>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, THE
APRIL 16, 22026 MEETING OF THE
SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION,
ENGINEERING PROJECTS SPORTS WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:38, I AM
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL
COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THERE ARE THREE MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> LET THE RECORD REFLECT
COUNCILMEMBER LIN HAS BEEN
EXCUSED. I KNOW IT MUST BE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL SPRING
BREAK WEEK WITH THE QUORUM HERE.
ALL GOOD. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COLLEAGUES, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
AND SEEING THE OBJECTION THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING
AMBER'S OF THE PUBLIC.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US AT TODAY'S MEETING.
TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT DAY IN
HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION. ON
APRIL 16, 1867, WILBUR WRIGHT
WAS BORN IN MILLVILLE, INDIANA.
WILBUR WAS AN AMERICAN AVIATION
PIONEER WHO, ALONGSIDE HIS
BROTHER INVENTED THE VERY FIRST
SUCCESSFUL AIRPLANE. SO HAPPY
159th BIRTHDAY, WILBUR.
GENERALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION POLICY , AVIATION
AND AEROSPACE IS SOMETHING THAT
IS GENERALLY WITHIN THE DOMAIN
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN
TERMS OF REGULATION. MAYBE
EXCLUSIVELY. BUT, IT IS STILL AN
IMPORTANT MODE, STILL AN
IMPORTANT MODE THAT SUPPORTS OUR
TRAVEL. IT IS AN IMPORTANT MOOD
THAT SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL ECONOMY
WITH BOEING AND THE LIKE. THIS
IS FROM A FELLOW AIR FORCE
VETERAN. ALL RIGHT. NOW ON A
MUCH MORE SERIOUS MATTER, ON
SUNDAY EVENING, A FEW DAYS AGO,
TWO DRIVERS WERE TRAGICALLY
KILLED IN A WRONG WAY HEAD-ON
COLLISION ON STATE ROUTE 509
BETWEEN SOUTH L STREET AND SOUTH
112 STREET. THE VICTIMS HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE MEDIA AGE
21 AND AGE 71. THE INCIDENT
OCCURRED ON STATE HIGHWAY WITHIN
THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AND, ALTHOUGH IT
OCCURRED ON A WSDOT ACID, STATE
ROUTE 509, AND THEREFORE
DOESN'T COUNT AGAINST OUR
VISION ZERO DATA, WSDOT OWNS
THAT. IT DID OCCUR, STILL
NONETHELESS WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
SO, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO OBSERVE A BRIEF MOMENT
OF SILENCE FOR THE DECEASED.
TRAFFIC SAFETY REMAINS MY
HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THIS
COMMITTEE. FOR THAT REASON, I
HAVE CALLED UPON THE CITY
AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE
AUDIT FOR OUR CITY'S VISION
ZERO PROGRAM. OUR CITY HAS MADE
HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN TRAFFIC
SAFETY AND THE RECENT VOTER
APPROVED LEVY. AND AS CHAIR OF
HER FORMER TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AT THE TIME, BUT
OVERSAW THAT PROCESS, I AM PROUD
THAT THIS COUNCIL WAS ABLE TO
PROVIDE A RECORD $160.5 MILLION
IN DEDICATED FUNDING FOR VISION
ZERO ALONE OVER THE COURSE OF
THE YEAR LEVY. AND, WHEN WE LOOK
MORE BROADLY AND RELATED SAFETY
INVESTMENTS IN THE LEVY, SUCH AS
THE $193 MILLION FOR PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY, 133.3 OR 135.5 MILLION
FOR BICYCLE SAFETY AND $403
MILLION FOR ROAD SAFETY AND
MODERNIZATION, THE TOTAL IMPACT
IS MUCH LARGER . IN FACT, A
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE ACTUALLY
PUTS THE COMBINED TRAFFIC SAFETY
INVESTMENT AT APPROXIMATELY $890
MILLION OVER THE EIGHT YEAR
LIFECYCLE OF THE LEVY. THAT
MEANS NEARLY $1 BILLION OVER
EIGHT YEARS IS BEING DIRECTED
TOWARDS MAKING OUR STREETS SAFER
AND SAVING LIVES. PUT ANOTHER
WAY, CLOSE TO HALF OF THE $1.55
BILLION LEVY IS FOCUSED ON
TRAFFIC SAFETY OUTCOMES. AND
THIS SLIGHTLY MORE ACCURATE
HUNDRED $90 MILLION FIGURE
DOESN'T EVEN FACTOR IN THE
OTHER CATEGORIES OF INVESTMENTS
OF THE LEVY THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY IMPACT SAFETY ON OUR
ROADS WHETHER DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY. INDEED, THE HUNDRED
$90 MILLION LEVEL INVESTMENT
WOULD SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE BOLD
TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS WE
HAVE MADE WITH THE LEVY TO DO
THINGS LIKE MAKING OUR BRIDGES
SAFER AND MORE SECURE.
CONNECTING PEOPLE SAFELY TO
TRANSIT . ADDRESSING SAFETY
ISSUES . AND ARE TRAFFIC SIGNALS
AND OPERATIONS THAT WERE,
INVESTING IN CARGO, FREIGHT
MOBILITY BY MAKING VITAL
INDUSTRIAL ZONE SAFETY UPGRADES
AND INSTALLING MORE CRITICAL
SAFETY LIGHTING FOR PEDESTRIANS.
ARE MOST VULNERABLE USERS.
WHICH, BY THE WAY, AND IF IT'S
ALL MODES AND ALL USERS BY
IMPROVING VISIBILITY FOR
EVERYONE IN THE AFFECTED AREA.
NO DOUBT THERE IS A STRONG
SAFETY NEXUS IN THESE
INVESTMENTS AS WELL. SHOULDN'T
SOME OF THESE BE COUNTED AS
VISION ZERO AND ROAD SAFETY
INVESTMENTS AS WELL? AT LEAST IN
PART? REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU
CHOOSE TO COUNT THE BEANS OR
SLICED THE DATA, THESE NUMBERS
REFLECT A CLEAR AND UNIFIED
POLICY CHOICE BY OUR CITY.
SEATTLE IS PRIORITIZING SAFETY
AT SCALE , AND MAKING ONE OF THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS IN SAFER STREETS IN
OUR CITY'S HISTORY. VISION ZERO
IS ABOUT SAVING LIVES. AND WHILE
WE ARE SEEING SOME REAL PROGRESS
, THE TRAGIC REALITY REMAINS,
THE TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL
DYING AND SUFFERING SERIOUS
INJURIES ON OUR STREETS. THIS
AUDIT WILL HELP US TAKE A HARD
LOOK AT WHAT IS WORKING, WHAT IS
NOT, AND WHERE WE NEED TO
SHARPEN OUR APPROACH AND PREVENT
FURTHER FURTHER TRAGEDIES ON THE
ROADS. NOW I WANT TO COMMEND THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THEIR
EXTENSIVE WORK IN ADDRESSING
VISION ZERO TO DATE. AGAIN WE
ARE SEEING SOME REAL PROGRESS.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN
SOME LAUDABLE EFFORTS TO HELP US
ACHIEVE OUR VISION ZERO GOALS
INCLUDING BY CONDUCTING ITS OWN
INTERNAL REVIEWS OF THE VISION
ZERO PROGRAM. I ALSO WANT TO
MAKE CLEAR THAT THE AUDIT I AM
CALLING FOR WILL BE AN OUTSIDE
ASSESSMENT . AN OUTSIDE OR
EXTERNAL AUDIT IS GENERALLY
CONSIDERED MORE RELIABLE AND
CREDIBLE THAN AN INTERNAL ONLY
REVIEW BECAUSE IT PROVIDES TRUE
INDEPENDENCE, ENSURES AN
UNBIASED ASSESSMENT OF DATA
ACCURACY, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
AND RISK. BY COMPARISON,
INTERNAL ONLY AUDITS OFTEN FOCUS
PRIMARILY ON OPERATIONAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND ARE MANAGED BY
INTERNAL DEPARTMENT STAFF. ALL
OF WHICH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE
PERCEPTION OR MISPERCEPTION THAT
THE INTERNAL REVIEW PROCESS IS
NOT TRULY OBJECTIVE. NOW OUR
CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE HAS AS
ITS CORE MISSION TO CONDUCT
INDEPENDENT, IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS
AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO
IMPROVE CITY PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES. WE KNOW PERFORMANCE
AUDITS ARE IMPORTANT
ACCOUNTABILITY TO EVALUATE THE
EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
CITY PROGRAMS, TO DETERMINE IF
THEY ARE ACHIEVING THEIR
INTENDED OBJECTIVES AND IF THEY
COULD POSSIBLY BE DOING BETTER.
LAUNCHED IN 2015, THE VISION
ZERO PROGRAM HAS AN AMBITIOUS
GOAL TO END TRAFFIC DEATHS AND
SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR CITY
STREETS BY THE YEAR 2030. THIS
PROGRAM, IS ALL ABOUT SAVING
LIVES. I AM CALLING FOR THIS
AUDIT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SAVING
AS MANY LIVES AS POSSIBLE. AND I
WANT TO EMPHASIZE, MAKE IT
CRYSTAL CLEAR, THAT THE OUTSIDE
AUDIT I AM CALLING FOR IS NOT
INTENDED TO REPLACE THE DIP
DEPARTMENT'S OWN DUE DILIGENCE
AND PERIODIC INTERNAL REVIEWS
DESIGNED TO DRIVE FURTHER
ENHANCEMENTS, FURTHER
IMPROVEMENTS . I REFUSE TO
VENTURE DOWN THE
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE PATH OF
FINGER-POINTING AND CASTING
DISPERSIONS. IT'S NOT ABOUT
THAT. I BELIEVE THIS DEPARTMENT
IS DOING THEIR LEVEL BEST . AND
I KNOW THEY ARE MAKING EVERY
EFFORT TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT
VISION ZERO. THAT SAID, WE ALSO
KNOW THAT OUTSIDE AUDITS DO
OFFER ADDITIONAL BENEFITS LIKE
INCREASED PERCEPTIONS OF
UNBIASED OBJECTIVITY , ENHANCE
ABILITY WAS STAKEHOLDERS,
ESPECIALLY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, AND STRENGTHEN
VERIFICATION AND FIDELITY OF
DATA. THAT IS WHY OUTSIDE AUDIT
IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT, NOT
REPLACE SDOT'S EXISTING EFFORTS
AND WORKING FOR HARMONY TOGETHER
. THE AUDIT IS EXPECTED TO
COMMENCE IN THE FALL , IT'S
ALREADY IN THE CITY AUDITOR'S Q.
THE FINDINGS AND SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL FLOW
FROM THIS AUDIT WILL BE
PRESENTED IN A FUTURE COMMITTEE
MEETING. BECAUSE OF THIS AUDIT,
I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE
ABLE TO STRENGTHEN SHARED
ACCOUNTABILITY , IMPROVED
TRANSPARENCY, AND DRIVE CLARITY.
THIS AUDIT WILL BETTER POSITION
OUR CITY TO ACTUALLY ACHIEVE OUR
AMBITIOUS VISION ZERO GOALS AND
SAVE LIVES. SO STAY TUNED. ALL
RIGHT, THAT SAID, WE HAVE A VERY
ROBUST AGENDA THIS MORNING WHICH
INCLUDES A STREET RENAMING
RESOLUTION, A TRAFFIC SAFETY
BRIEFING AND A DEPARTMENT
OVERVIEW PRESENTATION. IS A
QUICK MINOR HOUSEKEEPING NOTE,
WE WOULD ORDINARILY HAVE PUT IN
THE SAFETY BRIEFING FIRST TO BE
MORE CONSISTENT WITH OUR SAFETY
FIRST MANTRA. AND OUR STEPS
COMMITTEE, BUT TO ALIGN
SCHEDULES FOR TODAY'S IMPORTANT
AGENDA ITEMS WE HAVE AMENDED ON
THE FOLLOWING ORDER. FIRST, IT
IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO HEAR A
PROPOSED RESOLUTION SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH THAT
WOULD REMAIN A PORTION OF SOUTH
JACKSON STREET AFTER DR. ROBERT
L. MANAWAY, SR. WHAT AN
IMPRESSIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER. FOR
A SECOND AGENDA ITEM, OUR
PARTNERS FROM SDOT WILL BE
PROVIDING OUR QUARTERLY TRAFFIC
SAFETY BRIEFING UPDATE. THE
PRESENTATION WILL RECEIVE --
THAT WE WILL RECEIVE UPON THE
REVIEW OF THE TRAFFIC 2025
SAFETY DATA AND AN OVERVIEW OF
THE 2026 VISION ZERO PROJECTS.
