>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
MY NAME IS MIKE O'BRIEN.
I AM CHAIR OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY & TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE.
I HAVE TO DO MORE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
BECAUSE THERE'S A HANDFUL OF
PEOPLE IN THE PLAZA THAT CARE
ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND THE
PLANET.
IN A MOMENT WE WILL START
PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE ABOUT 30 PEOPLE SIGNED
UP TODAY.
I WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK
FOR ONE MINUTE EACH SO WE CAN
GET THROUGH EVERYBODY.
IF YOU ARE PREPARED, WE WILL
GIVE YOU A FEW MINUTES TO
WHITTLE DOWN YOUR SPEECH TO ONE
MINUTES.
LIKE OVER THE AGENDA QUICKLY.
TODAY'S AGENDA HAS NINE ITEMS
ON IT.
WE WILL FIRST CONSIDER THREE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD.
WE WILL CONSIDER TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD.
WE WILL CONSIDER A VOTE ON A
RESOLUTION.
ABOUT SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE.
WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION.
THERE'S NO VOTE OR LEGISLATION
BUT JUST A DISCUSSION ON ORCA
TRANSIT PASSES FOR ALL.
WE WILL CONSIDER POSSIBLY
VOTING.
YOU CAN APPLAUD FOR ORCA TRANSIT
PASSES FOR ALL.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WILL A RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP A
TRAFFIC SIGNALS POLICY.
FINALLY, WE WILL HAVE AN
ORDINANCE VACATING A STREET.
THE PETITION OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
SO I WILL FORMALLY APPROVE
ARGENTA.
NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN
TO BEFORE, THERE ARE MICROPHONES
IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.
THEIR TWO ON THE TABLE.
THIS MICROPHONE AT THE FAR END
OF THEM.
YOU CAN ADJUST THEM TO YOUR
HEIGHT AND YOU CAN GO TO ANY OF
THE THREE.
THEY ALL WORK.
WHATEVER YOU ARE MORE
COMFORTABLE WITH.
REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU STAND,
YOU WILL BE ON SEATTLE CHANNEL
BEING FILLED AND YOU CAN SEE
YOURSELF IF ARE SO INCLINED OR
NOT LOOK YOURSELF WHEN YOU WANT
ARE SPEAKING.
I WILL CALL THREE OR FOUR NAMES
AT A TIME.
AND ASK FOLKS WORK THE WAY TO
THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN GET
THROUGH EVERYONE QUICKLY WHEN
SOMEONE'S DONE.
CATHERINE FORSTER IS FIRST.
FOLLOWED BY BOBBY RIGBY AND
KAREN TAYLOR.
CATHERINE.
>> HI I AM KATE PURSER.
I TOOK TIME OFF AS A PUBLIC
HEALTH RESEARCHER TO REPRESENT
MY PERSONAL VIEWS ABOUT GETTING
AROUND SEATTLE ON FOOT.
I WILL GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
MOST TIMES I CROSS MLK AT
OREGON ON MY WAY TO WORK.
I RUN FROM SPEEDING LEFT
TURNING CARS THAT FAILED TO
YIELD TO ME.
IN 30 SECONDS I'M GIVING.
I OFTEN SEE GROUPS OF KIDS
WALKING TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB.
AND FOLKS WITH MOBILITY
LIMITATIONS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO
DODGE OUT OF THE WAY OF CARS AT
THIS INTERSECTION.
MY ASK IS THAT YOU PLEASE
ELEVATE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OF OF
CARS GETTING TO WHERE THEY NEED
TO GO FASTER.
AND INSTEAD, CREATE MORE AND
SAFER CROSSINGS AND SLOW SPEEDS.
I WALK TO WORK IN IS TERRIFYING
AT TIMES BUT I KEEP DOING IT
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MY
HEALTH AND THE CLIMATE.
AND I GET TO CONNECT WITH MY
COMMUNITY.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT HOME TO
MY FAMILY AT THE END OF THE DAY.
AND I WANT THAT FOR ALL OF US.
SO PLEASE MAKE OUR STREETS
SAFER.
BY PUTTING PEDESTRIANS FIRST.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS BOBBY RIGBY.
I'M SPEAKING TODAY FOR PUGET
SOUND ACTIVISTS OR ADVOCATS
FOR RETIREMENT ACTION.
WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION OF A LOT
OF RETIRED PEOPLE.
ALSO QUITE A FEW YOUNG ONES.
BUT MOST OF US ARE OLD ENOUGH
TO HAVE AN ORCA PASS.
AND I LOVE IT.
I RIDE THE BUS ALL THE TIME.
IT ONLY COST ME A DOLLAR AND I
CAN HOP ON AND OFF.
I CAN LEARN ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE
CITY BECAUSE I'M NOT IN A CAR
ISOLATED BY MYSELF.
SO I THINK WHAT MAKES THE CITY
GREAT IS A REALLY GOOD TRANSIT
SYSTEM.
AND THE CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO
INTERMIX AND GET TO KNOW EACH
OTHER.
WHAT MAKES THE CITY HORRIBLE,
IS TRAFFIC JAMS.
TRAFFIC POLLUTION.
TRAFFIC NOISE, AND THE
ISOLATION FROM SITTING IN YOUR
CAR.
FOR HOURS NOT JUST MINUTES.
I'M SUPPORTING THE ORCA FOR ALL
CORPORATIONS IN THIS BEAUTIFUL
CITY.
THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
UPHOLD THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
DEVELOP IT.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
ANDREW ACE HOUSTON.
KAREN McDONALD AND HENRY/.
>> MY NAME IS KAREN TAYLOR.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT HER FOR
ALL.
YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE ALL THE
KIDS TESTIFYING THAT WE NEED
FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR
EVERYONE AND THIS WOULD BE A
MINOR STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
IT'S GOOD FOR POOR FOLKS BUT WE
NEED TO GET THE RICH FOLKS ON
THE BUS TOO.
SO EVERYONE DOWNTOWN NEEDS A
FREE PASS AND WE WILL MOVE ON
TO FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS ACE. I
AM AN ARCHITECT.
A PERSON OF COLOR AND A
RESIDENT.
I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF
SIDEWALKS, SAVED STREETS AND
ORCA FOR ALL.
I UNDERSTAND IS AN ARCHITECT
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN
DO TO MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT
MORE SUSTAINABLE FOR OUR
BUILDINGS.
HOWEVER THOSE PLACES AREN'T
MADE SAFE.
IF WE DO NOT HAVE STREETS THAT
CONTINUE THAT SAFETY FROM
INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND IN ORDER TO
HAVE MORE PEOPLE STOP USING
THEIR CARS AND GET INTO
TRANSIT, WE MAKE THINGS EASIER
FOR THEM TO DO SO.
SO WE NEED THINGS LIKE ORCA FOR
ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ACE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ON DOUG McDONALD.
I'M HAPPY I WAS ONLY ON
CRUTCHES FOR SIX WEEKS AFTER I
SLIPPED ON THE ICE.
AND I CAN GIVE YOU A FIRST-HAND
REPORT OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
IN THE EMERGENCY ROOMS THIS
WINTER LARGELY ELDERLY, BECAUSE
OF ICY CONDITIONS ON SIDEWALKS.
100% IN SUPPORT OF THE
RESOLUTION AND I WANT TO MAKE
TWO FRIENDLY MINUTES.
FIRST, EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THE
SIDEWALK ICE ISSUE IS THE ISSUE
OF VEGETATION BLOCKING
SIDEWALKS ALL OVER THE CITY.
THAT ISSUE IS AN ISSUE AT STC I
BETWEEN THE TWO.
I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THE
RESOLUTION BE REWORKED FOR THE
REQUISITION WE HAD TO DEAL WITH
A WHOLE HOST OF SIDEWALK
ISSUES.
NOT SIMPLY SNOW AND ICE.
BUT THE TWO AND WE HAVE TO DO
WITH SOME RECOGNITION THAT
PASSING ASPIRATIONS IS NOT THE
WAY TO SUSTAIN.
WE NEED TO ENFORCE THINGS.
HAD DISCUSSION ON SEVERAL
TOPICS AND IT REMAINS THE CASE
THAT WE HAVE TO FIND MEANINGFUL
MEASURES.
SO WHEN WE ASKED PEOPLE TO DO
THINGS, WE DON'T HAVE TO RAT
OUT OR NEIGHBORS OR DO THINGS
THAT ARE FEASIBLE IN ORDER TO
GET OUR SIDEWALKS SAFE AND
ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY ALL
YEAR LONG.
ALL DAY LONG.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HENRY IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY
LET'S SEE MAYBE CLAY CURTIS.
AND TOMMY NAGEL.
GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
HI.
I THINK ORCA CARDS FOR
EVERYBODY WOULD BE GREAT
BECAUSE LIKE THEN OBVIOUSLY
LESS CARS. WHICH HELPS THE
CLIMATE.
THEN WE CAN MAKE THE STREETS
PROBABLY MORE SAFER BECAUSE
THERE'S ONLY BUSES.
NOT LIKE OTHER CARS COMING.
ALSO, I HAVE A SCHOOL OR I GO
TO A SCHOOL THAT PASSES OUT
ORCA CARDS TO KIDS THAT LIVE
LIKE WERE NO, OUT OF ONE MILE
RADIUS OF THE SCHOOL.
AND FOR THE KIDS THAT DON'T GET
THE ORCA CARDS, I THINK IT WILL
BE GOOD FOR THEM BECAUSE IF
YOU'RE GOING OVER TO A FRIENDS
HOUSE.
A FRIEND THAT IS OUTSIDE OF
THAT ONE MILE, THEN THEY CAN
GET OVER THERE WITHOUT HAVING
TO WORRY ABOUT BRINGING THEIR
WALLET.
SO YEAH.
>> THANK YOU HENRY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ALL RIGHT.
CLYDE.
>> HELLO.
I'M ALSO FROM WHITMAN AND I'M
NOT WITHIN THE ONE MILE.
SO I GOT AN ORCA CARD FOR
SCHOOL.
I KNOW BEING AN AVID ORCA CARD
USER, HOW HELPFUL IT IS TO GET
PLACES.
NOW THAT IT FEELS LIKE I REACH
MATURITY WRITER HAVE TO CALL MY
PARENTS TO GET ANYWHERE.
I CAN PRETTY MUCH GO WHEREVER I
WANT.
SAME WITH MY FRIEND OVER THERE.
GONE TO MOVIE THEATERS, FRIENDS
HOUSES, WE EVEN GOT TO THIS
SO I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT
EVERYONE, NOT JUST KIDS NOT
WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS,
SHOULD HAVE AN KNOW CARD.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> TOMMY NAGEL.
FOLLOWED BY YOU GOT TO WORK ON
YOUR HANDWRITING KIDDOS.
SOMETHING BORIS BEARS.
AND THEN REX OLIVER.
>> MY NAME IS TOMMY NAGEL.
I'M ALSO FROM WHITMAN.
AND WITH ORCA CARDS, I THINK
IT'S A GREAT THING.
THAT WE SHOULD GET THEM OUT.
BECAUSE SOME HOMELESS PEOPLE
MIGHT NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO BUY AN
ORCA CARD.
SO MAYBE WE SHOULD GIVE IT
SORRY I'M SORRY.
MAYBE SHOULD GIVE IT TO THEM.
BECAUSE LIKE I MEAN LIKE, IT'S
HARD BECAUSE LIKE USUALLY,
PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS HAVE TO
WALK EVERYWHERE.
AND LIKE IT'S JUST KIND OF
UNFAIR.
AND WE GET CARS AND BUSES AND
BIKES AND STUFF TO TRANSIT.
WHAT DO THEY HAVE?
WILL LIKE I'M SORRY.
>> YOU ARE DOING GREAT MAN.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WHO IS UP AFTER TOMMY?
SAY YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> MY NAME IS CYRUS BEERS.
>> CYRUS BEERS GOT IT.
>> I THINK FREE ORCA CARDS
WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE
BECAUSE LIKE ALSO LIKE THE
HOMELESS COMMUNITY.
THEY CAN'T REALLY -- THEY CAN'T
REALLY GET A JOB BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T GET TO THE JOB.
SO IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR THEM
TO MAYBE GET OFF THE STREETS
AND STAY INDOORS AND BE WARM.
AND IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR LIKE
KIDS AND TEENS WHO PEOPLE LIKE
DON'T HAVE PARENTS AROUND TO
TAKE THEM PLACES.
SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO LIKE
USE THEIR MONEY THAT THEY COULD
USE FOR FOOD AND OTHER STUFF ON
THEMSELVES OR THE LIKE ON THE
BUS.
>> GREAT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> REX OLIVER IS NEXT.
AND REX IS FOLLOWED BY LAURA
BERNSTEIN AND THEN RYAN PACKER
AND THEN DOUG TRUMP.
>> I THINK ORCA FOR ALL IS A
GOOD THING BECAUSE I THINK I
DON'T HAVE AN ORCA CARD BUT
SOMETIMES MY PARENTS ARE AT
WORK, THEY CAN'T PICK ME UP.
IN MY MOM'S HOUSE ISN'T VERY
CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL.
SO IT'S A BIG STRUGGLE TRYING TO
CARRY MY REALLY HEAVY BACKPACK
ALL THE WAY TO MY MOM'S HOUSE.
AND FOR THE LOSS THE LESS
FORTUNATE, THAT CAN'T AFFORD A
CAR AND MAYBE THE STRUGGLE OF
THE BUS FARE AND ALWAYS TAKING
OUT YOUR WALLET AND BRING IT
WITH YOU, IT'S ALWAYS A PAIN.
AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CAR,
THEN YOU CAN'T REALLY GET
PLACES WITHOUT WALKING.
AND IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER IF
EVERYONE JUST HAD AN ORCA CARD
AND THEY COULD SWIPE IT AND USE
BUSES.
AND STOP USING THE CAR. OKAY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ALL RIGHT LAURA.
YOUR WORK IS CUT OUT FOR YOU.
FOLLOWING THESE ADVOCATES.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
>> MY NAME IS LAURA.
I WAS A FORMER BUS DRIVER AND
FORMER MATH AND SCIENCE
TEACHER.
TODAY MEANS MORE THIS TO ME
THAN THE HUNDREDS OF COUNCIL
MEETINGS I'VE ATTENDED OVER THE
LAST FOUR YEARS.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS AT
LEAST ONCE A MONTH.
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
AS A BUS DRIVER, WHEN I WOULD
LET FOLKS ON THE BUS AND SAY
HEY NO BIG DEAL.
IF THEY SAID I FORGOT MY WALLET
TODAY.
OR WHATEVER.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE WOULD START
CRYING.
LIKE BUSINESSMEN ON THE 212.
FOLKS THAT CLEARLY WERE
EXPERIENCING VISIBLE POVERTY ON
THE 301.
PEOPLE JUST REALLY LOVE THAT
KINDNESS OF SAYING NO BIG DEAL.
TOMORROW GET IT IF YOU CAN.
AND THE FAIR ENFORCEMENT IT'S
JUST A REALLY HOSTILE
ENVIRONMENT.
WE SHOULD MOVE TO AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE IS NO
FAIR ENFORCEMENT.
TRANSIT IS FREE AND PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE TO FEEL SCARED OR
INTIMIDATED ON PUBLIC TRANSIT
ESPECIALLY DURING A CLIMATE
CRISIS.
IT'S HORRIBLE PEOPLE HAVE TO
CHOOSE WITH DEALING WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR TAKING TRANSIT
IN A CLIMATE CRISIS.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE RYAN
PACKER.
>> HE HAD TO GO TO ROCK TO
WORK.
>> I WASN'T EXPECTING HIM
TODAY.
SAY YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> I AM DOUG TRUMP.
BOTH RYAN AND I ARE WITH THE
URBANIST.
WE ENDORSE THE ORCA FOR ALL
CAMPAIGN.
I'M HERE TODAY TO FOCUS ON THE
TRAFFIC SIGNAL POLICY.
ADAPTIVE SIGNALS.
WE BELIEVE THE CITY NEEDS A
COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON TRAFFIC
SIGNALS THAT PUTS PEDESTRIANS
FIRST.
BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS NOT
WORKING THAT GREAT.
YOU KNOW SMALL IMPROVEMENTS ON
MERCER BUT I DON'T THINK ANYONE
WANTS THAT ENVIRONMENT ON EVERY
STREET IN THE CITY.
MAKING PEDESTRIANS WAIT LONGER.
SO MORE CARS CAN GO THROUGH
DOESN'T MATCH OUR STATED
PRIORITIES FOR STREETS.
WE SHOULD MAKE A SIGNAL POLICY
THAT ADDRESSES THAT.
AND PUTS PEDESTRIANS AND SAFETY
FIRST.
AND I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE
REST OF THE MASS TRANSIT
PACKAGE.
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE FOR
SIMILAR REASONS.
TO SO PEDESTRIANS HAVE AN
EASIER TIME GETTING ONE WITH
THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CRISIS
WE'RE SEEING, WE NEED TO DO AS
MUCH AS WE CAN TO GET TOWARDS
VISION ZERO.
>> THANK YOU DOUG.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> RACHEL BROWN AND THEN
JEFFREY PAT AND KATIE LEWIS.
>> MY NAME IS SHIR GOLDBERG.
TWO YEARS AGO IS LIVING IN
CHICAGO WHICH IS ALMOST AS
EXPENSIVE AS SEATTLE.
I CANNOT AFFORD A MONTHLY
TRANSIT PATH AT THE TIME I STEP
ON THE TRAIN, I WONDERED IF I
COULD AFFORD IT OR HAVE TO
WORK.
NOW I LIVE HERE IN MY EMPLOYER
PAYS FOR A FREE MONTHLY ORCA
PASS.
THIS HAS ENABLED SEATTLE TO
OPEN UP TO ME IN A WAY THAT
CHICAGO NEVER DID.
I CAN SAVE MORE.
I CAN SPEND MORE AT LOCAL
BUSINESSES AND I CAN
PARTICIPATE IN AND CAN SUPPORT
MY IMMUNITY SUSTAINABLY.
FOR ME, EATING A FREE MONTHLY
PASS MAKES THE DECISION TO NOT
OWN A CAR EASY.
I HOPE THAT EVERYONE CAN HAVE
THIS LEVEL OF ACCESS TO CHOOSE
THEIR TROUBLE OF TRANSPORTATION
INTO SOMETHING SUSTAINABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HI ON KATIE LEWIS.
I WANTED TO SPEAK FOR THE NEED
OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR CROSSING
STREET LIGHTS FOR STREETLIGHTS.
THERE IS AN INTERSECTION NEAR
WHERE I LIVE IN THE U DISTRICT
ON CAMPUS PARKWAY WHERE THEY
REPLACED A CROSSWALK WITH A
SIGNAL FOR YOU CAN GET HALFWAY
ACROSS THE STREET.
DURING ONE LIGHT CYCLE AND THEN
YOU HAVE TO CROSS THE OTHER AT
A RUN.
I'M USING ON A BICYCLE SO I CAN
GET ACROSS.
I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT
THINKING ABOUT THE WHOLE
PICTURE THERE.
IF WE HAVE CONSISTENT POLICY,
WE CAN MAKE SURE WHEN YOU
DESIGN IT FOR PEOPLE.
WE ARE PRIORITIZED.
I HEAR THAT YOU IMPROVE THE
THINGS YOU MEASURE.
WE SHOULD BE MEASURING AND
PAYING ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS
FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS AS
WELL AS CARS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU RACHEL.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THAT WAS KATIE.
RACHEL AND JEFFREY.
JEFFREY COME ON UP.
OKAY PAUL.
I SAID PAD.
IS RACHEL BROWN HERE?
OKAY GREAT.
SO JEFFREY YOUR NEXT AND THEN
WE HAVE DAVE SCHULTE AND THEN
FELIX BENSON.
