 THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION. NOW, 1685 01:10:43,839 --> 01:10:45,274 THAT IS KIND OF LIKE WHERE OUR 1686 01:10:45,274 --> 01:10:48,544 CURRENT PROCESS STOPS. BUT WE 1687 01:10:48,544 --> 01:10:54,283 ARE IN CONVERSATIONS ACTUALLY , 1688 01:10:54,283 --> 01:10:57,486 I HAVE TO STILL KIND OF BRIEF MY 1689 01:10:57,486 --> 01:10:59,688 CHAIN OF COMMAND WITHIN 1690 01:10:59,688 --> 01:11:01,590 TRANSPORTATION TO SEE WHAT 1691 01:11:01,590 --> 01:11:04,493 ADDITIONAL THINGS CAN WE DO TO 1692 01:11:04,493 --> 01:11:07,496 MORE RAPIDLY RESPOND TO AND DO 1693 01:11:07,496 --> 01:11:10,966 SOME ADDITIONAL QUICK BUILD 1694 01:11:10,966 --> 01:11:14,370 IMPROVEMENTS AT THE LOCATION 1695 01:11:14,370 --> 01:11:15,304 WHERE A FATALITY HAS OCCURRED. 1696 01:11:15,304 --> 01:11:19,008 THAT WE ARE CAUTIOUS , AS WE 1697 01:11:19,008 --> 01:11:20,542 PROCEED WITH THOSE KINDS OF 1698 01:11:20,542 --> 01:11:22,011 ACTIONS BECAUSE THERE IS NOT 1699 01:11:22,011 --> 01:11:26,282 ONLY A SAFETY THAT MAY BE SOME 1700 01:11:26,282 --> 01:11:27,516 SAFETY NEEDS AT THAT LOCATION, 1701 01:11:27,516 --> 01:11:29,151 BUT WE ARE ALSO CAUTIOUS OF THE 1702 01:11:29,151 --> 01:11:29,885 POTENTIAL LIABILITY CONCERNS 1703 01:11:29,885 --> 01:11:33,122 THAT COME WITH ACTIONS. FOR 1704 01:11:33,122 --> 01:11:36,191 YEARS ALL OF OUR SAFETY 1705 01:11:36,191 --> 01:11:36,925 INVESTMENTS AND ACTIONS HAVE 1706 01:11:36,925 --> 01:11:40,829 BEEN GUIDED BY OUR TREND IN 1707 01:11:40,829 --> 01:11:42,264 COLLISIONS WE HAVE. WE ARE 1708 01:11:42,264 --> 01:11:45,034 SEEING LOCATION AND HOW WE HAVE 1709 01:11:45,034 --> 01:11:47,970 PRIORITIZED $50. I THINK THAT IS 1710 01:11:47,970 --> 01:11:49,438 STILL TRUE, BUT WE ARE ALSO 1711 01:11:49,438 --> 01:11:55,477 SEEING A FURTHER NEED TO LOOK AT 1712 01:11:55,477 --> 01:11:56,912 HOW WE CAN RESPOND TO FATAL 1713 01:11:56,912 --> 01:12:01,216 COLLISIONS MORE QUICKLY. AND, 1714 01:12:01,216 --> 01:12:02,184 THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE 1715 01:12:02,184 --> 01:12:03,085 ACTIVELY WORKING ON AND 1716 01:12:03,085 --> 01:12:04,286 DEVELOPING A POLICY FRAMEWORK TO 1717 01:12:04,286 --> 01:12:05,788 ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO DO 1718 01:12:05,788 --> 01:12:08,323 WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE RISK 1719 01:12:08,323 --> 01:12:10,793 AND LIABILITY WITH THOSE FATAL 1720 01:12:10,793 --> 01:12:21,003 COLLISIONS. 1721 01:12:24,707 --> 01:12:25,941 >> THANK YOU FOR DETAILING THAT. 1722 01:12:25,941 --> 01:12:27,342 I THINK IT IS HELPFUL TO 1723 01:12:27,342 --> 01:12:27,976 UNDERSTAND BEHIND THE SCENES 1724 01:12:27,976 --> 01:12:29,078 WITH THE DEPARTMENT IS UP TO 1725 01:12:29,078 --> 01:12:29,912 FOLLOWING THESE INCIDENTS. AND 1726 01:12:29,912 --> 01:12:30,979 REALLY ENCOURAGING TO HEAR THE 1727 01:12:30,979 --> 01:12:31,780 DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERING AREAS 1728 01:12:31,780 --> 01:12:32,981 FOR IMPROVEMENT AS WELL. I KNOW 1729 01:12:32,981 --> 01:12:34,216 WE HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY 1730 01:12:34,216 --> 01:12:35,651 IS TO DESIRE FOR A COMMUNITY TO 1731 01:12:35,651 --> 01:12:36,919 FEEL LIKE THERE IS A FELT 1732 01:12:36,919 --> 01:12:38,087 RESPONSE AND SEE SOME TYPE OF 1733 01:12:38,087 --> 01:12:38,921 ACTION BUT UNDERSTANDING IT'S 1734 01:12:38,921 --> 01:12:40,322 NOT ALWAYS THAT SIMPLE WHEN WE 1735 01:12:40,322 --> 01:12:41,523 ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT KIND OF 1736 01:12:41,523 --> 01:12:42,491 IMMEDIATE ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE. 1737 01:12:42,491 --> 01:12:43,192 AND SOMETIMES THE MOST 1738 01:12:43,192 --> 01:12:44,493 MEANINGFUL ACTION WE CAN TAKE TO 1739 01:12:44,493 --> 01:12:45,427 TRY AND PREVENT FUTURE MEASURES 1740 01:12:45,427 --> 01:12:46,495 WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A 1741 01:12:46,495 --> 01:12:47,096 LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL PROJECT. 1742 01:12:47,096 --> 01:12:49,932 THAT REALLY IS AT THE ROOT OF 1743 01:12:49,932 --> 01:12:51,333 THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF THAT 1744 01:12:51,333 --> 01:12:52,401 AREA. SO WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE 1745 01:12:52,401 --> 01:12:53,402 THE CONVERSATION ABOUT 1746 01:12:53,402 --> 01:12:57,272 OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THAT 1747 01:12:57,272 --> 01:12:58,240 RAPID RESPONSE SO WE CAN REALLY 1748 01:12:58,240 --> 01:12:59,274 AT LEAST HAVE. VINDICATION WITH 1749 01:12:59,274 --> 01:13:00,342 THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW THE 1750 01:13:00,342 --> 01:13:01,243 DEPARTMENT IS RESPONDING AND HOW 1751 01:13:01,243 --> 01:13:03,278 WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH THIS. AND 1752 01:13:03,278 --> 01:13:04,680 BUILDING ON THIS POINT WITH OUR 1753 01:13:04,680 --> 01:13:15,190 VISION ZERO PROJECTS, FOR THE 1754 01:13:16,024 --> 01:13:16,925 VISION ZERO PROJECTS WE HAVE 1755 01:13:16,925 --> 01:13:17,760 COMPLETED, COULD YOU WALK 1756 01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:18,794 THROUGH WHAT THE DEPARTMENT'S 1757 01:13:18,794 --> 01:13:19,461 CURRENT EVALUATION PROCESS IT 1758 01:13:19,461 --> 01:13:20,896 LOOKS LIKE? HOW ARE WE 1759 01:13:20,896 --> 01:13:21,363 EVALUATING THAT THOSE 1760 01:13:21,363 --> 01:13:22,331 INVESTMENTS ARE HAVING SOME 1761 01:13:22,331 --> 01:13:22,998 IMPACT ON IMPROVING SAFETY? 1762 01:13:22,998 --> 01:13:24,600 >> ABSOLUTELY. A PROJECT WE HAVE 1763 01:13:24,600 --> 01:13:27,636 COMPLETED, AND POLICY THE WE 1764 01:13:27,636 --> 01:13:32,674 HAVE RENDERED, WE ALWAYS KIND OF 1765 01:13:32,674 --> 01:13:33,909 GO BACK AND EVALUATE WHAT 1766 01:13:33,909 --> 01:13:37,246 IMPACT. FOR EXAMPLE, BEFORE WE 1767 01:13:37,246 --> 01:13:39,314 MORE WIDELY IMPLEMENTED THE 25 1768 01:13:39,314 --> 01:13:41,383 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT, WE 1769 01:13:41,383 --> 01:13:44,052 HAVE IMPLEMENTED THAT REDUCTION 1770 01:13:44,052 --> 01:13:49,124 IN SPEED ON SPECIFIC CORRIDORS . 