FINALLY, AGENDA ITEM THREE IS AN
OVERVIEW PRESENTATION ON
WATERFRONT PARK. THE OFFICE OF
THE WATERFRONT , KNOWN MORE
OFFICIALLY AS THE OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT CIVIC PROJECTS AND
SOUND TRANSIT IS A NEW ADDITION
TO THE EXPANDED PURVIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE THIS YEAR. I'M EXCITED
TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
FROM THEM TODAY. AND I
ANTICIPATE THIS TO BE THE FIRST
OF MANY PRESENTATIONS WE WILL
HAVE FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE
WATERFRONT IN THE MONTHS AND
YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. AND
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
COMMITTEE. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP?
>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND TWO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO AND ITS.
WILL START WITH IN PERSON
SPEAKERS FIRST. WORK, PLEASE
READ THE PUBLIC, INSTRUCTIONS.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED . SPEAKERS WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IN
PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS
ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS
MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT AND THEIR COMMENTS
WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
DENISE.
>> FIRST OF ALL, -- IS THIS ON?
>> JUST A MOMENT, MA'AM.
>> ANYWAY, I AM DENISE, I AM
HERE ABOUT THE PIKE STREET HILL
CLIMB. AND WESTERN AVENUE. I
HAVE LIVED IN THE AREA FOR 36
YEARS AND ALWAYS IN THE SAME ON
THE HILL CLIMB. BUT I DON'T
WANT TO WASTE MY TWO MINUTES.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A
PRESENTATION. I REPRESENT
CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF HILL
CLIMB COURT, 1425 WESTERN AVENUE
AND HAVE FOR SOME TIME EXPENSED
SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES WITH
REGARD TO THE PIKE STREET HILL
CLIMB. STAIRS THAT CONNECT
ALASKA WAY TO WESTERN AVENUE AT
THE PIKE STREET RIGHT AWAY. THE
STAIRS PROVIDE THE MOST DIRECT
ACCESS BETWEEN THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET ELEVATOR AND THE AQUARIUM
AND WATERFRONT PARK. A LACK OF
SECURITY PATROLLING THE AREA HAS
LED TO GENERAL DETERIORATION AND
WE ARE WITNESSING DRUG
TRANSACTIONS AT OUR NORTH EXIT
GATE, CAMPING AND VANDALISM. ARE
BUILDING HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO
MANY TIMES. CRUISE SHIP TOURISTS
AND VISITORS VOICED THEIR DISMAY
REGARDING THE UNSANITARY
CONDITIONS WILL THEY ARE GETTING
THEIR FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THE
CITY AND AS THEY WALKED TO THE
MARKET. WITH THE WORLD SOON TO
DESCEND ON SEATTLE WITH THE
COMING FEE FOR GAMES, IT BECOMES
EVEN MORE URGENT. THERE IS NO
APPARENT REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON
THE HILL CLIMB TO ADDRESS WITH
HER, AND CANS, DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA AND HUMAN WASTE.
THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE APPEARS
TO BE NO SECURITY PATROLS ON OR
NEAR THE STAIRS OR WESTERN
AVENUE OUTSIDE THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET HISTORICAL DISTRICT,
ESPECIALLY AFTER HOURS. EITHER
THE WATERFRONT MANAGEMENT NOR
THE CITY SEEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE AREA AND ITS MAINTENANCE
LARGELY NORTH. WITH BOTH THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET AND WATERFRONT
PARK SECURITY PATROLS, THE
STAIRS AND SURROUNDING WESTERN
AVENUE -- HOW MIGHT WE GET
ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE AND A
PERMANENT RESOLUTION WHERE THE
STAIRS ARE TREATED AS AN
EXTENSION TO THE WATERFRONT
PARK, WHICH IT IS?
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
>> ARE NEXT IN PERSON SPEAKER
WILL BE ROBIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, MY
NAME IS ROBIN. I AM SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE DELEGATED
RESOLUTION STREET RENAMING ON
BEHALF OF MY FATHER, DR. ROBERT
L. MANAWAY, SR. FOR 43 YEARS HE
HAS MISSED GAMES, FAMILY
DINNERS, TEACHER MEETINGS AND
EVERYTHING ON BEHALF OF SERVING
THE CHURCH AND OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THAT IS AND TO DOWNPLAY OR
BE REMORSE FOR ANYTHING OF THAT
SORT BUT TO SIMPLY SHOW
GRATITUDE AND TO EXPRESS HIS
LOVE AND CARE AND COMMITMENT
THAT HE HAS HAD TOWARDS THIS
COMMUNITY FOR 43 YEARS. OUTSIDE
OF DR. McKINNEY HE HAS BEEN THE
LONGEST STANDING PASTOR IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT . SO I JUST
FIGURED IT WOULD BE A GREAT PAT
ON THE BACK FOR HIM AND JUST TO
SHOW THAT AS THE COMMUNITY, AND
BE HIS NAMESAKE, HIS DAUGHTER,
THAT WE APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME
YOU HAVE SHARED HERE ON THE
CORNER OF 28th AND JACKSON. JUST
BY SIMPLY RENAMING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ARE NEXT IN PERSON SPEAKER
WILL BE GORDON.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS GORDON.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE STREETS ALLIANCE. I COME
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT VISION
ZERO. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO
WAIT FOR THE FALL TO KNOW WHAT
THE AUDITOR IS GOING TO SAY
WHICH IS THAT 80% OF OUR
PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES ARE
HAPPENING ON MULTIPLE LANE
ARTERIALS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
, THIS IS AN 11 YEAR PROGRAM
NOW, WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT
THE SAME STREETS. WE ARE STILL
TALKING ABOUT RANIER, AURORA,
MLK, LAKE CITY WAY, FOURTH
AVENUE SOUTH IN THE INGREDIENT
THAT HAS BEEN MISSING IS NOT A
LACK OF IDEAS OR COMMITMENTS
FROM SDOT, IT'S BEEN A LACK OF
POLITICAL WILL. TO TACKLE THE
REALLY HARD CHANGES. WE KNOW IS
ARE GOING TO BE DIFFICULT
CONVERSATIONS. ABOUT REDUCING
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, NARROWING,
PLANTING TREES, ADDING BIKE
LANES ARE BUSTLING, WHATEVER THE
SOLUTIONS ARE. BUT THEY'RE GOING
TO KEEP HER NEIGHBORS SAFE.
THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE GETS HOME TO THEIR
LOVED ONES. THEY'RE GOING TO
LIVE UP TO HER COMMITMENT TO
KEEP OUR FELLOW CITIZENS ALIVE
AS THEY GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY
BUSINESS. SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT
THE TOP LINE THAT IS GOING TO
COME BACK FROM THAT AUDITOR'S
REPORT, IT'S GOING TO BE
SOMETHING WE ALREADY KNOW. WHICH
IS THAT THERE ARE SOME BIG ROCKS
AND WE ONLY TO PUT OUR SHOULDERS
TO THOSE ROCKS TO MOVE THEM.
AND, LASTLY I WOULD JUST SAY,
THIS COUNCIL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO INVEST IN THAT PUSH. LAST
FALL THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
INVEST ALL OF THE CAMERA FUNDING
BACK INTO VISION ZERO, THE
COUNCIL DID NOT TAKE THAT
OPPORTUNITY. AND IN THE SPRING
SUPPLEMENT FALL BUDGET THERE IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REINVEST THAT
FUNDING. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT. I KNOW WE ARE ALL
ALIGNED ON VALUES. AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S
COMMITMENT TO KEEPING EVERYONE
SAFE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR FINAL IN PERSON SPEAKER ,
I MAY BE MISPRONOUNCING THE
NAME, I BELIEVE IT IS BRANDON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ANNOUNCED
AN AUDIT , I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
WHY. THESE TWO PEOPLE WERE
KILLED WHEN THEY WERE WALKING BY
MOTOR VEHICLES LAST YEAR. THAT
SHOULD BE EVIDENCE WE ARE NOT
DOING ENOUGH TO REDUCE THE
NUMBER ZERO IN THE NEXT 40
YEARS. IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO, IT'S THAT WE
LACK THE POLITICAL WILL TO DO
IT. I WAS THE UNION STREET
BUSTLING SAVED ONLY AFTER STREET
ADVOCATES NOTICE THE CITY WAS
BULLDOZING BIKE STRUCTURE. WHY
WERE SPEED CUSHIONS REMOVED FROM
THE LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
DESIGNS? I WASN'T THE AIRPORT
WAY BY GLENN REDUCED TO PREVENT
CARGO BIKES FROM PASSING EACH
OTHER. AND WHY DID IT TAKE
CITYWIDE OUTCRIES, AND A TEACHER
CAMPAIGN TO SAVE PROTECTIVE IF
THE STRUCTURE ON DELRIDGE? EVEN
THEN FOR SOME REASON WE HAD TO
ADD ANOTHER INTERSECTION TO A
FUNCTIONAL CORNER. ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEDESTRIAN TO BE
HIT BY A CAR. THESE EXAMPLES
HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON, EACH
TIME A CAR ADVOCATE TALKED TO
THE CITY AND THE CITY COMPROMISE
AND SAFETY TO MAKE STREETS MORE
CONVENIENT FOR CARS. IF WE WERE
TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT ACHIEVING
VISION ZERO WE NEED TO DO WHAT
WE ALREADY KNOW, WE KNOW THE
DISTRICTING MOVEMENT SAVES
LIVES. WE NEED TO DO THIS
EVERYWHERE. FOCUSING MOST OF OUR
ATTENTION ON HIGH-RISK AREAS. WE
NEED A TEAM OF PEOPLE THE
RESPONSE TO EACH DEATH OF MOTOR
VEHICLES IN SEATTLE BY CREATING
THE STRUCTURE TO PREVENT A DEATH
FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN. SDOT
HAS MADE A HALFHEARTED EFFORT,
THE SITE OF LILLIAN'S DEATH
WITH EIGHT INSTALLED PERMANENT
DAYLIGHTING OR DIY BARRIERS AND
CONES. HOWEVER ALL CORNERS OF
THAT SECTION NEED DAYLIGHT
LIGHTING. THE CITY CAN DO MORE
TO MAKE THE STREETS SAFER.
INSTEAD OF TASKING ANOTHER STUDY
SEATTLE WE SHOULD TASK PEOPLE TO
CHANGE OUR STREETS AND SLOW
CARS. WE NEED A DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION THE BUILDS
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WALKING,
BIKING AND TRANSIT FIRST. RIGHT
NOW THEY BUILD FOR CARS FIRST.
-- WITH CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVERS.
WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE
PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DON'T
TEACHER, WILL OPEN MYSELF.
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. SPIKE
WE WILL MOVE ON TO REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE CARLO. CARLO,
PLEASE UNMUTE YOUR PHONE, STAR
SIX AND YOU CAN BEGIN.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS CARLO. I AM
A RESIDENT OF D5. I WANTED TO
COMMENT TODAY ON VISION ZERO. AS
WE ARE NEARING THE 2030 DEADLINE
THE WE HAVE ESTABLISHED TO AND
TRAFFIC -RELATED DEATHS AND
SERIOUS INJURIES, WE ARE
UNFORTUNATELY NOT ON TRACK TO
REACH THIS GOAL. SO I ASK HERE
IS THAT THE CITY ESTABLISH A
RAPID RESPONSE DIVISION ZERO.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOUR THE
SELF-PROCLAIMED KING WHICH I AM
SURE WE CAN ALL APPRECIATE
GETTING POTHOLES FILLED AND
MAKING OUR DRIVES AND RIDES AND
WALKS A BIT LESS BUMPY. SO, I
WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU AS
WELL TO BECOME THE VISION ZERO
KING. FOR RAPID RESPONSE, WE
NEED TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO
WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH POTHOLES,
DEFINE A TIMELINE OF 72 HOURS TO
RESOLUTION OF SAFETY WHEN A
DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS.
THAT MEANS WE DO QUICK FILLS,
INSTALL SEMIPERMANENT STREET
RECONFIGURATIONS FOR SAFETY WITH
AN OUTCOME THAT WILL PREVENT A
DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY AT THE
SITE WHERE ONE HAS OCCURRED FROM
EVER HAPPENING AGAIN. WE HAVE
JUST UNDER FOUR YEARS REMAINING
TO ACHIEVE THE VISION ZERO GOAL.