>> HI MY NAME IS JEFFREY PAUL,
SPECIAL ED PAIR PRO FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I JUST CAME TO TALK ABOUT
SUPPORT FOR ORCA FOR ALL.
I CAME TO SEATTLE AS
AMERICORPS MEMBER IS A MEMBER,
I GOT A REDUCED FARE.
THAT'S ABOUT TO END AT THE END
OF THE MONTH.
MY COST WILL DOUBLE.
ON THAT REALLY SUCKS BECAUSE I
COMMUTE A LONG WAY TO SCHOOL AS
DO A LOT OF THE TEACHERS AT MY
SCHOOL.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO USE
CARS TO GET THERE.
THERE'S ONLY TWO PAID PARKING
SPOTS.
A LOT OF TEACHERS ARE FORKING
OUT MONEY OR GETTING TICKETS.
THEY HAVE TO MOVE THEIR CAR AT
LUNCH AND THEY CAN'T AND A LOT
OF THEM DON'T TAKE LIGHT RAIL
TO WORK OR BUSES.
AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE A
GREAT WAY TO GET MORE PEOPLE
USING PUBLIC TRANSIT.
I THINK TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE
THE SAME OPPORTUNITY AS
STUDENTS AS HAVING AN ORCA
PASS.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> MY NAME IS DAVE SCHULTE.
A MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT RIDERS
UNION.
I SUPPORT THE ORCA FOR ALL
CAMPAIGN.
THE MORE PEOPLE THAT RIDE THE
BUS, THE BETTER.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> TO THE POINT AND SIMPLE.
THANK YOU DAY.
FELIX?
AND FELIX YOU ARE FOLLOWED BY
MURRAY, THEN CHRIS AND THERE'S
A GROUP FOR THE MASS COALITION
THAT WILL SPEAK.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS FELIX PENSACOLA AND
I'M A JUNIOR IN DISTRICT 5.
SINCE GETTING ARE FREE ORCA
CARDS FROM SCHOOL, MY SISTER
AND I COMMUTE TO SCHOOL EVERY
DAY INSTEAD OF GETTING A RIDE
FROM OUR MOM.
I CAN GET EVERYONE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT
AND REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS.
BUT BY CHARGING MONEY, YOUR
DISCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM
CHOOSING THAT OPTION.
MY FRIEND MARIO AND I, ARE PART
OF FRIDAY'S FOR FUTURE.
AND BECAUSE IT'S FREE OF CHARGE,
WE EASILY TAKE THE LIGHT RAIL
HERE EVERY WEEK.
IF WE WANT TO MAKE OUR GOAL OF
BEING A CARBON NEUTRAL CITY BY
2030, WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION
NOW.
AND MAKE FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT AN
OPTION FOR EVERYONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SORRY I GOT YOUR NAME WRONG.
>> MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
THANK YOU FOR SIGNING ONTO THE
SEATTLE GREEN NEW DEAL FOR MY
NAME IS MARIO AND I'M AN 11th
GRADER AT NATHAN HILL HIGH
SCHOOL IN SEATTLE.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, ALL SIGNED ON
TO THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
IN MY OPINION, PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION HAS TO BE AN
INTEGRAL PART OF ANY CLIMATE
PLAN.
IN THE PAST YEAR, SINCE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE GIVEN EACH
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AN ORCA
CARD, OR STUDENTS HAVE STARTED
TO USED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
I BELIEVE IF WE CAN EXPAND THE
FREE ORCA CARD PROGRAM TO ALL
OF SEATTLE, WILL SEE MORE
PEOPLE USING PUBLIC TRANSIT AND
WE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER OUR
CO2 EMISSIONS.
WITH ALL ISSUES, WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT THIS AS AN EQUITY ISSUE.
IF YOU WANT TO ENSURE MORE
PEOPLE USE PUBLIC TRANSIT, WE
MUST MAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT FREE
SO IT COULD BE AN OPTION FOR
EVERYONE.
I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY
TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE CAN BE
PART OF THE SOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HI.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
MY NAME IS CHRISTA CHERRY AND
I'M A SENIOR AT NATHAN HILL
HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS NOVEMBER IS THE FIRST YEAR
I CAN VOTE.
SO LAST YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL
GAVE FREE OCHER CARDS TO ALL
SEATTLE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS.
HERE IS MINE.
I USE MY BUS PASS TO COMMUTE
FROM NORTH TO WEST SEATTLE
EVERY DAY THIS SUMMER.
WENT PUBLIC TRANSIT IS A VIABLE
CHEAP OPTION, PEOPLE DON'T
DRIVE.
THIS CITY MADE A COMMITMENT FOR
MY FUTURE AND FOR OUR
COLLECTIVE FUTURE TO BE CARBON
NEUTRAL BY 2030.
THAT IS 10 YEARS AWAY.
IN ORDER TO MEET THAT GOAL,
PUBLIC TRANSIT NEEDS TO BE
MASSIVELY EXPANDED.
AND ORCA CARDS NEED TO BE
PROVIDED NOT JUST TO
HIGHSCHOOLERS.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THEM MASS COALITION.
IS THERE A MASS COALITION IN
THE HOUSE?
ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON.
DOUGLAS SEXTON.
>> THEY ARE COMING.
>> OKAY.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE MASS
COALITION?
IS THREE MINUTES OKAY?
THREE MINUTES.
HI.
>> WE ARE REPRESENTING THE MASS
COALITION.
OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
I'M WITH THE TRANSIT RIDERS
UNION.
>> 350 SEATTLE.
>> SALEM NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAYS.
>> SIERRA CLUB.
>> OKAY, SEVERAL OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT
STANDING HERE WITH US.
WE ARE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
MASS TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE.
VERY GRATEFUL THE CITY COUNCIL
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED OUT A FEW
PIECES OF LEGISLATION RELATED
TO BICYCLE SAFETY LAST MONTH.
AND WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE
PEDESTRIAN AND SIDEWALK
LEGISLATION THAT YOU WILL BE
DISCUSSING TODAY.
FOR THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION, I
WILL SAY TRANSIT RIDERS ARE
ALSO PEDESTRIANS.
WHEN WE GET OFF THE BUS.
WE WALK AND ROLL TO WHEREVER WE
ARE GOING.
SO HAVING SIDEWALKS THAT ARE
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US.
>> ANY CLIMATE EQUITY FOCUSED
FUTURE HAS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR
PEOPLE TO GET AROUND.
IN ANY WAY THAT IS NOT A CAR
ARE DEPENDENT ON FOSSIL FUELS.
PEDESTRIAN IS ONE OF THOSE
WITH.
AS KATIE MENTIONED, IT CONNECTS
WITH OF THE WAYS AND IT'S A WAY
IN ITSELF.
SO PEOPLE LIKE MY ELDERLY
NEIGHBOR NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET
AROUND ON THE SIDEWALK.
PEOPLE LIKE MY KID WHEN HE WAS
A TODDLER, TRIPPED ONCE A WEEK
IN HIS ENTHUSIASTIC DOSHAS DOWN
THE SIDEWALK OVER CROCS.
THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO USE THE
SIDEWALK.
>> I LIVED IN SEATTLE MOST OF
MY ADULT LIFE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO AGING
HERE TOO.
I COMMUTE BY WALKING AND TAKING
TRANSIT, TAKING THE BUS.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE
RECENT PEDESTRIAN DEATHS IN
WEST SEATTLE.
OF SENIORS.
I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN
THREE WITHIN A MONTHS TIME.
THAT'S UNCONSCIONABLE.
WE CANNOT EXCEPT THAT.
I SUPPORT THE MASS
TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE.
>> THINK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU ALL.
>> WE HAVE DOUGLAS SEXTON AND
THEN MAXIMUM LOW.
AND THEN MORAL ADLER.
>> COLOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALKS ABOUT THE
INEQUALITY BETWEEN WHO GETS
ORCA CARD AND WHO DOESN'T.
I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT I'M
ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAS
WORKED AT COMPANIES WHERE WE
GET THE CARD.
THOSE PEOPLE ARE THE 10 TO GET
TRANSIT BENEFITS.
I'VE GOTTEN INTO THE SYSTEM
WERE MY FIRST COMPANY FULLY
SUBSIDIZED. MY COMPANY NOW IS
50%.
AND I WAS USING PUBLIC TRANSIT
AND I DON'T HAVE TO USE
RIDESHARE OPS. IS FANTASTIC.
IT DISAPPOINTS ME THAT'S NOT
THE CASE FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
THERE IS ANY QUALITY THERE.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'S AN
INJUSTICE WITH THE CLIMATE.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO RESOLVE IT
WITHOUT MORE PEOPLE USING
PUBLIC TRANSIT.
LET'S SOLVE BOTH OF THESE
INJUSTICES AT THE SAME TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> MY NAME IS MAXINE.
I JUST FOUND ABOUT ORCA FOR ALL
ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO.
I WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
IT BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE NEED.
I JUST MOVED TO SEATTLE ABOUT
30 DAYS AGO.
I STARTED JOB I WAS STARTING A
JOB THAT GAVE ME A DISCOUNTED
ORCA PASS.
THAT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.
BUT I'M LEAVING THAT JOB AT THE
END OF THE MONTH AND STARTING A
NEW ONE.
IT DOESN'T OFFER THAT.
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE A LOT
TOUGHER IN MY BUDGET WILL BE
TIGHTER.
I WILL BE FINE BUT ORCA FOR ALL
IS WHAT THE CITY NEEDS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LESS
FORTUNATE THAN ME.
SO ORCA FOR ALL.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> COME ON AT.
AFTER UMOL, KATIE WILSON SIGNED
UP BUT I THINK SHE ALREADY
SPOKE.
SO DEREK RICHARDS.
CHRIS WOLF AND MATT GLEASON.
>> I CAME HERE BY WAY OF A
ADVERTISEMENT.
MIKE WILL BE AT A FORUM AT THE
SPRING STREET CENTER ON SYSTEM
CHANGE.
NOT CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE NEED TO BE ATTENDING TO REAL
CHANGE.
A LOT OF TIMES IN THE TRANSIT
ISSUE YOU GET CONCERNED ABOUT
WHERE'S THE FUNDING FOR THE
ENERGY DISPLACING THE DIESEL WE
ARE USING?
THE DIRTY DIESEL?
BERNIE SANDERS HAS A WAY OF
LOOKING AT IT BY TAKING OVER
THE ENERGY INDUSTRY BY WAY OF
INTRODUCING ELECTRICITY FOR
ALL.
IF YOU READ INTO HIS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM, HE SAYS
ELECTRICITY WILL BE FREE TO
ITSELF.
LOOKING DOWN THE WAY TO SEE IF
WE DO A MAJOR EXPANSION,
ELECTRICITY.
THE CURRENT 120 ODD BUSES THAT
WE PURCHASE THAT ARE ALL
ELECTRIC.
WILL BE EXPANDED TO 1500 BUSES
LOOK ANY KIND OF EXPANSIVE WE
LOOK AT TODAY.
WHICH WILL BE FREE TRANSIT.
WILL BE ACCOMMODATED BY BUSES
THAT DON'T RELY ON HYBRIDS.
I TALKED TO A FEW BUS DRIVERS
AND THEY SAY THEY ARE EQUALLY
AS COMPATIBLE.
AS THE TROUBLES THEY HAVE WITH
THE CURRENT DIESEL BUSES.
WE NEED REALLY TO TAKE OVER
THESE ENERGY SYSTEMS.
AND NOT RELY ON JUST TINKERING
LIKE WE SEE HAPPENING SO MUCH
BY POLITICIANS WHO ARE
ACCEPTING GOALS AND NOT MEETING
THOSE GOALS.
>> THANK YOU MORAL.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I WAS ABLE TO
GET RID OF MY CAR.
BECAUSE MY JOB HELPS COVER AND
ORCA CARD.
IS BEEN THE MOST FREEING THING
I HAVE EVER DONE.
AND IT WAS WHEN THERE WAS SMOKE
FROM THE WILDFIRES AND MY
PARTNERS SAID WISE ALL THE
SMOKE?
SHE SAID I GUESS THAT MEANS YOU
WILL GET RID OF THE CAR AND
TAKE THE BUS.
SHE GOT ME.
I DID GET RID OF MY CAR.
AND START TAKING THE BUS.
I KNOW NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE
SAME OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN ORCA
CARD THROUGH THEIR WORK.
SO THAT'S WHY I THINK ORCA FOR
ALL IS IMPORTANT.
I KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO DO A LOT
ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE SHOULD HELP THEM OUT ALONG
WITH THE FREE ORCA CARD, WE
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES AND GIVE
MORE OPTIONS FOR IT.
SO PEOPLE, IT'S VERY
CONVENIENT, IT RUNS BY
FREQUENTLY.
THERE'S NO FINANCIAL BARRIER IN
THE WAY.
THINK IT WILL MATCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HI MY NAME IS CHRIS WILL.
I'M A WORKER HERE IN SEATTLE.
I HAVE MY ORCA CARD.
HE MAKES ME FEEL SO SAFE.
HE MAKES ME FEEL SO SECURE.
I HAVE AN ENORMOUS SENSE OF
FREEDOM BECAUSE I CAN NO
BETWEEN THIS AND MY TWO FEET I
CAN GET PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE IN
THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.
THAT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE MY
EMPLOYER IS A MULTINATIONAL
CORPORATION THAT INTRODUCED
THIS TO ME IS A PART I GET THIS
FOR FREE EVERY SINGLE MONTH AND
THAT'S ALLOWED ME NOT TO HAVE A
CAR HERE.
WHICH MEANS I CAN CONTRIBUTE IN
MY SMALL WAY TO REDUCING CO2
EMISSIONS AND THE CITY AND THE
WORLD.
THAT SHOULD BE A PRIVILEGE AND
A RIGHT FOR EVERYBODY IN THE
CITY WHO WANTS IT.
WHO DOESN'T NEED TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN THEIR BILLS AT THE END
OF THE WEEK AND THEIR FUTURE ON
THIS PLANET.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> MATT AND FOLLOWED BY BREE
DUNGHILL.
AND I THINK THERE ARE A FEW
OTHER FOLKS SIGNED UP.
>> I AM MATT GLEASON.
I HAVE AN ORCA CARD THAT IS
PROVIDED BY MY EMPLOYER.
I USED TO DRIVE TO AND FROM
WORK EVERY DAY.
IT'S BEEN NEARLY AN HOUR JUST
IDLING ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE
WAY BACK.
IT WOULD LEAVE ME DRAINED AND I
WOULD GENERALLY JUST STAY IN MY
APARTMENT.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO DRIVE
SOMEWHERE ELSE AFTERWARDS FOR
IT REALLY MADE ME FEEL
DISCONNECTED FROM THE COMMUNITY
AND THE AREA.
I WAS HAVING A REALLY BAD TIME.
ONCE I GOT MY ORCA CARD, THIS
IS BEEN A REALLY HUGE IMPACT ON
MY LIFE.
I FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO MY
COMMUNITY.
I MORE LIKELY TO GO TO
BUSINESSES THAT I SEE AND I JUST
HONESTLY COULDN'T STOP TELLING
MY COWORKERS.
HOW MUCH BETTER MY LIFE WAS.
WHEN I WASN'T JUST GRINDING MY
TEETH 40 MINUTES EVERY DAY
COMING HOME FROM WORK.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AFTER YOU WILL BE JESSICA
AND THEN SUSAN GLEASON.
AND JANINE HSING LIST.
>> I'M WITH CENTRAL SEATTLE
GREENWAYS.
WE WORK TO MAKE OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER FOR PEOPLE
WALKING AND BIKING.
ONE OF THE LARGEST CHALLENGES
WE HAVE FACED OVER THE YEARS,
IS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY
SIGNALS ACT THE WAY THEY DO AT
SPECIFIC INTERSECTIONS.
IT'S COMPLETELY OPAQUE AND
APPEARS TO DEPEND ON WHICH
SIGNAL ENGINEER WAS ASSIGNED TO
WHICH INTERSECTION ON WHICH
DAY.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA
OF HAVING A SIGNAL POLICY.
I URGE YOU TO HAVE A STOCK --
SDOT TO ENSURE THE SIGNAL
POLICY COMES OUT.
SINCE WE HAVE NONE RIGHT NOW.
ACTUALLY DOES PUT PEDESTRIANS
FIRST AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE
SAFE AND COMFORTABLE WALKING
AROUND OUR CITY.
I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT
SOME KIND OF WORKABLE SIDEWALK
MAINTENANCE POLICY.
AND SUPPORT ORCA FOR ALL.
THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> JESSICA?
OKAY COOL.
>> I'M SORRY MY FAULT.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
HELLO I'M JESSICA.
I WORK AT TRADER JOE'S ON
CAPITOL HILL.
I'M HERE TODAY IN HIGH SUPPORT
OF ORCA FOR ALL LEGISLATION.
IS A FORMER COLLEGIATE DISTANCE
RUNNER, MY TRANSPORTATION HAS
TRADITIONALLY BEEN MY LEGS AND
MY BIKE AND MAYBE JUST A FEW
BUS TRIPS.
BUT SINCE INJURIES HAVE
RENDERED ME DEPENDENT ON THE
BUS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS, I HAVE GOT TO SEE WHAT
IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE
THE BUS ALL THE TIME.
AND IT WAS QUITE AN EYE-OPENER.
BOTH BEING INJURED AND HAVING
TO TAKE THE BUS EVEN TO GO A
FEW BLOCKS.
AND I CAN SEE HOW THAT
LIFESTYLE CAN BECOME EXPENSIVE
AND BURDENSOME QUICKLY.
I WAS ON AVERAGE, I SPEND ABOUT
$175 MORE PER MONTH THAN I USED
TO ON TRANSPORTATION.
SO FROM THE SURVEYS THAT WE DID.
WE FOUND OUT IT'S THE HIGHER
PAID WORKERS THAT GET MORE
SUBSIDIZED TRANSIT AND THE LOW-
PAID WORKERS GET LESS.
I THINK ORCA FOR ALL WILL BE A
CRUCIAL STEP. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> SUSAN?
GREAT.
DINEEN JANINE FOLLOWED BY I
THINK IT'S JIM PAGE MAYBE AND
THEN MEGAN MURPHY.
AND THEN MALLORY MOZER.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS JANINE.
ON HIM HERE IN SUPPORT OF ALL
OF THE ABOVE.
AND CONGRATULATE YOU FOR COMING
OUT FOR THOSE THAT WERE ABLE
AND CHOSE TO BE HERE.
TO PRACTICE THEIR CITIZENSHIP.
THEY ARE SETTING AN EXCELLENT
EXAMPLE.
ONE THING THAT REALLY BOTHERS
ME AND I AM SUPPORTIVE OF ORCA
FOR ALL.
I THINK TRANSIT AND MASS TRANSIT
IS A GREAT TOOL TO ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO USE IT.
AND IT'S THE CHICKEN AND THE
EGG.
BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT DON'T USE
THE, WANT TO USE IT EXCEPT FOR,
ALL OF THE REASONS.
IT DOESN'T CONNECT.
IT'S TOO INCONVENIENT.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
BUT I WOULD IF IT WAS
CONVENIENT.
OF THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WRITE
IT, DON'T ENCOURAGE US TO BUILD
MORE.
BUT IF WE BUILD IT, THEY REALLY
WOULD COME.
AND LIGHT RAIL IS A PERFECT
EXAMPLE OF THAT.
SO I AM REACHING OUT TO THE
POWERS THAT BE, MAYOR DURKAN,
IF YOU ARE LISTENING AND I HOPE
YOU ARE BECAUSE THIS COMMITTEE
DOES A GREAT JOB.