1771 01:13:49,124 --> 01:13:51,126 WE HAVE DONE SOME BEFORE AND 1772 01:13:51,126 --> 01:13:52,561 AFTER ANALYSIS ON THAT 1773 01:13:52,561 --> 01:13:53,896 PARTICULAR ACTION. WHICH CLEARLY 1774 01:13:53,896 --> 01:13:59,301 SHOWED THE BENEFITS IN REDUCING 1775 01:13:59,301 --> 01:14:00,402 NOT ONLY THE SPEEDS, BUT ALSO 1776 01:14:00,402 --> 01:14:01,837 THE SAFETY OUTCOMES AS A RESULT 1777 01:14:01,837 --> 01:14:06,942 OF THAT ACTION. WE ALSO DO 1778 01:14:06,942 --> 01:14:07,876 PROJECT EVALUATIONS. ONE THING 1779 01:14:07,876 --> 01:14:09,211 THAT COMES TO MIND IS THE 1780 01:14:09,211 --> 01:14:10,612 CHANGES THAT WE HAVE 1781 01:14:10,612 --> 01:14:14,116 IMPLEMENTED, THE BEFORE AND 1782 01:14:14,116 --> 01:14:17,152 AFTER STUDY WE HAVE CONDUCTED IN 1783 01:14:17,152 --> 01:14:20,756 ANALYZING HOW THE SAFETY 1784 01:14:20,756 --> 01:14:22,024 INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS WE 1785 01:14:22,024 --> 01:14:25,027 HAVE PURSUED AS PART OF THE 1786 01:14:25,027 --> 01:14:27,129 CORRIDOR, THAT QUARTER PROJECT 1787 01:14:27,129 --> 01:14:28,397 IMPROVED SAFETY OUTCOMES. SO WE 1788 01:14:28,397 --> 01:14:31,033 DOCUMENT THESE AND WE PUBLISH 1789 01:14:31,033 --> 01:14:35,537 THESE REPORTS ONLINE SO THAT WE 1790 01:14:35,537 --> 01:14:36,738 CAN TRANSPARENTLY SHOW WHAT 1791 01:14:36,738 --> 01:14:39,541 IMPACT HAS BEEN. NOW, I THINK WE 1792 01:14:39,541 --> 01:14:46,114 CAN DO A LOT MORE IN THE VARIOUS 1793 01:14:46,114 --> 01:14:48,550 ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING. AND THE 1794 01:14:48,550 --> 01:14:49,885 KIND OF POST EVALUATION WE 1795 01:14:49,885 --> 01:14:52,754 CONDUCT FOR THE VARIOUS ACTIONS 1796 01:14:52,754 --> 01:14:53,755 WE ARE TAKING, AND ACTUALLY 1797 01:14:53,755 --> 01:14:56,425 BUILD THAT CONCRETE DATABASE , 1798 01:14:56,425 --> 01:14:58,327 DATA-DRIVEN RESULTS THAT WE CAN 1799 01:14:58,327 --> 01:15:02,431 LEVERAGE TO DO MORE OF THOSE 1800 01:15:02,431 --> 01:15:03,432 KINDS OF IMPROVEMENTS, AND THAT 1801 01:15:03,432 --> 01:15:05,834 IS ONE AREA I HAVE BEEN WORKING 1802 01:15:05,834 --> 01:15:07,236 WITH MY TEAM TO ENHANCE OUR 1803 01:15:07,236 --> 01:15:08,837 CAPABILITIES AND DO MORE OF POST 1804 01:15:08,837 --> 01:15:14,877 PROJECT EVALUATIONS. 1805 01:15:14,877 --> 01:15:15,544 >> AND WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD 1806 01:15:15,544 --> 01:15:16,612 TOWARDS OUR UPCOMING VISION ZERO 1807 01:15:16,612 --> 01:15:17,613 PROJECTS, THANK YOU FOR LAYING 1808 01:15:17,613 --> 01:15:21,683 OUT WHAT'S GOING ON FOR 2026, I 1809 01:15:21,683 --> 01:15:22,618 AM THINKING ABOUT THE REST OF 1810 01:15:22,618 --> 01:15:24,453 THE LEVY. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE 1811 01:15:24,453 --> 01:15:26,521 ADDITIONAL PROJECTS , VISION 1812 01:15:26,521 --> 01:15:27,155 ZERO PROJECTS, ON PARTICULARLY 1813 01:15:27,155 --> 01:15:32,394 FOCUSED ON OUR HIGHER INJURY 1814 01:15:32,394 --> 01:15:33,061 NETWORK, AS WAS MENTIONED 1815 01:15:33,061 --> 01:15:34,196 EARLIER, WE KNOW WHERE WE NEED 1816 01:15:34,196 --> 01:15:35,364 TO BE MAKING INVESTMENTS, IT'S 1817 01:15:35,364 --> 01:15:37,499 JUST A MATTER OF WHEN WE GET THE 1818 01:15:37,499 --> 01:15:38,634 BALL ROLLING. THE QUESTION IS, 1819 01:15:38,634 --> 01:15:39,902 WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR THE 1820 01:15:39,902 --> 01:15:40,402 DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER 1821 01:15:40,402 --> 01:15:41,803 FRONTLOADING MORE OF THOSE MAJOR 1822 01:15:41,803 --> 01:15:43,138 HIGH-IMPACT VISION ZERO PROJECTS 1823 01:15:43,138 --> 01:15:47,709 EARLIER IN THE LEVY? 1824 01:15:47,709 --> 01:15:54,283 >> PROBABLY, IT'S PROBABLY 1825 01:15:54,283 --> 01:15:55,884 GOING TO TAKE A CONVERSATION WE 1826 01:15:55,884 --> 01:16:01,089 NEED TO HAVE , OUR DEPARTMENT 1827 01:16:01,089 --> 01:16:03,492 LEADERS, WITH ANGIE AND OTHERS 1828 01:16:03,492 --> 01:16:08,730 AND HOW WE CAN -- WHAT WE CAN 1829 01:16:08,730 --> 01:16:09,331 TAKE TO EXPEDITE THE LARGER 1830 01:16:09,331 --> 01:16:11,066 PROJECTS WE HAVE ALREADY 1831 01:16:11,066 --> 01:16:11,667 CONSIDERED, EXAMPLE, THE 1832 01:16:11,667 --> 01:16:14,937 CORRIDOR WE ARE LOOKING ON AND 1833 01:16:14,937 --> 01:16:16,438 WHAT WE CAN DO TO EXPEDITE THAT 1834 01:16:16,438 --> 01:16:18,573 PROJECT. BUT ALSO PURSUING 1835 01:16:18,573 --> 01:16:22,844 IMPROVEMENTS. I WOULD SAY KIND 1836 01:16:22,844 --> 01:16:23,979 OF LIKE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS 1837 01:16:23,979 --> 01:16:25,714 AND SEEING KIND OF WHAT OUR 1838 01:16:25,714 --> 01:16:27,349 DEPARTMENT , WHAT WE HAVE 1839 01:16:27,349 --> 01:16:30,953 COMMITTED THUS FAR AND WHAT 1840 01:16:30,953 --> 01:16:32,554 FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE WITHIN THE 1841 01:16:32,554 --> 01:16:36,124 WORK PLANS THAT VARIOUS PROGRAMS 1842 01:16:36,124 --> 01:16:36,658 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ARE 1843 01:16:36,658 --> 01:16:40,696 WORKING ON AND HOW WE CAN 1844 01:16:40,696 --> 01:16:42,230 EXPLAIN THIS IS ABOUT A 1845 01:16:42,230 --> 01:16:43,865 CONVERSATION THAT WE SHOULD HAVE 1846 01:16:43,865 --> 01:16:52,007 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. 1847 01:16:52,007 --> 01:16:52,774 >> CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. 