AND WE ARE IN CRISIS TERRITORY
NOW. SO, WE CAN DO THIS. WE MUST
DO THIS. OR WE WON'T MEET OUR
DEADLINE TO MEET VISION ZERO AND
AND TRAFFIC DEATHS AND SERIOUS
INJURIES. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR FINAL IN PERSON SPEAKER
WILL BE IRENE. PLEASE UNMUTE
YOURSELF VIA STAR SIX AND YOU
CAN BEGIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS IRENE WALL,
LAST EVENING I SENT YOU AN EMAIL
REGARDING THE NEW BIG, BLACK
BLOT THAT RECENTLY EMERGED
BLOCKING THE VIEW FROM PARK. I
ASK YOU TO READ THAT EMAIL AND
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REQUEST
THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS,
SDOT, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, AND
SDCI TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER BY
GETTING RID OF THE BLACK
MONOLITH. MOST OF YOU ARE TOO
YOUNG TO REMEMBER THE BIG VIEW
BATTLE THAT WAS RESOLVED 25
YEARS AGO. ENDING WITH AN
AGREEMENT TO REDESIGN THE
WATERFRONT HOTEL TO PROTECT THE
VIEW FROM VICTOR STEIN BROOK
PARK IN LIGHT OF BOTH AND
SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
POLICIES. WHICH HAVE NOT
CHANGED. SO WHY WERE THOSE
LESSONS LOST AND SOMEHOW THE
STRANGELY ENHANCED UTILITY POLE
WAS ERECTED DIRECTLY INTO THE
LEGALLY PROTECTED VIEW SCAPE
FROM VICTOR STEIN BROOK PARK?
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE
CITY HAS IGNORED ITS OBLIGATIONS
TO PROTECT PUBLIC VIEWS. MAKE
THE EFFORT TO GET RID OF THAT
TERRIBLE LOT ON THE VICTOR
STEINBERG PARK LANDSCAPE. PLEASE
DO IT TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR, WE HAVE CONCLUDED
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO HER FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. RESOLUTION
32195. A RESOLUTION PROVIDING AN
HONORARY DESIGNATION OF SOUTH
JACKSON STREET BETWEEN 28th
AVENUE SOUTH AND 29th AVENUE
SOUTH AS DR. RL MANAWAY, SR.
WAY.
>> THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, A NOTE
THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH HAS GRACIOUSLY
JOINED US. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SHE WILL INTRODUCE THIS
RESOLUTION HERE MOMENTARILY. IT
LOOKS LIKE ARE PRESENT IS JOINED
US AT THE TABLE. THANK YOU,
WELCOME. THESE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND THEN WHEN READY,
SHARE YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK
YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. AMANDA ALLEN WITH
STAFF. BRING THE, I WONDER IF
YOU CAN HELP ME, MY GOOGLE
SEARCH ON HOW TO GET THIS TO
SHARE?
>> CONTROL LETTER L TO DO THE
FULL SCREEN. WE WILL MAKE THIS
WORK. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU
TODAY ABOUT HONORARY STREET
DESIGNATION. MY CUTE GRAPHIC
ISN'T SHOWING UP. ALL RIGHT.
JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT
HONORARY STREET DESIGNATIONS FOR
CONTEXT OF THE RESOLUTION THAT
IS BEFORE YOU TODAY. THERE ARE
NO FORMAL RULES ACTUALLY AROUND
HONORARY STREET DESIGNATIONS.
THERE ARE PRACTICES WE HAVE
GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO. AND
STARTING WITH , IF WE WANT TO
HAVE AN HONORARY STREET
DESIGNATION , A SINGLE BLOCK IS
IDENTIFIED, AND THERE IS A
RESOLUTION THAT IS ADOPTED BY
THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL HAS A
CHAMPION OF THE RESOLUTION, IN
THIS CASE THE RESOLUTION YOU ARE
RECEIVING IS SPONSORED BY THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THE ACTUAL
LEGAL NAME DOES NOT CHANGE. SO
MAIL WOULD STILL GO TO THE LEGAL
ADDRESS. THIS IS TRULY JUST AN
HONOR. AND THE PERSON OR GROUP
REQUESTING THE DESIGNATION WOULD
ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNS ON
EITHER END OF THE BLOCK. AND
SDOT ESTIMATES THIS IS ABOUT
$2000. SO THAT GROUP WOULD WORK
WITH SDOT TO ENSURE THAT THE
NAME WAS CORRECT AND THAT IT WAS
INSTALLED WHERE THEY WERE
HOPING. AGAIN, YOU ARE MISSING
MY WONDERFUL GRAPHICS. FOR WHICH
I INCLUDED ALL TEXTS. SO THE
RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU PROPOSES
AN HONORARY DESIGNATION FOR THE
BLOCK ON SOUTH JACKSON STREET
BETWEEN 20th AVENUE SOUTH AND
29th AVENUE SOUTH. IT PROPOSES
THE NAME OF DR. RL MANAWAY, SR.
WAY AND REVEREND DR. ROBERT L.
MANAWAY, SR IS CURRENTLY THE
SENIOR PASTOR AT TABERNACLE
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN
SEATTLE. AS HIS DAUGHTER
MENTIONED IN PUBLIC COMMENT, HE
HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR OVER
FOUR DECADES PROMOTING
RESIDENTIAL AND OUTREACH
SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. THAT IS THE END OF MY
PRESENTATION. IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS AM
HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I AM SURE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS GOING TO
SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS ESTEEMED
GENTLEMAN.
>> ABSENTLY. THANK YOU,
APPRECIATE THE OVERVIEW AND YES,
WE WILL NOW TURN OVER TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. TO
INTRODUCE AND TALK ABOUT THE
RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, SORRY,
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK YOUR OFFICE FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS WELL.
AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH HOURS,
ONCE WE ASKED, AND HAD
INFORMATION FROM THE COMMITTEE
ABOUT THIS, YOU SAID ANYTHING,
WHATEVER IS NEEDED. I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION. COLLEAGUES, BEFORE
US HERE TODAY YOU HEARD HIS
DAUGHTER COME AND SPEAK, BUT HAS
BEEN THE SENIOR PASTOR OF
TABERNACLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
FOR VERY LONG TIME. AND SINCE
1983, THE CONGREGATION HAS MORE
THAN 1700 MEMBERS DURING THAT
TIME. HE IS A RESPECTED LEADER
IN THE COMMUNITY, A TRAIL BLAZER
OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, PASTOR
MANAWAY SERVES IN NUMEROUS CIVIC
ROLES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
BAPTIST CONVENTION OF THE USA
WHERE HE SITS ON THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND SERVES AS A VICE
PRESIDENT FOR THE CONGRESS OF
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. I KNOW I
HAVE A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT
PASTOR MANAWAY HAS DONE BUT I'M
GOING TO SPEAK FROM THE HEART,
JUST REAL QUICK. WE KNOW THAT
THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT ARE VERY
IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. AND AS SOME
PEOPLE OFTEN KNOW, PEOPLE SEE,
IT'S JUST A SIGN OR -- THIS IS
LIKE MORE FOR THAT. THIS IS A
BELOVED MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.
BEEN THERE THROUGH FOOD ACCESS,
WHO HAS BEEN THERE HELPING WITH
YOUTH ACCESS AS WELL. HAS SERVED
THE COMMUNITY FAITHFULLY. HAS
BEEN A LEADING ROCK. AND ALSO
HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE
COMMUNITY FOR 70 DIFFERENT
FAMILIES DURING THEIR FAITH
JOURNEY BUT ALSO JUST THE
COMMITTEE CENTER. TABERNACLE
CHURCH HAS BEEN A STAPLE OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR A LONG TIME. AS
YOU HEARD HIS DAUGHTER SAY ABOUT
REVEREND McKINNEY IS THE SECOND
LONGEST-SERVING PASTOR AT THE
SAME CHURCH IN A CENTRAL
DISTRICT. THAT IS HUGE BECAUSE A
LOT OF CHURCHES, AFTER A LOT OF
GENTRIFICATION HAPPENED WHEN
SOUTH. THEY WENT TO KENT,
FEDERAL WAY, THEY MOVED SOUTH.
THIS CHURCH IS STILL THERE. AND
THE CONGREGATION, EVEN THOUGH
SOME MIGHT NOT LIVE IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, THEY STILL
COME BACK. I'M GRATEFUL THIS IS
UPPER RESOLUTION AND WORKING
WITH THEIR OFFICE THAT HAS A TON
OF UNITY SUPPORT. LOOKING FOR
HOPEFULLY ALL THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS CAN COME THERE DURING
THE CELEBRATION AND WE WILL MAKE
SURE WE GET THE INVITE TO
EVERYONE AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL,
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND SPEAK
ON BEHALF OF PASTOR MANAWAY AS
WELL AS A CONGREGATION. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. HAD A CHANCE TO
LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT PASTOR
MANAWAY AS PART OF THIS JOURNEY,
AND AND ESTEEMED HIGHLY
RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE. OF COURSE IS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NOTED, SENIOR PASTOR,
ALSO SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF THE
NORTH PACIFIC BAPTIST CONVENTION
OVERSEEING CHURCHES ACROSS
WASHINGTON AND OREGON. COHOST OF
THE GOSPEL RADIO PROGRAM CALLED
THE TRUTH RADIO MINISTRY
REACHING LISTENERS ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SO MUCH MORE
, IS COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED, WE
HEARD FROM A FAMILY MEMBER AT
PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT AN
INCREDIBLE LIFE AND LEGACY THAT
HE CONTINUES TO LIVE. AND SO,
GREAT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO
THIS SMALL THING TO PAY IT
FORWARD. AND HONOR THOSE THAT
CAME BEFORE US. ALL RIGHT, COOL,
THANK YOU. TO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING AND
SEEING THEN, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION 32195. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED FOR
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32195. OTHER ANY
FINAL COMMENTS? HEARING AND
SEEING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32195.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK .
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THERE ARE
THREE VOTES IN FAVOR. ZERO.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION CARRIES
IN THE RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32195 WILL BE
SENT TO THE APRIL 21, 2026 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU. WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO HER SECOND
ITEM OF BUSINESS. WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2. TRAFFIC SAFETY
UPDATE. REVIEW OF 2025 DATA AND
OVERVIEW OF 2026 VISION ZERO
PROJECTS.
>> WILL ARE PRESENTERS JOIN US
AT THE TABLE? PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATION. BEFORE WE GET
THERE LET ME QUICKLY ADDRESS AND
RESPOND TO SOME OF THE GREAT
PUBLIC COMMENT WE HAD TODAY.
FIRST OFF, THE OPPORTUNITY, THE
REPORTED OPPORTUNITY WE HAD LAST
YEAR TO INVEST IN VISION ZERO,
INVEST MORE IN VISION ZERO, WE
USED THAT MONEY FOR WAS FOR
SIDEWALKS. I WOULD ARGUE THAT
ADDING SIDEWALKS TO SCHOOLS TO
SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN IS A VISION
ZERO INVESTMENT. BUT REASONABLE
MINDS MAY DISAGREE ON CERTAIN
THINGS. BUT I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. I
WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW I LISTEN
ATTENTIVELY AND PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION. AND THERE WAS SOME
GREAT INSIGHT SHARED. INCLUDING
FROM SOME OF THE REMOTE COLORS.
JOTTED DOWN SOME NOTES. STAY
TUNED. WILL COME AGAIN, PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN
THE PRESENTATION.
>> I'M VENU NEMANI, THE SAFETY
OFFICER WITH SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. GOOD MORNING CHAIR, VICE
CHAIR, AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING US BACK
TO SPEAK ABOUT AN UPDATE ON THE
VISION ZERO PROGRAM. AS I DO
WITH ALL MY PRESENTATIONS, I'D
LIKE TO START WITH OUR
DEPARTMENT 'S VISION, VALUES
AND GOALS. WE AT SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
HAVE A VISION THAT SEATTLE IS AN
EQUITABLE, VIBRANT AND DIVERSE
CITY WERE MOVING AROUND IS SAFE,
FAIR AND ATTAINABLE. ALL PEOPLE
AND BUSINESSES CAN ACCESS THE
DAILY NEEDS AND FEEL CONNECTED
TO THE COMMUNITY. SPECIFICALLY
WITHIN THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM
WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE GOALS OF
VALUES OF SAFETY AND EQUITY.