AND ALSO, ALL OF THE MAJOR,
ESPECIALLY THE TECH COMPANIES
IN THIS TOWN -- HAVE GOTTEN SO
MUCH FROM THE CITY.
AND IT'S TIME TO STEP UP.
AND HELP US DO THIS TO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE MASS
TRANSIT.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE MONEY, SHOULD
BE WRITING IT AND SETTING AN
EXAMPLE.
WE SHOULD BE GIVING FREE
TRANSIT TO EVERYBODY.
ESPECIALLY, I FIND IT REALLY
DISTURBING, THAT WE USE THE
STICK FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T
AFFORD IT.
AND TREAT THEM LIKE SECOND-
CLASS CITIZENS OR CRIMINALS BY
CHECKING THEIR TICKET AND
EVERYTHING.
I THINK THAT IS SO, SO -- [
APPLAUSE ]
>> [ MUSIC ] EVERYBODY RIDES
THE BUS.
EVERYBODY THAT IS US.
EVERYBODY RIDES THE BUS.
AND EVERYBODY FINDS THE DRIVER.
I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR.
SOMETIMES I'M WALKING, IT'S
JUST TOO FAR WHEN YOU ARE
CARING THE GUITAR.
I WANT TO RIDE THE BUS SO I CAN
SIT DOWN NEXT OTHER PEOPLE AND
I CAN SEE THE CITY GO BY.
I DON'T FEEL ALL ALIENATED
WEARING ABOUT TRAFFIC AND
GETTING MY FOOT TIRED ON THE
GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE AND ALL
THAT.
LOOKING FOR PARKING AND ALL
THAT STUFF.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
THE BUS IS A SOCIAL ORGANISM.
WE ARE SOCIAL BEINGS.
GET ON THE BUS.
EVERYBODY RIDES THE BUS [ MUSIC
] I KNOW EVERYBODY DOESN'T RIDE
THE BUS BUT LET'S ACT LIKE WE
DO.
IF WE LOVE THE BUS, LET'S SING
THE SONG.
YOU GO.
EVERYBODY RIDES THE BUS.
♪ EVERYBODY THAT IS US.
EVERYBODY RIDES THE BUS ♪ AND
EVERYBODY THINKS THEIR RIDERS.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HARRI TRY TO FOLLOW THAT.
>> THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
KIND OF LIKE WOODY GUTHRIE.
I LOVE IT.
ANYWAY, WELL I WAS THINKING YOU
KNOW THERE'S A CLIMATE CRISIS
AND THERE'S REFUGEES FROM THE
SOUTH.
BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND
THE WEAPONS INDUSTRIES AND
TRADES YOU KNOW, SO I THOUGHT
WHAT IF LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT
WORK FOR I.C.E., THERE COULD BE
A NEW GREEN JOB SECTOR OF LIKE
BUSES AND THEY COULD PAY THEIR
MORTGAGE OR THEIR BILLS BY YOU
KNOW WE DEVELOP GREEN JOBS.
THERE LIKE THERE COULD EVEN BE
BUSES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND
MEXICO BECAUSE THE NOTION OF
BORDERS.
IT'S LIKE WE COULD
RECONCEPTUALIZE ORDERS.
AND INSTEAD OF THEM BEING BUILT
AROUND LIKE TRADE AND YOU KNOW,
THAT POLLUTES THE EARTH.
I JUST THINK TO HAVE TRADE THAT
DOESN'T USE POLLUTION AT ALL.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
AND WE'VE GOT TO BE FAST AND
THINK FAST.
I'M JUST REALLY GLAD YOU ARE
HOLDING THIS.
WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE OF
A TASTE OF FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT.
FIRST THE KIDS GOT IT.
AND MORE AND MORE.
IT JUST NEEDS TO ALL BE FREE.
THERE'S NO MORE TIME.
>> THANK YOU MEGAN.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> IS MALLORY HERE?
MALLORY IS THE LAST ONE I HAVE
SIGNED UP.
DOES ANYONE ELSE IN THE
AUDIENCE LIKE TO GET TESTIMONY
WHO HASN'T SIGNED UP?
PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
>> I MALLORY MOZER.
I AM A TECH WORKER AT A LARGE
CORPORATION IN THE CITY.
AND I JUST THINK I'M FROM THIS
AREA.
I THINK IT'S DEEPLY SHAMEFUL
THE LACK OF EQUITY IN SEATTLE
THE FACT IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY
ASPECT OF LIFE THE PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE HAVE THE GREATEST
PRIVILEGE TO HAVE THE MOST
ACCESS TO SUBSIDIZED EVERYTHING.
SEATTLE SHOULD NOT JUST BE A
CITY FOR RICH PEOPLE.
TECH WORKERS SHOULD BE PAYING
FOR SUBSIDIZATION OF ORCA CARDS
AND LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE
THAT MAKES THE CITY LIVABLE FOR
OTHER PEOPLE.
WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS
REPREHENSIBLE BLIGHT ON OUR
CITY.
THIS MUST NOT CONTINUE.
WE MUST MAKE THIS A CITY FOR
EVERYONE.
AND THAT SHOULD START WITH ORCA
FOR ALL AND TAX THE RICH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> FOR THE RECORD.
>> I'M DEBBIE CARLSON THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LGBTQ AND
WE HAVE COME OUT TO ENDORSE THE
ORCA FOR ALL CAMPAIGN.
WE REGULARLY CONNECT WITH
WORKERS JERKILY RESTAURANT AND
RETRIAL WORKERS.
AND TRANSIT IS A HUGE WORKER
RIGHTS ISSUE WITHIN THE LGBT
COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU AND HOPEFULLY FOR
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
THANKS.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NO ONE ELSE, WE WILL
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO
STAY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS
AS WE DISCUSSED LEGISLATION.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE SO MANY
FOLKS DONE.
I KNOW SOME OF THE YOUNGER
FOLKS HAD TO LEAVE EARLY.
IT WAS AWESOME TO HEAR AND HAVE
A CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR
OPINIONS AND THOUGHTFUL INSIGHT
ON OUR LEGISLATION.
INC.
YOU FOR SHOWING UP ON A FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
KELLY, WHEN YOU ARE READY,
PLEASE READ THE FIRST AGENDA
ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
>> APPOINTMENT 01421
REAPPOINTMENT OF CARLA D.
SAULTER IS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
FOR TERM AUGUST 2, 2021,.
REAPPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT
01422, REAPPOINTMENT OF ERIN
TIGHE IS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
TERM TO AUGUST ON CAN 2020.
APPOINTMENT 014 23, OF
REAPPOINTMENT OF ALEX WAKEMAN
ROUSE AS OF MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
TURN TO
>> LET'S START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS.
>> I'M ALEX WICKMAN ROSS.
IN ON THE TAB ABOUT A YEAR AND
A HALF. I
SERVED ON THE SEATTLE OVERSIGHT
READY COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE.
>> I'M THE BOARD LIAISON.
>> DO YOU WANT TO SAY A COUPLE
OF SHORT WORDS ABOUT WHAT THE
BOARD DOES?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD WAS
FORMED IN 2015.
IT'S A PRETTY NEW BOARD.
WAS CHARGED WITH ADVISING
METRO, ANOTHER INDICES ON
ISSUES RELATED TO TRANSIT IN
THE CITY IN THE REGION.
SERVES AS AN OVERSIGHT BODY OF
OUR SEATTLE BENEFIT DISTRICT
REVENUES WHICH LETS THE CITY
FUND METRO SERVICE AND EQUITY
PROGRAMS.
>> AND WHY DON'T WE START WITH
YOU ALEX.
FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
I HOPE IT WASN'T TOO HECTIC
HITTING TO CITY HALL THIS
AFTERNOON.
TELL US ABOUT MAYBE YOUR
EXPERIENCE ON THE BOARD.
AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
CONTINUE.
>> SURE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED.
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE
TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD.
I THINK IT'S BEEN REALLY
IMPORTANT TO SERVE IN THE
OVERSIGHT FUNCTION FOR THE STBD
FUNDING.
YOU HEARD SO MANY TALK ABOUT
USE ORCA AND ORCA CARDS.
WHICH IS WHAT STBD REFUNDED.
WE OVERSEE $40 MILLION IN A
YEAR IN ADDITIONAL TRANSIT
HOURS.
I FIND THIS ROLE REALLY
FULFILLING.
FROM SEATTLE.
I'M A LIFELONG METRO WRITER.
ARRIVED THE I RIDE THE LIGHT
RAIL EVERY DAY.
I'M PREGNANT AND I HAVE A KID.
I LIVE IN RAINIER BEACH SO I
BRING A VOICE FROM SOUTHFIELD.
I BRING A VOICE OF EQUITY AND
ACCESSIBILITY.
I KEEP MY EAR TO THE GROUND OF
WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE
THINKING ABOUT AND TALKING
ABOUT IN TERMS OF ACCESS AND
MOBILITY.
AND I THINK LOOKING FORWARD,
SDOT HAS A BIG YOU KNOW , US
STBD FUNDING WRAPS UP.
WE HAVE SOME BIG PROJECTS THAT
TO FINISH UP AND THEN WE HAVE
TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WILL KEEP
FUNDING THIS INCREDIBLE
BENEFIT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
DID NOT, DO YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE OTHER POINT THESE?
>> DEFINITELY.
WILL START WITH CARLA SAULTER
THEY KNEW HER AS THE BUS CHICK.
SHE'S BEEN RIDING AND THINKING
ABOUT TRANSIT.
SHE WILL SHARE SUSTAINABILITY
AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING HER REAPPOINTMENT
TO THE SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD.
SHE IS SORRY SHE IS NOT PRESENT
FOR THE VOTE.
AS HER APPLICATION INDICATES,
SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
SHE BELIEVES MOBILITY IS A
HUMAN RIGHT.
AND SHE WANTS TO DO WHAT SHE
CAN TO ENSURE EVERYONE IN
SEATTLE HAS ACCESS TO SAFE,
RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE AND
PREFERABLY FREE, TRANSIT
SERVICE.
SHE WANTS TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING TRANSIT
SERVICES.
SEATTLE AND THE INVESTMENTS
THEY HAVE MADE HAS MADE A BIG
DIFFERENCE FOR HER FAMILY AND
OTHERS PICTURE LOOKS FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU TO CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE ACCESS, SPEED AND
RELIABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY.
UNTIL TRANSIT BECOMES THE MOST
POPULAR MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
ALSO A PARIS APARTMENT IS AYES
ONE, ONE OF THE PORTS COCHAIRS.
SHE'S ONE OF THE ONLY ORIGINAL
TRANSIT BOARD APPOINTEES
FOUNDED IN 2015 PICTURE BRINGS
A LOT OF INSTITUTIONAL
KNOWLEDGE.
AARON WANTED TO SAY, TO THE
COUNCIL MEMBER'S, SHE IS
GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE SERVING ON THE TRANSIT
DVISORY BOARD.
OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE
HAVE HELP THE COUNCIL AND SDOT
REFINED THE TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT PRIORITIES TO HELP
SERVE SEATTLE RESIDENTS WITH A
MORE RELIABLE, FREQUENT AND
EQUITABLE TRANSIT SYSTEM.
THE TBD'S INTERNET CRITICAL AREA
OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
CONSIDER HOW TO BEST PROVIDE
SERVICE FOR THE REGION AFTER
THE LEVY SUNSETS AT 2020.
SHE'S EXCITED TO CONTINUE
ADVISING THE CITY THROUGH THAT
TIME.
AND TO WORK WITH SDOT, METRO
AND SOUND TRANSIT TO IMPLEMENT
POLICIES FOCUSED ON INCREASING
ACCESS TO TRANSIT THAT IS
AFFORDABLE AT ALL INCOME
LEVELS.
WITH EQUITY IN MY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> I APPRECIATE THE TESTIMONY
OF.
THANK YOU FOR READING THAT.
I AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE
WORK THE ADVISORY BOARD DOES.
I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT.
WHICH HAS BEEN YOU KNOW,
FRANKLY, AN AMAZING RESOURCE.
SO GRATEFUL TO SEATTLE VOTERS
WHO SUPPORTED THAT.
GRATEFUL TO THE WORK THE
ADVISORY BOARD DOES.
GRATEFUL TO THE WORK THE FOLKS
AT SDOT HAVE DONE.
AND METRO TOO.
THROUGH AMAZING COLLABORATION
TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ACCESS
TO TRANSIT.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THE FUNDING
ENDS AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
THE IDEA THAT THIS TIME WHERE
SEATTLE HAS YOU KNOW THE
FASTEST GROWING TRANSIT SYSTEM
IN THE COUNTRY, AS FAR AS
RIDERSHIP GOES.
TAKING 40 OR $50 MILLION AWAY
FROM THAT IS UNTHINKABLE.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE INCREASE
INVESTMENTS TO HELP IT GROW.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO FIGURING
OUT HOW TO RENEW THAT.
I THINK KELLY HAS BEEN WORKING
TO HELP FIGURE OUT IF THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES TO NOT JUST,
CONTINUE TO EXPAND TRANSIT FOR
SEATTLE, BUT THE WHOLE KING
COUNTY.
SO WE REALLY HOPE THERE'S A
CHANCE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE
TYPE OF ROBUST TRANSIT NETWORK.
FOLKS IN THE COUNTY HAVE AN
AMAZING TRANSIT NETWORK AND IT
COULD BE EVEN MORE AMAZING IF
THERE WERE ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENTS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LESTER
MARKS TO BE RESOLVED ABOUT HOW
WE DO THAT.
YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND AM
THRILLED TO REAPPOINT YOU.
THIS IS A BIG COMMITMENT AND
YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A FEW OTHER
THINGS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE
THAT YOU HAVE CARVED OUT TIME
FOR YOUR CIVIC DUTY HERE ON THE
TRANSIT ADVISORY.
IT'S REALLY AMAZING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
LETS YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, I
WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
APPOINTMENTS 1421, 1422, AND
ONE FOR 23.
I WILL SECOND AND VOTE YES ON
THOSE.
THOSE WILL ALL GO TO THE FULL
COUNCIL.
NOT ON MONDAY BUT THE FOLLOWING
MONDAY.
SEPTEMBER 30.
YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY WELCOME TO
COME.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
THANKS.
KELLY, DO YOU MIND READING
AGENDA ITEM 4 AND 5?
APPOINTMENT 0142 FOR AN
APPOINTMENT 01427.
SHOULD RESULT IN.
OF APPOINTMENT OF BENJAMIN P.
ESTES AS MEMBER OF SEATTLE
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD TERM
AUGUST 31, 2021.
AN APPOINTMENT 01427 APPOINTMENT
OF ANDREA LAI AS MEMBER TO THE
SEATTLE ADVISORY BICYCLE BOARD
TERM AUGUST 21, 2021.
>> WE INVITE PRISONERS FORWARD.
WHILE WAITING FOR PERMISSION
TO,, YOU ARE SO RACIST.
SO GRACIOUS.
WE WILL START WITH CREEK
INTRODUCTIONS WHEN YOU ARE
READY.
>> MY NAME IS ANDREA LAI.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
INTRODUCE.
>> MY NAME IS BEN ESTES.
LAST NINE THINGS ABOUT.
>> I'M SERENA WAYMAN, THE
LIAISON TO THE ADVISORY BOARD.
>> SERENA, DO YOU WANT TO SAY
ANY REMARKS?
>> SURE THE BICYCLE ADVISORY
BOARD IS A 12 MEMBER VOLUNTEER
ADVISORY BOARD CREATED IN 1977
TO ADVISE THE COUNCIL MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS IN ALL THINGS
BICYCLING INCLUDING, POLICIES
AND PROGRAMS.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
SO YOU BOTH WOULD BE NEW TO
THIS SEATTLE BICYCLE ADVISORY
BOARD.
TELL ME AND THE VIEWING
AUDIENCE, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING
ON THE SPORT AND WHAT YOU HOPE
TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FIRST
THREE YEARS.
IF YOU WANT TO START.
ANDREA?
>> SORTED IN SEATTLE SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF 2015.
BEGAN BY COMMUTING ABOUT A YEAR
TWO FOR THAT LIVING IN CHICAGO.
A NEAR DAILY BICYCLE COMMUTER.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THE
NETWORK HERE IN SEATTLE IS
CONNECTED AND SAFE. RELIABLE
AND USABLE ACROSS THE CITY.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE CONNECTED
LINKING.
I'M BLANKING ON THE NAME.
THE INTENT TO CONNECT
INFRASTRUCTURE HERE AND MAKE IT
USE THE AND SAFER TO USE.
AND THAT'S MY MOTIVATION TO JOIN
THE BACKBOARD AND I WOULD LIKE
MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO STOP
TELLING ME BIKING IS DANGEROUS
BECAUSEOF NOT.
>> ANYTIME THERE'S ANYTHING IN
THE NEWS ABOUT A BICYCLE ASKED
HIM ACCIDENT, I HAVE BEEN AND
WHO IS CERTAIN IT'S A. MY MOM
MAY BE IN THAT CATEGORY TOO.
I PROMISE, I'M OKAY.
THIS IS ME TALKING ON THE PHONE.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR
COMMUTE AND WHAT ROUTES USE.
>> USED TO LIVE IN COUPLE HERE.
I LIVE IN WALLINGFORD NOW.
WORK DOWNTOWN.
IS MY PRIMARY ROUTES.
GO REQUIRE MY BIKE.
JUST THIS WEEK I WAS DOWN IN
GOING TO SOUTH LAKE UNION..COM,
THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
ALL OVER.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU ANDREA.
BENJAMIN?
>> I APPLIED TO JOIN FOR MANY
REASONS.
I AM CARLESS.
MOBIKE COMMUTER.
ON THINK MY MOTIVATION, I
WORKED IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PROGRAM AND EDUCATOR FOR 15
YEARS.
JUST LIKE WE HAVE SAID TODAY.
JUST THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
GENERATIONS AND WHAT KIND OF
WORLD WE ARE CREATING FOR THEM.
THINKING ABOUT OUR BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
VISION ZERO.
CREATING A SAFE NETWORK FOR ALL
AGES.
FROM 8 TO 80 MAKING SURE PEOPLE
HAVE SAFE ROUTES.
ESPECIALLY SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL.
THIS YEAR AND TRYING TO GET
BIKE TRAINS GOING.
GETTING CASCADE TO DO SIMILES
ON BIKE SAFETY.
I'M GETTING YOUTH INTO BIKING.
THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
>> PRETTY AMAZING SHOW OF YOU
TODAY.
I HAD A CHANCE TO GET UP TO THE
PARK AS THEY CONTINUED TO PILE
AND PILE AND PILE INTO THE
STREETS AND THE PLAZA AND CITY
HALL.
YOU KNOW THE LARGEST SHOWING OF
PEOPLE AT CITY HALL THAT I'VE
SEEN IN MY 10 YEARS HERE.
WHICH IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
THEN SOME YOUTH CAME
ESSENTIALLY STORMS MY OFFICE
EARLIER.
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THEM
DEMANDING WORK ON CLIMATE
CHANGE.
AND THEN HAVING YOUTH IN THE
AUDIENCE TALKING ABOUT THEIR
EXPANSE WITH ORCA CARDS.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY PLAN TO
COME DOWN OR STUMBLE UPON IT
THAT THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON HOW
TO MAKE OUR SYSTEMS SAFE FOR
YOU TOO.
MY JOKE ABOUT YOUR LAST NAME, I
ASSUME BRIAN IS YOUR DAD.
YOUR DAD SERVED NOBLY FOR MANY
YEARS AND IS SOMEONE WHO WAS AN
AMAZING ADVOCATE.
AND GREAT AT HOLDING THE CITY
ACCOUNTABLE.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU IN THE
SHADOW OF YOUR DAD.
BUT I'M THRILLED YOU ARE
WILLING TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.