1848 01:16:52,774 --> 01:16:53,909 AND LOOK FORWARD TO THAT 1849 01:16:53,909 --> 01:16:54,409 CONVERSATION WITH THE 1850 01:16:54,409 --> 01:16:55,310 DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE WE JUST 1851 01:16:55,310 --> 01:16:56,478 SIMPLY HAVE TO MAKE MOVEMENT 1852 01:16:56,478 --> 01:17:06,922 FORWARD ON ADDRESSING THE 1853 01:17:10,325 --> 01:17:11,526 CHALLENGES ON THE ROADS THAT WE 1854 01:17:11,526 --> 01:17:12,828 KNOW THE MOST DANGEROUS ROADS IN 1855 01:17:12,828 --> 01:17:13,628 OUR CITY. AURORA AVENUE, RAINIER 1856 01:17:13,628 --> 01:17:15,230 AVENUE. WE'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE 1857 01:17:15,230 --> 01:17:15,897 THAT MOVEMENT. SO CHAIR, HOPEFUL 1858 01:17:15,897 --> 01:17:17,032 WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION 1859 01:17:17,032 --> 01:17:17,666 WITH THE DEPARTMENT, FUTURE 1860 01:17:17,666 --> 01:17:18,500 DISCUSSIONS ON THE THE 1861 01:17:18,500 --> 01:17:19,001 IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, 1862 01:17:19,001 --> 01:17:19,935 OPPORTUNITIES TO FOLLOW THE WORK 1863 01:17:19,935 --> 01:17:21,136 SO WE CAN START MAKING THOSE 1864 01:17:21,136 --> 01:17:22,504 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. I WILL 1865 01:17:22,504 --> 01:17:25,207 CLOSE WITH ONE FINAL QUESTION, 1866 01:17:25,207 --> 01:17:26,375 THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR INDULGING 1867 01:17:26,375 --> 01:17:27,509 ME. OFTEN TIMES PROJECTS THE 1868 01:17:27,509 --> 01:17:28,577 PROPOSED BIG CHANGES CAN LEAD TO 1869 01:17:28,577 --> 01:17:32,547 A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT. 1870 01:17:32,547 --> 01:17:33,615 PERHAPS OF FOLKS WHO PRIMARILY 1871 01:17:33,615 --> 01:17:39,121 RELY ON DRIVING, WHO ARE PERHAPS 1872 01:17:39,121 --> 01:17:39,755 PRIORITIZING THEIR OWN 1873 01:17:39,755 --> 01:17:40,555 CONVENIENCE OVER SOME SAFETY 1874 01:17:40,555 --> 01:17:42,190 IMPROVEMENTS, AND SO WE HAVE 1875 01:17:42,190 --> 01:17:45,494 SEEN PROJECTS THAT HAVE PERHAPS 1876 01:17:45,494 --> 01:17:50,632 BEEN WATERED DOWN A BIT . AT THE 1877 01:17:50,632 --> 01:17:52,267 DETRIMENT OF KEEPING FOLKS SAFE 1878 01:17:52,267 --> 01:17:55,070 AND NOT DRIVERS. HOW IS SDOT 1879 01:17:55,070 --> 01:17:56,538 ENSURING THAT PEOPLE CAN BE 1880 01:17:56,538 --> 01:18:00,976 HEARD IN THIS WORK, BUT WE ARE 1881 01:18:00,976 --> 01:18:01,710 STILL PRIORITIZING SAFETY AT THE 1882 01:18:01,710 --> 01:18:03,378 HEART OF THIS? 1883 01:18:03,378 --> 01:18:05,047 >> THANK YOU, AGAIN. COMMUNITY 1884 01:18:05,047 --> 01:18:06,882 INPUT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT 1885 01:18:06,882 --> 01:18:09,284 ASPECT OF ANY PROJECT OF ELEMENT 1886 01:18:09,284 --> 01:18:11,119 . ANY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE. 1887 01:18:11,119 --> 01:18:16,725 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. WE WANT 1888 01:18:16,725 --> 01:18:17,492 ALL COMMITTEE VOICES TO BE 1889 01:18:17,492 --> 01:18:18,727 HEARD. SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THE 1890 01:18:18,727 --> 01:18:20,262 MOST CONFERENCE OF FEEDBACK IN 1891 01:18:20,262 --> 01:18:24,699 SHAPING OUR PROJECT. SOMETIMES 1892 01:18:24,699 --> 01:18:26,234 THIS CAN LEAD TO OCCASIONAL 1893 01:18:26,234 --> 01:18:28,770 CONVERSATIONS . AND I 1894 01:18:28,770 --> 01:18:29,771 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, BUT THAT IS 1895 01:18:29,771 --> 01:18:33,975 THE REASON WHY WE ARE , 1896 01:18:33,975 --> 01:18:34,576 ESPECIALLY ON CORRIDORS LIKE 1897 01:18:34,576 --> 01:18:36,511 AURORA, WE HAVE A TWO-PRONGED 1898 01:18:36,511 --> 01:18:38,580 APPROACH, AS WE ARE DEVELOPING 1899 01:18:38,580 --> 01:18:39,581 SOME OF THE LARGER WHOLESALE 1900 01:18:39,581 --> 01:18:43,285 REDESIGNS OF THE CORRIDOR, WE 1901 01:18:43,285 --> 01:18:46,154 ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY INVESTING IN 1902 01:18:46,154 --> 01:18:49,024 IMPROVEMENTS. IN 2024 WE DID 1903 01:18:49,024 --> 01:18:55,864 INTERVALS, WIDER CROSSWALKS, NO 1904 01:18:55,864 --> 01:18:56,765 TURN ON RED INTERSECTIONS ON 1905 01:18:56,765 --> 01:18:57,866 AURORA. AND NO TURN ON RED 1906 01:18:57,866 --> 01:18:58,900 IMPLANTATION ON AURORA 2025 WE 1907 01:18:58,900 --> 01:19:00,268 HAVE DONE HARD CENTERLINES AND 1908 01:19:00,268 --> 01:19:03,705 BUILT SOME MEDIANS AT CERTAIN 1909 01:19:03,705 --> 01:19:09,177 INTERSECTIONS. WE ARE INVESTING 1910 01:19:09,177 --> 01:19:10,612 IN NEW SIGNAL AT 130th. WE ARE 1911 01:19:10,612 --> 01:19:12,380 WORKING ON ANOTHER SIGNAL FOR 1912 01:19:12,380 --> 01:19:16,184 NEXT YEAR, ALL ON THE CORRIDOR. 1913 01:19:16,184 --> 01:19:18,386 I DO KIND OF LIKE THINK THAT 1914 01:19:18,386 --> 01:19:22,424 COMMITTEE VOICE, WE HAVE TO 1915 01:19:22,424 --> 01:19:28,730 DEVELOP OUR CO-CREATE PROJECTS 1916 01:19:28,730 --> 01:19:29,931 WITH THE COMMITTEE. WE VALUE 1917 01:19:29,931 --> 01:19:31,199 COMMITTEE INPUT. BUT THEY'RE 1918 01:19:31,199 --> 01:19:35,303 ALSO OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE 1919 01:19:35,303 --> 01:19:36,138 SHORT-TERM STEPS TO MAKE SURE 1920 01:19:36,138 --> 01:19:37,706 THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROGRESS ON 1921 01:19:37,706 --> 01:19:38,273 THAT SAFETY JOURNEY FOR 1922 01:19:38,273 --> 01:19:39,374 PARTICULAR CORRIDOR. BUT THAT IS 1923 01:19:39,374 --> 01:19:44,513 PROBABLY THE APPROACH THAT I 1924 01:19:44,513 --> 01:19:45,380 WOULD RECOMMEND TAKING ON 1925 01:19:45,380 --> 01:19:46,014 PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY CONFLICTS 1926 01:19:46,014 --> 01:19:48,250 THAT MIGHT NEED COMMUNITY 1927 01:19:48,250 --> 01:19:56,458 INVOLVEMENT IN A MORE 1928 01:19:56,458 --> 01:19:57,259 SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO PARTICULAR 1929 01:19:57,259 --> 01:19:57,526 CORRIDOR. 1930 01:19:57,526 --> 01:19:59,027 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT 1931 01:19:59,027 --> 01:20:02,030 RESPONSE. I THINK WE ALL CAN 1932 01:20:02,030 --> 01:20:03,532 AGREE WE WANT TO SEE MOVEMENT ON 1933 01:20:03,532 --> 01:20:09,137 THIS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE 1934 01:20:09,137 --> 01:20:09,971 CAN ABSOLUTELY ADDRESSES THE 1935 01:20:09,971 --> 01:20:11,173 CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS 1936 01:20:11,173 --> 01:20:12,207 PRESENTATION TODAY. AND FOR 1937 01:20:12,207 --> 01:20:13,074 ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS. THANK 1938 01:20:13,074 --> 01:20:14,142 YOU FOR THE TIME, CHAIR. 1939 01:20:14,142 --> 01:20:15,310 >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. ANY 1940 01:20:15,310 --> 01:20:19,981 OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? 1941 01:20:19,981 --> 01:20:20,815 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1942 01:20:20,815 --> 01:20:21,917 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. AND 1943 01:20:21,917 --> 01:20:23,051 THANK YOU , IT'S ALWAYS A 1944 01:20:23,051 --> 01:20:32,294 PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ALL IN. AND 1945 01:20:32,294 --> 01:20:33,595 VISION ZERO, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS 1946 01:20:33,595 --> 01:20:34,629 AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY. I WILL 1947 01:20:34,629 --> 01:20:36,097 START WITH JUST MY OWN PERSONAL 1948 01:20:36,097 --> 01:20:36,865 EXPERIENCE. I THINK I'VE TALKED 1949 01:20:36,865 --> 01:20:38,233 ABOUT THIS, I WAS HIT AS A 1950 01:20:38,233 --> 01:20:40,235 PEDESTRIAN ON RAINIER AVENUE . 1951 01:20:40,235 --> 01:20:41,303 AND MAYBE A BLOCK AWAY FROM THAT 1952 01:20:41,303 --> 01:20:42,804 SAME LOCATION THAT I WAS HIT AS 1953 01:20:42,804 --> 01:20:44,239 A PEDESTRIAN I WAS HIT IN A 1954 01:20:44,239 --> 01:20:45,040 VEHICLE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE 1955 01:20:45,040 --> 01:20:46,007 DRIVING DOWN THE CENTER LANE. 1956 01:20:46,007 --> 01:20:47,475 AND IN THAT SECOND ACCIDENT, 1957 01:20:47,475 --> 01:20:48,677 MAYBE ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER THAT 1958 01:20:48,677 --> 01:20:52,614 SECOND ACCIDENT, I STOPPED -- 1959 01:20:52,614 --> 01:20:53,815 SDOT PUT IN IMPROVEMENTS WITH 1960 01:20:53,815 --> 01:20:55,050 THE CENTER LANE, MEDIUMS, 1961 01:20:55,050 --> 01:20:59,654 ESSENTIALLY, THAT ACCIDENT WOULD 1962 01:20:59,654 --> 01:21:00,488 NO LONGER BE POSSIBLE BECAUSE 1963 01:21:00,488 --> 01:21:02,324 YOU CAN'T DRIVE IN THE CENTER 1964 01:21:02,324 --> 01:21:04,192 LANE. I APPRECIATE THOSE 1965 01:21:04,192 --> 01:21:04,893 IMPROVEMENTS AND I KNOW THAT 1966 01:21:04,893 --> 01:21:06,194 BECAUSE OF THAT PERSONAL 1967 01:21:06,194 --> 01:21:13,368 EXPERIENCE AND THE DATA THAT 1968 01:21:13,368 --> 01:21:14,736 SHOWS US, I WANT YOU TO AFFIRM 1969 01:21:14,736 --> 01:21:16,071 AND CORRECT HERE, I BELIEVE IT 1970 01:21:16,071 --> 01:21:17,272 IS RAINIER AVENUE, MLK, FOURTH 1971 01:21:17,272 --> 01:21:18,273 AVENUE AND AURORA THAT ARE THE 1972 01:21:18,273 --> 01:21:19,274 STREETS TO HAVE THE MOST 1973 01:21:19,274 --> 01:21:20,575 COLLISIONS IN THE CITY. IS THAT 1974 01:21:20,575 --> 01:21:21,376 CORRECT? 1975 01:21:21,376 --> 01:21:23,945 >> YES. 1976 01:21:23,945 --> 01:21:25,614 >> THANK YOU, IS TRYING TO FIND 1977 01:21:25,614 --> 01:21:27,115 MY OLD NOTES TO MAKE SURE THAT 1978 01:21:27,115 --> 01:21:32,287 WAS RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 1979 01:21:32,287 --> 01:21:33,655 AND SO JUST MOVING ON FROM THAT, 1980 01:21:33,655 --> 01:21:35,190 ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IT'S 1981 01:21:35,190 --> 01:21:36,291 REALLY IMPORTANT IS, AS YOU HAVE 1982 01:21:36,291 --> 01:21:37,492 PRESENTED TODAY, WE HAVE A LOT 1983 01:21:37,492 --> 01:21:38,793 OF INFORMATION ON WHERE WE HAVE 1984 01:21:38,793 --> 01:21:39,861 THE MOST ACCIDENTS IN THE MOST 1985 01:21:39,861 --> 01:21:41,162 FATALITIES IN THE CITY. SO ONE 1986 01:21:41,162 --> 01:21:42,530 OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU, 1987 01:21:42,530 --> 01:21:48,536 AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR, YOU 1988 01:21:48,536 --> 01:21:50,472 OPENED BY TALKING ABOUT THE 1989 01:21:50,472 --> 01:21:53,475 OTHER, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 1990 01:21:53,475 --> 01:21:54,009 AS WE HEARD FROM A PUBLIC 1991 01:21:54,009 --> 01:21:55,310 COMMENTOR TODAY, THE FINDINGS OF 1992 01:21:55,310 --> 01:21:57,979 THAT ARE USEFUL MOVING US 1993 01:21:57,979 --> 01:21:59,514 FORWARD. I WONDER IF YOU CAN 1994 01:21:59,514 --> 01:22:00,115 SORT OF SPEAK TO INFORMATION 1995 01:22:00,115 --> 01:22:00,782 THAT THE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE 1996 01:22:00,782 --> 01:22:01,449 ACCESS TO OR INFORMATION THAT IT 1997 01:22:01,449 --> 01:22:02,117 MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO GET A BETTER 1998 01:22:02,117 --> 01:22:02,751 UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THIS AUDIT 1999 01:22:02,751 --> 01:22:04,152 PROCESS. SO IT IS MEANINGFUL. 2000 01:22:04,152 --> 01:22:08,089 >> WE HAVE KIND OF LIKE ACCESS 2001 01:22:08,089 --> 01:22:17,365 TO ACROSS THE CITY. BUT, WE KNOW 2002 01:22:17,365 --> 01:22:18,266 AND DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, 2003 01:22:18,266 --> 01:22:18,934 ESPECIALLY COLLISIONS RELATED TO 2004 01:22:18,934 --> 01:22:21,803 BICYCLISTS OR COLLISIONS RELATED 2005 01:22:21,803 --> 01:22:26,041 TO E-SCOOTER MAY NOT ALWAYS BE 2006 01:22:26,041 --> 01:22:34,516 BE REPORTED TO POLICE OR HAVE A 2007 01:22:34,516 --> 01:22:35,050 TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT 2008 01:22:35,050 --> 01:22:37,085 ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. WE ARE 2009 01:22:37,085 --> 01:22:37,585 FULLY AWARE OF THAT DID 2010 01:22:37,585 --> 01:22:38,186 IMPLEMENTATION AND ESPECIALLY 2011 01:22:38,186 --> 01:22:39,721 FOR E-SCOOTER WHEN THE CURRENT 2012 01:22:39,721 --> 01:22:40,255 TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT 2013 01:22:40,255 --> 01:22:44,025 DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A FIELD TO 2014 01:22:44,025 --> 01:22:47,629 MARK AND COUNT E-SCOOTER 2015 01:22:47,629 --> 01:22:57,706 COLLISIONS, TYPICALLY THOSE 2016 01:22:57,706 --> 01:22:58,273 NARRATIVES. SO WE HAVE BEEN 2017 01:22:58,273 --> 01:22:59,507 EXPLORING KIND OF LIKE BEYOND 2018 01:22:59,507 --> 01:23:01,943 THE DATA, POLICE REPORT 2019 01:23:01,943 --> 01:23:02,577 COLLISION DATA WE HAVE, TO SEE 2020 01:23:02,577 --> 01:23:03,144 WHAT OTHER DATA SETS WE CAN 2021 01:23:03,144 --> 01:23:03,845 LEVERAGE. ONE PARTICULAR AVENUE 2022 01:23:03,845 --> 01:23:04,479 THAT WE ARE EXPLORING AND WOULD 2023 01:23:04,479 --> 01:23:09,351 LOVE TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE IS 2024 01:23:09,351 --> 01:23:09,951 SUBJECT DATA. WILL MIGHT NOT 2025 01:23:09,951 --> 01:23:11,186 HAVE ALL THE FIELDS WE WOULD SEE 2026 01:23:11,186 --> 01:23:13,421 IN A POLICE REPORT IT STILL 2027 01:23:13,421 --> 01:23:15,757 GIVES US THE APPROXIMATE 2028 01:23:15,757 --> 01:23:16,524 LOCATION OF THE COLLISION, AND 2029 01:23:16,524 --> 01:23:19,828 WHERE THESE KINDS OF RESPONSES 2030 01:23:19,828 --> 01:23:22,597 ARE TAKING PLACE. AND WHERE THEY 2031 01:23:22,597 --> 01:23:24,332 ARE RESPONDING . THAT KIND OF 2032 01:23:24,332 --> 01:23:26,101 INFORMATION CAN BE APPENDED TO 2033 01:23:26,101 --> 01:23:27,769 THE INFORMATION WE ALREADY HAVE 2034 01:23:27,769 --> 01:23:30,605 IN TRYING TO GUIDE SOME OF OUR 2035 01:23:30,605 --> 01:23:34,476 DEPARTMENT TILL AND PROGRAM 2036 01:23:34,476 --> 01:23:38,847 ACTIONS. 2037 01:23:38,847 --> 01:23:39,981 >> THANK YOU, I THINK THAT IS 2038 01:23:39,981 --> 01:23:44,853 REALLY HELPFUL. THAT IS A GREAT 2039 01:23:44,853 --> 01:23:46,020 SEGUE INTO ONE OF MY OTHER 2040 01:23:46,020 --> 01:23:47,122 QUESTIONS. WHICH IS ABOUT THE 2041 01:23:47,122 --> 01:23:47,989 ROLE OF COLLABORATION WITH OTHER 2042 01:23:47,989 --> 01:23:49,024 DEPARTMENTS IN ENSURING WE ARE 2043 01:23:49,024 --> 01:23:59,501 DELIVERING VISION ZERO. MY 2044 01:24:03,938 --> 01:24:04,773 NARRATIVE LEADING TO THAT 2045 01:24:04,773 --> 01:24:05,840 QUESTION IS I KNOW THERE WAS 2046 01:24:05,840 --> 01:24:06,574 RECENTLY TRAFFIC FATALITY ON 2047 01:24:06,574 --> 01:24:07,709 CAPITOL HILL AND ONE OF THE 2048 01:24:07,709 --> 01:24:08,543 FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS FOR MY 2049 01:24:08,543 --> 01:24:09,844 DEPARTMENT, I WANT TO THANK CITY 2050 01:24:09,844 --> 01:24:10,779 LIGHT FOR THEIR FAST RESPONSE, 2051 01:24:10,779 --> 01:24:12,013 WAS AROUND REMOVAL OF AN OLD 2052 01:24:12,013 --> 01:24:12,847 UTILITY POLE FOR EXAMPLE. 2053 01:24:12,847 --> 01:24:13,848 ENSURING WE HAVE REALLY STRONG 2054 01:24:13,848 --> 01:24:14,716 SIGHTLINES IN HER PEDESTRIAN 2055 01:24:14,716 --> 01:24:15,350 INTERSECTIONS. SOMETIMES THAT 2056 01:24:15,350 --> 01:24:16,751 HAS WORK THAT IS DRIVEN BY SDOT 2057 01:24:16,751 --> 01:24:17,752 BUT SOMETIMES IT'S WORK THAT 2058 01:24:17,752 --> 01:24:19,054 NEEDS TO COME OUT OF ANOTHER 2059 01:24:19,054 --> 01:24:20,088 CITY DEPARTMENT. CAN YOU TALK 2060 01:24:20,088 --> 01:24:21,189 ABOUT HOW OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS 2061 01:24:21,189 --> 01:24:22,090 PLAY A ROLE IN COLLABORATING 2062 01:24:22,090 --> 01:24:23,458 WITH YOU ON THE VISION ZERO? 2063 01:24:23,458 --> 01:24:24,526 >> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE STANDING 2064 01:24:24,526 --> 01:24:25,527 MONTHLY MEETING WITH SEATTLE 2065 01:24:25,527 --> 01:24:26,561 POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GO OVER THE 2066 01:24:26,561 --> 01:24:30,165 VARIOUS DATA POINTS AND WHAT 2067 01:24:30,165 --> 01:24:31,299 THEY ARE SEEING. AND TRYING TO 2068 01:24:31,299 --> 01:24:32,534 KIND OF LIKE ASCERTAIN SOME OF 2069 01:24:32,534 --> 01:24:33,668 THE COLLISIONS THAT ARE 2070 01:24:33,668 --> 01:24:37,639 HAPPENING. WE SIMILARLY HAVE A 2071 01:24:37,639 --> 01:24:38,540 STANDING MEETING WITH SEATTLE 2072 01:24:38,540 --> 01:24:40,775 FIRE DEPARTMENT TO NOT ONLY 2073 01:24:40,775 --> 01:24:45,914 BRING PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE 2074 01:24:45,914 --> 01:24:52,253 CITY OF CERTAIN FIRE STATIONS, 2075 01:24:52,253 --> 01:24:53,254 AND HOW THEY MIGHT IMPACT 2076 01:24:53,254 --> 01:24:54,122 EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WE TRY TO 2077 01:24:54,122 --> 01:24:57,625 GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON PROJECT 2078 01:24:57,625 --> 01:24:58,793 DESIGNS AND HOW WE CAN BETTER 2079 01:24:58,793 --> 01:24:59,928 DESIGN TO ACHIEVE OUR SAFETY 2080 01:24:59,928 --> 01:25:01,229 OUTCOMES WHILE ALSO BALANCING 2081 01:25:01,229 --> 01:25:03,331 THE NEEDS OF THE EMERGENCY 2082 01:25:03,331 --> 01:25:09,838 DEPARTMENT. ON THE SAME LINES WE 2083 01:25:09,838 --> 01:25:11,139 HAVE A REALLY STRONG 2084 01:25:11,139 --> 01:25:11,773 COLLABORATION WITH SEATTLE CITY 2085 01:25:11,773 --> 01:25:15,543 LIGHT BECAUSE WE HEAR IN SDOT 2086 01:25:15,543 --> 01:25:16,377 PRESCRIBED THE LIGHTING LEVELS 2087 01:25:16,377 --> 01:25:17,345 FOR VARIOUS ARTERIALS ACROSS THE 2088 01:25:17,345 --> 01:25:19,214 CITY WHICH IS THE CITY LIGHT WHO 2089 01:25:19,214 --> 01:25:24,152 ACTUALLY IMPROVES THESE 2090 01:25:24,152 --> 01:25:25,019 PROJECTS. THESE ARE JUST A FEW 2091 01:25:25,019 --> 01:25:26,054 EXAMPLES OF THE STRONG 2092 01:25:26,054 --> 01:25:27,088 COLLABORATION WE HAVE WITH 2093 01:25:27,088 --> 01:25:27,722 VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS WHILE 2094 01:25:27,722 --> 01:25:30,158 WORKING TOWARDS THE GOAL OF 2095 01:25:30,158 --> 01:25:31,359 IMPROVING SAFETY OUTCOMES. 2096 01:25:31,359 --> 01:25:34,729 >> I, THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL. TO 2097 01:25:34,729 --> 01:25:39,567 WE KNOW AT THIS TIME IF -- WOULD 2098 01:25:39,567 --> 01:25:40,368 APPRECIATE REALLY ABOUT THAT 2099 01:25:40,368 --> 01:25:42,237 ANSWER IS A GIVES US A SENSE OF 2100 01:25:42,237 --> 01:25:44,072 THE INTRICACIES OF VISION ZERO. 2101 01:25:44,072 --> 01:25:44,739 WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED TO TALK 2102 01:25:44,739 --> 01:25:48,877 ABOUT THE ROLE OF WSDOT AND 2103 01:25:48,877 --> 01:25:49,544 OTHER STATE AGENCIES. I KNOW 2104 01:25:49,544 --> 01:25:50,578 THAT YOU WILL HAVE BEEN 2105 01:25:50,578 --> 01:25:51,779 COLLABORATING ON A LOT OF REALLY 2106 01:25:51,779 --> 01:25:53,348 IMPORTANT WORK FOR EXAMPLE IN 2107 01:25:53,348 --> 01:25:54,215 THE PARK AREA, AS A NEW LIGHT 2108 01:25:54,215 --> 01:25:57,819 RAIL STATION OPENS. DO WE KNOW 2109 01:25:57,819 --> 01:25:59,587 AT THIS TIME WHETHER WE WILL BE 2110 01:25:59,587 --> 01:26:00,522 ABLE TO LOOK AT THE ROLE THAT 2111 01:26:00,522 --> 01:26:01,823 OTHER AGENCIES PLAY IN THE AUDIT 2112 01:26:01,823 --> 01:26:02,991 THAT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT EARLIER? 