NOW, I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO HOLD SOME SPACE AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE LIVES THAT HAVE
BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED
BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC VIOLENCE ON
THE STREETS. SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THE 2015 VISION ZERO
RESOLUTION AND PROGRAM. I ASK
ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM AND
EVERYONE WHO IS LISTENING TO
THIS PRESENTATION TO COMMIT TO
TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE SAFETY
OUTCOMES ON OUR STREETS. SO,
DIVING INTO THE PRESENTATION,
THIS IS A CHART I HAVE SHARED IN
MY JANUARY UPDATE ON THE VISION
ZERO PROGRAM. THIS IS A CHART
THAT REFLECTS THE LIVES LOST ON
OUR SEATTLE STREETS SINCE THE
START OF OUR VISION ZERO
EFFORTS. AND FOR THE YEAR 2025,
WE HAVE SLIGHTLY RAISED THE
NUMBER OF LIVES LOST ON OUR CITY
STREETS UPWARDS FROM 25 REPORTED
IN JANUARY 2 COULD 27 AS I'M
SHOWING RIGHT NOW. NOW, JUST
WEEKS AGO, WE WERE INFORMED BY
THE WASHINGTON STATE ON RAINIER
AVENUE THAT A VEHICLE JUMPING
THE CURB AND HITTING A
PEDESTRIAN ON THE SIDEWALK NEAR
RAINIER AVENUE AND SOUTH CHARLES
STREET. THIS WAS A DELAYED
FIDELITY. WE LEARNED THROUGH THE
WASHINGTON STATE AS WE MATCH OUR
POLICE CRASH RECORDS AND THAT IS
HOW WE GOT THE MANIFOLD OF THIS
FATAL OUTCOME EVEN THOUGH WE
WERE INFORMED OF THIS PARTICULAR
COLLISION WHEN IT HAPPENED LATE
LAST DECEMBER. NOW, ANOTHER
FIDELITY THAT WE CHOSE TO COUNT
THIS TIME AROUND INVOLVES A
SCOOTER RIDING ON THE SIDEWALK.
THIS PARTICULAR FATALITY
DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF DEATH
WAS AN ANEURYSM , HOWEVER, WE
HAVE NOT AT THIS POINT SURE IF
THE FALL FROM THE SHARED
E-SCOOTER THE ANEURYSM OR THE
AND YOUR SOME CAUSED THE WRITER
TO FALL. WE ARE UNSURE. SO TO BE
CONSIDERATE WE CHOSE TO INCLUDE
IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVES
LOST THE STATISTIC AND IF WE GET
FURTHER INFORMATION IN THE
FUTURE WE CAN REVISE IT
DOWNWARDS BUT WE CONSERVATIVELY
CHOSE. THAT SAID THERE HAVE BEEN
A TOTAL OF 27 LIVES LOST ON OUR
CITY STREETS LAST YEAR. NOW, IN
THESE CATEGORIES WE HAVE SEEN
FEWER LIVES LOST BUT ONE THING
THAT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT IN MY
JANUARY PRESENTATION THAT STANDS
OUT, RATHER A LITTLE BIT
ALARMINGLY IS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
WALKING. NOW, AFTER SEEING
SEVERAL YEARS OF STEADY DECLINES
, LAST YEAR WE HAVE SEEN A SHARP
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DEATHS
OF PEOPLE WALKING AND WE ARE
MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO
UNDERSTAND WHY THAT HAS BEEN THE
CASE. AND WHAT COULD WE DO MORE
TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR PEOPLE
WALKING. THIS IS A NEW CHART.
FOR THIS PRESENTATION THAT HAS
NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE JANUARY
PRESENTATION. IT IS THE NUMBER
OF WE HAVE SEEN IN SEATTLE
STREETS. COMPARED TO 2024, WE
HAVE SEEN PRETTY SIMILAR ON OUR
STREETS, MOST CATEGORIES THEY
WERE ABOUT THE SAME. BUT WE SAW
A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE SERIOUS
INJURIES WERE BICYCLES AND
E-SCOOTER THAT WENT UP TO AN
ANNUAL TOTAL OF 57. OF THOSE WE
KNOW THAT AT LEAST 16 OF THOSE
INVOLVED E-SCOOTER. AND, WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC COLLISION
REPORTS, AT LEAST THREE OF THOSE
16 E-SCOOTER COLLISIONS MADE
REFERENCE TO A SHARED MOBILITY
DEVICE THAT THEY WERE USING AT
THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. NOW,
WE HAVE SEEN A DOWNWARD TREND IN
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SERIOUS
INJURIES THAT INVOLVE PEOPLE
WALKING, BUT AGAIN, IT WILL
STILL SEEM HIGHER. SO, JUST A
QUICK LOOK OR SNAPSHOT INTO HOW
THINGS ARE GOING THIS YEAR. NOW,
COMPARED TO A THREE-YEAR
AVERAGE, IN THE FIRST PART OF
THIS YEAR WE HAVE SEEN FEWER
FATAL COLLISIONS AND LIVES LOST
, AND ALSO FEWER SERIOUS
INJURIES ON OUR STREETS. I DO
WANT TO CAUTION THAT THIS IS
VERY PRELIMINARY DATA AND AS THE
YEAR PROGRESSES, AND WE GET MORE
INFORMATION , THESE NUMBERS
COULD BE REVISED. BUT I DO WANT
TO INDICATE THAT WE ARE SEEING,
AT LEAST WE HAVE SEEN THUS FAR
IN Q1, FEWER FATAL AND SERIOUS
INJURY COLLISIONS ON THE
STREETS, COMPARED TO THE LAST
FIGURE. NOW, THE NEXT THREE
SLIDES ARE THE SAME SLIDES THAT
I HAVE CHOSEN TO INCLUDE , THAT
I HAVE INCLUDED IN THE JANUARY
PRESENTATION. THIS IS A QUICK
REPRESENTATION OF OUR WITHIN OUR
CITY. I DO WANT TO DRAW
ATTENTION TO THE RED AND ORANGE
LINES YOU SEE ON THESE MAPS.
THESE ARE THE -- WITHIN THE
NETWORK THESE ARE THE TWO
CATEGORIES OF STREET SEGMENTS
THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST, OR THE
SECOND HIGHEST COURT IN TERMS OF
PRIORITY. THE REASON WHY I'M
TRYING TO CALL THIS OUT IS
BECAUSE THAT MORE THAN 80% OF
OUR SERIOUS INJURY COLLISIONS
OCCUR ON THIS HIGH NETWORK AND
WITHIN THOSE MORE THAN HALF OF
THEM OCCUR ON THE HIGHEST
PRIORITY SEGMENTS WITHIN THE
HIGH INJURY NETWORK. SO, IN THE
CONTINUES TO BE QUITE
CHALLENGING. FOR THE CITY. AND I
DO KNOW THAT WE OF THE
DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING ON A MUCH
LONGER TERM AND MORE SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE CORRIDOR . AND
WITHIN THE VISION PROGRAM WE
ALSO HAVE TAKEN SOME INTERIM
ACTIONS AND MEASURES SUCH AS
IMPLEMENTING CONTROLS, WHITENING
CROSSWALKS, HOLDING MEDIANS, AND
SO ON, TO PROVIDE SOME SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
NOW, IN THE CENTRAL PART OF OUR
CITY, DOWNTOWN, IT USED TO BE
CHALLENGING LOCATION, WHERE WE
ARE SEEING A NUMBER OF STREETS
THAT ARE REPRESENTED ON THE HIGH
INJURY NETWORK. AND WE ARE
LOOKING AT WHAT ELSE WE CAN
BUILD TO FURTHER SAFETY GOALS
WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN. GOING KIND
OF SOUTH, THE RANIER AVENUE AND
FOURTH AVENUE CONTINUE TO BE ,
CONTINUE TO BE ON THE HIGH
INJURY NETWORK WITH THE HIGHEST
PRIORITY AND AGAIN, WE HERE IN
THE DEPARTMENT HAVE SEVERAL
PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE WORKS
ON RAINIER AVENUE TO CHANGE SOME
OF THE CRASH TRENDS WE ARE
SEEING. NOW, I DO WANT TO
EMPHASIZE, BEFORE I GO INTO THE
VARIOUS VISIONS OF THE PROJECTS
WE HAVE, THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM
HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN, I DO WANT
TO SHARE AND EMPHASIZE THAT WE
ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE SYSTEMS
APPROACH. WE BELIEVE THAT IS THE
RIGHT PARADIGM FOR APPROACHING
SAFETY WITHIN OUR CITY. AND
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. AND ALL
OF OUR EFFORTS, BOTH WITHIN THE
VISION ZERO PROGRAM AND ACROSS
THE WIDER DEPARTMENT, ARE ALL
ALIGNED WITHIN THE ELEMENTS OF
THE APPROACH AND TIED TO THE
PRINCIPAL OF SAFE SYSTEMS
APPROACH. SPECIFICALLY WITHIN
THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM AS A
SHARED PREVIOUSLY, WE DO TAKE A
THREE-PRONGED APPROACH. WE DO
RELY ON A SPONSORED APPROACH TO
SAFETY BASED ON THE COLLISION
TRENDS WE ARE SEEING IN POLICE
REPORTED CRASH DATA. BUT WE ARE
ALSO INVESTING IN THE PROACTIVE
SAFETY -- PROACTIVELY IN SAFETY
COUNTERMEASURES WE KNOW HAVE A
PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN IMPROVING
SAFETY. AND IS A THIRD PRONG WE
ALWAYS TRY TO LEVERAGE ANY
OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE WITH
ONGOING PROJECTS AND UPCOMING
PROJECTS WHERE WE CAN INVEST IN
SAFETY CAPITAL PROJECT
PARTNERSHIP. NOW, BEFORE I GO ,
BEFORE I GO INTO HIGHLIGHTING
SOME 2025 ZERO VISION PROJECTS,
I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
SAFETY IS A COMMON THREAD IN
EVERY PROGRAM PROJECT , POLICY
AND ACTION UNDERTAKEN BY THE
DEPARTMENT. VISION ZERO IS
SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT HAS SAFETY
AS ITS CORE VALUE. SO THE
PROJECTS I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
HERE ARE NOT A CONFERENCE OF
LISTING OF ALL SAFETY EFFORTS
THAT ARE BEING PURSUED I THE
DEPARTMENT, BUT A SMALL SNAPSHOT
OF WHAT IS SPECIFICALLY
HAPPENING WITHIN THE VISION ZERO
PROGRAM. AND EVEN WITHIN THE
VISION ZERO PROGRAM IT'S NOT A
CONFERENCE OF COUNTING OF EVERY
SINGLE PROJECT THAT THE PROGRAM
IS PURSUING, BUT RATHER A
HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROJECTS, THE
KINDS OF PROJECTS WE HAVE
COMPLETED IN 2025 AND WHAT WE
ARE GOING TO BE DOING IN 2026.
NOW, THE LIBBY HAS PROVIDED AN
HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY, THANKS TO
ALL OF YOU, THE CITIZENS OF OUR
CITY, FOR SUPPORTING THE LEVY,
AND GIVING AN OPTION TO INVEST
IN SAFETY OUTCOMES. SPECIFICALLY
FOR THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM, WE
HAVE FOUR GOALS. ONE IS TO
INVEST IN SAFETY ON UP TO 12
CORRIDORS ACROSS THE CITY.
INVEST IN AT LEAST 40 HIGH
COLLISION LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
CITY OVER THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS.
INVEST IN ARTERIAL TRAFFIC ON 50
CORRIDORS AND A COMPLETE EIGHT
INTERSECTIONS THAT PEDESTRIAN
ARE PEDESTRIAN HEADSTART
SIGNALS. THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE I
WANT TO SHOW YOU BRIEFLY ABOUT
HOW WE HAVE DONE IN YOUR ONE OF
OUR LEVY. NOW, THE LIST OF
PROJECTS YOU ARE SEEING HERE ARE
PROJECTS THAT WERE ACTUALLY
COMPLETED IN THE CALENDAR YEAR
2025. WE HAVE INVESTED IN 130th
SAFETY CORRIDOR TO IMPROVE
WALKING AND BIKING. CONNECTING
THE HIGH SCHOOL ALONG THE
CORRIDOR AND REVISING THE
CORRIDOR FOOTPRINT WITH REDUCED
NUMBER OF AND MAKING SURE THAT
THE CORRIDOR IS READY FOR FUTURE
CONNECTION TO LIGHT RAIL SAFETY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP
SOON. WE HAVE COMPLETED
INVESTMENTS IN EIGHT HIGH
INJURY, HIGH COLLISION LOCATIONS
ACROSS THE CITY. AND COMPLETED
THREE ARTERIAL TRAFFIC
CORRIDORS. ONE OF WHICH ,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS IN YOUR
DISTRICT ON 14th AVENUE SOUTH.