BOTH OF YOU.
IT'S GREAT.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT?
I'M HAPPY TO APPROVE THESE.
THEY WILL GO TO FULL COUNCIL IN
A WEEK OR SO AND GET YOU TWO TO
WORK.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF
AMAZING PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
I THINK WORKING ON THIS.
AND IT'S STILL HARD WORK.
DESPITE AMAZING EFFORTS.
IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, OR EVEN
20 YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN A
BICYCLE COMMUTER.
HOW MUCH BETTER THE NETWORK IS
TODAY.
AT THE SAME POINT, I LOOK AT
WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN OTHER CITIES
OR WHAT'S ON THE MAPS.
I HAVE A CHANCE TO GO TO
COPENHAGEN IN A FEW WEEKS.
I WAS THERE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
WHEN 40 TO 50% OF THE PEOPLE
COMMUTING COMPARED TO 2 PERCENT.
WE HAVE A LOT TO GO TO ACHIEVE
THAT REALITY.
CAPABLE OF IT.
I WILL MOVE APPOINTMENTS.
1424 AND 1427.
I WILL SECOND OCS ON THOSE.
THEY WILL GO TO FULL COUNCIL ON
SEPTEMBER 30.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE HAVE
ABOUT.
BUT I FEEL CONFIDENT, WE WILL
APPROVE THOSE APPOINTMENTS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO YOU SERVING
TURNS ON THE BICYCLE ADVISORY
BOARD.
TAKE YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> R. KELLY.
BUT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6. I
INVITE PRISONERS FORWARD.
>> RESOLUTION 31908, RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DEVELOP POLICY OPTIONS FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING
SIDEWALKS, CREATE A PUBLIC
EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SNOW AND
ICE REMOVAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO
ENFORCE SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
REQUIREMENTS BY PRIVATE
PROPERTY OWNERS.
>> DO YOU WANT TO SHOW THE
VIDEOS FIRST?
LET'S START WITH THE DIXON
VIDEO.
>> OKAY GREAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WHY
DON'T WE START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS JUST SO EVERYONE
KNOWS WHO THEY ARE.
AND I WILL START TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD JOINED
US.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
CALVIN, DO YOU WANT TO START?
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> CLARA CANTOR WITH SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS.
>> ON A DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON.
>> COURTNEY COLE FROM RIGHTS.
>> IT'S GREAT TO SEE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING AT THE
PRESS EVENT VERDE TOO.
SO LET'S SEE.
HOW SHOULD WE START?
DO WE WANT TO START
>> SHOULD BE DO THE VIDEO FIRST?
>> I THOUGHT WE WOULD JUST TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
PROPOSAL.
BEFORE US.
AND THEN I WILL KICK IT OFF AT
THE VIDEO.
AND HEAR FROM THE REST OF YOUR.
>> IF I CAN DO A BRIEF SUMMARY
OF THE RESOLUTION.
AS PART OF THE VAST PACKAGE PUT
FORWARD BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD POLKADOTS REPORTS.
THE FIRST PART REQUESTS THAT
SDOT DO A POLICY SURVEY OF
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND COME
FORWARD WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR WHAT TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN
SEATTLE LAST FOR THAT REPORT BY
MARCH 31 OF NEXT YEAR.
THE SECOND SECTION, REQUEST
PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO
INFORM PROPERTY OWNERS ABOUT
RESPONSIBILITIES TO QUEUING UP
SNOW AND ICE IN A TIMELY
FASHION AFTER A SNOW EVENT.
AND WE ASKED FOR THAT PROPOSAL
BE IN PLACE BY NOVEMBER 1 THE
THIRD PIECE IS FOR A REPORT
FROM SDOT ON HOW IT ENFORCES
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL UNDER THE
EXISTING WALL. AND ASKED FOR
THE REPORT BACK BY JANUARY 1,
2020.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD YOU
WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> JUST A COUPLE WORDS PICK ONE
OF THE THINGS I REALLY
APPRECIATED LEARNING ABOUT AS
IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO THE
NEED FOR A PROGRAM LIKE THIS.
LEARNING MORE ABOUT CHECKING MY
OWN ASSUMPTIONS.
ABOUT WHO IS LIABLE FOR
REPAIRING SIDEWALKS.
SO I HAD ALWAYS BEEN UNDER THE
IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS THE
HOMEOWNER THAT WAS FULLY
LIABLE.
I'M NOW LEARNING, IS NOT AS
CLEAR-CUT AS THAT.
I THINK THAT REALLY POINTS TO
THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO
PARTNER ON HELPING HOMEOWNERS.
TO PAY FOR THIS OBVIOUS UNMET
NEED.
THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE
GENERAL PUBLIC.
NOT JUST OBVIOUSLY, THE
HOMEOWNER.
I THINK THAT'S SORT OF WHERE
THE ISSUE OF SHARD SHARED
LIABILITY COMPANY.
COMES FROM.
IT DOESN'T DO STUFF FOR AFFECT
THE HOMEOWNER IF THE THE
SIDEWALK ISN'T REPAIRED IT
AFFECTS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THOUGHT AND
LEARN ALSO FROM WHAT OTHER
CITIES HAVE BEEN DOING.
SO THANK YOU.
>> SHOULD WE QUEUE UP THE
VIDEO?
>> I HAVE TWO ACTUALLY.
>> THANK YOU KELLY.
>> IMAGES OF A MAN HOLDING A
LARGE CAMERON'S POWER
WHEELCHAIR.
>> I'M HERE FOR ON THE FOURTH
OF JULY ON THE WEEKEND.
I'M HERE.
>> HE IS TAKEN BEAUTIFUL
SEATTLE PICTURES.
>> WHEN I GO OUTSIDE, IT'S
IMPORTANT THE SIDEWALK ENABLES
ME TO DO THE JOB.
>> JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS
SHOOTING THE AIRSHOW.
THE SIDEWALK WAS ON EVEN IN MY
WHEELCHAIR HIT THE CURB AND
STOPPED.
I FLEW TO THE FRONT.
AND I FELL ON THE GROUND.
MODE CAMERA IS BROKE.
AND I LOOKED AT MY HANDS AND I
SCRAPED MY KNEES.
RIGHT NOW -- IF THE SIDEWALK IS
NOT IN GOOD SHAPE, IT'S NOT
ONLY INCONVENIENT.
IT'S DANGEROUS.
>> A CHILD IN A STROLLER WAS
PASSED DIXON 5th IT'S IMPORTANT
TO ENFORCE THE MAINTENANCE OF
THE SIDEWALK AND HAVE EVERYONE
SAFE HERE.
>> PRODUCED BY ROOTED IN
RIGHTS.
>> SO WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT.
YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH
THERE'S A HUGE BACKLOG OF
SIDEWALK REPAIRS.
IN OUR CITY.
THE 2017 SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT
FOUND THINK IT WAS OVER 90,000
OPELOUSAS OVER 20,000
OBSTRUCTIONS.
WERE SOMETHING IS LIMITING THE
WIDTH OF THE SIDEWALK.
SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY
CCESSIBLE FOR FOLKS IN
WHEELCHAIRS.
3.6 BELLS AND CROSS SLOPES
WHERE THERE'S AN OFF-CAMPUS
SLOPE THAT IS NON-ACCESSIBLE.
SO WE KNOW THERE'S THIS HUGE
BACKLOG.
WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE VERY
EXPENSIVE TO MAKE ALL THESE
REPAIRS.
AND WE WANT OUR CITY TO COME UP
WITH A BETTER PLAN FOR HOW WE
GET THERE.
WE GET TO A PLACE WHERE
PEDESTRIANS WALKING AND ROLLING
CAN ACCESS OUR CITY.
AND SO, WE'VE COLLECTED IN
ADDITION TO DIXON STORY, WE
COLLECTED A BUNCH OF OTHER
STORIES FROM FOLKS WITH
DISABILITIES IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
AND THE TROUBLES WE FACE IN
NAVIGATING OUR CITY.
WE WILL HAND THESE GUYS TO.
YOU CAN ENTER THEM INTO THE
PUBLIC RECORD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE CAN SEND YOU, THEY ARE
AVAILABLE DIGITALLY ON OUR
WEBSITE AND WE CAN SHARE THIS
WITH YOU.
>> ALSO JUST WANT TO POINT OUT,
YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE REPAIR
ISSUES THAT ON IT IS
MENTIONING, ALL OF THOSE IS
CONCENTRATED IN CERTAIN AREAS.
THE CURRENT SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE
OR LACK OF POLICY THAT SDOT
HAS, BASICALLY THERE'S NOT OF
A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE.
LIKE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
MENTION.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT.
THE RESULT, AREAS WITH NEW
DEVELOPMENT AND OF HAVING GREAT
SIDEWALKS AND IT'S EASY FOR
FOLKS TO GROUND.
A MORE LOWER INCOME AREAS HAVE
TERRIBLE SIDEWALKS.
JUST WALK DOWN REGNIER AVENUE
TO KNOW IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT
TO GET DOWN THERE.
WITH ANY KIND OF WHEELS.
AND SO WE ARE BASICALLY ASKING
FOR SDOT TO DRAFT A POLICY
HERE THAT WOULD MAKE THE REPAIR
PROGRAM EASIER TO NAVIGATE.
FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD
IT. AND ALSO TO LOOK INTO
OPTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY
WHERE OTHER CITIES ARE DOING A
REALLY GOOD JOB OF HAVING INCOME
BASED SYSTEMS.
SO THE CITY CAN SUBSIDIZE THE
COST FOR LOW INCOME PROPERTY
OWNERS.
WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A MUCH
MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEM FOR
EVERYBODY.
>> YOU KNOW OVERALL AS WE SEE
THE CLIMATE STRIKE TODAY AND
THE CLIMATE CRISIS, WALKING AND
ROLLING IS ONE OF THE GREENEST
OPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION.
IN A CITY THAT WANTS TO DO
BETTER ON THAT.
CITY I THINK IT'S OVER 50% OF
OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
ARE FROM TRANSPORTATION.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE A LOT
OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT ON.
>> SO THE TIMELINE ON THE
RESOLUTION WOULD HAVE FOLKS
COME BACK IN MARCH TO TALK ABOUT
NEXT STEPS.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT
SHOULD BE THE NEXT STEPS?
I REALIZE THEY WILL DO THAT
WORK.
I IMAGINE THERE HAS BEEN
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD
PROCEED.
>> SO BASICALLY, YOU'RE
RECOMMENDING A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT CITIES AROUND THE
COUNTRY THAT HAVE REALLY GREAT
MODELS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
AND ASKING THAT SDOT LOOK AT
THE MODELS AND SEE HOW THEY
WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO SEATTLE.
NOT NECESSARILY RECOMMENDING
YOU KNOW DO X, Y, AND Z
EXACTLY.
BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE IT NEEDS
TO WORK WITH THE SYSTEM WE HAVE
HERE.
AND THE WAY SDOT IS CURRENTLY
OPERATING.
BUT THERE ARE SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CITIES THAT
ARE DOING IT REALLY WELL.
DENVER COMES TO MIND IS ONE
THAT HAS A REALLY GREAT TIERED
STRUCTURE FOR PEOPLE TO PAY AND
IF THEY AFFORD AND RECEIVE
SUBSIDIES IF THEY CAN'T.
BASICALLY, WE UNDERSTAND WE
HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM HERE IN
SEATTLE.
AND WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING
TO FIX IT.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO MAKE
IT BETTER.
>> FOR LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT ON
THAT.
YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY,
AS FAR AS I TALK TO FOLKS
WITHIN SDOT.
IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY DON'T
IN THE HISTORY OF WHAT THEY CAN
REMEMBER, HAVE NEVER INVOICED A
PROPERTY OWNER FOR SIDEWALK
REPAIR.
EVEN THOUGH THAT IS YOU KNOW
THE WAY PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
BUT THE PROCESS WOULD REQUIRE
THEM TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL
AND GET A LIST OF ADDRESSES
APPROVED THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.
THAT IS A COMPLICATED PROCESS.
THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO
KEEP OUR SIDEWALKS ACCESSIBLE.
>> AND SDOT HOUSE MY
UNDERSTANDING IS, SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASE THE SPOT REPAIR WORK
THEY'VE BEEN DOING.
SINCE THEY DID THE SURVEY A FEW
YEARS AGO.
THE NUMBERS I'VE SEEN, I DON'T
RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
BUT THOUSANDS OF SPOTS.
THE BACKLOG CONSIDERED BEING
400 YEARS IS THOUSANDS OF
YEARS.
WHICH IS AN IMPROVEMENT BUT
STILL FAR SHORT OF THE CITY WE
NEED TO BE IN.
I'M CURIOUS, HAVE FOLKS SEEN --
HAS THAT INCREASED EFFORT MADE
A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE?
OR JUST DEPENDS ON WHICH BLOCK
YOU ON?
>> I THINK IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT
ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T MAKE ACCESS
NECESSARILY SMOOTH THURSDAY.
I WAS ON REGNIER AVENUE LAST
WEEK WITH MY KID ON HIS
TRICYCLE.
THERE WERE SPOT IMPROVEMENTS.
THE SLOPE ON THOSE IS STILL SO
STEEP, EVEN FOR SMALL WHEELS
THEIR REAL CHALLENGE.
I THINK YOU CAN ASK SDOT MORE
QUESTIONS.
I THINK THEY'RE HOPING WITH THE
SPOT IMPROVEMENTS THEY DO A
FOUR OR FIVE YOUR ROTATION TO
COVER THE CITY WITHIN THAT
TIME.
BUT THE FUNDING FOR THAT ISN'T
GUARANTEED. IT WILL DEPEND ON
WHAT HAPPENS THROUGH THIS
BUDGET YEAR.
>> EVEN THAT ISN'T YOU KNOW
ISN'T ENOUGH.
IT WON'T NECESSARILY EXIST IF
FUNDING ISN'T THERE FOR IT.
>> I WILL DISTAD, SDOT IS DOING
A GREAT JOB WITH SOME OF THESE
BAND-AID FIXES.
THE REALITY IS, THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH FUNDING TO BE DOING ALL
OF THAT ON THE CITY'S BUDGET.
SO FINDING A NEW WAY TO FIND
THAT PROGRAM.
AND HAVING PROPERTY OWNERS PAY
IF THEY ARE ABLE TO WOULD BE A
BIG HELP TO THE CITY BEING ABLE
TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THE FIXES
THAT NEED TO HAPPEN.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S A FAIRLY LIMITED
BUDGET.
SDOT RUNS THROUGH IT QUICKLY.
AND THEN ISN'T ABLE TO DO
ANYTHING THE REST OF THE YEAR.
>> SO YEAH, THE LEVY COMMIT FOR
SIDEWALK SAFETY REPAIR IS TO
REPAIR UP TO 225 BLOCKS OF
DAMAGED SIDEWALKS.
FOCUS ON THE URBAN CENTERS AND
VILLAGES.
FROM 2016 TO 2018, THEY WERE
ABLE TO DO 78 LOT IMPROVEMENTS.
AND FOR THE UPCOMING 2019
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, THEY ARE
LOOKING AT 16 LOT EQUIVALENTS
AND 5000 SPOT REPAIRS.
AGAIN, AS WE KNOW, BASED ON THE
156,000 ISSUES IDENTIFIED, THE
NEED IS MUCH GREATER THAN WE
HAVE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS IT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING SDOT TO
COME UP WITH SOME NEW
ALTERNATIVES.
TO MOVE THE BALL FORWARD.
AS COUNCIL CHAIR O'BRIEN SAYS.
>> CAN WE TALK ABOUT SNOW AND
ICE REMOVAL?
>> WITH ANOTHER VIDEO FOR THAT.
>> A MAN IN A POWER CHAIR DRIVE
DOWN ETC.
>> PEOPLE ASKED ME, HOW DID I
MANAGE TO GET AROUND IN THE
WEATHER WITH THE SNOW? I TELL
THEM, I DIDN'T.
I DIDN'T LEAVE MY HOUSE FOR
EIGHT DAYS AT ONE POINT.
FOR MANY PEOPLE, IT MEANS THEY
CAN'T ACCESS BASIC SERVICES
THEY NEED.
I TALKED WHETHER PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND SOME FOR
EXAMPLE, HAVE DIALYSIS
TREATMENTS.
OTHERS HAVE OTHER MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS THEY NEED TO GET
TO.
OR EVEN JUST GETTING OUT AND
GETTING FOOD.
I BELIEVE THE CITY CAN DO A
NUMBER OF THINGS TO MAKE THINGS
BETTER.
THEY SHOULD PRIORITIZE KEY
AREAS INCLUDING MASS TRANSIT
FOR EXAMPLE.
MAKING SURE THOSE ARE USABLE TO
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE
PLANS FOR HELPING PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE CAN'T CLEAR
THEIR SIDEWALKS.
SO THEY CAN GET DOWN THE
STREET.
AND I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE A
CLEAR PLAN TO COMMUNICATE TO.
THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY WANTS
TO SEE THEY ARE WILLING TO MAKE
THIS A PRIORITY GOING FORWARD.
AND THAT THEY WILL TAKE
CORRECTIVE STEPS TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DON'T
FACE THE SAME ISSUES THE NEXT
TIME.
>> WE ALSO BROUGHT SOME
ADDITIONAL VISUALS.
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN A
WHILE SINCE THE SNOW. IT'S HARD
TO REMEMBER HOW BAD IT WAS.
MAYBE LET'S SEE.
I WILL DESCRIBE THEM.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS FIRST ONE, I CAN DO
THIS.
THIS WILL WORK.
THIS IS HENDERSON NEAR MLK.
THIS IS RIGHT BY THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION ON RAINIER BEACH.
THIS WAS 11 DAYS AFTER THEY
FIRST THE FIRST KNOW.
SDOT WANTS US TO CLARIFY ON
THESE, IT MAY HAVE BEEN
CLEARED SOMETIME IN BETWEEN
THERE.
THERE WERE NUMBER OF SNOW
EVENTS.
BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS
BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T TRACKING
WITH THE SIDEWALKS.
THE NEXT ONE, THIS IS REGNIER
AND COLUMBIA CITY, 10 DAYS
AFTER THE FIRST SNOW.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SNOW AND
ICE COVERING THE SIDEWALK.
COVERING THE RAMPS.
NOT SAFE.
OR ACCESSIBLE.
THIS IS A VISUAL SHOWING A BUS
STOP THAT IS STILL REALLY ICY
AND SNOWY.
THIS IS THE 7 STOP ON REGNIER.
YOU CAN SEE THE STREET ITSELF
IS QUITE CLEAR BUT THE AREA
AROUND THE TRANSIT STOP IS NOT
ACCESSIBLE.
AND FINALLY, THIS ONE IS REALLY
LARGE.
I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN I ORDERED
THESE, THREE FEET BY FIVE FEET
IS QUITE LARGE.
>> SO THIS IS NINE DAYS AFTER
THE SNOW.
THIS IS RANIER AND I-90.
YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW IS QUITE
THE . THIS IS AN AREA WHERE
IT'S NOT IN FRONT OF A PROPERTY
OWNER.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS WASHED..
JUST A LACK OF ANY
INTENTIONALITY.
RECOGNIZING SIDEWALKS ARE A
CRITICAL PART OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.
ESPECIALLY FOR FOLKS WITH
DISABILITY'S.
COURTNEY WILL SAY A FEW OTHER
WORDS.
>> I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT,
ALL OF THOSE VISUAL ARE ON
MAJOR ARTERIAL STREETS.
MAJOR TRANSIT PATHWAYS WITH
THERE'S A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN
ACTIVITY.
IT'S NOT A RESIDENTIAL STREET
SOMEWHERE IN A CORNER.