2113 01:26:02,991 --> 01:26:05,627 >> IT'S AN AVENUE WE CAN 2114 01:26:05,627 --> 01:26:10,164 EXPLORE. THAT IS A REALLY GOOD 2115 01:26:10,164 --> 01:26:11,599 EXAMPLE OF HOW WE HAVE 2116 01:26:11,599 --> 01:26:14,836 COLLABORATED WITH WSDOT TO 2117 01:26:14,836 --> 01:26:15,737 IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS 2118 01:26:15,737 --> 01:26:19,607 AT THE CHANGE WITH RAINIER. THAT 2119 01:26:19,607 --> 01:26:21,042 WAS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT 2120 01:26:21,042 --> 01:26:27,048 ACTUALLY WITH WSDOT. WSDOT, AT 2121 01:26:27,048 --> 01:26:31,085 THE STATE LEVEL, SETS A LOT OF 2122 01:26:31,085 --> 01:26:31,986 THE ENGINEERING GUIDANCE BUT 2123 01:26:31,986 --> 01:26:33,488 ALSO WORKS WITH THE STATE 2124 01:26:33,488 --> 01:26:37,125 LEGISLATURES TO PURSUE CERTAIN 2125 01:26:37,125 --> 01:26:41,663 POLICY IDEAS THAT CAN BE KIND OF 2126 01:26:41,663 --> 01:26:45,300 LIKE CONSIDERED AND BECOME KIND 2127 01:26:45,300 --> 01:26:49,537 OF LIKE FUTURE STATE LAWS. SO, 2128 01:26:49,537 --> 01:26:50,772 WE DO HAVE LIKE A SIGNIFICANT 2129 01:26:50,772 --> 01:26:54,208 COLLABORATION WITH WSDOT AND WE 2130 01:26:54,208 --> 01:26:55,577 WORK ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS, 2131 01:26:55,577 --> 01:26:57,178 ESPECIALLY KIND OF LIKE THE 2132 01:26:57,178 --> 01:27:04,586 LARGER PROJECTS THAT 2133 01:27:04,586 --> 01:27:05,420 RELATIONSHIP IS VERY MUCH 2134 01:27:05,420 --> 01:27:06,254 INTERTWINED. AND EVERYTHING WE 2135 01:27:06,254 --> 01:27:07,989 DO, BECAUSE THERE ARE KIND OF 2136 01:27:07,989 --> 01:27:12,093 LIKE WSDOT THE GO THROUGH THE 2137 01:27:12,093 --> 01:27:13,094 CITY AND THEN WE HAVE A 2138 01:27:13,094 --> 01:27:13,995 SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP AND 2139 01:27:13,995 --> 01:27:16,798 IMPACTS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS ON 2140 01:27:16,798 --> 01:27:20,101 THE WSDOT ROADS THE KIND OF 2141 01:27:20,101 --> 01:27:21,102 THOSE EFFORTS CARRIED ONTO THE 2142 01:27:21,102 --> 01:27:25,173 CITY STREETS AND VICE VERSA. SO 2143 01:27:25,173 --> 01:27:26,107 THOSE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE STAYED 2144 01:27:26,107 --> 01:27:27,408 STRONG. WE COLLABORATE WITH THEM 2145 01:27:27,408 --> 01:27:30,078 AT MULTIPLE LEVELS TO TALK ABOUT 2146 01:27:30,078 --> 01:27:32,647 PROJECT SPECIFIC IDEAS OR EVEN 2147 01:27:32,647 --> 01:27:35,383 PURSUE KIND OF LARGER POLICY 2148 01:27:35,383 --> 01:27:39,587 LEVEL IDEAS. I PERSONALLY WORK 2149 01:27:39,587 --> 01:27:41,222 VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR STATE 2150 01:27:41,222 --> 01:27:45,426 TRAFFIC ENGINEER , AS YOU KNOW, 2151 01:27:45,426 --> 01:27:47,095 HE HAS BEEN MY PREDECESSOR IN 2152 01:27:47,095 --> 01:27:49,597 THIS ROLE. AND I MAINTAIN THAT 2153 01:27:49,597 --> 01:27:51,065 STRONG RELATIONSHIP SO THAT WE 2154 01:27:51,065 --> 01:27:54,602 CAN TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT 2155 01:27:54,602 --> 01:27:55,703 WE ARE WORKING LOCALLY, BUT ALSO 2156 01:27:55,703 --> 01:27:57,972 KIND OF GIVEN THE FEEDBACK I CAN 2157 01:27:57,972 --> 01:28:00,375 LEVERAGE HIS POSITION WITHIN THE 2158 01:28:00,375 --> 01:28:05,046 STATE TO PURSUE SOME POLICY AND 2159 01:28:05,046 --> 01:28:06,014 PROJECT GOALS. 2160 01:28:06,014 --> 01:28:10,151 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, 2161 01:28:10,151 --> 01:28:10,518 CHAIR. 2162 01:28:10,518 --> 01:28:11,552 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2163 01:28:11,552 --> 01:28:13,087 FOSTER. I WILL CLOSE BY 2164 01:28:13,087 --> 01:28:15,723 ADDRESSING TWO MORE PIECES OF 2165 01:28:15,723 --> 01:28:18,493 PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL OF IT 2166 01:28:18,493 --> 01:28:21,663 EXCELLENT AND INSIGHTFUL. WE 2167 01:28:21,663 --> 01:28:23,097 HEARD FROM A PUBLIC COMMENTOR 2168 01:28:23,097 --> 01:28:28,703 EARLIER, AND IDEA PROPOSAL TO 2169 01:28:28,703 --> 01:28:29,804 BETTER ADDRESS VISION ZERO IT'S 2170 01:28:29,804 --> 01:28:32,540 GOING TO TAKE MORE POLITICAL 2171 01:28:32,540 --> 01:28:39,147 WILL. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH 2172 01:28:39,147 --> 01:28:43,785 THAT AS A PROPOSITION. BUT, I 2173 01:28:43,785 --> 01:28:47,655 WOULD ALSO ARGUE THAT NEARLY $1 2174 01:28:47,655 --> 01:28:50,892 BILLION IN TRAFFIC SAFETY 2175 01:28:50,892 --> 01:28:53,728 INVESTMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF 2176 01:28:53,728 --> 01:28:56,297 EIGHT YEARS , THE COUNCIL 2177 01:28:56,297 --> 01:28:58,032 EXERCISING ITS VISIBLE POWER OF 2178 01:28:58,032 --> 01:29:02,970 THE PURSE TO APPROPRIATE NEARLY 2179 01:29:02,970 --> 01:29:03,838 $1 BILLION THAT VOTERS 2180 01:29:03,838 --> 01:29:04,639 GENEROUSLY APPROVED OVER EIGHT 2181 01:29:04,639 --> 01:29:05,873 YEARS IS ABOUT THE MOST 2182 01:29:05,873 --> 01:29:11,612 POLITICAL WILL YOU CAN GET. THAT 2183 01:29:11,612 --> 01:29:12,246 IS HONESTLY NOT THE END-ALL, 2184 01:29:12,246 --> 01:29:13,948 BE-ALL. THAT IS PART OF WHY WE 2185 01:29:13,948 --> 01:29:14,916 ARE HERE TODAY. AND THEN, THE 2186 01:29:14,916 --> 01:29:16,584 INFERENCE WAS MADE THAT WE NEED 2187 01:29:16,584 --> 01:29:19,454 MORE BUS LANES. LIKE LANES. 2188 01:29:19,454 --> 01:29:20,288 PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY 2189 01:29:20,288 --> 01:29:23,057 IMPROVEMENTS. YES. I COULDN'T 2190 01:29:23,057 --> 01:29:28,663 AGREE MORE. BUT, IF THE 2191 01:29:28,663 --> 01:29:30,898 INFERENCE IS THAT ELECTED 2192 01:29:30,898 --> 01:29:36,904 OFFICIALS SHOULD SOMEHOW BE 2193 01:29:36,904 --> 01:29:41,275 RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSONALLY 2194 01:29:41,275 --> 01:29:41,943 APPROVING, REVIEWING AND 2195 01:29:41,943 --> 01:29:45,646 APPROVING EVERY SINGLE SAFETY 2196 01:29:45,646 --> 01:29:50,852 PROJECT, EVERY SINGLE DESIGN, ON 2197 01:29:50,852 --> 01:29:52,687 OUR ROADS, TO ADDRESS SAFETY 2198 01:29:52,687 --> 01:29:53,588 OVER THE 84 SQUARE MILES FOR 2199 01:29:53,588 --> 01:29:58,226 CITY, I FUNDAMENTALLY DISAGREE. 2200 01:29:58,226 --> 01:29:58,960 I WILL JUST SHARE PERSONALLY, 2201 01:29:58,960 --> 01:30:00,094 EVERY TIME I HAVE INTERVENED IN 2202 01:30:00,094 --> 01:30:01,229 SPECIFIC DESIGN DECISIONS, IT 2203 01:30:01,229 --> 01:30:04,632 HASN'T GONE TOO WELL. EVEN WHEN 2204 01:30:04,632 --> 01:30:07,702 I HAVE FOUGHT FOR IMMIGRANT AND 2205 01:30:07,702 --> 01:30:11,339 REFUGEE COMMITTEES OR KIDS , 2206 01:30:11,339 --> 01:30:17,645 DAYCARES, WORKING FAMILIES, SOME 2207 01:30:17,645 --> 01:30:18,746 PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR NATURAL 2208 01:30:18,746 --> 01:30:21,015 MINDS. EVEN WHEN WE LANDED ON A 2209 01:30:21,015 --> 01:30:26,754 COMPROMISE SOLUTION, IT STILL 2210 01:30:26,754 --> 01:30:27,421 ENGENDERS PASSIONATE FEELINGS. I 2211 01:30:27,421 --> 01:30:28,389 GET THAT, I UNDERSTAND THAT. 2212 01:30:28,389 --> 01:30:29,957 BUT, IN MY EXPERIENCE, IN THIS 2213 01:30:29,957 --> 01:30:34,629 WORK, IT'S EASY TO ESPOUSE 2214 01:30:34,629 --> 01:30:42,069 HIGH-LEVEL ORTIZ , EASY TO 2215 01:30:42,069 --> 01:30:48,042 ESPOUSE VALUE STATEMENTS , BUT 2216 01:30:48,042 --> 01:30:49,444 IF YOU ASK ANYONE WHO HAS EVER 2217 01:30:49,444 --> 01:30:56,751 BEEN AT THIS DAIS OR THE MAYORS 2218 01:30:56,751 --> 01:30:57,385 OFFICE UPSTAIRS ON THE SEVENTH 2219 01:30:57,385 --> 01:30:58,386 FLOOR, THE DEVILS IN THE 2220 01:30:58,386 --> 01:30:59,220 DETAILS. THAT SAID, ADDRESSING 2221 01:30:59,220 --> 01:31:03,724 THE COMMENT EARLIER , I REALLY 2222 01:31:03,724 --> 01:31:04,759 DO APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK. I 2223 01:31:04,759 --> 01:31:07,395 WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT 2224 01:31:07,395 --> 01:31:08,796 WHAT YOU SPECIFICALLY ENVISION 2225 01:31:08,796 --> 01:31:09,463 AND HOW WE CAN POTENTIALLY BRING 2226 01:31:09,463 --> 01:31:12,567 IT TO LIFE AS A CITY. I AM 2227 01:31:12,567 --> 01:31:13,167 GENERALLY INTERESTED IN THAT. 2228 01:31:13,167 --> 01:31:15,736 HAS BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR 2229 01:31:15,736 --> 01:31:16,971 SINCE WE LAST MET. I PERSONALLY 2230 01:31:16,971 --> 01:31:18,206 WOULD LOVE TO CONNECT AND LEARN 2231 01:31:18,206 --> 01:31:19,941 MORE. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE 2232 01:31:19,941 --> 01:31:25,880 COMMITTED TO THIS WORK. AND YOUR 2233 01:31:25,880 --> 01:31:26,814 ORGANIZATION AS WELL. AND I 2234 01:31:26,814 --> 01:31:27,582 APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND 2235 01:31:27,582 --> 01:31:28,583 APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK. I 2236 01:31:28,583 --> 01:31:29,617 GENERALLY DO. THE NEXT THING I 2237 01:31:29,617 --> 01:31:34,322 WILL SHARE IS THAT -- THERE'S A 2238 01:31:34,322 --> 01:31:35,289 QUICK QUESTION LURKING IN THIS 2239 01:31:35,289 --> 01:31:36,824 ONE, WE HEARD FROM ONE OF THE 2240 01:31:36,824 --> 01:31:45,500 REMOTE COMMENTERS ABOUT KING OF 2241 01:31:45,500 --> 01:31:46,734 POTHOLES, BE THE KING OF TRAFFIC 2242 01:31:46,734 --> 01:31:47,802 SAFETY. WE ARE ALTERING TO BE 2243 01:31:47,802 --> 01:31:48,870 THE KINGS, QUEENS, REALTY OF 2244 01:31:48,870 --> 01:31:49,804 TRAFFIC SAFETY HERE. IT'S A 2245 01:31:49,804 --> 01:31:52,573 RACE TO THE TOP, BY THE WAY. BUT 2246 01:31:52,573 --> 01:31:54,242 72 HOURS THEY NOTED THE 72 HOUR 2247 01:31:54,242 --> 01:31:55,743 SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT THAT WE 2248 01:31:55,743 --> 01:32:02,183 HAVE TO REPORT OR FILL, AS A 2249 01:32:02,183 --> 01:32:03,150 CITY, 80% OF REPORTED POTHOLES 2250 01:32:03,150 --> 01:32:09,023 WITHIN 72 HOURS. AND THE LAST 2251 01:32:09,023 --> 01:32:10,291 BRIEFING WE GOT ON THIS, I THINK 2252 01:32:10,291 --> 01:32:12,026 WE ARE UP TO 85 OR 90%, ACTUALLY 2253 01:32:12,026 --> 01:32:13,194 WE ARE ACHIEVING, WE ARE ABOVE 2254 01:32:13,194 --> 01:32:14,295 STANDARD WHICH IS GREAT. THE 2255 01:32:14,295 --> 01:32:16,030 IDEA WAS THAT WHEN I HAVE AFTER 2256 01:32:16,030 --> 01:32:21,335 A -- THIS WAS A CONCRETE 2257 01:32:21,335 --> 01:32:24,805 SPECIFIC PROPOSAL, WHICH IS VERY 2258 01:32:24,805 --> 01:32:26,340 HELPFUL, IN TERMS OF CRAFTING 2259 01:32:26,340 --> 01:32:29,911 POLICY. THE IDEA WAS, WHY NOT 2260 01:32:29,911 --> 01:32:36,617 HAVE , WITHIN 72 HOURS, OF A 2261 01:32:36,617 --> 01:32:38,586 SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR FATALITY, 2262 01:32:38,586 --> 01:32:41,756 84 SQUARE MILES, BECAUSE OF THE 2263 01:32:41,756 --> 01:32:46,594 LATENCY AND DATA, I DON'T TO 2264 01:32:46,594 --> 01:32:47,895 SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT I DON'T KNOW 2265 01:32:47,895 --> 01:32:49,363 IF THAT IS AT ALL WORKABLE. ON 2266 01:32:49,363 --> 01:32:52,900 THE SERIOUS INJURY FRONT. BUT 72 2267 01:32:52,900 --> 01:32:54,535 HOUR RULE, OR SOME SPECIFIED 2268 01:32:54,535 --> 01:32:58,072 PERIOD, WE RESPOND, START TO 2269 01:32:58,072 --> 01:33:00,107 MAKE , OR AT LEAST DEVELOP A 2270 01:33:00,107 --> 01:33:05,212 PLAN TO MAKE IMMEDIATE 2271 01:33:05,212 --> 01:33:06,414 MEDIATIONS, WE KNOW CAN BE DONE. 2272 01:33:06,414 --> 01:33:07,915 LAST YEAR ON FOURTH AVENUE, THE 2273 01:33:07,915 --> 01:33:14,322 DEPARTMENT , IN A HEROIC EFFORT, 2274 01:33:14,322 --> 01:33:15,723 WAS ABLE TO MAKE MUCH NEEDED 2275 01:33:15,723 --> 01:33:17,091 REPAIRS AND SAFETY UPGRADES TO 2276 01:33:17,091 --> 01:33:20,661 ADDRESS BIKE SAFETY ON FOURTH 2277 01:33:20,661 --> 01:33:22,363 AVENUE. WE KNOW IT CAN BE DONE. 2278 01:33:22,363 --> 01:33:23,130 YOU ALL HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY 2279 01:33:23,130 --> 01:33:24,865 WITH ME TO ADDRESS SOME TRAFFIC 2280 01:33:24,865 --> 01:33:29,036 SAFETY ISSUES. IN MY COUNCIL 2281 01:33:29,036 --> 01:33:35,343 DISTRICT, IN SOUTH PARK. ALONG 2282 01:33:35,343 --> 01:33:36,310 EAU CLAIRE HARBOR AVENUE AMONGST 2283 01:33:36,310 --> 01:33:38,112 OTHERS. IT CAN BE DONE, BUT THE 2284 01:33:38,112 --> 01:33:39,780 TRUTH IS, YOU GUYS COVER 84 2285 01:33:39,780 --> 01:33:41,215 SQUARE MILES OF TERRITORY. I DO 2286 01:33:41,215 --> 01:33:44,785 MY JOB, WHEN I AM POWERING YOU 2287 01:33:44,785 --> 01:33:50,024 ALL, TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE 2288 01:33:50,024 --> 01:33:51,192 TREE PROGRAM, WITH THE SIDEWALK 2289 01:33:51,192 --> 01:33:52,927 PROGRAM, BY GIVE THE STRUCTURE 2290 01:33:52,927 --> 01:33:55,363 UPGRADE PROGRAM, GENERALLY 2291 01:33:55,363 --> 01:33:58,866 STEPPING OUT OF THE WAY AND LET 2292 01:33:58,866 --> 01:34:01,235 ME TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED. AND 2293 01:34:01,235 --> 01:34:08,809 HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE. BUT, SO THE 2294 01:34:08,809 --> 01:34:09,744 IDEA WAS, 72 HOURS WITHIN A 2295 01:34:09,744 --> 01:34:18,519 FATALITY, LET'S JUST SAY THAT, 2296 01:34:18,519 --> 01:34:20,021 COME MAKE INITIAL REPAIRS. MUCH 2297 01:34:20,021 --> 01:34:21,222 MORE COMPLEX THAN A POTHOLE. YOU 2298 01:34:21,222 --> 01:34:22,423 GOT TO DESIGN, YOU GOT TO 2299 01:34:22,423 --> 01:34:23,591 ASSESS, THEN YOU GET TO DESIGN, 2300 01:34:23,591 --> 01:34:24,492 ENABLEMENT. THAT HIS COMPLEX 2301 01:34:24,492 --> 01:34:26,227 WORK. CAN YOU JUST HELP US 2302 01:34:26,227 --> 01:34:27,028 BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE 2303 01:34:27,028 --> 01:34:28,329 DEPARTMENT'S TYPICAL RESPONSE 2304 01:34:28,329 --> 01:34:32,566 PROTOCOLS FOR, LET'S TAKE 2305 01:34:32,566 --> 01:34:37,438 FATALITIES, UTILITIES, THAT 2306 01:34:37,438 --> 01:34:38,339 EXIST TODAY, WHAT IS THE 2307 01:34:38,339 --> 01:34:39,407 DEPARTMENT'S TYPICAL RESPONSE 2308 01:34:39,407 --> 01:34:43,711 CALLS FOR FATALITIES ON OUR 2309 01:34:43,711 --> 01:34:45,079 ROADS TODAY? 2310 01:34:45,079 --> 01:34:47,848 >> I BELIEVE I PREVIOUSLY 2311 01:34:47,848 --> 01:34:50,818 ANSWERED PROBABLY A SIMILAR 2312 01:34:50,818 --> 01:34:55,923 QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER 2313 01:34:55,923 --> 01:34:57,525 RINCK ABOUT WHAT OUR RESPONSE TO 2314 01:34:57,525 --> 01:34:59,427 THE FATAL COLLISION IS. NOW, 2315 01:34:59,427 --> 01:35:05,132 LOOKING AT KIND OF LIKE THAT 72 2316 01:35:05,132 --> 01:35:05,800 HOUR NUMBER, SOMETIMES WE DO NOT 2317 01:35:05,800 --> 01:35:07,201 EVEN HAVE A TRAFFIC COLLISION 2318 01:35:07,201 --> 01:35:09,437 REPORT BUT WE UNDERSTAND THE 2319 01:35:09,437 --> 01:35:10,571 CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO A 2320 01:35:10,571 --> 01:35:14,175 CRASH. BUT I DO KIND OF LIKE 2321 01:35:14,175 --> 01:35:16,110 UNDERSTAND THE UNDERLYING NEED 2322 01:35:16,110 --> 01:35:21,148 THAT ALL OF YOU ARE POINTING OUT 2323 01:35:21,148 --> 01:35:22,817 HERE, IS TO HAVE A MORE RAPID 2324 01:35:22,817 --> 01:35:28,322 RESPONSE AT LOCATIONS THAT -- 2325 01:35:28,322 --> 01:35:29,323 THAT HAD FATAL COLLISIONS AND 2326 01:35:29,323 --> 01:35:32,359 IT'S SOMETHING THAT A PROPOSAL 2327 01:35:32,359 --> 01:35:34,462 OR IDEA WE'RE STILL KICKING 2328 01:35:34,462 --> 01:35:37,465 AROUND, I STILL DON'T HAVE ALL 2329 01:35:37,465 --> 01:35:41,168 THE SPECIFICS TO SHARE WITH YOU. 2330 01:35:41,168 --> 01:35:42,803 BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE 2331 01:35:42,803 --> 01:35:44,338 CLOSELY LOOKING AT TO SEE HOW WE 2332 01:35:44,338 --> 01:35:45,840 CAN MORE RAPIDLY RESPOND TO 2333 01:35:45,840 --> 01:35:48,275 FATAL COLLISIONS , FATALITIES ON 2334 01:35:48,275 --> 01:35:51,512 OUR STREETS. RIGHT NOW, WITHIN A 2335 01:35:51,512 --> 01:35:53,948 COUPLE OF WEEKS OF RECEIVING THE 2336 01:35:53,948 --> 01:35:55,349 TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT WE 2337 01:35:55,349 --> 01:35:58,119 ALWAYS FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SITE 2338 01:35:58,119 --> 01:35:59,587 VISIT DOCUMENT AND CONDITIONS 2339 01:35:59,587 --> 01:36:01,489 AND IDENTIFYING ANY MAINTENANCE 2340 01:36:01,489 --> 01:36:04,458 ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED 2341 01:36:04,458 --> 01:36:07,862 IMMEDIATELY. AND, WE ARE LOOKING 2342 01:36:07,862 --> 01:36:09,897 AT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OR WHAT 2343 01:36:09,897 --> 01:36:12,633 ADDITIONAL THINGS WE CAN DO TO 2344 01:36:12,633 --> 01:36:15,669 BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO FATAL 2345 01:36:15,669 --> 01:36:20,174 COLLISIONS AT LOCATIONS. 2346 01:36:20,174 --> 01:36:22,710 >> THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO 2347 01:36:22,710 --> 01:36:23,644 LEARNING MORE AND WORKING 2348 01:36:23,644 --> 01:36:32,920 ALONGSIDE YOU ALL TO BETTER 2349 01:36:32,920 --> 01:36:33,854 EMPOWER AND SUPPORT YOUR 2350 01:36:33,854 --> 01:36:34,588 EFFORTS. REALLY APPRECIATED. ALL 2351 01:36:34,588 --> 01:36:38,592 RIGHT, THANK YOU . WE WILL NOW 2352 01:36:38,592 --> 01:36:41,929 MOVE ON TO OUR THIRD ITEM OF 2353 01:36:41,929 --> 01:36:45,232 BUSINESS. I NOTE THAT WE ARE 2354 01:36:45,232 --> 01:36:51,005 LOSING QUORUM AT 11:30 AM. ARE 2355 01:36:51,005 --> 01:36:51,939 PARTNERS AT THE WATERFRONT, DO 2356 01:36:51,939 --> 01:36:53,107 YOU THINK YOU CAN DELIVER THIS, 2357 01:36:53,107 --> 01:36:54,475 I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 15 MINUTES, 2358 01:36:54,475 --> 01:36:56,076 CAN YOU DO IN 10 OR SHOULD WE 2359 01:36:56,076 --> 01:36:57,745 INVITE YOU BACK? LET'S TABLE 2360 01:36:57,745 --> 01:37:00,381 THAT . LET'S TABLE THE THIRD 2361 01:37:00,381 --> 01:37:03,384 ITEM . BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO 2362 01:37:03,384 --> 01:37:06,854 LOSE QUORUM. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL 2363 01:37:06,854 --> 01:37:09,423 WELCOME YOU BACK NEXT TIME. 2364 01:37:09,423 --> 01:37:12,393 LET'S SEE. TO ANY OF MY FELLOW 2365 01:37:12,393 --> 01:37:16,564 COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY FINAL 2366 01:37:16,564 --> 01:37:17,364 QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FOR THE 2367 01:37:17,364 --> 01:37:23,837 GOOD OF THE ORDER?