WHERE WE HAD THE TRAGIC TOTALITY
AT SOUTH HENDERSON LAST YEAR.
SO, ALL OF THESE ARE AIMED AT
CHANGING , IMPROVING THE SAFETY
OUTCOMES AND REDUCING SPEEDS ON
OUR NETWORK. WE HAVE ALSO
COMPLETED IMPLEMENTING
PEDESTRIAN HEADSTART SIGNALS .
WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
IMPROVING RESTRICTION AT 100
INTERSECTIONS LAST YEAR. NOW,
LOOKING FORWARD TO ARE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN 2026,
WE HAVE LINED UP A TREMENDOUS
NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WILL BE
GOING INTO CONSTRUCTION, EVEN
WITHIN THIS CHALLENGING
CONSTRUCTION WE HAVE, WITH THE
FIFA CUP COMING AROUND SOON. WE
ARE GOING TO BE STARTING OR
COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION ON SOUTH
HENDERSON STREET, ON RENTON
AVENUE AND SPRING STREET. WITHIN
THE CITY, 43 SAFETY CORRIDOR
UPDATES. WE HAVE FINISHED DESIGN
AND ARE READY TO IMPLEMENT
CONSTRUCTION ON 18 DIFFERENT
CORRIDORS FOR ARTERIAL TRAFFIC.
THESE INCLUDE CORRIDORS SUCH AS
MLK, AND RAINIER AVENUE, AIRPORT
WAY, TO NAME JUST A FEW. AND WE
HAVE ALSO, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO
BE INVESTING IN ADDITIONAL HIGH
COLLISION LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
CITY. THIS YEAR. CONTINUING ON
THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN
2026, WE HAVE RECENTLY INVESTED
IN A NUMBER OF SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE AURORA
CORRIDOR AND WE WILL BE DOING
THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE WILL
COMPLETE A NEW PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL
AT 137th STREET WHICH HAS BEEN A
HIGH COLLISION LOCATION FOR
NUMBER OF YEARS AT THIS TIME.
AND TO CONTINUE ON OUR TRACK TO
INVESTMENTS WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE INVESTING IN AND IF
LAMENTING AT ANOTHER 108
INTERSECTIONS THIS YEAR. ENHANCE
CROSSINGS AT SIX ADDITIONAL
LOCATIONS, THIS IS AN AREA
REFERRED TO THE ENTIRE PROGRAM
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT PREDICATED
TO PURELY INVESTING IN ENHANCED
PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. VISION
ZERO IS MULTIPLYING, ACTING AS A
FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR THAT
PARTICULAR PROGRAM INVESTING IN
PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. WE WILL BE
UPDATING SEVERAL SIGNALS WITH IF
LAMENTING PROTECTED TO REDUCE
CONFLICTS BETWEEN TURNING
VEHICLES AND PEOPLE CROSSING
INTERSECTIONS. AND PURSUE
ANOTHER 30 TO 80 INTERSECTIONS
FOR THE PEDESTRIAN HEADSTART
SIGNALS THIS YEAR. NOW, TO SHARE
A LITTLE ON WHAT PROJECTS WE
WILL BE WORKING ON DESIGN THIS
YEAR, THESE INVOLVE RANIER
AVENUE, 12th AVENUE, AND SOUTH
STREET. A LOT OF THESE LOCATIONS
ARE IN D2 IN SOUTH SEATTLE,
BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST
CHALLENGING DISTRICTS WE HAVE IN
TERMS OF BOTH SAFETY NEEDS AND
PRIORITIES ACROSS THE CITY , WE
CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR EFFORTS
BOTH BASED ON DATA AND ON THE
EQUITY PRIORITY WITHIN THE CITY,
ONE OF THE INTERSECTIONS I WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT IS RAINIER AVENUE
AND CORNELL AVENUE SOUTH. THIS
IS AN INTERSECTION THAT IS VERY
NEAR TO THE CITY LIMITS AND HAS
PEOPLE COME FROM RENTON INTO
SEATTLE . AND THAT IS THE FIRST
TIME YOU'RE INTRODUCING THEM TO
THE CITYWIDE SPEED LIMIT OF 25
MILES PER HOUR. AT THIS
PARTICULAR INTERSECTION, WE ARE
DEVELOPING A CONCEPT FOR A
ROUNDABOUT. ROUNDABOUTS HAVE A
PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF IMPROVING
SAFETY OUTCOMES AND REDUCING
SPEEDS. ACTUALLY, ALMOST 25
YEARS AGO MY MASTERS THESIS WAS
ON ROUNDABOUTS. AND I HAVE HAD A
LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH AND
RESEARCHING ROUNDABOUTS. IN
ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE ALSO
WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THE SAFE
STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL . IT
IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GRANTS WE
HAVE RECEIVED, $5 MILLION
APPROXIMATELY FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND WE ARE INVESTING
SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS OF HER
OWN MONEY TO PURSUE A NUMBER OF
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND BIKE
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE
CITY. WE ARE NOW ACTIVELY
WORKING ON DESIGNING PROJECTS
WITHIN THE GRANT. AND WILL SOON
BE TAKING THEM TO CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE UP UNTIL 2029, TO FINISH
ALL THE PROJECTS FOR THE GRANT
AND FULLY COMPLETE WHAT WE HAVE
UNDERTAKEN SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
VISION ZERO PROGRAM IN
PARTICULAR CONTINUES TO BE VERY
EFFECTIVE IN RECEIVING A LOT OF
STATE GRANTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY
OUTCOMES. THESE GRANTS ARE
REALLY VITAL FOR OUR PROGRAM
BECAUSE THEY ACT AS LEVERAGE FOR
HER OWN LOCAL THAT WE HAVE HERE
WITHIN THE CITY AND WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE PROGRAM TO
PURSUE ADDITIONAL SAFETY
OUTCOMES . THIS PARTICULAR GRANT
INVOLVES INVESTING IN ADDITIONAL
PEDESTRIAN HEADSTART SIGNALS AND
NO TURN ON RED'S AT BOTH
INTERSECTIONS ACROSS THE CITY.
WE ARE EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON
THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT THIS
YEAR. SO, ONE THING I WOULD SAY
TO WRAP UP MY PRESENTATION TODAY
IS THAT THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM
LOOKS AT A THREE YEAR CYCLE WHEN
WE ARE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS. WE
OBVIOUSLY THINK ABOUT WHAT
PROJECTS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED IN A
GIVEN CALENDAR YEAR, AND WHAT
PROJECTS CAN WE DESIGN IN THIS
YEAR SO THEY CAN BE TAKEN TO
CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR AND WHAT
PROJECTS CAN BE PLANNED THIS
YEAR TO TAKE THEM INTO DESIGN
NEXT YEAR? WE ARE ALWAYS
THINKING ABOUT THREE YEARS AHEAD
AND TRYING TO LINE UP ALL OF OUR
PIPELINES , THE CONSTRUCTION
PIPELINE, DESIGN PIPELINE,
PLANNING PIPELINE, SO WE HAVE A
REALLY, CYCLE OF PROJECTS THAT
ARE CONSTANTLY IN THE WORKS AND
THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT SAFELY
IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE CITY AS
POSSIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU AND ALL YOU DO. IN THIS
PRESENTATION TODAY. VERY, VERY
HELPFUL. COLLEAGUES, I HAVE A
FEW QUESTIONS THAT I'M GOING TO
KICK OFF TO FRAME THE
CONVERSATION TODAY. AND, THEN I
WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL. FIRST
OFF, SO EARLIER IN JANUARY,
DURING OUR LAST PRESENTATION, WE
TALKED ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL
SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESSING , BETTER
ADDRESSING VISION ZERO AND YOU
KNOW, THE INFLUENCE THAT
IMPAIRMENT, OR IMPAIRMENT LAWS
HAVE ON US ACHIEVING OUR GOALS.
AND SPECIFICALLY, THERE WAS A
PROPOSAL IN OLYMPIA LAST
SESSION, AND I SUPPORTED IT, THE
CITY SUPPORTED IT AS WELL, TO
RAISE THE BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMIT,
60, LOWER THE BLOOD ALCOHOL
THRESHOLD FROM .8 TO .5 AND MAKE
IT IN LINE WITH UTAH OR MAYBE
OTHER STATES. IT DID NOT PASS
THIS YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY. ALL
THIS TO SAY, WHAT IS YOUR , WHAT
IS YOUR VIEW TODAY ON WHAT THE
CITY NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH
BETTER REALIZING AND ACHIEVING
OUR AMBITIOUS GOALS OF VISION
ZERO?
>> BROADLY SPEAKING, THE ONE
THING , IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT
ADDITIONAL THINGS WE ARE DOING,
BUT IT'S A LOT MORE ABOUT WHAT
WE ARE ALREADY DOING, WHAT WE
KNOW ALREADY WORKS. TRYING TO
LAMENT SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES,
INVESTING IN AND THINKING ABOUT
SAFETY WITH EVERY PROJECT,
PROGRAM IN ACTION. AND
SPECIFICALLY, LIKE I WOULD SAY
THAT INVESTING IN OUR NETWORK ,
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE CORRIDORS
THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY BEEN
ON THE HIGH NETWORK AND MAYBE A
DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF
COLLISIONS. TRYING TO LOOK AT
THOSE KINDS OF CORRIDORS. RANIER
AVENUE. TRYING TO IMPLEMENT AS
MANY PROJECTS AS POSSIBLE.
FUNDAMENTALLY SHIFT THOSE
CORRIDORS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT.
I WOULD ALSO SAY AND EQUALLY
IMPORTANT ACTION IS SOMETHING
THAT WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN A
SYSTEMIC APPROACH TOWARDS IS
MANAGING SPEEDS ON OUR
ARTERIALS. THIS CAN TAKE ANY
NUMBER OF ATTENTIONAL SOLUTIONS
FROM LOOKING AT NARROWER LANES,
LOOKING AT REDESIGNING THE
CORRIDORS, LOOKING AT
IMPLEMENTING ARTERIAL TRAFFIC
CALMING MEASURES, BUT DOING THAT
AT SCALE, MANAGING SPEEDS, ARE
PROBABLY MOST SPECIFIC ACTIONS
WE CAN TAKE TO SEEK DIFFERENT
OUTCOMES WITH OUR SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU. FRAME THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF
ENFORCEMENT AND TRAFFIC SAFETY,
AT THE MARCH 3 LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE MEETING, A COMMITTEE
MEMBER, ONE OF MY OF THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES ,
PRESENTED SOME RATHER INTRIGUING
DATA ABOUT THE POTENTIAL
CORRELATION BETWEEN TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT AND TRAFFIC
FATALITIES. SHE DISPLAYED A
CHART DEMONSTRATING THAT THERE
WAS A 90% DECLINE , APPARENTLY,
AND TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS AND A
111% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC
FATALITIES. BETWEEN 2010 AND
2024. IF TRUE, THIS WOULD BE AN
OVERALL CORRELATION OF NEGATIVE
23. IN OTHER WORDS, AS
INFRACTIONS GO DOWN, FATALITIES
INCREASE. NOW, SMART COLLEAGUE,
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO
INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THAT . THE
EVIDENCE THERE IN THE RESEARCH
THAT WAS SHARED. BUT THE
CONCLUSIONS DO STRIKE ME AS
SOMETHING THAT SEEMED TO MAKE
SENSE. SO, I WOULD JUST LOVE TO
-- AND WE KNOW THAT AUTOMATED
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT IS ONE FORM,
ONE OF THE 40+ EFFECTIVE
COUNTERMEASURES FOR ADDRESSING
SAFETY. BUT WOULD JUST LOVE TO
HEAR FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, WHAT
IS THE ROLE OF ENFORCEMENT IN
TRAFFIC SAFETY?
>> I BELIEVE THERE IS A ROLE FOR
ENFORCEMENT AND TRAFFIC SAFETY.