>> SO DO YOU ENVISION, THAT
BOTH SECTION 2 AND SECTION 3,
SECTION 2 BEING FOCUSED ON A
PUBLIC EDUCATION PLAN AND
SECTION 3 FOCUSED ON HOW WE
ENFORCE THE EXPECTATION THAT
THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER
CLEARS THE SIDEWALK.
DO YOU ENVISION THAT THOSE PARTS
OF THIS RESOLUTION WOULD INCLUDE
ADDRESSING THE EXPECTATIONS FOR
PROPERTY OWNERS LIKE METRO
PROPERTY OWNERS LIKE WASH-DOT
AS WELL AS THE FOLKS WE USUALLY
ARE BROADCASTING THESE MESSAGES
OUT TOO HOMEOWNERS GOT IN CLEAR
SIDEWALK.
>> I THINK IDEALLY, WE WOULD
LIKE ALL PROPERTY OWNERS TO
HAVE A PLAN FOR CLEARING THE
SIDEWALK IF THEY NEED TO.
>> WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH KING COUNTY
METRO AND WASH-DOT SEPARATELY
AS WELL.
AND HOPE THERE'S BETTER
COMMUNICATION.
THERE IS A RUMOR.
I'M UNCLEAR IF IT WAS TO.
ALL THE PARKING RIGHTS GOT
CLEARED BEFORE BUS STOPS AT
KING COUNTY METRO.
JUST RECOGNIZING YOU KNOW,
WHILE THAT MAY BE THE PARTY FOR
SOME FOLKS, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
TRANSIT DEPENDENT IN THE CITY,
THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT
PARTICULARLY WELL.
>> I'M THINKING IF THAT IS OUR
EXPECTATION, AS IT RELATES TO
PUBLIC EDUCATION PLAN.
WE MIGHT WANT TO CALL THAT OUT
IN THE RESOLUTION.
OTHERWISE, WE MIGHT GET A
PUBLIC EDUCATION PLAN THAT IS
CLEARING THE SIDEWALKS IN FRONT
OF THEIR HOMES.
>> SURE YES.
>> JESSICA DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS
YOU WANT TO ADD PICS
>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE?
>> LIKE WITH THE SIDEWALK
REPAIR SITUATION.
WE COLLECTED A WHOLE BUNCH OF
STORIES FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES.
IN THE SEATTLE AREA.
IN ADDITION TO CONRAD, JUST
SUPER IMPORTANT.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE
OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THESE
CONVERSATIONS AND NOT
CONSIDERED.
WE GOT THESE AND I WANT TO
ENTER THOSE INTO THE PUBLIC
RECORD.
AND THEN JUST WAS GOING TO
EMPHASIZE, GIVE MY OWN
EXPERIENCE.
I AM A STUDENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
I LIVE NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
I WORK IN THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT.
AS WITH CONRAD, I WAS PRETTY
MUCH TRAPPED IN MY HOME FOR
EIGHT OR SO DAYS.
I AM LEGALLY BLIND.
THAT MEANS THAT NAVIGATING WITH
SNOW AND ICE IS SUPERHARD AND
DANGEROUS FOR ME.
AND YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF
ENTERING ANY PART OF OUR OR
INJURING MY LEGS IS SCARY
BECAUSE I AM SUPER DEPENDENT ON
MY LEGS BUT THEY GET ME
EVERYWHERE I NEED TO GO.
IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, THAT
WOULD BE REALLY DETRIMENTAL TO
MY LIFE.
IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT AND SUPER
I THINK HELPFUL TO CONSIDER
THESE STORIES TO UNDERSTAND THE
REAL LOGISTICAL IMPACT. SO THE
PLAN TO ACTUALLY FIX THESE
ISSUES CAN BE BASED AROUND THE
NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COURTNEY.
>>
>> WHAT I'M HEARING, THE GOAL
WOULD BE BOTH PUBLIC EDUCATION
TO EVERYONE IN THE CITY.
AND ALSO, SPECIFIC PLANS TO
ADDRESS SPECIFIC AREAS.
YOU HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SHOTS
THERE WHERE THERE'S NOT A
HOMEOWNER THAT IS RESPONSIBLE.
IS IT SDOT , WASH-DOT?
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A
PLAN THAT SAYS WHEN THE SNOW
HITS, WITH A PRETTY GOOD
INCREASE IN AWARENESS FOR
SNOWPLOWS FOR THE ROADS IN THE
LAST DECADE OR SO.
WHAT IS THE STRATEGY FOR
SIDEWALKS?
AND HAVING AN ACTUAL PLAN ON
HOW THAT WORKS OUT.
MAKE SURE WE WERE OUT THERE
WHEN THE SNOW HITS, THE NEWS
MEDIA IS COVERING IT 24/7.
THE SNOW OPPORTUNITY SHORTAGE
OF OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE A
DEPARTMENT HEAD, A MAYOR OR
COUNCILMEMBER OUT THERE
REITERATING WHAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN.
I RECALL IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT
SEATTLE.
WERE MAYORS GIVE OUT LIKE
GOLDEN SHOVEL WORDS TO THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING SHOVELING
FOR THEIR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I IMAGINE THERE ARE THINGS THAT
WE CAN HIGHLIGHT AND MAKE A
GAME OF IT.
FOR FOLKS THAT ARE PHYSICALLY
ABLE TO DO THAT.
MAY BE THAT PEOPLE THAT CAN'T
GET TO THE GYM IS IT'S SNOWING,
THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN DO.
YOUR SHOVEL AND SHOVEL YOUR
WHOLE BLOCK.
AND MAYBE YOU GET ON TV AND THE
MAYOR GIVES YOU A GOLDEN SHOVEL
BECAUSE OF THAT.
SO BOTH OUTREACH AND
ENCOURAGEMENT AND ALSO VERY
SPECIFIC PLANS FOR THE
ARTERIALS AND BUS ROUTES TO
DEDICATE RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE
THOSE ARE HAPPENING BY THE PAID
PROFESSIONALS AT THE CITY OR
COUNTY.
GREAT.
I WANTED TO MENTION ONE OF THE
COMMENTS WE HEARD THROUGH THE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
WAS ABOUT VEGETATION.
I IMAGINE FOLKS AROUND THE
TABLE.
HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED THAT.
I'M CURIOUS IF THAT IS
SOMETHING YOU SEE AS SOMETHING
BETWEEN NOW AND FULL COUNCIL IN
A WEEK, COULD BE BROUGHT IN.
OR IS THAT REALLY A DIFFERENT
BODY OF WORK?
BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT AND WE
SHOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO DO
THAT SEPARATELY?
I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS
ARE.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND
WORTH ADDRESSING BUT
POTENTIALLY A LONGER TIMEFRAME
THAN THE SNOW AND ICE PIECE
IT'S IS URGENT BECAUSE EVERYONE
STOPPED BEFORE THIS WINTER.
>> I THINK IT WOULD ALSO NEED
TO BRING IN A DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENT.
BECAUSE STDI ENFORCE PROPERTY
OWNERS OBLIGATION TO KEEP
SIDEWALKS CLEAR VEGETATION.
>> I WANT TO ADD, SOME OF THE
SIDEWALK DEFICIENCIES WE HAVE
ARE CAUSED BY ROOT UPLIFT AND
OF THE THINGS THAT ARE
STRUCTURALLY CHANGING THE
SIDEWALK AS WELL.
THERE IS CROSSOVER EVEN THOUGH
SOME OF THE WAYS WE GET AT IT
MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.
>> I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
THE VEGETATION BE PART OF THE
CONVERSATION.
IT IS ALL AROUND MAKING SURE
PEOPLE RECOGNIZE SIDEWALKS ARE
PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK IN A CRITICAL PART OF
THAT NETWORK FOR PEOPLE WHO
WANT DRIVING.
ANY KIND OF BARRIER, IS A
BARRIER.
>> I WOULD CERTAINLY BE, KELLY
WILL KICK ME INTO THE TABLE.
TO START A CONVERSATION ABOUT
WHAT THAT LOOK LIKE.
NOT BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T AGREE
WITH THIS, BUT BECAUSE I ONLY
HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMITTEE
MEETINGS LEFT BETWEEN THE END
OF THE YEAR WHEN MY TERM ENDS.
BUT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, MAY
HAVE A LOT MORE TIME THAN I DO
PERHAPS.
WE'LL SEE.
>> TIME WILL TELL.
AS LONG AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
PEDESTRIAN ISSUES THAT AFFECT
OUR ABILITY TO GET AROUND THE
CITY, JUST MAKE A PLUG FOR THE
FACT 45,000 BLOCKS HAVE NO
SIDEWALKS AT ALL.
THE MOVE LEVY COMMITMENTS FOR
NEW SIDEWALKS ARE ONLY 150 NEW
BLOCKS OF SIDEWALK.
THAT'S ANOTHER WHOLE BODY OF
WORK BUT I THINK IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
>> I KNOW ON THE VEGETATION.
I'VE USED THE FIND IT, FIX IT
UP TO FIND PLACES.
IT'S A COMPLAINT BASES AND
DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL.
IT ONLY SERVES CERTAIN FOLKS.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE THOSE
COMPLAINTS GO.
A COUPLE OF TIMES IT TURNS OUT
THE CITY WAS THE PROPERTY OWNER
I WAS COMPLAINING TO.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT GOT
FIXED.
SO SOMEHOW IT GETS LOST IN
TRANSITION.
SOMETIMES FIND IT, FIX IT WORKS
AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.
THERE'S A REAL PROCESS ON THE
BACK AND.
I THINK THE VEGETATION IS AN
IMPORTANT THING.
I THINK A LOT OF PROPERTY
OWNERS MAY NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF
THAT.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE
QUESTION OF, WHAT ABOUT
PROPERTY OWNERS SIMILAR TO ICE
AND SNOW WHO ARE PHYSICALLY
CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING
VEGETATION.
HOW DO WE YOU KNOW, STRICT
ENFORCEMENT OF THAT POINT MAY
NOT BE TERRIBLY HELPFUL.
THE CHALLENGE OF PEOPLE TRYING
TO GET AROUND.
AND WE NEED HAVE A POLICY
THAT'S A LITTLE MORE
COMPREHENSIVE.
AND SOLVES THE PROBLEM AS
OPPOSED TO SIMPLY SAYING IT'S
NOT OUR PROBLEM.
IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S.
SO BASED ON THAT, WHAT I WOULD
OR WHAT I'M HEARING, WHY DON'T
WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
RESOLUTION AND HAVE A TALK WITH
FOLKS OFF-LINE ABOUT A TIMELINE
FOR ADDRESSING THE VEGETATION
ISSUES TOO.
HAVING A CHAT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT ABOUT THAT.
AND SDOT AND BRING TREND 23.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR
STAFF FOR RECOGNIZING THIS AS A
PRIORITY AND SPENDING TIME AND
ENERGY ON IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRING IT
FORWARD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WOULD
LIKE TO MOVE THIS?
>> I WOULD.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE RESOLUTION
31908.
>> I SECOND IT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY
SAYING AYE.
AND THAT WILL MOVE TO THE FULL
COUNSELOR A WEEK FROM MONDAY ON
SEPTEMBER 30.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK
BUT IT'S MY SEVENTH OR EIGHTH
HOUR OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
AND I HAVE COMPANY WITH ME.
I LOVE THE HELP AROUND PICKETS
BECOME NORMAL FOR ME NOW.
IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COURTNEY AND AND I THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK AND BRING THE
VISUALS TO.
I'M GLAD YOU WEREN'T INJURED
DURING THE SNOW AND ICE.
I A LOT OF FOLKS WERE.
AND WE NEED TO NOT HAVE THIS BE
RANDOM.
WE NEED A SYSTEM FOR IT.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT KELLY, LET'S READ
THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE AGENDA.
>> ORCA TRANSIT PASSES FOR ALL
DISCUSSION.
>> A LET'S INVITE SOME OR , FOR
ALL FOLKS TO THE TABLE.
>>
>> HELLO EVERYONE.
>> HELLO.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
LE'S START IT'S OF
INTRODUCTIONS.
TO BE YOUR NAME.
>> MY NAME IS TY AND I'M THE
FIELD ORGANIZER FOR THE TRANSIT
RIDERS UNIT.
>> I AND JESSICA.
I'M ALSO A WORKER.
>> I'M KATIE AND WITH THE
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION.
>> WELCOME EVERYONE.
SO AWESOME TURNOUT TODAY AND
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ORGANIZE
THE YOUTH TO COME AND TALK
ABOUT WORKER OR THEY CHOSE TO
PICK THEY WERE AMAZING.
IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM THEM.
I THOUGHT IT WAS AN AWESOME
EXAMPLE OF HERE'S A POPULATION
THAT PREVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAVE
ACCESS TO ORCA.
NOW A LOT MORE OF THEM DO AND
NOT EVERYONE DOES.
THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANT
TO THEM.
OBVIOUSLY GREAT HEARING FROM
SOME OF THE WORKERS WHO SPOKE
ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES IT MADE
IN THEIR LIFE.
I KNOW FOR ME PERSONALLY,
WORKING AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AS AN EMPLOYEE, WE ALL GET FREE
ORCA PASSES.
IT'S AMAZING TO JUST KNOW THAT
IS IN MY WALLET AND I DON'T
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
AND I TEND TO WALK AND BIKE A
LOT OF PLACES.
WHEN THAT'S NOT WORKING, IS
THERE AND IT'S FREE TO ME.
AND IT'S AWESOME.
AND I KNOW IT'S EXPENSIVE.
FOR A LOT OF FOLKS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THAT WILL
BE LIKE.
BUT WE GET TO IMAGINE IT IN
ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AND I'M NO
LONGER A CITY EMPLOYEE.
I WILL LIVE IN THAT WORLD ONCE
AGAIN.
K DID YOU WANT TO START TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT THE VISION IS AND
HOW WE CAN MOVE TOWARDS THAT?
>> SURE.
I DIDN'T REALLY PLAN BUT WE
WILL WING IT.
IT WILL BE GREAT SO YEAH ORCA
FOR ALL AND SUPER APPRECIATED
ALL THE TESTIMONY.
SOME OF WHICH WE ORGANIZED AND
SOME OF WHICH JUST HAPPENED.
OR OTHER PEOPLE ORGANIZED.
SO ORCA FOR ALL THE WAY THE
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION HAS BEEN
WORKING TOWARDS ORCA FOR ALL
SINCE WE STARTED BACK IN 2011
AND 2012.
THE BIG VISION IS PRETTY SELF-
EXPLANATORY.
WE WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE AN
UNLIMITED TRANSIT PASS.
WE WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE ONE IN
THEIR POCKET.
IT'S MOST IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE
WHO DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT EVEN PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE THE
MONEY, IF THEY HAVE THAT CARD,
THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO USE
PUBLIC TRANSIT AND NOT GET IN
THEIR CAR.
SO THAT'S THE VISION.
THE PIECE THAT I THINK WE WILL
REALLY FOCUS ON TODAY IS TRANSIT
PASSES FOR WORKERS.
AND RECOGNIZING THAT YOU KNOW,
A LOT OF EMPLOYERS IN THE
SEATTLE AREA ALREADY DO A GREAT
JOB PROVIDING TRANSIT BENEFITS
FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
BUT MANY OTHERS DON'T.
THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
TRAVEL SURVEY RESULTS AND ALSO
THE SURVEY WE DID EARLIER THIS
YEAR, MADE CLEAR IT TENDS TO BE
HIGHER PAID WORKERS WHO GET THE
BENEFIT.
LOW-WAGE WORKERS TEND NOT TO.
KNOWING WE ARE FACING A CLIMATE
CRISIS.
KNOWING THAT TRANSPORTATION IS
A HUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR
CARBON EMISSIONS HERE IN
SEATTLE.
GETTING MORE ORCA PASSES INTO
WORKERS HANDS AND GETTING
EMPLOYERS TO STEP UP AND
CONTRIBUTE TO THAT.
IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE
CAN REALLY DO POLICY WISE.
TO LOWER CARBON EMISSIONS. AND
ALSO HELP WITH CONGESTION.
AND EQUITY.
SO THAT'S THE IDEA.
AND I THINK WE HAVE A SLIDESHOW
WHICH I MAY HAVE JUST
SUMMARIZED.
>> LET'S WATCH IT.
>> OH YEAH AND WE HAVE A VIDEO.
WHY DON'T WE WATCH THE VIDEO.
YEAH.
>> MY NAME IS STORMIE SANBORN
AND I WORK FOR STARBUCKS.
WORKING FOR STARBUCKS, I WOULD
ENJOY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN
THE ENVIRONMENT I FEEL
RESPECTED.
HOWEVER, WITH ALL OF THE
POSITIVE, THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
AND I FIRST STARTED WORKING FOR
THE COMPANY, I WORK AT THE
RETAIL STORE ATTACHED TO THE
HEADQUARTERS BUILDING.
I MADE $15.95.
PER HOUR.
FULL TRANSPORTATION AND IF IT'S
IN HEALTHCARE.
ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AFTER I GOT
HIRED, THERE WAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER TO OPEN
A NEW STORE.
WHICH SEEMS LIKE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR MY CAREER.
AS WE WERE DISCUSSING, THE
TRANSFER CAME ALONG WITH THIS,
I WOULD BE LOSING
TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS AND
WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RECEIVE A
RAISE. I MUST TURN DOWN THE
TRANSFER BECAUSE OF THIS.
HARBOR ULTIMATELY, I TOOK THE
POSITION.
I DON'T OWN A CAR AND I LIVE IN
RENTON.
MY COMMUTE TO WORK IS ABOUT
THREE HOURS ROUND-TRIP EACH DAY.
AND LOSING MY TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT WAS A HARDSHIP AND
SOMETHING I HAD TO CONSIDER.
FOR A COMPANY LIKE STARBUCKS,
WHO PROVIDES EDUCATION AND
HEALTHCARE BENEFITS EVEN TO
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, SOME SORT
OF SUBSIDIZED TRANSPORTATION
SEEM LIKE A BENEFIT THAT WOULD
MAKE SENSE.
HOWEVER CURRENTLY IT ONLY
EXTENDED TO CORPORATE EMPLOYEES.
IN A CITY LIKE SEATTLE, WHERE
MANY LOW-WAGE WORKERS FOR ALL
COMPANIES HAVE A HARD TIME
LIVING NEAR WHERE THEY WORK.
MAKE SENSE TO START ASKING
LARGE CORPORATIONS TO PITCH IN
TOWARDS TRANSPORTATION OF THOSE
THEY EMPLOY AND THOSE THAT HAVE
MADE THEIR SUCCESS POSSIBLE.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW ALL
ABOUT CORPORATE POLICIES AT
DIFFERENT COMPANIES.
FASCINATING THAT YOU WORKING
FOR THE SAME COMPANY AND DOING
THE SAME JOB IN THE SAME CITY.
WHICH IS THE LOCATION YOU ARE
IN.
COMES WITH A SET OF BENEFITS
THAT DIFFERS ONE LOCATION TO
THE NEXT.
>> YET INTERESTING.
>> I WILL JUST ADD TO THAT,
THAT'S PARTLY REFLECTIVE OF THE
WAY SEATTLE'S COMMUTE TRIP
REDUCTION POLICY HAS PLAYED OUT
SO FAR.
THE CITY ALREADY HAS A PROGRAM
AND A LAW WHERE WE ARE WORKING
WITH LARGE WORKSITES.
LIKE THE STARBUCKS
HEADQUARTERS.
AND ENCOURAGING LARGE EMPLOYERS
OF THE LARGE WORKSITES TO BE
DOING THINGS LIKE PROVIDING
SUBSIDIZED TRANSIT PASSES TO
REDUCE DRIVE ALONE COMMUTING.
WE DON'T REALLY HAVE LAWS OR
POLICIES THAT TOUCH SMALLER
WORKPLACES LIKE A STARBUCKS
COFFEE SHOP IN THE SAME MANNER.
>> OTHER STORIES?
DO YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE
SLIDESHOW.
>> WE CAN WALK THROUGH THE
SLIDESHOW.
EVERYONE FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN
AT ANY POINT.
>> FIRST WANTED TO START WITH
THE POSITIVE.
IS RECOGNIZING SEATTLE, IN A
LOT OF WAYS IS ALREADY LEADING
ON TRANSIT.
WE HAVE RIDERSHIP GROWING IN
THE SEATTLE AREA.
WHICH IS UNUSUAL, UNFORTUNATELY
TODAY.
A LOT OF CITIES AROUND THE
EXITS, TRANSIT RIDERSHIP IS
FALLING.
PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE'VE
DONE A LOT OF VOTER APPROVED
INVESTMENTS IN TRANSIT SERVICE
AND INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE
PAST YEARS.
WE'RE ALSO A NATIONAL LEADER IN
TRANSIT AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMS.
INCLUDING THE ORCA LIFT, LOW
INCOME THERE, AS PART OF THE
RIDERSHIP FOR ALL.
A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH KING
COUNTY METRO ON TRANSIT ACCESS
FOR LOW INCOME FOLKS AND FOLKS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL
PROGRAMS AND LAWS THAT
ENCOURAGE LARGE EMPLOYERS TO
REDUCE DRIVE ALONE COMMUTE.
THERE'S A LOT WE ARE DOING
RIGHT.
WE ARE HERE BECAUSE THERE'S A
LOT MORE WE NEED TO BE DOING.
>> IF I COULD ADD TO IT.
THE PART WE NEED TO BE DOING
MORE, PAYING ATTENTION TO THE
VOICES THAT USUALLY GET LEFT
OUT.
ESPECIALLY LIKE, I MOVED TO
SEATTLE FOUR YEARS AGO BUT IT
WASN'T UNTIL TWO COMMENTS AGO I
COULD AFFORD TO LIVE WITHIN THE
CITY LIMITS OF SEATTLE.
THAT TIES INTO THE POINT THAT
STORMIE MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO.
SO OFTEN, THE POOREST PEOPLE
LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
GRAPHICS WITHIN POOR PEOPLE
THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO GET
ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION.
FOR INSTANCE, WORKING
OVERNIGHT.
THAT'S MOSTLY A LOW-WAGE JOB.
I WORK THAT.
WORKING AS A CONTRACTOR, AS A
TENT, BEING A PERSON OF COLOR,
BEING . ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT IDENTITIES MAKE IT
EVEN HARDER TO GET ACCESS TO
TRANSPORTATION.
THAT'S WHY ORCA FOR ALL
IMPORTANT.
IT'S BEEN IT'S EASY FOR BIG
TECH COMPANIES AND ARCHETYPE
ARCHITECTURE COMPANIES TO GO
HANDFUL JUST IN ORCA PASS.
BUT DOES SAY IS NECESSARY FOR
EVERYBODY.
THE PEOPLE WHO PUT CHAIN STORES
INTO THE COMMUNITY.
AND DON'T REALLY ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE
EMPLOYMENT THAT GENERATES.
ESPECIALLY SHORT-TERM
EMPLOYMENT.
WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T STAYING AT
THE JOB FOREVER.
I THINK I GUESS YOU COULD
CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE
SLIDE.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> SO EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DOING
A LOT.
SEATTLE IS A CITY THAT'S
DOMINATED BY CARS.
OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HAVE BEEN RISING RATHER THAN
FOLLOWING.
WHICH PUTS US NOT ON TRACK TO
MEET OUR CLIMATE GOALS.
ESPECIALLY THE AMBITIOUS
CLIMATE GOALS THE CITY HAS NOW
AFFIRMED WITH THE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
AND PASSENGER VEHICLES,
ESPECIALLY CARS, ARE THE
LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR.
OVER HALF OF OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS IN SEATTLE,
POLLUTANTS HARM HEALTH.
ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR THAT ARE MORE LIKELY TO
LIVE NEAR BUSY ROADS.
AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, SENIORS
AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES,
ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY
TRAFFIC VIOLENCE.
THESE ARE STRONG REASONS TO
REALLY TRY TO SHIFT TOWARDS
TRANSIT AND AWAY FROM CARS.
>> THE SOMEONE ELSE WANT TO
TAKE THIS ONE?
>> I CAN.
IF YOU ARE IN A CAR, TRAFFIC
CAN BE A REAL PAIN.
THAT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE
LEAST CONGESTED MOMENTS ON I-5
I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.
>> REALLY?!
AND IS READ TO SAY, A LOWER WAGE
WORKERS HAVE LONG COMMUTES AND
SPEND MORE INCOME ON
TRANSPORTATION COSTS.
>> I WILL SAY, I LIVE IN THE
FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD.
GENERALLY I BIKE TO WORK.
AND I CAN DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S
A 30 MINUTE BIKE RIDE.
AND I'M PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF
DOING THAT AND I CAN AFFORD TO
LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH TO DOWNTOWN
THAT IT'S A REASONABLE COMMUTE
TO DO THAT.
AND, WHEN THE BIKING DOESN'T
WORK, AND WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS
OF TWO BUS LINES THAT SERVE
DOWNTOWN AND ANOTHER ONE THAT
SERVES THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
IT'S AN AMAZING SYSTEM.
AND YOU CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN
GOOD LOCATIONS.
AND I KNOW FOR SO MANY FOLKS,
TALK ABOUT MOVING TO SEATTLE
AND YOU ARE NOT ACTUALLY IN
SEATTLE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE
ACCESS BECAUSE PRICING IS A
CHALLENGE.
>> TRANSIT BENEFITS ARE
EFFECTIVE.
IS A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT SHOWS
WHEN EMPLOYERS PROVIDE FREE OR
SUBSIDIZED PRODUCT PASSES TO
WORKERS, PEOPLE USE THEM.
IT'S NOT TOO SURPRISING MAYBE
BUT IT'S BACKED UP BY THE FACTS.
SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE FROM THE
ATLANTA REGIONAL HOUSEHOLD
SURVEY FOUND, QUOTE, EMPLOYEES
PROVIDED FREE OR SUBSIDIZED
TRANSIT PASS AT 156% HIGHER
ODDS TO COMMUTE ON TRANSIT.
ALL ELSE EQUAL, COMPARED TO
THEIR COUNTERPARTS.
>> I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO
BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION.
PREVIOUSLY IF I WORKED AT A LAW
FIRM, I WAS DOING THEIR
ACCOUNTING.
AND HELPING WITH TRANSIT ISSUES.
WHEN LAWYERS BECAME
SHAREHOLDERS, THEY GET FREE
PARKING IN THE BUILDING.
BUT THEY ARE A SHELL HOLDER SO
IT WASN'T REALLY FREE.
IT CAME OUT OF HOW MUCH MONEY
WAS LEFT FOR THEM TO TAKE HOME
AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND EVERY SINGLE SHAREHOLDER, I
WATCH THESE PEOPLE, THEY WERE
BIKERS, AND AS SOON AS THEY GOT
THE FREE PARKING, IT WAS LIKE I
MIGHT AS WELL DRIVE NOW.
IT'S FREE.
SO WE SWITCHED OUR POLICY, BOTH
SIGN-UP FOR WHAT'S CALLED ORCA
PASSPORT NOW.
SO ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE
SHAREHOLDERS WHO DROVE EVERY
DAY GET A FREE TRANSIT PASS.
AND THEN SAID INSTEAD -- USED
TO GET FREE PARKING BUT YOU
CHOOSE NOT TO USUAL PARKING,
INSTEAD OF THE FIRM GETTING THE
MONEY BACK, THE INDIVIDUAL
SHAREHOLDER GOT TO KEEP THE
PARKING MONEY INSTEAD.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS, WE WENT FROM
I THINK IT WAS 16 OR 17
SHAREHOLDERS WITH PARKING
SPOTS, TO THREE TAKING PARKING
SPOTS WITHIN A BARRIER.
IT'S CHEAPER FOR ME TO PAY FOR
PARKING THE ONE OR TWO DAYS A
WEEK I NEED MY CAR.
AND THEN I CAN RIDE THE BUS.
THE COMBINATION WAS AMAZING FOR
EVEN THESE HIGH BY CHURNING
INDIVIDUALS.
AND THE BEHAVIOR SHIFT THAT
HAPPENED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE.
THESE INCENTIVES, A COMBINATION
OF THINGS, CAN BE EFFECTIVE.
>> MORE EVIDENCE.
>> AND I THINK THAT EXTENDS
EVEN FURTHER.
ESPECIALLY TO UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WE TALKED TO
DOING OUR WORKPLACE AVERAGE.
THE DOWNTOWN AREA USUALLY HIRES
YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN
SCHOOL OR JUST GOT OUT OF
SCHOOL.
I THINK IS SOMEONE WHO HAD TO
GET A CARD TO DRIVE BETWEEN
EVERETT AND LINWOOD AND
SHORELINE AND ALL THESE FATHER
PLACES, IF WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO HAVE A JOB AFTERWARDS THAT
HAD A TRANSIT BENEFIT, THEY
WOULDN'T HAVE TO GET A JOB.
I HAVE ONE CAR NOW AND I'M
HOPING TO GET RID OF IT.
IF THIS PASSES WOULD HAVE TO
PAY ANYMORE.
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT A CAR.
THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T.
AFTER YOU STOP GOING TO SCHOOL
AND YOU STOP GETTING THE PASS
WE CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT.
YOU HAVE TO BE MORE REALISTIC
ABOUT WHERE WILL I END UP
WORKING VERSUS LIVING?
MAYBE I LIVE BEEN WRITTEN AND I
WORK IN SEATTLE YOU TO GET
REALISTIC ABOUT THAT ASPECT OF
YOUR LIFE.
IF THERE COULD BE A TRANSITION
PERIOD WHERE PEOPLE NEVER GOT A
CAR ONCE.
LET ALONE GOT RID OF THE ONE
THEY HAD.
THAT WOULD BE CAN THE MOST
CHANGING SIGN.
IT'S SOMETHING YOU GET IF YOU
HAVE TO.
>> AND WORKERS LOVE TRANSIT
BENEFITS.
WE DID A COMMUTE SURVEY AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND HAD
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE RESPOND.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE
QUOTES.
THE SOMEONE WANT TO READ THEM?
>> I WILL READ IT.
IT MEANS THE WORLD OF FOR ME
AND MY COMMUTE.
IT'S FANTASTIC.
IT MEANS THERE'S NO SECOND
THOUGHT ABOUT GRABBING A BUS OR
TRAIN.
NO SCROUNGING FOR CHANGE OR
HUNTING FOR AN ORCA MACHINE.
IN ALL HONESTY, IT'S AN NEAR
NECESSITY FOR ME.
THERE ISN'T REALLY AN EXCUSE
FOR EMPLOYERS IN THE REGION TO
NOT OFFER IT.
IT IS A FANTASTIC RELIEF AND
MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I AM MAKING
GREAT PAY SINCE I DON'T SPEND A
LARGE PORTION ON TRANSIT FARES.
>> DO HAVE DATA ABOUT EMPLOYERS
AND FOR THEIR OWN INTERNAL
POLICIES ARE FOR WHEN THEY OFFER
TRANSIT AS A BENEFIT?
SO, LIKE WITHIN DIFFERENT
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATIONS.
SO IF YOUR SALARIED EMPLOYEE,
YOU GET IT.
IF YOUR HOURLY EMPLOYEE, HE
DON'T, I HOPE THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I THINK IT PROBABLY IS.
BUT IT'S COUNTERINTUITIVE. I
MEAN IT'S LOGICAL IN ONE WAY.
AS IT IS A BENEFIT THAT AN
EMPLOYER MIGHT WANT TO GIVE
SOMEBODY WHO IS PERCEIVED AS
MORE VALUABLE.
BUT IT IS ILLOGICAL AND THAT,
LOWER INCOME FOLKS NEED THE
BENEFIT MORE.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY DATA ABOUT
LARGE EMPLOYERS AND HOW THEY OR
FOR THEIR PERSONNEL POLICIES
STRUCTURE THE BENEFIT THAT?
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY
COMPREHENSIVE DATA.
STORM IS TESTIMONY USING THE
EXAMPLE OF STARBUCKS.
THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF
EMPLOYERS WITH THERE IS A KIND
OF DISPARITY.
ANOTHER ONE THAT COMES TO MIND
JUST FROM SEEING IT ON TWITTER.
THE WORKERS AT THE SEATTLE ART
MUSEUM.
I BELIEVE I COULD BE WRONG, I
BELIEVE IT'S THE SALARIED
EMPLOYEES WHO GET ORCA PASSES
AND THE HOURLY EMPLOYEES DONE.
SO WE KNOW THOSE DISPARITIES
EXIST BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY
COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF THAT.
>> FROM MY EXPERIENCE OUTREACH
TALKING TO INDIVIDUALS, THEY
ARE MOSTLY ON THE FLOOR
WORKERS.
A FEW MANAGERS THAT WAS KIND OF
THE DIFFERENCE.
I WANT TO SAY THERE WAS A
HOTEL.
THE MANAGERS HAD PARKING OFF
CAMPUS OR SOMETHING.
WHERE THEY HAD ACCESS TO.
A FEW OF THE SNEAKY EMPLOYEES
COULD GET IT IF THEY KNEW
SOMEBODY.
BUT IT WAS DOWN TO IF YOU'RE A
MANAGER YOU GET IT. AND IF
YOU'RE NOT, YOU DON'T.
THE DISPARITY, IT DOESN'T
REALLY MAKE SENSE.
AS SOMEONE MENTIONED DURING
TESTIMONY, HE CALLED IT A..
THAT'S WHAT GETS ME.
IT'S NOT A BONUS.
THIS IS A NECESSITY.
THAT'S WHY HIGHER INCOME PEOPLE
GET THE BENEFIT BECAUSE IT'S
CONSIDERED A WORK. SOMETHING AS
COOL AS A COFFEE CUP OR
SOMETHING.
REALLY SHOULD BE AS NECESSARY
AS A WAGE.
SOMETHING YOU WOULDN'T THINK TO
GIVE SOMEONE TWICE AS EXTRA OR
BONUS OR FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR OR
FOR A VALUABLE EMPLOYEE.
HAT SHOULD BE A REQUIRE
HAVING AN EMPLOYEE.
>> RELATED TO THAT, THERE IS
YOU KNOW THE CITY OBLIGATION.
TO CONSIDER IT, CONSIDER A
TRANSIT PASS IS A NECESSITY FOR
THE WORK THAT WE DON'T DO IN-
HOUSE BUT WE CONTRACT WITH.
OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO DO.
WE HAVE AN INEQUITABLE SYSTEM
THAT WE PERPETUATE OURSELVES.
AND THAT WE PROVIDE TRANSIT
PASSES FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES.
FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACT
WORK THAT WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE
DO THE WORK.
WE DON'T REQUIRE THAT.
WE DON'T PROVIDE FOR A. AND
THIS IS PRECISELY WHY YOU KNOW,
IT'S SUCH A STRONG LABOR
PRINCIPAL. THAT THEY ENCOURAGE
MUNICIPALITIES IN GOVERNMENT TO
RESIST CONTRACTING OUT.
IT IS INHERENTLY CREATING THAT
INEQUITABLE SYSTEM.
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO CORRECT
THAT.
>> HERE HERE.
>> I WORK FOR A CONTRACTOR FOR
AMTRAK.
AMTRAK EMPLOYEES DO GET TO RIDE
AMTRAK FOR FREE.
IF YOU READ THE CASCADES OR
ANYWHERE, YOU COULD WRITE ALL
OVER THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
BUT I DON'T WORK FOR AMTRAK.
WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT WORKS
FOR AMTRAK AND THUS I GET ZERO
BENEFITS FROM THEM.
>> THAT'S WHAT CONTRACTING IS
ALL ABOUT.
YEAH SO THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING BUT.
TRANSIT BENEFITS ARE
INEQUITABLE.
THIS GRAPH IS FROM THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY.
YES PRETTY MUCH HIGHER PAID
WORKERS MOST LIKELY TO BE
OFFERED EMPLOYER SUBSIDIZED
TRANSIT.
LOW-WAGE WORKERS AREN'T GETTING
A. THE SURVEY THAT TRU
CONDUCTED EARLY THIS YEAR WHICH
IS NOT SCIENTIFIC IN THE SENSE
WE DIDN'T HAVE, BALANCED SAMPLE
. BUT WE SHARED AN EVEN GREATER
DISPARITY BETWEEN HIGH WAGE AND
LOW-WAGE WORKERS.
OKAY SO WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING?
THIS IS JUST AN IDEA.
WE HAVE SOME TIME TO FIGURE
THIS OUT.
BASICALLY, WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN
THE COMMUTER BEAR BENEFITS
SEATTLE PAST LASTRUP WHICH WILL
GO INTO EFFECT THIS COMING
JANUARY.
WILL REQUIRE MOST EMPLOYERS TO
ENABLE EMPLOYEES TO PURCHASE
TRANSIT PASSES WITH PRETAX
PAYROLL MONEY.
WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN THAT LAW
BY REQUIRING THAT EMPLOYERS
ABOVE A CERTAIN SIZE SUBSIDIZED
TRANSIT FOR EMPLOYEES.
WHAT THIS REQUIREMENT LOOKS
LIKE, YOU KNOW DETAILS NEED TO
BE FIGURED OUT.
IT COULD BE A TIERED
REQUIREMENT WITH THE LARGEST
EMPLOYERS HAVE TO COVER 100% OF
THE COST OF TRANSIT.
LARGE BUT LESS LARGE EMPLOYERS
HAVE TO COVER HALF OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.
WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
INCLUDING PART-TIME AND
TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS FULL-
TIME WORKERS.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO BE
FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE ABOUT WAYS
EMPLOYERS CAN COMPLY WITH
REQUIREMNTS SO THEY CAN DO IT
IN THE WAY THAT WORKS BEST FOR
THEM.
WHILE ALSO ENSURING BENEFITS
ARE EASY TO ACCESS FOR WORKERS.
AND THEN WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO
STUDY WAYS THE CITY CAN FURTHER
ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE MEDIUM AND
SMALL EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE
TRANSIT'S SUBSIDIES FOR
EMPLOYEES WITHOUT CREATING A
SIGNIFICANT BURDEN.
PROVIDING BENEFITS AND
SIGNIFICANT COST WE COULD
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT
HAPPEN BECAUSE THEIR WORKERS
NEED TRANSIT TOO.
AND THEN PROPOSAL NUMBER 2, WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ALLUDED
TO.
ENSURING ALL WORKERS EMPLOYED
THROUGH CITY CONTRACTS OFFERED
TRANSIT BENEFITS COMPARABLE TO
THOSE RECEIVED BY CITY
EMPLOYEES.
WITH FOCUS ON SERVICE PROVIDERS
AND TRADES.
FEW IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE COULD DO
THIS.
FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS,
ADDING A TRANSIT BENEFITS
PROVISION TO THE COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS THAT
GOVERN LOWER LABOR AGREEMENTS
FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS,
FINDING A WAY TO OFFER SOME
KIND OF MONEY FOR TRANSIT
BENEFITS BASED ON HOW MANY
EMPLOYEES ARE FUNDED THROUGH
THE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY.
OF THE SAME TIME, TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THE PROVIDERS ARE
PROVIDING TRANSIT BENEFITS FOR
ALL EMPLOYEES.
SO WE DON'T CREATE NEW
INEQUITIES WITHIN AN EMPLOYER.
FOR THIS WE RECOGNIZE THERE IS
WORK TO DO.