BUT, AS YOU KNOW, WE IN THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION DO NOT HAVE A
DIRECT SAY IN ENFORCEMENT
DUTIES. WE KIND OF LEAVE THAT TO
MY COLLEAGUES IN THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT, YOU ARE
RIGHT, THAT AUTOMATED SAFETY
CAMERAS IS ONE OF MANY TOOLS
THAT WE CAN USE TO MANAGE SPEEDS
ON THE ARTERIAL NETWORK. AND A
HAS-BEEN PROVEN TO BE A RELIABLE
SAFETY COUNTERMEASURE.
NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. WE HAVE
SEEN IS THAT WHERE WE HAVE
INVESTED IN LAMENTING SAFETY
CAMERAS WITHIN SCHOOL ZONES, WE
ARE SEEING BETTER AND SAFER
OUTCOMES WITHIN THOSE SCHOOL
ZONES. SO IT IS A TOOL, BUT I DO
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT AS AN
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE
MORE OF A SAY IN CONTROL AND HOW
WE CAN PLAN, DESIGN , OPERATE
AND MAINTAIN OUR STREETS. AND
THAT IS GOING TO BE THE PRIMARY
FOCUS FOR US IN TRYING TO
INFLUENCE, NOT ONLY RUDE
BEHAVIOR BUT ALSO THE SAFETY
OUTCOMES WE ARE GOING TO SEE AND
THAT IS WHERE . YES, SAFETY
CAMERAS DO HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY.
IN THE OVERALL ENFORCEMENT
STRATEGY. AND IT HAS PROVEN TO
SEE SOME FASTER OUTCOMES.
>> THANK YOU. FINAL QUESTION,
SO, WE KNOW THAT THE PRACTICE OF
DAYLIGHTING INTERSECTIONS HAS
PROVEN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY
ENGINEERING COUNTERMEASURE IN
CITIES LIKE HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.
VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR
VISION ZERO EQUIVALENT PROGRAM.
NOT A FAIR APPLES TO APPLES
COMPARISON BECAUSE OF THE HUGE
DIFFERENTIAL INTENSITY BETWEEN
SEATTLE AND HOBOKEN. HOWEVER,
THERE ARE HIGHER-LEVEL INSIGHTS
AND LEARNINGS THAT CAN BE
GATHERED FROM LEADING
JURISDICTIONS LIKE HOBOKEN AS
WELL. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS
NO ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH .
BUT, HOW DO YOU ENVISION BEING
ABLE TO LEVERAGE DAYLIGHTING
ACROSS THE CITY GOING FORWARD ?
AND WHAT ARE SOME TYPICAL
BARRIERS TO IMPLANTATION OF
DAYLIGHTING IN AREAS OF GREATEST
NEED?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
DAYLIGHTING THAT QUESTION, NO
PUN INTENDED. INTERSECTION
DAYLIGHTING HAS PROVEN PRACTICAL
SAFETY. THAT IS ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY WITHIN THE VISION
ZERO PROGRAM WE HAVE CHOSEN TO
MAKE IT PART OF OUR SAFETY
INVESTMENT STRATEGY. AND WE HAVE
DEDICATED A CERTAIN PORTION OF
OUR FUNDING EVERY YEAR TO INVEST
IN INTERSECTION DAYLIGHTING ,
ACROSS THE CITY. I BELIEVE
WORKING WITH OUR SHARED MOBILITY
PROGRAM WE ARE PURSUING
INTERSECTION DAYLIGHTING AT 200
DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS THIS
YEAR AND IT CONTINUES TO BE PART
OF OUR STRATEGY BECAUSE WE HAVE
SEEN WERE IMPLEMENTED
INTERSECTION DAYLIGHTING
IMPROVES SIGHTLINES AND GIVES
PEOPLE MORE TIME TO REACT TO THE
VARIOUS CONFLICTS THEY MIGHT BE
FACING AT INTERSECTIONS. NOW,
PARKING TOO CLOSE TO
INTERSECTION IS AGAINST WHAT
STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, AND
INTERSECTION DAYLIGHTING
ACTUALLY CAN TAKE MANY SHAPES
AND FORMS AND HOW WE ENFORCE
THAT FROM IMPLEMENTING CURB
BUMPS TO IN LAMENTING SIGNS THAT
REINFORCE THAT RESTRICTION. SO,
WE PURSUE INTERSECTION
DAYLIGHTING IN A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT WAYS. TO ENHANCE
SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS AND IT
IS A KEY PART OF OUR PROACTIVE
SAFETY STRATEGY WITHIN THE
VISION ZERO PROGRAM.
>> AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU . WE
WILL NOW TURN OVER TO
COLLEAGUES. FOR ANY COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE,
STARTING FIRST WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND I WANT
TO BEGIN MY REMARKS TODAY IN A
SIMILAR FASHION AS YOU DID
BEGINNING THIS MEETING AND A
SIMILAR FASHION AS A DEPARTMENT
DID IN BEGINNING THIS
PRESENTATION. JUST CENTERING THE
HUMAN COMPONENT OF ALL OF THIS.
AND THIS CONVERSATION FEELS VERY
DIFFERENT WHEN YOU KNOW SOMEONE
WHO IS REPRESENTED IN THE SLIDE
4 OF THIS PRESENTATION. WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS THAT
WE HAVE LOST, EACH OF THESE
LOSSES , HAVING RIPPLING EFFECTS
THROUGH COMMITTEES, THROUGH
FAMILIES FOREVER ALTERED. I JUST
WANT TO CENTER THAT BEFORE GOING
INTO MY QUESTIONS BECAUSE THIS
IS A HEAVY TOPIC AND ONE THAT
CERTAINLY MY OFFICE HAS HEARD A
LOT ABOUT, PARTICULARLY WITH THE
TRAFFIC FATALITIES THAT HAPPEN
THIS YEAR ALONE. AND SO, TO THAT
END, IN THE AFTERMATH OF THESE
INCIDENTS PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE
FOR ANSWERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
WENT WRONG. AND SO I WOULD LOVE
IF THE DEPARTMENT COULD OUTLINE
WHAT AFTERMATH RESPONSE IT LOOKS
LIKE FOR THE DEPARTMENT WHEN
THERE IS A TRAFFIC FATALITY. CAN
YOU WALK US THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE AND YOUR
INTERACTION WITH SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND POLICE
DEPARTMENT?
>> BECAUSE MUCH ASKING THE
QUESTION. TYPICALLY ON THE DAY,
THROUGH TRANSPORTATION OPERATION
CENTER NETWORK. IS THE FIRST
TIME I AND SEVERAL LEADERS
WITHIN SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION LEARN OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING ON OUR STREETS AND WE
SURE THAT INFORMATION WIDELY
WITHIN THE CITY OFFICIALS.
USUALLY, WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO,
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD SEND
US THE TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT
THE GIVES US A LITTLE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WERE THE
CIRCUMSTANCES , AND WHO DID WHAT
AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION IN THE
>> COUNTY. -- FATALITY. THAT
GETS SHARED WITH US A COUPLE
WEEKS LATER. ACTUALLY, WITHIN A
DAY OR TWO THEY DO SEND US A
QUICK EMAIL SAYING THAT, HEY,
THERE WAS A FATAL COLLISION THAT
HAPPENED, BUT THAT DOESN'T HAVE
A LOT OF INFORMATION OTHER THAN
A THREE LINE NARRATIVE ABOUT A
PARTICULAR COLLISION. SO, AFTER
WE RECEIVE THE TRAFFIC COLLISION
REPORT, OUR PROCESS INVOLVES
GOING OUT TO THE SITE AND
DOCUMENTING EXISTING CONDITIONS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A REVIEW OF
THE PARTICULAR INTERSECTION,
LOOKING AT WHAT WERE THE
GEOMETRICS, OR THE TRAFFIC
CONDITIONS, OR THE LIGHTING
CONDITIONS AT THE PARTICULAR
LOCATION. AND WE DOCUMENT ALL OF
THAT AND, WE TAKE ANY IMMEDIATE
MAINTENANCE RELATED ITEMS , AT
THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION. NOW,
THAT IS KIND OF LIKE WHERE OUR
CURRENT PROCESS STOPS. BUT WE
ARE IN CONVERSATIONS ACTUALLY ,
I HAVE TO STILL KIND OF BRIEF MY
CHAIN OF COMMAND WITHIN
TRANSPORTATION TO SEE WHAT
ADDITIONAL THINGS CAN WE DO TO
MORE RAPIDLY RESPOND TO AND DO
SOME ADDITIONAL QUICK BUILD
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE LOCATION
WHERE A FATALITY HAS OCCURRED.
THAT WE ARE CAUTIOUS , AS WE
PROCEED WITH THOSE KINDS OF
ACTIONS BECAUSE THERE IS NOT
ONLY A SAFETY THAT MAY BE SOME
SAFETY NEEDS AT THAT LOCATION,
BUT WE ARE ALSO CAUTIOUS OF THE
POTENTIAL LIABILITY CONCERNS
THAT COME WITH ACTIONS. FOR
YEARS ALL OF OUR SAFETY
INVESTMENTS AND ACTIONS HAVE
BEEN GUIDED BY OUR TREND IN
COLLISIONS WE HAVE. WE ARE
SEEING LOCATION AND HOW WE HAVE
PRIORITIZED $50. I THINK THAT IS
STILL TRUE, BUT WE ARE ALSO
SEEING A FURTHER NEED TO LOOK AT
HOW WE CAN RESPOND TO FATAL
COLLISIONS MORE QUICKLY. AND,
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
ACTIVELY WORKING ON AND
DEVELOPING A POLICY FRAMEWORK TO
ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO DO
WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE RISK
AND LIABILITY WITH THOSE FATAL
COLLISIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR DETAILING THAT.
I THINK IT IS HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND BEHIND THE SCENES
WITH THE DEPARTMENT IS UP TO
FOLLOWING THESE INCIDENTS. AND
REALLY ENCOURAGING TO HEAR THE
DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERING AREAS
FOR IMPROVEMENT AS WELL. I KNOW
WE HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY
IS TO DESIRE FOR A COMMUNITY TO
FEEL LIKE THERE IS A FELT
RESPONSE AND SEE SOME TYPE OF
ACTION BUT UNDERSTANDING IT'S
NOT ALWAYS THAT SIMPLE WHEN WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT KIND OF
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE.
AND SOMETIMES THE MOST
MEANINGFUL ACTION WE CAN TAKE TO
TRY AND PREVENT FUTURE MEASURES
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A
LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL PROJECT.
THAT REALLY IS AT THE ROOT OF
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF THAT
AREA. SO WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE
THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THAT
RAPID RESPONSE SO WE CAN REALLY
AT LEAST HAVE. VINDICATION WITH
THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW THE
DEPARTMENT IS RESPONDING AND HOW
WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH THIS. AND
BUILDING ON THIS POINT WITH OUR
VISION ZERO PROJECTS, FOR THE
VISION ZERO PROJECTS WE HAVE
COMPLETED, COULD YOU WALK
THROUGH WHAT THE DEPARTMENT'S
CURRENT EVALUATION PROCESS IT
LOOKS LIKE? HOW ARE WE
EVALUATING THAT THOSE
INVESTMENTS ARE HAVING SOME
IMPACT ON IMPROVING SAFETY?
>> ABSOLUTELY. A PROJECT WE HAVE
COMPLETED, AND POLICY THE WE
HAVE RENDERED, WE ALWAYS KIND OF
GO BACK AND EVALUATE WHAT
IMPACT. FOR EXAMPLE, BEFORE WE
MORE WIDELY IMPLEMENTED THE 25
MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT, WE
HAVE IMPLEMENTED THAT REDUCTION
IN SPEED ON SPECIFIC CORRIDORS .
WE HAVE DONE SOME BEFORE AND
AFTER ANALYSIS ON THAT
PARTICULAR ACTION. WHICH CLEARLY
SHOWED THE BENEFITS IN REDUCING
NOT ONLY THE SPEEDS, BUT ALSO
THE SAFETY OUTCOMES AS A RESULT
OF THAT ACTION. WE ALSO DO
PROJECT EVALUATIONS. ONE THING
THAT COMES TO MIND IS THE
CHANGES THAT WE HAVE
IMPLEMENTED, THE BEFORE AND
AFTER STUDY WE HAVE CONDUCTED IN
ANALYZING HOW THE SAFETY
INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS WE
HAVE PURSUED AS PART OF THE
CORRIDOR, THAT QUARTER PROJECT
IMPROVED SAFETY OUTCOMES. SO WE
DOCUMENT THESE AND WE PUBLISH
THESE REPORTS ONLINE SO THAT WE
CAN TRANSPARENTLY SHOW WHAT
IMPACT HAS BEEN. NOW, I THINK WE
CAN DO A LOT MORE IN THE VARIOUS
ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING. AND THE
KIND OF POST EVALUATION WE
CONDUCT FOR THE VARIOUS ACTIONS
WE ARE TAKING, AND ACTUALLY
BUILD THAT CONCRETE DATABASE ,
DATA-DRIVEN RESULTS THAT WE CAN
LEVERAGE TO DO MORE OF THOSE
KINDS OF IMPROVEMENTS, AND THAT
IS ONE AREA I HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH MY TEAM TO ENHANCE OUR
CAPABILITIES AND DO MORE OF POST
PROJECT EVALUATIONS.
>> AND WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD
TOWARDS OUR UPCOMING VISION ZERO
PROJECTS, THANK YOU FOR LAYING
OUT WHAT'S GOING ON FOR 2026, I
AM THINKING ABOUT THE REST OF
THE LEVY. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS , VISION
ZERO PROJECTS, ON PARTICULARLY
FOCUSED ON OUR HIGHER INJURY
NETWORK, AS WAS MENTIONED
EARLIER, WE KNOW WHERE WE NEED
TO BE MAKING INVESTMENTS, IT'S
JUST A MATTER OF WHEN WE GET THE
BALL ROLLING. THE QUESTION IS,
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR THE
DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER
FRONTLOADING MORE OF THOSE MAJOR
HIGH-IMPACT VISION ZERO PROJECTS
EARLIER IN THE LEVY?
>> PROBABLY, IT'S PROBABLY
GOING TO TAKE A CONVERSATION WE
NEED TO HAVE , OUR DEPARTMENT
LEADERS, WITH ANGIE AND OTHERS
AND HOW WE CAN -- WHAT WE CAN
TAKE TO EXPEDITE THE LARGER
PROJECTS WE HAVE ALREADY
CONSIDERED, EXAMPLE, THE
CORRIDOR WE ARE LOOKING ON AND
WHAT WE CAN DO TO EXPEDITE THAT
PROJECT. BUT ALSO PURSUING
IMPROVEMENTS. I WOULD SAY KIND
OF LIKE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS
AND SEEING KIND OF WHAT OUR
DEPARTMENT , WHAT WE HAVE
COMMITTED THUS FAR AND WHAT
FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE WITHIN THE
WORK PLANS THAT VARIOUS PROGRAMS
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ARE
WORKING ON AND HOW WE CAN
EXPLAIN THIS IS ABOUT A
CONVERSATION THAT WE SHOULD HAVE
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
>> CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
CONVERSATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE WE JUST
SIMPLY HAVE TO MAKE MOVEMENT
FORWARD ON ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES ON THE ROADS THAT WE
KNOW THE MOST DANGEROUS ROADS IN
OUR CITY. AURORA AVENUE, RAINIER
AVENUE. WE'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE
THAT MOVEMENT. SO CHAIR, HOPEFUL
WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
WITH THE DEPARTMENT, FUTURE
DISCUSSIONS ON THE THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS,
OPPORTUNITIES TO FOLLOW THE WORK
SO WE CAN START MAKING THOSE
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. I WILL
CLOSE WITH ONE FINAL QUESTION,
THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR INDULGING
ME. OFTEN TIMES PROJECTS THE
PROPOSED BIG CHANGES CAN LEAD TO
A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT.
PERHAPS OF FOLKS WHO PRIMARILY
RELY ON DRIVING, WHO ARE PERHAPS
PRIORITIZING THEIR OWN
CONVENIENCE OVER SOME SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS, AND SO WE HAVE
SEEN PROJECTS THAT HAVE PERHAPS
BEEN WATERED DOWN A BIT . AT THE
DETRIMENT OF KEEPING FOLKS SAFE
AND NOT DRIVERS. HOW IS SDOT
ENSURING THAT PEOPLE CAN BE
HEARD IN THIS WORK, BUT WE ARE
STILL PRIORITIZING SAFETY AT THE
HEART OF THIS?
>> THANK YOU, AGAIN. COMMUNITY
INPUT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
ASPECT OF ANY PROJECT OF ELEMENT
. ANY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE.
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. WE WANT
ALL COMMITTEE VOICES TO BE
HEARD. SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THE
MOST CONFERENCE OF FEEDBACK IN
SHAPING OUR PROJECT. SOMETIMES
THIS CAN LEAD TO OCCASIONAL
CONVERSATIONS . AND I
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, BUT THAT IS
THE REASON WHY WE ARE ,
ESPECIALLY ON CORRIDORS LIKE
AURORA, WE HAVE A TWO-PRONGED
APPROACH, AS WE ARE DEVELOPING
SOME OF THE LARGER WHOLESALE
REDESIGNS OF THE CORRIDOR, WE
ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY INVESTING IN
IMPROVEMENTS. IN 2024 WE DID
INTERVALS, WIDER CROSSWALKS, NO
TURN ON RED INTERSECTIONS ON
AURORA. AND NO TURN ON RED
IMPLANTATION ON AURORA 2025 WE
HAVE DONE HARD CENTERLINES AND
BUILT SOME MEDIANS AT CERTAIN
INTERSECTIONS. WE ARE INVESTING
IN NEW SIGNAL AT 130th. WE ARE
WORKING ON ANOTHER SIGNAL FOR
NEXT YEAR, ALL ON THE CORRIDOR.
I DO KIND OF LIKE THINK THAT
COMMITTEE VOICE, WE HAVE TO
DEVELOP OUR CO-CREATE PROJECTS
WITH THE COMMITTEE. WE VALUE
COMMITTEE INPUT. BUT THEY'RE
ALSO OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE
SHORT-TERM STEPS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROGRESS ON
THAT SAFETY JOURNEY FOR
PARTICULAR CORRIDOR. BUT THAT IS
PROBABLY THE APPROACH THAT I
WOULD RECOMMEND TAKING ON
PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY CONFLICTS
THAT MIGHT NEED COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT IN A MORE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO PARTICULAR
CORRIDOR.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT
RESPONSE. I THINK WE ALL CAN
AGREE WE WANT TO SEE MOVEMENT ON
THIS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE
CAN ABSOLUTELY ADDRESSES THE
CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS
PRESENTATION TODAY. AND FOR
ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU FOR THE TIME, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. AND
THANK YOU , IT'S ALWAYS A
PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ALL IN. AND
VISION ZERO, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS
AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY. I WILL
START WITH JUST MY OWN PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE. I THINK I'VE TALKED
ABOUT THIS, I WAS HIT AS A
PEDESTRIAN ON RAINIER AVENUE .
AND MAYBE A BLOCK AWAY FROM THAT
SAME LOCATION THAT I WAS HIT AS
A PEDESTRIAN I WAS HIT IN A
VEHICLE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE
DRIVING DOWN THE CENTER LANE.
AND IN THAT SECOND ACCIDENT,
MAYBE ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER THAT
SECOND ACCIDENT, I STOPPED --
SDOT PUT IN IMPROVEMENTS WITH
THE CENTER LANE, MEDIUMS,
ESSENTIALLY, THAT ACCIDENT WOULD
NO LONGER BE POSSIBLE BECAUSE
YOU CAN'T DRIVE IN THE CENTER
LANE. I APPRECIATE THOSE
IMPROVEMENTS AND I KNOW THAT
BECAUSE OF THAT PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE AND THE DATA THAT
SHOWS US, I WANT YOU TO AFFIRM
AND CORRECT HERE, I BELIEVE IT
IS RAINIER AVENUE, MLK, FOURTH
AVENUE AND AURORA THAT ARE THE
STREETS TO HAVE THE MOST
COLLISIONS IN THE CITY. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, IS TRYING TO FIND
MY OLD NOTES TO MAKE SURE THAT
WAS RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND SO JUST MOVING ON FROM THAT,
ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT IS, AS YOU HAVE
PRESENTED TODAY, WE HAVE A LOT
OF INFORMATION ON WHERE WE HAVE
THE MOST ACCIDENTS IN THE MOST
FATALITIES IN THE CITY. SO ONE
OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU,
AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR, YOU
OPENED BY TALKING ABOUT THE
OTHER, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
AS WE HEARD FROM A PUBLIC
COMMENTOR TODAY, THE FINDINGS OF
THAT ARE USEFUL MOVING US
FORWARD. I WONDER IF YOU CAN
SORT OF SPEAK TO INFORMATION
THAT THE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE
ACCESS TO OR INFORMATION THAT IT
MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THIS AUDIT
PROCESS. SO IT IS MEANINGFUL.
>> WE HAVE KIND OF LIKE ACCESS
TO ACROSS THE CITY. BUT, WE KNOW
AND DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT,
ESPECIALLY COLLISIONS RELATED TO
BICYCLISTS OR COLLISIONS RELATED
TO E-SCOOTER MAY NOT ALWAYS BE
BE REPORTED TO POLICE OR HAVE A
TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT
ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. WE ARE
FULLY AWARE OF THAT DID
IMPLEMENTATION AND ESPECIALLY
FOR E-SCOOTER WHEN THE CURRENT
TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT
DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A FIELD TO
MARK AND COUNT E-SCOOTER
COLLISIONS, TYPICALLY THOSE
NARRATIVES. SO WE HAVE BEEN
EXPLORING KIND OF LIKE BEYOND
THE DATA, POLICE REPORT
COLLISION DATA WE HAVE, TO SEE
WHAT OTHER DATA SETS WE CAN
LEVERAGE. ONE PARTICULAR AVENUE
THAT WE ARE EXPLORING AND WOULD
LOVE TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE IS
SUBJECT DATA. WILL MIGHT NOT
HAVE ALL THE FIELDS WE WOULD SEE
IN A POLICE REPORT IT STILL
GIVES US THE APPROXIMATE
LOCATION OF THE COLLISION, AND
WHERE THESE KINDS OF RESPONSES
ARE TAKING PLACE. AND WHERE THEY
ARE RESPONDING . THAT KIND OF
INFORMATION CAN BE APPENDED TO
THE INFORMATION WE ALREADY HAVE
IN TRYING TO GUIDE SOME OF OUR
DEPARTMENT TILL AND PROGRAM
ACTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, I THINK THAT IS
REALLY HELPFUL. THAT IS A GREAT
SEGUE INTO ONE OF MY OTHER
QUESTIONS. WHICH IS ABOUT THE
ROLE OF COLLABORATION WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS IN ENSURING WE ARE
DELIVERING VISION ZERO. MY
NARRATIVE LEADING TO THAT
QUESTION IS I KNOW THERE WAS
RECENTLY TRAFFIC FATALITY ON
CAPITOL HILL AND ONE OF THE
FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS FOR MY
DEPARTMENT, I WANT TO THANK CITY
LIGHT FOR THEIR FAST RESPONSE,
WAS AROUND REMOVAL OF AN OLD
UTILITY POLE FOR EXAMPLE.
ENSURING WE HAVE REALLY STRONG
SIGHTLINES IN HER PEDESTRIAN
INTERSECTIONS. SOMETIMES THAT
HAS WORK THAT IS DRIVEN BY SDOT
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S WORK THAT
NEEDS TO COME OUT OF ANOTHER
CITY DEPARTMENT. CAN YOU TALK
ABOUT HOW OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS
PLAY A ROLE IN COLLABORATING
WITH YOU ON THE VISION ZERO?
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE STANDING
MONTHLY MEETING WITH SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GO OVER THE
VARIOUS DATA POINTS AND WHAT
THEY ARE SEEING. AND TRYING TO
KIND OF LIKE ASCERTAIN SOME OF
THE COLLISIONS THAT ARE
HAPPENING. WE SIMILARLY HAVE A
STANDING MEETING WITH SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO NOT ONLY
BRING PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE
CITY OF CERTAIN FIRE STATIONS,
AND HOW THEY MIGHT IMPACT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WE TRY TO
GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON PROJECT
DESIGNS AND HOW WE CAN BETTER
DESIGN TO ACHIEVE OUR SAFETY
OUTCOMES WHILE ALSO BALANCING
THE NEEDS OF THE EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT. ON THE SAME LINES WE
HAVE A REALLY STRONG
COLLABORATION WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT BECAUSE WE HEAR IN SDOT
PRESCRIBED THE LIGHTING LEVELS
FOR VARIOUS ARTERIALS ACROSS THE
CITY WHICH IS THE CITY LIGHT WHO
ACTUALLY IMPROVES THESE
PROJECTS. THESE ARE JUST A FEW
EXAMPLES OF THE STRONG
COLLABORATION WE HAVE WITH
VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS WHILE
WORKING TOWARDS THE GOAL OF
IMPROVING SAFETY OUTCOMES.