WORKING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS.
FIGURING OUT THE LOGISTICS OF
HOW THIS WOULD WORK.
SO THE PROPOSAL IS TO START
DOING THAT PROCESS OF ENGAGING
STAKEHOLDERS.
AND IDENTIFYING WHERE FUNDING
COULD FROM FROM.
MAKING SURE WE CAN TAKE REAL
FUNDED ACTION ON THIS SOMETIME
NEXT YEAR.
>> FREE TRANSIT FOR ALL.
THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO
>> I HEARD PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT
THAT TODAY.
>> PEOPLE ARE FOR THAT.
>> IF WE COULD JUST FIND A BIG
PILE OF MONEY WE DON'T TAX POOR
PEOPLE.
WE COULD DO THIS TOMORROW AND
FORGET ALL OF THIS YOU KNOW
LITTLE STUFF LET'S GO BIG.
>> I BELIEVE JEFF BASES HAS A
STACK.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> YES HE DOES.
CATHOLIC WE TRIED THAT.
I FEEL LIKE WE COULD EXPAND
ACCESS FOR LOW INCOME AND VERY
LOW INCOME RIDERS CREATE A
PATHWAY TO FREE TRANSIT FOR ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
RECOGNIZING AFFORDABILITY IS
NOT THE ONLY BARRIER.
WE NEED TO WORK TO EXPAND AND
IMPROVE SERVICE.
INCLUDING LATE-NIGHT AND OFF-
PEAK SERVICE FOR WORKERS WHO
COMMUTE AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY
AND NIGHT.
THAT'S IT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THE MASS COALITION AND
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION.
THEY DO AMAZING WORK.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
THE VISION YOU HAVE FOR CITY.
IS A VISION I SHARE.
AND YOUR INSISTENCE ON IS
MOVING AS SWIFTLY AS POSSIBLE
TO ACHIEVE THE VISION, IS A
GREAT OBJECTIVE.
I WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW I CAN
BEST SUPPORT.
IN THE NEXT FEW MEMS IN THE
NEXT FEW MONTHS. I LIKE THE
PROPOSALS YOU LAID OUT.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO, WOULD BE TO
WORK WITH YOU ALL.
THIS IS MY LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING WE HAVE FOR THE
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE BEFORE WE START OUR
BUDGET PROCESS.
BUT WORK WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT
MONTH OR SO.
AND FLUSH OUT SOME DETAILS AND
MAYBE PUT YOU KNOW, TOGETHER A
BIT OF A MATRIX WITH DIFFERENT
OPTIONS AND THE DIFFERENT
PIECES THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS.
AND TRADE-OFFS AND COSTS AND
WHATEVER INFORMATION WE HAVE.
TO FLUSH THAT OUT A LITTLE MORE.
AND HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION
WITH COLLEAGUES.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I
KNOW YOU ARE REALLY FOCUSED YOU
SAID ON WHAT WE DO FOR THE
HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS.
THERE ARE HUNDREDSAND HUNDREDS
OF WORKERS WHO ARE ON THE
FRONTLINE OF SOME OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT WORK WE DO IN OUR
CITY.
WHICH IS WORKING WITH SHELTERS
OR FOOD BANKS.
WORKING IN TREATMENT CENTERS.
AND OFTEN, THOSE ARE SOME OF
THE LOWEST PAID MAKING MINIMUM
WAGE.
OFTEN ON THE EDGE WITH MEETING
THE SHELTER THEY WORK AT AS A
SERVICE TO.
>> IN SOME WAYS, I REALLY FEEL
THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT
CAME UP THIS MORNING IN THE
SELECT COMMITTEE.
ON HOMELESSNESS.
YOU KNOW WE HAD SI YOU 1199 AT
THE TABLE.
IT REALLY THE POINT MADE THERE,
WAS IN SOME WAYS WE ARE
RESPONSIBLE WITH HELPING TO
CREATE A SYSTEM THAT IS
INEQUITABLE.
WHEN WE ARE. BECAUSE WE CAN'T
PROVIDE THE SERVICES THE CITY
NEEDS IN-HOUSE.
WE ARE CONTRACTING WITH
PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICES.
WE BEAR SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THAT BUT I'M GLAD YOU ARE
HOLDING OUR FEET TO THE FIRE TO
MAKE SURE WE TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
ERIC AND JESSICA, IF YOU WANT
TO SAY ANYTHING FROM YOUR
EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR CURRENT
JOBS HER PREVIOUS JOBS.
YOUR EXPERIENCE OR YOUR
COWORKERS EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF TRANSIT METHODS.
>> GO FOR IT.
>> I MAKE WHITE-COLLAR WORKER
AND IMPORTUNATE TO NOT BE
BURDENED BY THE FACT THAT MY
EMPLOYER DOESN'T OFFER ANY FORM
OF ORCA BENEFITS.
I FEEL LIKE THAT DOESN'T MEAN I
CAN'T BE HERE FOR MY OWN
SELFISH REASONS.
I WANT EVERYONE TO TAKE A BUS.
RELY ON THE BUS FOR MY COMMUTE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE
RELYING ON THE BUS.
I THINK IT BUILDS A VIRTUOUS
CYCLE FOR MORE PEOPLE TAKE THE
BUS.
THAT GETS MORE CARS OFF THE
STREET.
MORE FREQUENTLY RELIABLE
SERVICE WOULD RESULT FROM THAT.
I THINK IT WOULD MAKE
EVERYTHING A LOT BETTER.
AND YES I AM HERE TO SUPPORT
ORCA FOR ALL.
I HOPE WE CAN GET THIS PAST.
THANK YOU.
>> I WILL JUST ADD TO THE.
I'M NOT GOING TO NAME MY
EMPLOYER BUT I BELIEVE YOU WORK
FOR A LARGE DOWNTOWN EMPLOYER
WHO CREATES A LOT OF COMMUTE
TRIPS IN AND OUT OF THE CENTER
OF THE CITY WHICH IS VERY
CONGESTED.
>> YES IT'S A FORTUNE 100
COMPANY.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD BE A
HUGE BURDEN TO THEM.
>> TRULY.
I WOULD SECOND WHAT EVERYONE
HAS SAID HERE.
I WOULD ADD TO IT, I WORK AT
TRADER JOE'S SO IT IS UNDER NO
BLUE-COLLAR?
A BLUE-COLLAR JOB.
WE WERE OFFERED A PRETAX
SITUATION FOR TRANSIT.
BUT I, FROM TALKING TO PEOPLE,
AND BE TRYING IT MYSELF.
I GOT CONFUSED AND I GAVE UP ON
IT.
I THINK MY FELLOW EMPLOYEES
HAVE DONE THE SAME THING.
AND WHEN I HAVE GONE THROUGH MY
WORK AND TALK TO PEOPLE I WORK
WITH, THEY WERE ALL FOR
SUBSIDIZED TRANSIT PASSES.
>> WE DID PASS OF THE GALICIAN
YEAR AGO THAT REQUIRES
EMPLOYERS TO OFFER THE PRETAX
BENEFIT.
THAT'S NOT ROBUST A BENEFIT AS
A SUBSIDY.
WE MIGHT WANT TO SEND COMMUTE
SEE ALL OF THE SEATTLE BACK TO
YOU EMPLOYER JUST TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS TO
EXPLAIN HOW IT WORKS.
AND ALL THE SYSTEMS EMPLOYED.
>> THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
>> WE SHOULD BE MAKING SURE IT
IS NOT CONFUSING.
BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAST THING
WE WANT.
IS FOR THAT TO BE A BARRIER.
>> WE HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS
THAT WE WANT TO LET EVERYONE
KNOW ABOUT.
DO WANT TO TELL FOLKS?
>> OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT
MONTH OR TWO,, WE ARE TRYING TO
GATHER STORIES, PUBLIC COMMENT
AND INFORMATION ABOUT HOW
TRANSIT PASSES WOULD BENEFIT
FOLKS.
OF PEOPLE HAVE IDEAS ABOUT THE
PROPOSALS THAT TRANSIT RIDERS
UNION SHARED.
WE ARE GATHERING THAT THROUGH
AN EMAIL.
IT'S ORCA FOR ALL AT
SEATTLE.GOV.
THAT WILL BE AN ACCOUNT TO
GATHER ALL OF THIS INFORMATION
IN THE STORIES.
BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT
TO BE HEARD.
>> SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE TODAY.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
ADVOCACY AND DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES YOU ARE ABLE TO
SHARE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ALL AND OTHERS OVER THE
COURSE OF THE NEXT NUMBER OF
WEEKS TO BUILD ON THE PROPOSALS
THAT WERE PART OF THE
SLIDESHOW.
AND T UP SOME OPTIONS WE MAY
WANT TO CONSIDER IS A CITY.
AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MOVE
SWIFTLY TO ACHIEVE SOME GOALS
WORKING TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE
VISION OF MAKING TRANSIT FOR
EVERYONE, SEATTLE, KING COUNTY,
THE PUGET SOUND REGION,
SOMETHING YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY
FOR.
>> THAT WOULD BE SO COOL.
>> IT MAY TAKE A FEW YEARS BUT
LET'S KEEP THE EYE ON THE PRIZE.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE HAVE TWO MORE ITEMS.
>> RESOLUTION 31909, A
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP A
SIGNAL POLICY.
>> WE WILL HAVE CLARA AND
CALVIN COME BACK TO THE TABLE I
BELIEVE.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE.
AND CALVIN, DO YOU WANT TO DO A
QUICK WE INTRODUCTION?
>> CLARA CANTOR FROM SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> CALVIN, DO WANT TO SAY A
QUICK WORD ON WHAT THE
RESOLUTION DOES?
THE RESOLUTIONS CURRENTLY
BEFORE YOU, ASK SDOT TO
PROVIDED NEW SIGNALS POLICY I
DECEMBER 1 OF 2019.
IT ALSO LISTS A NUMBER OF SORE
SPECIFIC SIGNALS POLICIES THAT
IT ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO
CONSIDER.
IT LISTS A NUMBER OF
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS FOR THEM TO
COORDINATE WITH INCLUDING THE
TRANSIT ADVISOR WORK, THE
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD,
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES,
WALKING INVITES ARGOSY, CITY
COUNCIL STAFF AND GENERAL
PUBLIC INPUT.
>> GREAT.
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS
HAS BEEN AN AMAZING ADVOCATE TO
HELP RAISE AWARENESS FOR ME
ABOUT HOW HER SIGNAL SYSTEM
SEEMS TO BENEFIT CERTAIN TYPES
OF USERS OF OTHER USERS.
BANQUET, IT MADE ME MORE AWARE
OF MY EXPERIENCES LARGELY AS A
BIKE COMMUTER AND ALSO AS A
PEDESTRIAN AT TIMES.
YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE, IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE
AT THE INTERSECTION.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR
BACKGROUND HERE.
AND HOW WE MAY HELP.
>> YEAH, SO WE HEARD HIM PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY, THAT RIGHT NOW
SDOT DOESN'T HAVE AN
OVERARCHING POLICY RELATING TO
HOW THEY DO THEIR TRAFFIC
SIGNAL TIMING.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT,
BASICALLY EVERY DECISION AT
EACH INTERSECTION IS MADE BY
THE INDIVIDUAL ENGINEERS
WORKING ON THE INTERSECTION.
THE RESULT IS, IT'S REALLY
CONFUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
WALKING AROUND THE CITY TO KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT AT ANY GIVEN
INTERSECTION OR HOW THAT
INTERSECTION WILL TREAT THEM.
WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM.
WHETHER YOU ARE REQUIRED TO
PUSH A BUTTON OR NOT.
HOW LONG YOU CAN EXPECT TO WAIT
AT THE INTERSECTION.
AND THIS SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY
WANT THE TECHNICAL THINK IT'S
REALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN YOU ARE
WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND THE
TRAFFIC SENTINEL IS NOT
PRIORITIZING YOU.
YOU CAN TELL WHEN IT'S NOT
WORKING.
SO WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE WALKING
ALONG MERCER AND SOUTH LAKE
UNION.
AND WHEN THE ADAPTIVE SIGNAL,
SIGNALS WERE ROLLED OUT THERE,
LAST YEAR, THE WALKING TIME
FROM ONE END OF THE CORRIDOR TO
THE OTHER DOUBLED OVERNIGHT.
BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE STOPLIGHT
SUDDENLY YOU ARE HAVING TO STOP
AND WAIT AT THE CORNER FOR A
REALLY LONG TIME BEFORE YOU ARE
ALLOWED TO PROCEED AGAIN.
THAT'S ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES
WHERE, YOU DON'T NOTICE THE
SIGNAL TIMING INTEL IS NOT
REALLY WORKING FOR YOU.
WE'VE HEARD FOLKS ON MLK TRYING
TO CROSS THE STREET.
MLK WAS NOT WORKING FOR ANY
USERS.
IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR
PEOPLE DRIVING TRYING TO CROSS
THE STREET.
FOR PEDESTRIANS TRYING TO GET
TO LIGHT RAIL STATIONS.
FOR PEOPLE ON BIKES.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE A SIGNAL LIKE
THAT, YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT'S
HAPPENING.
YOU JUST KNOW YOU'RE NOT ABLE
TO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
OFTENTIMES, YOU END UP
RESORTING TO UNSAFE BEHAVIOR
LIKE DRIVING THROUGH A RED
LIGHT BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'S
BROKEN.
OR JAYWALKING ACROSS THE STREET
BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO GET
RETRAINED.
AND YOU SEE THAT IT'S COMING.
SO YOU END UP SEEING HIGHER
INCIDENCE OF DANGEROUS
BEHAVIOR.
THINGS ARE NOT WORKING
PROPERLY.
OR PEOPLE ARE UNSURE ABOUT
WHAT'S EXPECTED TO HAPPEN
THERE.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE
NOTICED, IN SOUTH LAKE UNION, I
BELIEVE I DO KNOW EITHER THE
SYSTEM INTELLIGENT DESIGN HAS
BEEN CHANGING ITSELF OR PEOPLE
HAVE REPROGRAMMED IT.
I'VE NOTICED, WHEN THERE'S A
GREEN LIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES TO
GO STRAIGHT, ON DEXTER FOR
INSTANCE WHEN YOU CROSS MERCER.
AND THERE IS A WALK SIGN FOR
PEDESTRIANS TO GO TOO.
THE WALK SIGN STOPS.
BUT IT'S NOT A RIGHT TURN.
IT STILL PROTECTED.
THERE'S NO ONE CROSSING THAT
AND I WALKED OR I WATCH
PEDESTRIANS LOOK AROUND AND
THINK, THE SCENE SCREWED UP.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU SHOULD BE
ABLE TO GO.
BUT OF COURSE THEY HAVE NO IDEA
HOW LONG THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE
CROSSING AT THAT POINT.
WHEN YOU SEE THIS BEHAVIOR,
WHICH AS YOU KNOW, SOMEWHAT
RATIONAL, I THINK THE THING IS
SCREWED UP BECAUSE I SHOULD
HAVE A WALK SIGN BECAUSE NO ONE
ELSE IS CROSSING THIS.
THEY PUT THEMSELVES AT RISK FOR
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S NO REASON
FOR THAT MUCH WORK.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING
ON.
WITH THE TECHNOLOGY.
I THINK THOSE ARE THE THINGS
THAT BEHAVIOR THAT MAY RESULT
IN OUTCOMES WE DON'T WANT TO
HAVE.
>> THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN
INSTANCE WHERE IF YOU HAVE A
GREEN LIGHT AND IT TURNS RED
FOR PEDESTRIANS, PEOPLE WHO ARE
ABLE TO RUN ACROSS THE STREET
QUICKLY ARE LIKE TO TO TAKE THE
CHANCE.
AND IF THE CAR COMES, THEY WILL
BE VISIBLE ENOUGH THEY WON'T
GET HIT.
AND PEOPLE WHO ARE SLOW-MOVING
ACROSS THE STREET, IF YOU HAVE
A FAMILY WITH YOUNG KIDS.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO EXPECT HOW
LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE IF TO
GET OFF ACROSS THE STREET.
IF YOU HAVE A BIG BAG OR WALK,
YOU WON'T TAKE THE RISK OF YOU
END UP JUST WAITING ON THE
CORNER.
>> FOR MAYBE A LONG TIME.
>> SOMETIMES A REALLY, REALLY
LONG TIME.
>> SO THAT ACTUALLY REMINDS ME.
ERIN WHO WAS JUST REAPPOINTED
TO THE ADVISORY BOARD.
TALKED ABOUT IT THIS WAY.
THINK ABOUT VISION ZERO ABOUT
HOW WE DESIGNED STREETS TO BE
SAFE FOR FOR PEOPLE DRIVING IS
THURSBY'S.
ONE THING WE CAN DO A LOT
BETTER ON, IS LOOKING AT HOW WE
ARE INCENTIVIZING SAFETY ARE
SAFER PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR.
IN THEIR VISION ZERO ENSURING
WE ARE GIVING PEDESTRIANS THE
ABILITY TO CROSS THE STREET AND
KNOW HOW LONG THEY HAVE TO
CROSS THE STREET.
THAT IS INCENTIVIZING VISION
ZERO BEHAVIOR FOR PEDESTRIANS
AND PEOPLE WALKING.
EVERYTHING I DO WANT TO GIVE
SDOT CREDIT, THEY ARE DOING
SOME GREAT THINGS AROUND
SIGNALS.
WE JUST HAVE THEM AT THE TABLE
ON TUESDAY.
I DO WANT TO GIVE THEM SOME
SHOUT OUTS FOR DOING THINGS LIKE
PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS.
AS WELL AS PUSHING THE SIGNALS
OF HISTORY AS A WHOLE.
TO THINK MORE MULTIPLE
MORTALLY.
I THINK THAT'S WHY WE ARE
PUSHING FOR THE SIGNALS POLICY
TO BE MORE CONFERENCE OF.
TO MAKE SURE WE PRIORITIZE.
AND BE CLEAR FOR EVERYONE TO
KNOW WHAT THE GOALS ARE AND WE
ARE WORKING TOWARDS VISION ZERO
THROUGH SIGNALS.
>> THANK YOU FOR GIVING THAT
SHUT OUT.
I WANT TO SAY, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT SDOT HAS BEEN
WORKING ON FOR ALL OF THIS
YEAR AND LAST YEAR AS WELL.
THEY HAVE COME UP WITH SOME
REALLY GOOD THINGS.
THE CORRIDOR ALONG MERCER HAS
SEEN GREAT IMPROVEMENTS THINGS
TO NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCATES WHO
HAVE BEEN RAISING A LOT OF
SUSPECT SOME OF THE MLK SIGNALS
HAVE SEEN GREAT IMPROVEMENTS AS
WELL.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN SOME OF THE
POLICY IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE
INTERVALS KELLY MENTIONED.
THE GOAL WITH THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, IS TO SET A
TIMELINE WHERE WE KNOW THIS IS
SOMETHING THEY ARE
PRIORITIZING.
TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO KEEP DOING
THE GOOD WORK THEY ARE DOING.
AND MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE
ALL-ENCOMPASSING.
RATHER THAN ONE SMALL STEP AT A
TIME.
>> SO MAYBE WE'LL TAKE IT TO
THE RESOLUTION.
KELLY, I ASSUME THE BASE
RESOLUTION BEFORE US DOESN'T
INCLUDE THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE
IN FRONT OF THE.
SO WE'VE COMMUNICATED WITH SDOT
THE RESOLUTION AND THEY HAD
SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE
TIMELINE AND THE BASE
LEGISLATION WHICH ASKED FOR A
NEW SIGNAL RESOLUTION. WE WANT
TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO DO
A THOROUGH JOB.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
HEARD AT THE TABLE ON TUESDAY,
IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE YOU
KNOW AMAZING ADVOCATES THAT ARE
TRACKING SIGNALS ALL THE TIME.
AND KEEP MY TWITTER FEED WELL
INFORMED THROUGH TWITTER BEFORE
THINGS ARE WORKING
OCCASIONALLY.
AND GENERALLY NOT WORKING.
WE NOT THEIR EXPERTISE AT THE
TABLE.
WE ALSO WANT TO DO BROAD
OUTREACH TO MAKE SURE WE GET A
DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
HELPING TO WEIGH IN ON POLICIES.
AND SO I'M GOING TO PROPOSE AN
AMENDMENT.
WHICH I'M GUESSING WILL PASS.
BECAUSE I'M THE ONE PROPOSING
IT.
WHICH WOULD MAKE A COUPLE OF
CHANGES.
INSTEAD OF HAVING NEW POLICY BY
DECEMBER 1, 2018, WE WOULD ASK
THAT THEY SUBMIT A DRAFT POLICY
TO THE COUNCIL BY DECEMBER 1,
2018.
BUT THEN ASKED FOR ALSO A PLAN
FOR ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS ON
THAT DRAFT POLICY.
AND THEN COME BACK TO THE CITY
COUNCIL BY JUNE 1, 2020.
THAT GIVES THEM AN ADDITIONAL
SIX MONTHS OF WHAT WE HAD.
I THINK THE GOAL HERE IS TO NOT
SET SOME UNREASONABLE
EXPECTATIONS.
SO WE GET WORK THAT'S NOT THE
QUALITY YOU KNOW THEY ARE
CAPABLE OF OR DOESN'T GIVE THE
TYPE OF COMMUNITY INPUT YOU
WANT TO GET.
WE ALSO WANT TO AS YOU SAID
CLAIRE, MAKE SURE THIS IS A
PRIORITY.
AND IN MY SENSES WE WILL SEE
BETWEEN NOW AND FOUR COUNCIL.
I THINK SIX MONTHS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO DO SOMETHING PRETTY
ROBUST.
THE NEXT TWO COMMENTS DO
SOMETHING AND GET A DRAFT OUT
THERE AND USE THAT AS THE
BASICS FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THEY'VE BEEN
WORKING ON FOR A WHILE.
IT'S NOT STARTING FROM SCRATCH.
SO CLEAR, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
HAVE COMMENTS ON THAT?
THOSE CHANGES I'M PROPOSING BUT
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COMMENT ON
THOSE.
>> I THINK THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I'M EXCITED THIS IS A PRIORITY
FOR THE COUNCIL AND FOR SDOT.
AND I SECOND YOUR DESIRE FOR IT
TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY
WORKABLE TO COME UP WITH
SOMETHING POSITIVE.
>> GREAT.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO
AMEND THE RESOLUTION.
KELLY CAN YOU TELL ME THE
NUMBER?
>> RESOLUTION 31909. IT'S
VERSION D 5.
>> SO REPLACE THE OLD VERSION D
2 WITH THE NEW VERSION IS D 5.
I MOVE IN SECOND THAT AND VOTE
YES ON IT.
I WAS RIGHT.
IT PASSED THIS IS EXCITING.
SO NOW WE HAVE AN AMENDED
RESOLUTION BEFORE US.
AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
THAT RESOLUTION AS AMENDED AND
SECONDED AND VOTE YES ON IT.
SO THAT WILL GO TO FULL COUNCIL
A WEEK FROM MONDAY ON SEPTEMBER
30.
WE WILL MAKE SURE SDOT HAS A
CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS.
HOPEFULLY, THEY ARE SLIGHTLY
UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE WE ARE
PUSHING THEM A LITTLE BIT.
AND NOT TERRIBLY AND ARE
COMFORTABLE BECAUSE WE ARE
PUSHING THEM. THANK YOU FOR ALL
THE WORK YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES.
THANK YOU CALVIN.
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND.
KELLY TO WANT TO LEAVE READ THE
LAST AGENDA ITEM?
>> COUNCIL BILL 119614 GOOD
MORNING ORDINANCE MAKING CARR
PLACE NORTH BETWEEN NORTH 34th
STREET AND NORTH 34th STREET,
ON THE PETITION OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, CLERK FILE
312, 535.
>> WELCOME EVERYONE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR STICKING
AROUND.
RIGHT UP TO THE CLOSING BELL AT
5:00 ON FRIDAY.
I APPRECIATE YOU STICKING
AROUND.
AND BEING FLEXIBLE TODAY WITH
ALL THE YOUTH ACTIVISTS OUT ON
CITY HALL PLAZA.
WE DISPLAYED OUR START. SO THAT
PUTS THINGS BACK A LITTLE BIT
AS DO INTRODUCTIONS.
>> MY NAME IS JEFF NEUNER WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SOLID
WASTE FACILITY PLAN FOR QUITE
SOME TIME.
>> BEVERLY BARNETT, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
>> HUI YANG PROJECT MANAGER FOR
THE PROJECT.
>> WE HAVE A SLIDE
PRESENTATION.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT THAT.
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO READ OFF
AND COORDINATE.
LET'S JUMP RIGHT IN..
>> OKAY.
SO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, IS THE
FINAL VACATION ORGANIZATIONS
FOR THE CAR PLACE VACATION THE
CITY COUNCIL GRANTED TO SUPPORT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH
TRANSFER STATION.
SO WE DO WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE,
THIS IS THE LAST STEP OF THE
CITY COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED A
TWO PART APPROVAL PROCESS FOR
VACATION.
WE INITIALLY BRING FORWARD A
RECOMMENDATION AND THE CITY
COUNCIL HOLDS A PUBLIC HEARING.
THEN IF THE VACATION IS
GRANTED, IT WILL BE GRANTED TO
A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS.
THEN THE PROJECT MANAGER
DEVELOPER, IN THIS CASE,
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, CAN
GO OUT AND DEVELOP THE PROJECT
WE COME BACK WITH THE FINAL
LEGISLATION.
AFTER EVERYTHING IS COMPLETED.
THE PROJECT IS DONE.
EVERYTHING IS IN.
THIS IS THE VERY LAST STEP.
SO THEN I THINK THEY WANT TO
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE A BRIEF POWERPOINT.
I THINK THE COMMITTEE IS PRETTY
FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT.
SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THINGS
PRETTY QUICKLY.
BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE
HAD INFORMATION AND SLIDES THAT
DEMONSTRATED HOW ALL THE
CONDITIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED.
THIS WAS A PRETTY COMPLICATED
REVIEW PROCESS BACK WENT THE
SITE SELECTION AND EVERYTHING
WAS GOING ON FOR THIS.
AND THE REZONE AND THE
COMMUNITY AGREEMENT.
IT WAS COMPLICATED.
BUT NOW IT'S FINISHED.
I KNOW JEFF WILL WE JUMP IN?
>> WE WILL FIRST GO OVER THE
PROJECT BACKGROUND, SITE PLAN
AND PUBLIC BENEFITS BUILT PER
THE REQUEST.
SO JUST TO GET EVERYONE
SITUATED.
THE NORTH TRANSFER STATION IS
LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF
GASWORKS PARK.
AND EASTER FREMONT PUBLIC
LIBRARY.
WE WORKED ON MANY YEARS WITH
THE WALLINGFORD AND FREMONT
COMMUNITY.
AND JEFF CAN GO INTO FURTHER
DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT
BACKGROUND.
>> WE KICKED OFF THE SOLID
WASTE FACILITY MASTERPLAN 19
YEARS AGO.
WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THE
FACILITIES WERE 50 YEARS OLD
AND AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE.
THE NORTH TRANSFER STATION IS
THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT.
WE REBUILT THE SOUTH TRANSFER
STATION OR BUILT A NEW ONE AND
THEN WE MOVED UP NORTH.
LET'S SEE.
WE MET WITH THE COMMUNITY
FREQUENTLY.
I DON'T THINK I SAW TV ON
TUESDAY NIGHTS FOR SEVEN YEARS
BETWEEN 2007 AND 2012.
MOST OF THE BULK OF IT.
BECAUSE WE NEEDED BOTH A STREET
VACATION AND A ZONING CHANGE AS
MENTIONED.
ULTIMATELY, WE DEVELOPED A
DESIGN PACKAGE THAT MET CITY OF
SEATTLE SOLID WASTE NEEDS AND
WILL MEET THEM FOR 50 YEARS IN
THE FUTURE.
AS WELL AS THE PROJECT THE
COMMUNITY COULD GET BEHIND.
AND HUI YANG WILL HIGHLIGHT
THOSE ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT.
>> THE SITE PLAN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, FOR GIVING UP
THE 1100 SQUARE FEET OF CAR
PLACE THAT WAS DECADE, SPU
PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED ABOUT
56,000 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN
SPACE WITH AMENITIES.
AND WE PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED
REVIEWING EDUCATIONAL SPACE
INSIDE THE FACILITY ITSELF.
SO WE CAN HAVE TALK ABOUT
RECYCLING AND OTHER THINGS.
WE PROVIDED A SAFE LOCAL
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE
PEDESTRIAN AREAS.
SO THE MAIN OPEN SPACE AREAS WE
HAVE, IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
OUR CAMPUS.
THERE WAS A SETBACK.
WITH GREEN SPACE AND STATIC
EXERCISE AREAS.
AND THE LONG CAR PLACE, THIS
USED TO BE A FORMER PARKING
LOT, WE HAVE A PLAY AREA FOR
KIDS IN OTHER AREAS KIDS THERE.
DOWN HERE WE HAVE A PEDESTRIAN
WALK WITH A COURT AND OTHER
GREEN SPACE AREAS.
DOWN HERE, THERE'S AN AREA
RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE COFFEE
SHOP.
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER
TOGETHER AND HAVE THEIR
PASTRIES AND COFFEE.
WITH THAT.
HERE IS THE FINISHED PUBLIC
BENEFITS THAT JEFF WILL GO
OVER.
>> OKAY.
ONE OF THE THINGS INC.
WAS A VIEWING IN EDUCATION ROOM
IN THE SAUDI.
IT IS INCREDIBLY WELL USE.
THERE'S KIDS UP THERE FROM 9 AM
UNTIL 3 PM OR 4 PM.
IT'S ON THE NANNY HOTLINE.
I WAS UP THERE GIVING A TOUR
TODAY FOR THE FOLKS FROM SALT
LAKE CITY.
AND THE MOTHER WITH TWO YOUNG
CHILDREN INTERRUPTED THE TOUR.
TO TELL THE PEOPLE THEY HAD TO
INCORPORATE SOMETHING LIKE THIS
BECAUSE THEY WERE BUILDING A
TRANSFER STATION.
>> CAN THE PUBLIC JUST COME AND
GO WHENEVER DURING THOSE HOURS?
OR DUE SCHEDULE DIGITS?
>> THE FACILITY IS OPEN FROM 8
TO 5:30 PM.
THE VIEWING ROOM IS OPEN THE
SAME ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY
HAS FULL ACCESS.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
MY KIDS ARE A LITTLE OLD FOR ME
TO TAKE THEM TO THE TRANSFER
STATION.
BUT WHEN WE STARTED THIS AND
THEY WERE RIGHT IN THE SUITES
BOUGHT.
>> I TOLD MY DAUGHTER, SHE WAS
GETTING MARRIED THERE.
>> THIS IS THE PLAY AREA.
IT AGAIN, AS PART OF THE YOUTH
TO HER.
IT REALLY GETS WELL USED.
PARTICULARLY IN GOOD WEATHER.
GO AHEAD.
>> THIS SORT OF HIGHLIGHTS THE
AREA ALONG WOODLAND.
WE HAVE A SPORT COURT ON THE
CORNER NEAREST THE STATION.
I THINK IT GETS A FAIR BIT OF
USE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE STROLL UP AND
DOWN THE SIDEWALK.
IT WAS SORT OF INTERESTING THE
PREVIOUS PRESENTATION ABOUT
ACCESSIBILITY.
REALLY COMES HOME.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT ISSUES ON
THE SIDEWALKS.
AND SPU MADE THE DECISION, WE
WEREN'T GOING TO LIVE WITH
THAT.
WITH A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT ON
HUI'S PART, CORRECTED ALTHOUGH
SO THEY MET THE CROSS SLOPE
REQUIREMENTS AND THE SLOPE
REQUIREMENTS.
SO WAS GREAT TO HEAR THAT.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THOSE ARE
WALKWAYS, NOT SIDEWALKS.
>> OKAY.
>> THE GREAT CHANGE WAS
PROBABLY HALF A PERCENT.
CORRECTIONAL THOSE.
IT TOOK A WHILE AND IT TOOK A
LOT OF ENGINEERING AND
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE TO GET
THAT HALF A PERCENT GRADE BACK
DOWN.
>> ANYTHING IT WAS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO.
THIS SHOWS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
THE FACILITY, WE GOT A PRETTY
GOOD SIZED BUFFER.
YOU WILL SEE SOME STATIONS FOR
PARKOUR EXERCISE.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THE
COMMUNITY WANTED.
IT GETS A FAIR BIT OF USE.
THE BROOKS SHOE COMPANY IS
ADJACENT TO US.
THERE'S A LOT OF RUNNERS IN THE
AREA.
GO AHEAD.
>> LOST ENHANCEMENT.
I WILL SPEAK ABOUT.
WE DID COMMIT TO ENHANCE
PEDESTRIANS CROSSINGS AT NORTH
35th AND WOODLAWN.
>> THIS IS PARTICULARLY AN AREA
FOR YOU HAVE THE LITTLE KIDS
PLAY AREA FOR THEY CAN SAFELY
CROSS WOODLAWN FURTHER DOWN BY
THE ELM CITY WALK.
THE COMMUNITY ENJOYS HAVING THE
SCENARIO.
>> THERE'S A TRANSIT STOP JUST
TO THE RIGHT.
AS YOU LOOK AT THIS.
>> THE LAST ITEM I WILL TALK
ABOUT IS THE SUSTAINABILITY.
BE DO HAVE GREEN ROOFS ALONG
THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN
THE RECYCLE AND REUSE BILLING
WE HAVE PB PANELS ON THE
BUILDING WERE.
WE ALSO HAVE SKYLIGHTS THAT
PROVIDE DAYLIGHT FOR THE
TIPPING FLOOR ITSELF.
WITH THAT, ARE BROUGHT IN DATA
FROM SEPTEMBER 2017 TO AUGUST
2018.
A YEARS WORTH.
THE SOLAR PANELS GENERATE ABOUT
174,000 CUBIC WATT HOURS.
WHICH WITH THE AVERAGE PRICE OF
WHAT 7.8 SINCE MAC.
WE SAVE ABOUT $13,500 IN
ELECTRICTY BY USING THIS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS OUT THERE.
THIS BUILDING IS LEED CERTIFIED.
AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SITE.
MY HOUSE REMODEL IS LARGELY
DONE.
MY TRIPS TO THE TRANSFER
STATION HAD SLOWED AND.
I'VE BEEN THERE A FEW TIMES.
THE INSIDE OF THE FACILITY, I
CAN'T SPEAK TO THE OPERATIONS.
BUT IT'S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN
A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT.
OUR LOVE FOR THE RECYCLING IS
ON ITS OWN SIDE WHERE IT'S FREE
AND EASY TO COME AND GO AND
DROP STUFF OFF.
I'VE USED THE PARK ON THE SIDE
AND THE OPEN SPACE IS GREAT I
HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE VIEWING
ROOM.
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THAT'S BEING
WELL USED BY FOLKS.
I KNOW WHEN THE KIDS WERE
LITTLE, THIS IS THE EXACT TYPES
OF OUTINGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT ARE JUST AWESOME PLACES TO
GO.
YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WEATHER
AND IT'S CLOSE IF YOU'RE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IS SOMETHING TO
DO.
SOMETHING FUN TO WATCH THOSE
WINDOWS I IMAGINE.
>> IT IS.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY PUSH THE
GARBAGE ACROSS.
THAT'S THE BEST IT ALSO
PROVIDES AN AREA WHERE WE GET A
LOT OF INTEREST FROM YOUTH
GROUPS ON TOURS AND STUDENTS.
AND IT'S NOT REALLY SAFE TO
TAKE THEM AROUND.
THIS IS AN AREA WE HAVE MODELS
OF THE STUDIES AND HOW THE
EQUIPMENT WORK.
WE OUTFITTED THEM WITH TOY CARS.
AND THE KIDS GO NUTS ON IT.
>> IT'S GREAT.
>> THE ONLY SIDE ISSUE I SEE,
JEFF HAS BEEN GIVING A LOT OF
TOURS.
A LOT OF THE OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BEEN COMING
A MATTER FACT, I THINK IT WAS
WEDNESDAY, THEY WERE NOT GOING
TO REBUILD ONE OF THE FACILITIES
BECAUSE THERE WAS RESIDENTIAL
AREA.
AFTER SEEING THIS, THE
COUNCILMEMBERS DECIDED WE CAN
DO IT.
THIS LOOK SO GREAT.
YOU CAN HARDLY SEE IT WAS A
TRANSFER STATION.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
OBVIOUSLY LOCATING A TRANSFER
STATION IS A CHALLENGE. I
APPRECIATE THE WORK WITH
NEIGHBORS AND BUSINESSES AND
SPU.
IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME BUT IT'S
A BIG FACILITY.
IT'S IMPORTANT PIECE OF
INFRASTRUCTURE.
TO GET IT RIGHT YOU GUYS DID A
GREAT JOB.
KELLY, YOU LIVE NEARBY.
TO HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> THE PLAYGROUND IS GREAT
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> BEVERLY ANY THINGS YOU WANT
TO FLY?
>> I THINK EVERYTHING IS IN.
THE ONLY THING I DO NEED TO
NOTE, THERE IS A PROPER USE AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WE ARE
ACCUSTOMED TO DOING WITH
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS.
THERE WAS SO MUCH OPEN SPACE IN
THE PARK AREA AND EVERYTHING.
WE DID WORK WITH SPU ON A
PROPER USE AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT TO SO IT'S CLEAR
KEEPING THESE AMENITIES IN GOOD
REPAIR AND OPEN AND AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE THERE FOR
THE LIFE OF THE FACILITY.
SO WE DO HAVE THAT IN PLACE TO
MAKE SURE THE GREAT PLAYGROUND
STAYS.
>> IS THE PLAYGROUND MANAGED BY
SPU?
>> YES.
PARKS DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE IT
OVER.
EVEN THOUGH WE OFFER THE MONEY.
THEY SAID NUMBER.
>> ALL IN FIND IN THE CITY
FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IT IN
GOOD SHAPE.
I KNOW THEY ARE STRETCHED WITH
THE RESOURCES.
THANK YOU.
GREAT.
I'M REALLY PLEASED.
I KNOW IT STARTED BEFORE MY
TIME HERE.
BUT IT WAS DEAFLY INVOLVED
EARLY ON WHEN I WAS HERE ON THE
WORKAROUND THIS.
I'M SO EXCITED YOU GET THE
PROJECT WRAPPED UP IN LESS THAN
10 YEARS.
IT'S AMAZING.
SO THIS IS GREAT THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOUR WORK.
I WILL MOVE COUNCIL BILL 119614
I WILL SECOND VOTE YES ON IT.
WE WILL SEND TO THE FULL
COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 30.
I BELIEVE WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO DO ON THAT.
GREAT.
OKAY.
THAT'S THE END OF OUR MEETING.
4:47 PM.
HAPPY CLIMATE STRIKE EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE BEING
HERE.
ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS IS THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING UNTIL AFTER THE BUDGET
SEASON.
ALWAYS THAT I'M AWARE OF AT THE
MOMENT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN SNEAK
WHEN IN BEFORE MONDAY.
>> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING
HERE.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.