>> I, THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL. TO
WE KNOW AT THIS TIME IF -- WOULD
APPRECIATE REALLY ABOUT THAT
ANSWER IS A GIVES US A SENSE OF
THE INTRICACIES OF VISION ZERO.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED TO TALK
ABOUT THE ROLE OF WSDOT AND
OTHER STATE AGENCIES. I KNOW
THAT YOU WILL HAVE BEEN
COLLABORATING ON A LOT OF REALLY
IMPORTANT WORK FOR EXAMPLE IN
THE PARK AREA, AS A NEW LIGHT
RAIL STATION OPENS. DO WE KNOW
AT THIS TIME WHETHER WE WILL BE
ABLE TO LOOK AT THE ROLE THAT
OTHER AGENCIES PLAY IN THE AUDIT
THAT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT EARLIER?
>> IT'S AN AVENUE WE CAN
EXPLORE. THAT IS A REALLY GOOD
EXAMPLE OF HOW WE HAVE
COLLABORATED WITH WSDOT TO
IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS
AT THE CHANGE WITH RAINIER. THAT
WAS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
ACTUALLY WITH WSDOT. WSDOT, AT
THE STATE LEVEL, SETS A LOT OF
THE ENGINEERING GUIDANCE BUT
ALSO WORKS WITH THE STATE
LEGISLATURES TO PURSUE CERTAIN
POLICY IDEAS THAT CAN BE KIND OF
LIKE CONSIDERED AND BECOME KIND
OF LIKE FUTURE STATE LAWS. SO,
WE DO HAVE LIKE A SIGNIFICANT
COLLABORATION WITH WSDOT AND WE
WORK ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS,
ESPECIALLY KIND OF LIKE THE
LARGER PROJECTS THAT
RELATIONSHIP IS VERY MUCH
INTERTWINED. AND EVERYTHING WE
DO, BECAUSE THERE ARE KIND OF
LIKE WSDOT THE GO THROUGH THE
CITY AND THEN WE HAVE A
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP AND
IMPACTS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS ON
THE WSDOT ROADS THE KIND OF
THOSE EFFORTS CARRIED ONTO THE
CITY STREETS AND VICE VERSA. SO
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE STAYED
STRONG. WE COLLABORATE WITH THEM
AT MULTIPLE LEVELS TO TALK ABOUT
PROJECT SPECIFIC IDEAS OR EVEN
PURSUE KIND OF LARGER POLICY
LEVEL IDEAS. I PERSONALLY WORK
VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR STATE
TRAFFIC ENGINEER , AS YOU KNOW,
HE HAS BEEN MY PREDECESSOR IN
THIS ROLE. AND I MAINTAIN THAT
STRONG RELATIONSHIP SO THAT WE
CAN TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT
WE ARE WORKING LOCALLY, BUT ALSO
KIND OF GIVEN THE FEEDBACK I CAN
LEVERAGE HIS POSITION WITHIN THE
STATE TO PURSUE SOME POLICY AND
PROJECT GOALS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. I WILL CLOSE BY
ADDRESSING TWO MORE PIECES OF
PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL OF IT
EXCELLENT AND INSIGHTFUL. WE
HEARD FROM A PUBLIC COMMENTOR
EARLIER, AND IDEA PROPOSAL TO
BETTER ADDRESS VISION ZERO IT'S
GOING TO TAKE MORE POLITICAL
WILL. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH
THAT AS A PROPOSITION. BUT, I
WOULD ALSO ARGUE THAT NEARLY $1
BILLION IN TRAFFIC SAFETY
INVESTMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF
EIGHT YEARS , THE COUNCIL
EXERCISING ITS VISIBLE POWER OF
THE PURSE TO APPROPRIATE NEARLY
$1 BILLION THAT VOTERS
GENEROUSLY APPROVED OVER EIGHT
YEARS IS ABOUT THE MOST
POLITICAL WILL YOU CAN GET. THAT
IS HONESTLY NOT THE END-ALL,
BE-ALL. THAT IS PART OF WHY WE
ARE HERE TODAY. AND THEN, THE
INFERENCE WAS MADE THAT WE NEED
MORE BUS LANES. LIKE LANES.
PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY
IMPROVEMENTS. YES. I COULDN'T
AGREE MORE. BUT, IF THE
INFERENCE IS THAT ELECTED
OFFICIALS SHOULD SOMEHOW BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSONALLY
APPROVING, REVIEWING AND
APPROVING EVERY SINGLE SAFETY
PROJECT, EVERY SINGLE DESIGN, ON
OUR ROADS, TO ADDRESS SAFETY
OVER THE 84 SQUARE MILES FOR
CITY, I FUNDAMENTALLY DISAGREE.
I WILL JUST SHARE PERSONALLY,
EVERY TIME I HAVE INTERVENED IN
SPECIFIC DESIGN DECISIONS, IT
HASN'T GONE TOO WELL. EVEN WHEN
I HAVE FOUGHT FOR IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE COMMITTEES OR KIDS ,
DAYCARES, WORKING FAMILIES, SOME
PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR NATURAL
MINDS. EVEN WHEN WE LANDED ON A
COMPROMISE SOLUTION, IT STILL
ENGENDERS PASSIONATE FEELINGS. I
GET THAT, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT, IN MY EXPERIENCE, IN THIS
WORK, IT'S EASY TO ESPOUSE
HIGH-LEVEL ORTIZ , EASY TO
ESPOUSE VALUE STATEMENTS , BUT
IF YOU ASK ANYONE WHO HAS EVER
BEEN AT THIS DAIS OR THE MAYORS
OFFICE UPSTAIRS ON THE SEVENTH
FLOOR, THE DEVILS IN THE
DETAILS. THAT SAID, ADDRESSING
THE COMMENT EARLIER , I REALLY
DO APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK. I
WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
WHAT YOU SPECIFICALLY ENVISION
AND HOW WE CAN POTENTIALLY BRING
IT TO LIFE AS A CITY. I AM
GENERALLY INTERESTED IN THAT.
HAS BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR
SINCE WE LAST MET. I PERSONALLY
WOULD LOVE TO CONNECT AND LEARN
MORE. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE
COMMITTED TO THIS WORK. AND YOUR
ORGANIZATION AS WELL. AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND
APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK. I
GENERALLY DO. THE NEXT THING I
WILL SHARE IS THAT -- THERE'S A
QUICK QUESTION LURKING IN THIS
ONE, WE HEARD FROM ONE OF THE
REMOTE COMMENTERS ABOUT KING OF
POTHOLES, BE THE KING OF TRAFFIC
SAFETY. WE ARE ALTERING TO BE
THE KINGS, QUEENS, REALTY OF
TRAFFIC SAFETY HERE. IT'S A
RACE TO THE TOP, BY THE WAY. BUT
72 HOURS THEY NOTED THE 72 HOUR
SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT THAT WE
HAVE TO REPORT OR FILL, AS A
CITY, 80% OF REPORTED POTHOLES
WITHIN 72 HOURS. AND THE LAST
BRIEFING WE GOT ON THIS, I THINK
WE ARE UP TO 85 OR 90%, ACTUALLY
WE ARE ACHIEVING, WE ARE ABOVE
STANDARD WHICH IS GREAT. THE
IDEA WAS THAT WHEN I HAVE AFTER
A -- THIS WAS A CONCRETE
SPECIFIC PROPOSAL, WHICH IS VERY
HELPFUL, IN TERMS OF CRAFTING
POLICY. THE IDEA WAS, WHY NOT
HAVE , WITHIN 72 HOURS, OF A
SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR FATALITY,
84 SQUARE MILES, BECAUSE OF THE
LATENCY AND DATA, I DON'T TO
SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT IS AT ALL WORKABLE. ON
THE SERIOUS INJURY FRONT. BUT 72
HOUR RULE, OR SOME SPECIFIED
PERIOD, WE RESPOND, START TO
MAKE , OR AT LEAST DEVELOP A
PLAN TO MAKE IMMEDIATE
MEDIATIONS, WE KNOW CAN BE DONE.
LAST YEAR ON FOURTH AVENUE, THE
DEPARTMENT , IN A HEROIC EFFORT,
WAS ABLE TO MAKE MUCH NEEDED
REPAIRS AND SAFETY UPGRADES TO
ADDRESS BIKE SAFETY ON FOURTH
AVENUE. WE KNOW IT CAN BE DONE.
YOU ALL HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY
WITH ME TO ADDRESS SOME TRAFFIC
SAFETY ISSUES. IN MY COUNCIL
DISTRICT, IN SOUTH PARK. ALONG
EAU CLAIRE HARBOR AVENUE AMONGST
OTHERS. IT CAN BE DONE, BUT THE
TRUTH IS, YOU GUYS COVER 84
SQUARE MILES OF TERRITORY. I DO
MY JOB, WHEN I AM POWERING YOU
ALL, TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE
TREE PROGRAM, WITH THE SIDEWALK
PROGRAM, BY GIVE THE STRUCTURE
UPGRADE PROGRAM, GENERALLY
STEPPING OUT OF THE WAY AND LET
ME TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED. AND
HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE. BUT, SO THE
IDEA WAS, 72 HOURS WITHIN A
FATALITY, LET'S JUST SAY THAT,
COME MAKE INITIAL REPAIRS. MUCH
MORE COMPLEX THAN A POTHOLE. YOU
GOT TO DESIGN, YOU GOT TO
ASSESS, THEN YOU GET TO DESIGN,
ENABLEMENT. THAT HIS COMPLEX
WORK. CAN YOU JUST HELP US
BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
DEPARTMENT'S TYPICAL RESPONSE
PROTOCOLS FOR, LET'S TAKE
FATALITIES, UTILITIES, THAT
EXIST TODAY, WHAT IS THE
DEPARTMENT'S TYPICAL RESPONSE
CALLS FOR FATALITIES ON OUR
ROADS TODAY?
>> I BELIEVE I PREVIOUSLY
ANSWERED PROBABLY A SIMILAR
QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK ABOUT WHAT OUR RESPONSE TO
THE FATAL COLLISION IS. NOW,
LOOKING AT KIND OF LIKE THAT 72
HOUR NUMBER, SOMETIMES WE DO NOT
EVEN HAVE A TRAFFIC COLLISION
REPORT BUT WE UNDERSTAND THE
CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO A
CRASH. BUT I DO KIND OF LIKE
UNDERSTAND THE UNDERLYING NEED
THAT ALL OF YOU ARE POINTING OUT
HERE, IS TO HAVE A MORE RAPID
RESPONSE AT LOCATIONS THAT --
THAT HAD FATAL COLLISIONS AND
IT'S SOMETHING THAT A PROPOSAL
OR IDEA WE'RE STILL KICKING
AROUND, I STILL DON'T HAVE ALL
THE SPECIFICS TO SHARE WITH YOU.
BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
CLOSELY LOOKING AT TO SEE HOW WE
CAN MORE RAPIDLY RESPOND TO
FATAL COLLISIONS , FATALITIES ON
OUR STREETS. RIGHT NOW, WITHIN A
COUPLE OF WEEKS OF RECEIVING THE
TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT WE
ALWAYS FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SITE
VISIT DOCUMENT AND CONDITIONS
AND IDENTIFYING ANY MAINTENANCE
ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
IMMEDIATELY. AND, WE ARE LOOKING
AT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OR WHAT
ADDITIONAL THINGS WE CAN DO TO
BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO FATAL
COLLISIONS AT LOCATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO
LEARNING MORE AND WORKING
ALONGSIDE YOU ALL TO BETTER
EMPOWER AND SUPPORT YOUR
EFFORTS. REALLY APPRECIATED. ALL
RIGHT, THANK YOU . WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO OUR THIRD ITEM OF
BUSINESS. I NOTE THAT WE ARE
LOSING QUORUM AT 11:30 AM. ARE
PARTNERS AT THE WATERFRONT, DO
YOU THINK YOU CAN DELIVER THIS,
I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 15 MINUTES,
CAN YOU DO IN 10 OR SHOULD WE
INVITE YOU BACK? LET'S TABLE
THAT . LET'S TABLE THE THIRD
ITEM . BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO
LOSE QUORUM. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL
WELCOME YOU BACK NEXT TIME.
LET'S SEE. TO ANY OF MY FELLOW
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER?