GOOD MORNING. SECOND TIME IS A
CHARM.
THE MARCH 5th, 2026 MEETING
OF THE SAFETY
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
PROJECT SPORTS
AND EXPERIENCES COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:32 A.M.
I'M ROB SAKA, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> HERE.
>> VICE CHAIR RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR SAKA.
>> THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS HEREBY
ADOPTED.
ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WELCOME.
I WANT TO START OFF BY
NOTING THAT ON FEBRUARY 6th,
16th,
RATHER, JUST DAYS BEFORE
LAST STEPS COMMITTEE MEETING,
27-YEAR- OLD FEMALE
PEDESTRIAN WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED
IN A
VEHICLE COLLISION ON CAPITOL
HILL.
AS WE NOTED DURING OUR LAST
STEPS COMMITTEE MEETING.
THIS TRAGEDY WAS THE
ONLY FATALITY THAT HAS OCCURRED
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN 2026
SO
FAR. OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF SERIOUS
INJURIES IS A LITTLE MORE
DIFFICULT.
THERE'S SOME LATENCY
WITH REPORTING OF THAT DATA SO
IT'S
A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO
TRACK IN BETWEEN OUR VARIOUS
MEETINGS. BUT SO FAR, WE'RE AT
ONE
FATALITY THIS YEAR.
ONE IS TOO MANY.
MY OFFICE IS CLOSELY MONITORING
THESE NUMBERS.
BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE
VICTIMS OF THESE INCIDENTS
ARE NOT SIMPLY STATISTICS.
THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO DESERVED A
BETTER OUTCOME.
THAT'S WHY THIS COMMITTEE'S
HIGHEST PRIORITY IS AND WILL
REMAIN TRAFFIC SAFETY.
I WILL NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE
REASONS WHY.
I KNOW IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY
FOR A NUMBER OF MY COLLEAGUES ON
THIS COMMITTEE AS WELL.
WE NEED TO DO BETTER.
I APPRECIATE THE
DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS TO MAKE,
HELP US
MAKE BETTER PROGRESS IN OUR
VISION
ZERO GOALS.
APPRECIATE THEIR PRESENTATION,
OVERVIEW OF THE SCOPE OF THE
CHALLENGES, SOME OF
THE IMPEDIMENTS TO SUCCESS
DURING OUR VERY FIRST STEPS
MEETING EARLIER THIS YEAR.
BUT BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A
HIGH PRIORITY FOR THIS
COMMITTEE, WE'RE GOING TO BE
INVITING OUR
PARTNERS AT SDOT TO PRESENT TO
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC
SAFETY RELATED MATTERS.
WE'LL WORK OUT SPECIFICS AND
SCOPE OF THOSE
VARIOUS PRESENTATIONS LATER.
BUT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
SO WE CAN UP LEVEL THIS
ISSUE AND TREAT IT WITH THE
PRIORITY
IT DESERVES IN THIS COUNCIL.
THIS COMMITTEE HAS
CONTINUOUSLY DISCUSSED POLICIES,
SOLUTIONS
TO KEEP OUR ROADS SAFER.
AGAIN, IN JANUARY, DURING
A PRESENTATION FROM SDOT
ABOUT VISION ZERO, WE HEARD A
RECOMMENDATION TO LOWER THE
LEGAL BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMIT FOR
DRIVING, FROM . 8 OR . 08 TO .
05 IN LINE WITH THE
STANDARD CURRENTLY IN PLACE IN
OTHER
JURISDICTIONS LIKE UTAH.
UNFORTUNATELY, LAST WEEK, SENATE
BILL 5067, WHICH WOULD HAVE DONE
EXACTLY THAT, STALLED IN
THE HOUSE COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMITTEE.
THE BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMIT WILL
REMAIN AT . 08, FOR AT
LEAST ANOTHER YEAR.
I WAS DISAPPOINTED BY THIS
NEWS, ACCORDING TO THE
WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSION, BETWEEN 2020 AND
2024,
936 PEOPLE ACROSS OUR STATE DIED
IN
CAR CRASHES INVOLVING A
DRIVER WHO HAD BEEN DRINKING OR
IMPAIRED.
APPROXIMATELY 156 OF
THESE VICTIMS WERE IN
CRASHES INVOLVING AN IMPAIRED
DRIVER WITH THE BLOOD ALCOHOL
CONCENTRATION LESS THAN .08.
SIMPLY PUT, IMPAIRMENT CAN
OCCUR BEFORE SOMEONE'S BLOOD
ALCOHOL LEVEL REACHES THE
CURRENT LEGAL
THRESHOLD. IN 2018, THE STATE OF
UTAH
BECAME THE VERY FIRST PIONEER
IN THIS NATION AND THE ONLY
STATE TODAY TO DROP THE
LEGAL THRESHOLD FOR DUIs FROM .
08 TO
.05.
RESULTS AND IMPACTS WERE
IMMEDIATE. A NATIONAL HIGHWAY
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION EVALUATION
FOUND
IN 2019, THE FIRST FULL
YEAR UNDER THE . 05 BLOOD
ALCOHOL
LAW, THE NEW REVISED STANDARD,
UTAH'S
FATAL CRASH RATE DROPPED
APPROXIMATELY 19. 8%, AND THE
FATALITY RATE
DECLINED APPROXIMATELY 18. 3%
COMPARED WITH 2017, WHICH WAS
THE
LAST FULL YEAR BEFORE THE LAW.
THE NOTABLE DECLINE IN
FATAL CRASHES AND FATALITY RATES
WAS LARGER THAN THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE
OVER THE SAME REPORTING PERIOD,
WHERE REDUCTIONS WERE ONLY
ABOUT 5% TO 6%.
SO IT IS MY HOPE AND I
THINK WE'LL DEFINITELY NEED TO
ADD
THIS, COLLEAGUES, TO OUR NEXT
YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA,
BUT WASHINGTON WILL SOON ADOPT
THIS
COMMON SENSE POLICY THAT WILL
KEEP OUR ROADS SAFER AND
PROTECT HUMAN LIVES.
IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING WE CAN
AND MUST DO, BUT IT IS A
KEY ELEMENT OF A BROADER SET
OF STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ON OUR ROADS.
ALL RIGHT.
AT OUR LAST MEETING, OUR
PARTNERS FROM SDOT AND CENTER
STAFF PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE. THIS TASK FORCE IS A
CRITICAL
COMPONENT OF THE
2024 TRANSPORTATION LEVY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO
RECEIVING NOMINATION SLATES FOR
THIS
TASK FORCE VERY SOON.
WE ALSO HEARD AN OVERVIEW FROM
SEATTLE CENTER LEADERSHIP.
BASICALLY JUST AN OVERVIEW ABOUT
THE SCOPE AND REMIT OF THE
DEPARTMENT, ITS CRITICAL WORK.
TODAY, WE WILL RECEIVE
A BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE
CENTER ABOUT THE VITALLY
IMPORTANT MEMORIAL STADIUM
RENOVATION
PROJECT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE.
THAT PROJECT IS OPERATED UNDER
A NOT FOR PROFIT MODEL
MANAGED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, AND ONE ROOF
STADIUM
PARTNERSHIP.
IT WILL CREATE A STATE OF
THE ART MULTIPURPOSE STADIUM
FOR STUDENT ATHLETICS,
EDUCATION,
ARTS, CULTURE,
ENTERTAINMENT, AND COMMUNITY
EVENTS.
IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS A
MEMORIAL TO OUR VETERANS, FALLEN
HEROES FROM SEATTLE, DURING
WORLD WAR
II, SOMETHING THAT AS A U.S.
AIR FORCE VETERAN IS VERY
MEANINGFUL TO ME PERSONALLY.
AS ANOTHER VETERAN ON
THIS COMMITTEE AND ON THE
COUNCIL, NAVY VETERAN,
COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, I KNOW IT'S A PRIORITY
FOR HIM AS WELL.
WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
STATUS OF ALL THOSE
RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS
MOMENTARILY.
FROM THEN, WE WILL MOVE ON TO A
COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS
ABOUT FIFA
READINESS. THAT'S REALLY THE
NAME OF
THE GAME FOR TODAY'S MEETING.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR
READINESS POSTURE FROM
A TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE FOR
PRIMARILY THROUGH A
TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE FOR
FIFA READINESS.
WE'LL HERE FROM SEATTLE
CENTER ABOUT -- MORE BROADLY,
ABOUT THEIR PLANNING EFFORTS FOR
WORLD CUP, FAN CELEBRATIONS, AND
I'M
SUPER EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT HOW
OUR CITY WILL BE WELCOMING
AND ENTERTAINING GUESTS FROM
ACROSS THE GLOBE DURING THIS
EXCITING MOMENT IN HISTORY, AS
WE WELCOME
BETWEEN 500,000 TO 750,000
NEW PEOPLE TO THE CITY.
GREAT TIME FOR OUR CITY.
GREAT MOMENT.
AFTER THAT, WE
HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR
PARTNERS AT SDOT, SEATTLE
TRANSIT, KING COUNTY METRO,
THE SEATTLE 2026 WORLD CUP LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
YOU HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM
WASH.
WASH. WASH. DOT TO SEE HOW
THEY'RE
PREPARED TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR
INCREASED PUBLIC TRANSIT
DURING THE WORLD CUP THIS
SUMMER.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE
TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE.
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS
ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CHAIR, WE CURRENTLY HAVE
ZERO IN- PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED
UP
AND THERE'S ONE REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES.
WE WILL START WITH WHOEVER
IS HERE FIRST, SOUNDS LIKE
REMOTE.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
THE PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN
THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED.
SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE
BETWEEN SETS OF IN- PERSON AND
REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME
WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF
THEIR
TIME.
SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE MUTED
IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO CALL
ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE'LL
BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST
WHICH IS SHELLY MORRISON.
>> MS. MORRISON, WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY.
MS. MORRISON, YOU MAY NEED
TO HIT STAR 6.
>> OKAY.
SORRY.
I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO UNMUTE ME.
SO AM I BEING HEARD NOW?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
WITH FIFA COMING, WHICH IS
WHY YOU'RE HERE, ONE OF THE
REASONS, SEATTLE WILL FACE
ENORMOUS TRANSPORTATION
PRESSURE.
AND THAT MAKES IT URGENT TO
CONFRONT THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICIES ALREADY
HARMING
RESIDENTS.
I'M SHELLY MORRISON.
I'M SPEAKING FOR CO EXISTEXIST
WASHINGTON, A GROUP OF OVER
1 THON RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES WHO RELY ON LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AND ALL THE
DISTRICTS.
WE'RE CONCERNED THAT MISLEADING
DATA AND INVALID OUTREACH ARE
USED TO PUSH PLANS DRIVEN BY
WELL FUNDED ADVOCACY GROUPS
BUT NOT THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
SDOT'S OWN TRAFFIC REPORT TELLS
A TROUBLING STORY.
SINCE 2019, FEWER CARS ON
THE ROAD YET CONGESTION IS
WORSE.
RIDERSHIP DOWN BY ONE- THIRD
DESPITE MILES OF EXPANDED BUS
LANES.
MILLIONS SPENT ON SAFETY AND
YET SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES ARE
UP
60%.
MILES OF NEW BIKE LANES YET
VOLUMES HAVE FALLEN 30% AND THE
SHARE OF BIKE COMMUTER IS
STUCK AT 3%.
BARELY USED
BIKE LANES HAVE CHOKED KEY
ARTERIALS AND CREATED
GRIDLOCK FOR TENS OF
THOUSANDS EVERY DAY, BUT
SIGNIFICANT
COSTS REMAIN LARGELY UNMEASURED.
THOSE ARE HEALTH
IMPACTS, CHRONIC STRESS, LOST
TIME,
POLLUTION, AND FINANCIAL STRAIN.
OUR HILLS, RAIN, AND
DISTANCES MAKE BIKING
UNREALISTIC
OPTIONS TO MOST, ESPECIALLY
WORKING
FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND DISABLED
RESIDENTS AND OUR TRANSIT
SYSTEM DOES NOT MEET THE NEEDS
OF
MOST DAILY TRIPS.
WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO SLOW
DOWN BEFORE CONVERTING MORE
LANES, REQUIRE FULL BENEFIT
ANALYSIS
OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED
PROJECTS, AND DEMAND HONEST DATA
AND
BROAD COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO
THOSE
MOST AFFECTED, NOT JUST THE
GROUPS WITH POLITICAL INFLUENCE.
SOUTH SEATTLE DESERVES
EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM
SDOT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
OR CLERK JUST CONFIRMED.
WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS
OF BUSINESS.
WHICH CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, BRIEFING
AND DISCOZ, MEMORIAL STADIUM
RENOVATION PROJECT STATUS UPDATE
PRESENTED BY SEATTLE CENTER.
>> THANK YOU.
WILL OUR PRESENTERS -- IT
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE JOINING US
AT
THE TABLE NOW.
WHEN READY, PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN
YOUR
PRESENTATIONS.
WELCOME.
>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING,
COMMITTEE.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
HERE FOR THE RECORD, I'M THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR AT SEATTLE
CENTER.
TODAY, WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE
TO SHARE TWO UPDATES ABOUT
THINGS
THAT ALIGN REALLY WELL WITH
OUR MISSION OF INSPIRING THE
HUMAN SPIRIT AND BEING A VIBRANT
GATHERING PLACE AND CREATING
AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE.
FIRST UP, WE WILL GIVE YOU
AN UPDATE ON MEMORIAL STADIUM
AND SECONDLY IN A SEPARATE
PRESENTATION, WE'LL GIVE YOU
AN UPDATE ON SEATTLE
CENTER'S PLANNING AROUND WORLD
CUP. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
DAVID FOR
THE MEMORIAL STADIUM UPDATE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AT
SEATTLE
CENTER.
SO I WILL BE SHARING THE
REPORT WITH YOU THIS MORNING.
AGAIN, THIS IS A STATUS
UPDATE ON OUR CONSTRUCTION
PROGRESS, CURRENTLY UNDER WAY AT
MEMORIAL
STADIUM.
I WANTED TO FIRST HIGHLIGHT THE
PARTNERSHIP, THE IMPORTANT
PARTNERSHIP THAT'S INVOLVED
IN THIS PROJECT.
WE WENT OUT WITH AN RFP
TO SELECT A PRIVATE PARTNER.
THIS IS A PUBLIC/PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP THAT INCLUDES THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT AS THE PROPERTY
OWNER, SEATTLE CENTER, AND
THE CITY AS THE OWNER OF THE 74-
ACRE
CAMPUS. AND NOW, THE ONE ROOF
STADIUM
PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS A
CONSORTIUM OF SOME OF
THE ORGANIZATIONS YOU
CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE AS
OUR PRIVATE
PARTNER.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT IN ADDITION TO ASKING ONE
ROOF
STADIUM PARTNERSHIP TO BE
THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROJECT
DESIGNING CONSTRUCTION,
THEY WILL ALSO BE THE OPERATOR
OF
THE
FACILITY. SO FOR THE FIRST FIVE
YEARS, THEY ARE SIGNED UP TO BE
OUR NONPROFIT OPERATOR.
SO THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT AS WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THE USE OF THE
FACILITY
ONCE IT'S CONSTRUCTED.
A HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE
DESIGN FEATURES OF THE NEW
STADIUM, FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE
FAMILIAR,
WE'RE LOOKING ADD A TOTAL
PROJECT
COST OF APPROXIMATELY $150
MILLION.
THE FACILITY UNLIKE THE
PREVIOUS ONE WHERE IT HAD VERY
LARGE GRAND STANDS ON THE NORTH
AND
SOUTH, THIS ONE WILL HAVE
THE SEATING THAT GOES RIGHT DOWN
TO THE BOWL IN A MORE
MODERN KIND OF APPROACH TO THE
PITCH OR THE
FOOTBALL FIELD THAT'S THERE
AND WILL HAVE SEATING ON THREE
SIDES WITH COVERED CANOPY UP
ABOVE.
AND WE HAVE 6500 SEATS, AND
THEN A NUMBER OF PLACES WHERE WE
CAN HAVE SORT OF A PICNIC HILL,
IF
YOU WILL, ON THE WEST AS WELL AS
A LOT OF STANDING ROOM ON THE
CORNERS OF THE FACILITY
THAT GETS US TO 8,000 GUESTS.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT
GENERATOR STUDIO OUT OF KANSAS
CITY ARE
THE DESIGNERS AND WE'RE
WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL COMPANY,
WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN A GREAT
PARTNER WITH US.
JUST A COUPLE -- JUST A
COUPLE NOTES IN THE PREVIOUS
IMAGE.
I HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED
THAT THE SITE IS OWNED
BY SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND
THAT WILL
REMAIN. BUT A COUPLE OF KEY
ELEMENTS
FOR THE CITY THAT WE ASKED FOR
IN THE DESIGN AND THEY'RE
RECEIVING, IN ADDITION TO
THE SEATING THAT APPROACHES THE
BOWL, THAT ALLOWS US TO
TAKE DOWN THE VERY LARGE
CONCRETE WALLS THAT WERE THERE
PREVIOUSLY THAT REALLY WALLED
OFF THE
SITE FROM SEATTLE CENTER.
AND YOU WILL BE SEEING THAT
THE NEW DESIGN IS MUCH
MORE TRANSPARENT AND THAT'S
BOTH
TO BE ABLE TO BE A PEDESTRIAN ON
CAMPUS AND LOOK AND SEE
WHAT'S HAPPENING
THERE AS WELL AS A PATRON OF AN
EVENT THERE
AND HAVE THESE INCREDIBLE VIEWS
OF THE SPACE NEEDLE AND MOPOP
IN THE BACKGROUND.
AND ONE MORE THING TO POINT
OUT IN THIS SLIDE, WHERE THE
WALLS WERE PREVIOUSLY, WHICH
CAME RIGHT UP TO THE PROPERTY
LINES, THE NEW FENCE LINE ON THE
WEST AND ON THE SOUTH ACTUALLY
SITS
BACK, SO THE EFFECT OF THAT
IS WE WILL HAVE JUST SHY OF AN
ACRE OF PROPERTY THAT WILL
ACTUALLY
BE, IF YOU WILL, ON THE
SEATTLE CENTER SIDE OF THE
FENCE.
SO THAT ALLOWS THAT PROPERTY
TO BE ENJOYED NOT ONLY FOR
STADIUM
EVENTS, FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE PASSING THROUGH SEATTLE
CENTER, AND OTHER EVENTS THAT WE
MAY
BE HOSTING ON THE
CAMPUS. THIS IS A GOOD VIEW OF
THAT TRANSPARENCY WE TALKED
ABOUT.
THIS IS HARRISON STREET,
WHICH IS A MAJOR PEDESTRIAN
ENTRANCE
INTO THE STADIUM, SO YOU GET A
SENSE OF WHAT THAT
CANOPY STRUCTURE WILL LOOK LIKE
ON
YOUR RIGHT.
AND THAT IS THE ARMORY THAT
YOU'RE SEEING APPEARING ON THE
LEFT.
GOT SOME VERY SEXY
DEMOLITION SHOTS TO SHARE WITH
YOU.
THIS IS A GREAT AERIAL VIEW OF
WHEN DEMOLITION STARTED, AND
WE STARTED TO TAKE DOWN THE
STANDS.
THE STANDS WERE TALL, AS YOU
MAY RECALL, VERY HEAVY.
WITH CONCRETE, AND THIS IS
WHERE WE HAVE STARTED TO EAT
AWAY
AT THE STRUCTURE ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THE SITE.
IN THIS IMAGE, WE'RE LOOKING
WEST.
AND SO THE SOUTH STANDS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN DOWN ON
YOUR
LEFT.
ON THE RIGHT, YOU'RE SEEING
THE LAST ELEMENTS COMING DOWN
FROM THE STRUCTURES THAT HELD UP
THE
STANDS.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THERE IS
THAT THE PREVIOUS STANDS ON THE
NORTH SIDE WERE ADJACENT AND
TOUCHING TO McCAW HALL.
THIS WAS TAKEN DOWN, THIS
IMAGE IS FROM THE FALL.
THIS WAS TAKEN DOWN AT A TIME
WHEN McCAW HALL WAS BUSY
WITH PRODUCTIONS FOR THE BELL
LET,
OPERA, AND OTHER EVENTS.
PLEASED TO REPORT THAT
THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS OR
INTERRUPTS
WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE.
AGAIN, THE CONSTRUCTION
CREWS DID A GREAT JOB.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE IN THIS
IMAGE, JUST IN THE
FOREGROUND, YOU'RE SEEING THE
MEMORIAL WALL,
WHICH IS BEING BRACED THERE AND
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT
SHORTLY.
I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THERE'S A NUMBER OF
SUSTAINABILITY
ELEMENTS THAT ARE
UNDER WAY AS PART OF THIS
PROJECT IN
THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
HERE, WE WERE ABLE TO SET UP A
CONCRETE PROCESSING PLANT, AND
REALLY REUSE ALMOST ALL OF THE
CONCRETE THAT WAS ON SITE
AND ALL THOSE VARIOUS
STRUCTURES.
SO HERE WE WERE ABLE TO CRUSH IT
AND REUSE IT AS STRUCTURAL
FILL ON THE SITE.
SO OBVIOUSLY, THAT SAVES A
LOT OF COST.
THAT SAVES A LOT OF
TRUCKING, MOVEMENT OUT ON THE
STREETS, AND
EVENTUALLY JUST LEADS TO A
BETTER PROJECT ALL THE WAY
AROUND.
AS MENTIONED, THE MEMORIAL
WALL IS AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF
THE
NEW DESIGN.
THIS IS AN IMAGE PRIOR TO
CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S A HELPFUL IMAGE
TO UNDERSTAND HOW CLOSE THE CARS
ACTUALLY PARKED TO THE
WALL, LEAVING NO REAL FORECOURT
OR
ABILITY FOR PEDESTRIANS
TO EXPERIENCE THE WALL OTHER
THAN WALKING AMONG THE CARS IN
THE PARKING LOT.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS GRACIOUS
TO ALLOW US TO ENLARGE THE SITE
OF THE STADIUM A BIT AND TAKE A
SLICE OUT OF THIS PARKING
LOT, AND YOU WILL BE SEEING THAT
IN
A FUTURE SLIDE FOR THE DESIGN
WORK THAT'S PLANNED.
I DID WANT TO NOTE A LITTLE BIT
OF HISTORY OF THE WALL,
IMPORTANTLY, THIS WALL
WAS DESIGNED BY A STUDENT,
MARIANNE
HANSON, AS NOTED HERE, AND
THE STADIUM ITSELF WAS
CONSTRUCTED LATE '40s, BUT THE
WALL
WAS DEDICATED IN '51.
AND IT'S A VERY IMPRESSIVE
MEMORIAL.
IT'S NOW LANDMARKED
APPROPRIATELY AND IT HONORS THE
762 STUDENTS FROM THE AREA
THAT LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD
WAR
II. HERE YOU'RE SEEING THE
CARE THAT'S TAKEN TO BRACE
THETHE
DURING CONSTRUCTION.
AND HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL
SEE WHEN WE ARE DONE.
SO THE WALL WILL REALLY REGAIN
A PLACE OF PROMINENCE, IF YOU
WILL.
I THINK WHAT'S HELPFUL IS
THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE THE
CONCRETE, OTHER CONCRETE WALLS
BESIDE
IT, SO IT WILL REALLY STAND
OUT AGAINST THE
TRANSPARENT STRUCTURE AROUND IT.
IT WILL HAVE SPACE IN FRONT FOR
EVENTS OR VIEWING OF THE WALL.
AND IT WILL GET A LOT
OF ATTENTION BECAUSE THE NEW
ENTRY GATES FOR THE STADIUM
FLANK THE
MEMORIAL WALL ON BOTH SIDES.
JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A
COUPLE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE
PROJECT.
THIS IS A SEWER THAT IS NOW
FINISHED. A SEWER MAIN
REPLACEMENT THAT
WE ACCOMP LGED FOR SPU, THE
OLD SEWER RAN UNDERNEATH THE
NORTH
STANDS.
AT ITS DEEPEST, 40 FEET DEEP,
BUILT IN 1897, WITH ONE ROW
OF BRICK THAT SERVED A LARGE
SWATH
OF LOWER -- AND I'M PLEASED
TO REPORT THAT THAT VERY RISKY
AND DIFFICULT PROJECT IS NOW
DONE. AND SHARING ITH YOU SOME
OF
THE PITS TO GET A SENSE OF HOW
DEEP THIS WAS AND WHERE THE
BORING MACHINE WE USED WAS
LAUNCHED THERE ON THE RIGHT.
THIS NEXT IMAGE IS SHOWING
SOME OF THE PROGRESS OF THE
STADIUM STRUCTURE ITSELF ON THE
SOUTH
SIDE. THESE ARE THE VERY LARGE
GRADE
BEAMS THAT ARE GOING TO
SUPPORT THOSE LARGE CANOPY
ELEMENTS
THAT YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE.
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE OF
NOTE, ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT THE
DEVELOPER, WE HAVE ALL THE
CITY'S IMPORTANT
CONSTRUCTION EQUITY PROGRAMS,
CONSTRUCTION
CWA COMMUNITY WORKFORCE
AGREEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE
ALL OUR PREVAILING WAGE
REQUIREMENTS. ALL OF THAT IS
BAKED IN HERE.
WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION LAST
JULY, AND WE ARE ON TRACK
TO FINISH FOR THE START OF
SCHOOL, FOR THE SPORTS SEASON
IN SEPTEMBER OF '27.
AND THIS IMAGE IS SHARING
THE MAKEUP OF THE FUNDING OF THE
PROJECT. SO SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS
THE LARGER FUNDER, PRIMARILY
WITH
A LEVY THAT WAS PASSED A NUMBER
OF YEARS AGO.
THE CITY FOLLOWED WITH
A CONTRIBUTION OF $40 MILLION.
AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO
RECEIVE THE KING COUNTY PARKS
LEVY, ALSO A GRANT FROM THE
STATE.
AND THE ONE ROOF STADIUM
PARTNERSHIP HAS DONATED
$5 MILLION FOR THE
PROJECT IN ADDITION TO THEIR
TIME
AND EFFORT IN DEVELOPING IT.
AND HAVE RAISED
PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS AND WE'RE
JUST OVER
$30 MILLION AT THIS POINT.
AND WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY
TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE
THE PRESENTATION HERE.
I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO
MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, FEEDBACK.
ANY OR ALL OF YOU MAY HAVE
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.
ALWAYS GOING TO OUR VICE CHAIR.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
TODAY. I WANT TO EXPRESS AGAIN
MY APPRECIATION FOR COMING
TO COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE THIS
UPDATE.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I JUST WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE AND
ACTING DIRECTOR
WINSTON, MR. COUNCILMAN, AND
SDOT'S MR. LEBOARD, THANK YOU
FOR
BEING HERE.
COLLEAGUES, FOR PARTICULARLY
THOSE WHO ARE NEW, I HAVE
SAID THIS BEFORE.
I HAVE BEEN ENGAGED ON
THIS SINCE THE SCHOOL LEVY IN MY
TIME AS THE QUEEN ANNE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND ALSO VFW
POST 3063 BECAUSE OF THE STATE
OF
THE STADIUM AND
REALLY THE STATE OF THE MEMORIAL
WALL AT THAT POINT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND WHAT THEY DID
AND NOW THE COMBINATION OF WHAT
THE TEAM IS DOING IN TERMS OF
THE PROJECT OVERALL AND IT'S
FANTASTIC.
SINCE THIS IS IN MY
DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, I TAKE
CONSIDERABLE
INTEREST, AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE DESIGN,
AND OBVIOUSLY Y HAVE SEEN LIKE
A DOZEN VERSIONS OF THE
DESIGN, BUT THIS DESIGN
INTEGRATION
WITH THE SEATTLE CENTER IS SO
IMPORTANT, BOTH ON HARRISON
BUT ALSO LIKE TOWARDS THE
FOUNTAIN.
ACTUALLY, ALL SIDES.
IT'S FANTASTIC IN TERMS OF ITS
INTEGRATION, AND IT'S SIMILAR
TO CURRENT EFFORTS WITH PACIFIC
SIGN CENTER, WHICH
IS TECHNICALLY OUTSIDE OF
SEATTLE
CENTER, BUT THOSE PIECES
ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.
I HAVE NOTED BEFORE THAT I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE DESIGN
OF THE STADIUM BECAUSE IT DOES
EVOKE CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE
PACIFIC SIGN CENTER.
THE WHITE, THE BRACES,
THE DIFFERENT DESIGN ELEMENTS,
SO
I REALLY LIKE HOW THAT
BRINGS EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE
FANTASTIC.
I BELIEVE I WAS THERE THE DAY
DAY
SLIDE SIX THAT SHOT WAS
TAKEN BECAUSE THE SEATTLE
TORRENT
HAD A NAMING EVENT AT MOPOP, AND
I TAKE OPPORTUNITIES TO WALK BY,
DRIVE BY, LOOK TO THE BEST OF
MY ABILITY, AND LITERALLY THE
DAY THAT WE WERE THERE
FOR THE SEATTLE TORRENT NAMING
EVENT, THAT LAST PIECE OF THE
STAND
WAS WHAT I SAW.
SO EITHER THAT DAY OR THE
NEXT DAY THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN.
IT SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF WORK
UP TO THAT POINT WAS PRETTY
QUICK.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK
BEING DONE BY THE TEAMS, WITH
ALL THE
VARIOUS LABOR GROUPS THAT
ARE INVOLVED IN ADDITION TO THE
BIG THREE WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT,
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE CITY,
AND THE ONE ROOF FOUNDATION, AND
ALL THOSE THAT ARE A PART OF
THAT.
AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU ON THE MEMORIAL
WALL IN TERMS OF PROTECTION AND
OBVIOUSLY WITH THE VFW POST, A
LOT OF ENGAGEMENT
IN TERMS OF DESIGN FEATURES
AND REALLY HIGHLIGHTING WHAT
THIS IS
SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
BECAUSE SO OFTEN, IN FACT, I WAS
TALKING TO MR. LUIKI, AND A
WOMAN HAD WALKED PAST THIS
PLACE A MILLION TIMES, AND HE
SAID TO
ME, HE GOES, ENGAGING WITH
HER, SHE HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS
RIGHT THERE BEFORE HER.
AND SO I THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO RAISE THE
MEMORIAL WALL AND REALLY BRING
IT
FORWARD, AND THOSE PIECES
THAT THE VFW WAS ING ON
SO EVERYONE MOVING FORWARD
DOES KNOW WHAT THIS IS ALL
ABOUT.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THE
UPDATE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
IT.
AT SOME POINT I WOULD LIKE
TO GET DOWN THERE TO MAYBE
INSTEAD OF PEEKING OVER THE SIDE
OR WHATEVER TO ACTUALLY GET
DOWN THERE AND SEE HOW THINGS
ARE COMING ALONG.
IF THERE'S A GOOD POINT FOR
THAT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
MAYBE WHEN IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW,
DOWNPOUR RAIN, I WOULD LIKE
TO DO THAT.
>> YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO PUT
ON YOUR BOOTS AND COME FOR A
HARD
HAT TOUR WHENEVER YOU WOULD
LIKE.
HAPPY TO DO THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
I, TOO, WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR
WINSTON, MR.
KUNSELMAN, MR. LEBOARD TO BEING
HERE.
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT.
TAXPAYER FUNDED PROJECT
AND CHECK IN ABOUT THE STATUS.
INSURING WE'RE ON TIME AND
ON TARGET AND ON BUDGET,
DELIVERING THIS PROJECT.
AND SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE.
JUST CURIOUS ABOUT ON YOUR SLIDE
NUMBER THREE HERE, SOME OF
THE SLIDE DATA OR THE IMPORTANT
DATA
ABOUT THE NEW STADIUM LOOKS
LIKE THERE IS A TOTAL CAPACITY
OF
8,000.
AND THERE ARE 6,500 SEATS.
IS THE IDEA THAT THERE WILL BE
A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF STANDING
ROOM
ONLY?
2500 OR 1500 WHATEVER
STANDING ROOM ONLY?
>> YEAH, THE SEATING CAPACITY
LISTED THERE WOULD BE FOR
A SPORTING EVENT.
AN EVENT LIKE A CONCERT OR A
GRADUATION WHERE YOU MIGHT
HAVE A STAGE ON THE FIELD, YOU
CAN ADD ADDITIONAL SEATING
BY PUTTING THAT SEATING AT FIELD
LEVEL.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE IS --
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES
WHERE STANDING ROOM
OR TABLES AND CHAIRS CAN BE
ADDEDADDED
PARTICULARLY IN THE CORNERS OF
THIS CONCOURSE.
THE CONCOURSE UNLIKE
THE PREVIOUS FACILITY, THIS
CONCOURSE LETS YOU GO THE
WHOLE WAY AROUND THE FIELD, SO
THERE ARE FOOD AND BEVERAGE
OPTIONS
AT EACH OF THE CORNERS WHERE
A NUMBER OF THESE STANDING
ROOM PLACES ARE.
AND THEN I'LL JUST NOTE ON THE
WEST IN THIS IMAGE YOU CAN SEE
A GRASSY AREA THAT'S BASICALLY
A SLIGHTLY SLOPED HILLSIDE
THAT ALSO ALLOWS SEATING.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
AND SO 8,000 TOTAL CAPACITY.
WHAT'S THE DELTA BETWEEN THAT,
THE REMODEL, AND WHAT WAS
MOST RECENTLY THE TOTAL
CAPACITY?
>> THE PREVIOUS STADIUM, THOUGH
QUESTIONABLE, THE NUMBER
USED WAS 12,000.
THAT WOULD TAKE SOME VERY NARROW
HIPPED STUDENTS TO GET TO THAT
NUMBER. AND THOSE, OF COURSE,
FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO KNEW THAT
FACILITY KNEW THAT THOSE -- IT
WAS A
VERY STEEP RAKE OF THE STANDS UP
TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
THOUGH WE HAVE A SMALLER NUMBER
HERE, WE CAN GET CLOSER TO
THAT NUMBER WHEN WE USE THE
FIELD
LEVEL.
BUT THE SEATS HERE, WE WILL
HAVE BENCH SEATING LIKE THE
PREVIOUS
FACILITY, BUT WITH BACKS.
AND IN THE CENTER WHERE THE
50 YARD LINES WILL BE, WE WILL
ACTUALLY HAVE SEATS WITH BACKS
AND ARM RESTS.
SO WE HAVE -- YOU'LL BE A
LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE USING
THIS FACILITY FOR BOTH THE
STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC.
>> GOT IT, THANK YOU.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WERE --
YOU'RE RIGHT, THE OLD
STADIUM WAS -- THE STAIRS WERE
FAIRLY
STEEP.
BUT IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
BEST STADIUMS AROUND TO RUN
STAIRS, DO STADIUM IN, BECAUSE
OF
THE STEEP INCLINE.
GREAT WORKOUT.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, CAN YOU MOVE ON TO SLIDE
13, PLEASE?
THERE,
THAT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE LOOKS
NOTING
THAT OPENING INTENDED TO OPEN
RIGHT BEFORE THE START OF THE
2027-
'28 SCHOOL YEAR.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YEAH, FOR THE '27 SCHOOL
YEAR.
SO SEPTEMBER '27, AS YOU
MENTIONED, FOR '27- '28 SCHOOL
YEAR.
WE'RE RIGHT ON TRACK, AND
WE'LL HAVE A PERIOD ACTUALLY
PRIOR TO
THAT TO KICK THE TIRES AND
DO ALL THE THINGS THAT ONE NEEDS
TO DO AND CLOSE OUT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CLOSE
THINGS
UP, GET THAT LANDSCAPING
IN TOWARD THE END, GIVE IT
SOME TIME TO GROW BEFORE WE PULL
THE FENCES BACK.
SO WE'RE ON TRACK.
WHAT, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
HAVE SEEN THE SITE RECENTLY,
WE'RE DOING ALL OF THE
SUBSURFACE
CONCRETE FOOTINGS AND UTILITY
WORK.
BUT IN THE BEGINNING OF
SUMMER YOU'LL START TO SEE SOME
--
THE STEEL START TO RISE AND SOME
OF THE STANDS, THE PRECAST
CONCRETE STANDS START TO RISE.
WE'LL REALLY BE GOING
VERTICAL AS IS NOTED HERE UNDER
SUPERSTRUCTURE, WHEN WE GET
INTO THE SUMMER.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE ON TRACK, GREAT TO HEAR.
FINAL QUESTION IS, FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, IS IN THE
TIME THAT THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN
UNDER
CONSTRUCTION, WHAT WAS
THE BIGGEST SORT OF
UNANTICIPATED
HURDLE OR IMPEDIMENT THAT
WASN'T
NECESSARILY CONTEMPLATED AT
THE START OF THE PROJECT?
HOW DID YOU OVERCOME THAT, AND
DO YOU FORESEE ANY OTHER KIND
OF MAJOR CHALLENGES GOING
FORWARD?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, THE SEWER WAS
PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST HURDLE.
IT CAME VERY LATE IN THE PERMIT
PROCESS.
SO WAS NOT DESIGNED INTO THE
PROJECT, WAS RAISED BY SPU,
THAT THIS WAS THE TIME, AND NO
ONE COULD ARGUE GIVEN THE AGE
OF THAT FACILITY AND THE RISK
AND THE AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY
THAT
SERVES, THAT IT WAS THE TIME
TO DO IT WHENEVER WE TOOK THAT
GRANDSTAND DOWN.
WE HAVE HAD A GREAT
PARTNERSHIP WITH SPU.
WE ARE EXECUTING IT ON THEIR
BEHALF, AND AGAIN,
THE CONTRACTOR ACTUALLY IS
AND HAS BEEN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
ON THAT.
THAT WAS A BIG ADJUSTMENT TO
THE PROJECT, INCLUDING HOW WE
ACCESS THE SITE AND A NUMBER OF
THINGS
TRYING TO DEAL WITH THAT
FRAGILE SEWER THAT
WAS RIGHT BELOW OUR DEMOLITION
SITE.
SO THAT WAS A MAJOR RISK
ELEMENT THAT WE HAVE PASSED.
THE OTHER, AS I MENTIONED,
WAS THE STADIUM WALLS TOUCHING
THE BACK OF McCAW HALL.
WHAT WAS A SURPRISE THERE,
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IS
THAT THE BACK OF McCAW HALL
WASN'T
FINISHED AS WE WERE EXPECTING
IT TO BE, SO IT WAS ACTUALLY,
WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING SOME
ADDITIONAL FIRE SEPARATION
BETWEEN OUR FACILITY AND SOME
ADDITIONAL ENCLOSURES, AND WE
WERE EXPECTING TO THEN COVER
IT WITH METAL CLADDING THAT
MATCHES THE BUILDING, AND WE
WILL
BE DOING THAT, BUT OTHER THAN
THAT, NO MAJOR -- KNOCKING ON
YOUR WOOD TABLE, NO MAJOR
SURPRISES.
SOME CONTAMINATED SOILS,
WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON THESE
DAYS.
BUT NOTHING REMARKABLE WHEN WE
WERE IN THE EXCAVATION PHASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I NOTE THAT THERE
WILL EVENTUALLY BE A RIBBON
CUTTING
AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR ALL OF
OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT
ARE AVAILABLE AND WANT TO ATTEND
TO
ATTEND THAT.
AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
I MIGHT DO A SPECIAL ONE FOR THE
MEMORIAL WALL ASPECT, AS THAT
IS FINALLY RESTORED TO ITS
ORIGINAL
PRISTINE SHAPE.
ALL RIGHT.
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A
QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR THIS
PRESENTATION, AND JUST WANT TO
ALSO SAY
SO EXCITED TO SEE THE MEMORIAL
WALL PRESERVED AND THE ACCESS
AND ACCESSIBILITY AND
HIGHLIGHTING OF IT IMPROVED BY
WHAT YOU'RE
DOING HERE.
IT'S PRETTY UNBELIEVABLE
TO IMAGINE 760 PUBLIC
SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO LOST THEIR
LIVES DURING THAT WORLD WAR II,
INCLUDING JAPANESE STUDENTS
WHOSE FAMILIES WERE INTERNED,
INCLUDING TRIBAL STUDENTS,
AND SO VERY, VERY EXCITED TO
SEE THIS GET THE RECOGNITION IT
WELL
DESERVES. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE
TO ASK
IS, SO I BELIEVE THIS PROJECT
INCLUDES A COMMUNITY WORKFORCE
AGREEMENT, INCLUDING SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS SOME SPECIAL
PROVISIONS AROUND
PRIORITIZING SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS LIKE STUDENTS FAMILIES,
ALUMNI.
COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT,
HOW THAT'S GOING, AND ANY
SORT OF REPORTING BACK THAT
WE'LL
GET OR THAT WILL OCCUR AS PART
OF
THAT?
>> YEAH,
ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, AS I
MENTIONED, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A
PUBLIC/PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP, IMPORTANT TO THE
CITY AND TO
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS TO
INCORPORATE OUR
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AS IT
RELATES TO
UNION WORKFORCE AND OTHER EQUITY
GOALS AS PART OF THE PROGRAM.
SO THE CITY'S LONG USED
THE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE
AGREEMENT AND IN FACT WE WORK
WITH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN
THEY STARTED TO IMPLEMENT IT AS
WELL.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD A VERY
GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH LABOR ON
THIS
PROJECT, AND THE TEAM AND THE
SUBCONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN
WORKING HARD TO REACH A NUMBER
OF GOALS
THERE.
AND AS WAS
MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER, THAT
IN
ADDITION TO THE THINGS THE CITY
USUALLY
TRACKS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
VERY MUCH IS LOOKING FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES WHO
MIGHT BE
MOVING ON IN THE TRADES AND ALSO
WAGE EARNERS FROM THE DISTRICT
ITSELF.
SO WE ARE TRACKING ALL OF
THOSE, WE'RE EARLY IN THE
CONSTRUCTION, SO WE HAVEN'T
BROUGHT OUT
ALL THE PARTICULAR PACKAGES, BUT
WE
WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
WHO TRACKS THOSE.
OF COURSE, LABOR, AND OF
COURSE, IN FAS, WE HAVE STAFF
THAT'S
ON TOP OF THAT.
SO THAT PARTNERSHIP HAS
BEEN REALLY HELPFUL TO HELP OUR
CONTRACTORS BE SUCCESSFUL,
TO BOTH SEE THE GOALS WE'RE
HEADED
TOWARD AND BE ON TRACK.
IT'S ALSO LED TO SOME
GOOD OPPORTUNITIES WITH SOME
SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS NOW AND
SOME RECENT GRADUATES GETTING
THEM
ON SITE, GETTING THEM TO SEE
WHAT THE TRADES CAN OFFER.
SO I THINK IT'S BEEN
HELPFUL ALSO FROM A PROMOTIONAL
PERSPECTIVE TO REALLY
BENEFIT SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO
HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS AND
WILL
BE A PART OF THIS AS THE
PROJECT GOES ON.
WE DO EXPECT THE
FINISHED FACILITY WILL ALSO BE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
TO ENGAGE IN VARIOUS WAYS,
WHETHER
THAT'S INTEREST IN LIGHTING
OR SOUND OR THE TECHNICAL
ASPECTS
OF ACTUALLY RUNNING THE STADIUM.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE A
LITTLE BIT OF COMMENTARY THAT
SUPER EXCITED TO SEE THE
COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE AGREEMENT BE USED ON A
PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF
THAT COMMUNITY WORKFORCE
AGREEMENT
THAT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ADOPTED CAME OUT OF A LOT OF
ADVOCACY AROUND RAINIER
BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, AROUND THE
RAINIER BEACH REBUILD.
AND I KNOW THAT VIRGINIA
HAS BEEN CRITICAL IN
IMPLEMENTING
THAT.
AND WE HAVE -- WE HAVE BILLIONS
OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, AND
REALLY WANT TO SEE THOSE
JOBS GOING BACK INTO OUR
COMMUNITY, GOING BACK INTO OUR
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WORKFORCE,
ALUMNI, YOU KNOW, SADLY
HEARING FROM ONE OF OUR
COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION LEADERS
TO TALK ABOUT LISTENING TO KIDS
WHO ARE SAYING IT'S EASIER TO
GET
A GUN THAN A JOB.
AND SO IT'S SO CRITICAL THAT WE
PROVIDE GREAT GOOD WAGE JOBS TO
OUR YOUTH AND SUPPORT THESE
OPPORTUNITIES.
SO GLAD AND EXCITED TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE REPORT BACK
ONCE
THE PROJECT IS FINISHED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
ALL RIGHT.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES?
LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NONE.
SO WE WILL THANK YOU AGAIN.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
ASK YOU TO HANG TIGHT OR SOME OF
YOU TO HANG TIGHT FOR OUR NEXT
AGENDA ITEM.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND
ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM TWO INTO TO RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO.
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
FIFA READINESS.
>> WILL OUR LATEST PRESENTERS
PLEASE JOIN US AT THE TABLE
AND WHEN READY SHARE YOUR
PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES, OF COURSE.
AND LET ME SHARE THAT KIND OF
ORIENT THE CONVERSATION HERE.
SO WE CAN DO FIFA READINESS AND
PLANNING FROM A CITY OF SEATTLE
PERSPECTIVE IS SUCH A VERY BROAD
AND EXPANSIVE SCOPE OF
THINGS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY
TALK
ABOUT.
THERE'S ANY NUMBER OF RABBIT
HOLES.
BUT IN ORDER TO AVOID SORT
OF BOILING THE OCEAN AND
TALKING ABOUT IT ALL, TODAY
WE'RE
CONFINING IT TO TWO THINGS HERE.
FIRST, THE FAN EXPERIENCE AND
SEATTLE CENTER'S PLANS FOR
THAT, AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS
A
DEEPER DIVE ON TRANSIT
EXPANSION, EXPANDED TRANSIT
SERVICE DURING THE TIME.
SO THERE MAY BE OTHER.
WE'LL RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
ADD OTHER READINESS SUBTOPICS IF
YOU WILL, BUT I THINK THIS IS A
GOOD STARTING POINT FOR THIS
COMMITTEE.
IF I MAY --
>> CHAIR, CAN I ASK FOR A MOMENT
TO HAVE A SCARVES UP.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO DO THAT.
LET'S GO TOGETHER, UNITED.
NOT ONLY SCARS UP, BUT HAVE
HERE A CITY OF SEATTLE
COMMEMORATIVE
SOCCER BALL.
IT'S A BIT FLAT, BUT LET'S
SEE.
WAIT.
BREAKING STUFF ALL OVER.
I BLAME IT ON THE SHOES.
BUT KY OSAKA WAS MY NICKNAME ON
THE PITCH WHICH WAS THE
GREATEST WINGER.
IF YOU KNOW FOOTBALL?
>> CRISTIANO RONALDO?
>> NO, OSAKA.
IN ANY EVENT, WELCOME.
GLAD I DIDN'T BREAK ANYTHING.
I DIDN'T BREAK ANYTHING, RIGHT?
COOL.
WELCOME, EVERYONE.
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES
AND WHEN READY, BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU TODAY.
APRIL PUTNEY, I'M HERE AS
THE CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER FOR
THE SEATTLE FIFA WORLD CUP
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS CHELSEA RIDDICK-MOST.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE
CENTER, DIRECTOR
OF PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS.
>> AND GOOD MORNING.
I'M GRETCHEN LENIHAN.
I'M SEATTLE CENTER'S LEAD ON
FAN CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES.
>> INTERIM DIRECTOR AT SEATTLE
CENTER.
>> AND I'M THE AV GUY.
>> SDOT PARTNER EXTRAORDINAIRE
AS
WELL.
>> IT'S A PLEASURE TO JOIN
YOU TODAY AND WELL DONE ON
BRINGING MORE PROPS THAN I DID.
I WILL BE BETTER NEXT TIME, I
PROMISE.
BUT WE ARE 98 DAYS AWAY FROM
THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT.
102 DAYS AWAY FROM THE
FIRST SEATTLE MATCH.
WE HOPE YOU ARE AS EXCITED ASAS
IN PREPARING TO WELCOME THE
WORLD TO OUR AMAZING CITY.
AND REGION.
WE ALL KNOW ALREADY BUT
I'LL JUST REMIND US ALL TO GET
US ORIENTED THAT THIS IS
THE LARGEST SPORTING EVENT EVER
HELD IN THE WORLD, FOR THE FIRST
TIME EVER IT'S CONNECTING OUR
ENTIRE
CONTINENT, THREE
COUNTRIES, MEXICO, UNITED
STATES, AND
CANADA, AND 16 HOST
CITIES DOTTING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND
CONTINENT, AS I MENTIONED.
WE ARE PARTICULARLY EXCITED
TO BE IN THIS ENDEAVOR WITH OUR
NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH IN
VANCOUVER AND REALLY HELPING TO
SHOWCASE OUR CASCADE YEAH REGION
TO THE WORLD.
AS FOLKS SHOW UP.
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THIS SHOWS THE TEAMS THAT
WE HAVE PLAYING HERE AND
THE SCHEDULES THAT WE HAVE AS A
REMINDER, WE ARE EXCITED
TO WELCOME BELGIUM AND EGYPT,
AUSTRALIA, QATAR, IRAN, AND OF
COURSE, THE HOME TEAM,
THE UNITED STATES.
WE ARE ALSO VERY EXCITED
TO LEARN AT THE END OF THIS
MONTH WHICH IS THE FOURTH TEAM
OR
THE FINAL TEAM THAT'S GOING TO
BE PLAYING HERE IN GROUP STAGE.
NORTHERN IRELAND, WALES,
BOSNIA AND HURTS GOVINA, AND
ITALY.
SO WE WILL LEARN THAT ON
MARCH 31st, WHICH TEAM WILL BE
PLAYING
QATAR. WE DO HAVE TWO KNOCKOUT
ROUNDS
GAMES AS WELL, AND WE'LL LEARN
WHO IS IN THOSE AS WE
PROGRESS THROUGH THE TOURNAMENT
TO
SEE WHO IS GOING TO
BE IN. AS A SHAMELESS PLUG, WE
ARE
VERY EXCITED AT THE POSSIBILITY
OF HOSTING TEAM USA ON OUR FINAL
MATCH IF THEY MAKE IT THROUGH
THEIR FINAL
GROUP STAGE, AND I WANT TO POINT
OUT THAT WE
ARE HOSTING THE U.S. AND
AUSTRALIA
ON JUNETEENTH AND REALLY HAVE A
TREMENDOUS SENSE OF HONOR AND
RESPONSIBILITY IN HOW WE CAN
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE EDUCATING
FOLKS ABOUT THAT HOLIDAY,
AS WELL AS DRIVING ECONOMIC
BENEFIT
TOWARDS OUR BLACK COMMUNITY
HERE.
AND THEN WE ARE ALSO
HOSTING EGYPT AND IRAN ON THE
FRIDAY THAT KICKS OFF PRIDE
WEEKEND HERE IN SEATTLE.
AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS
WELL.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
ALL TRACKING OUR ORGANIZATION IS
THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
WE'RE THE LOCAL NONPROFIT WHO
IS REALLY WORKING TO INSURE THAT
WE
HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED TO
BE READY AS A REGION.
WE SORT OF THINK OF OURSELVES
AS TRAFFIC COPPANE LOT OF
WAYS, WITH ALL OF THE OTHER
PLAYERS AND PARTNERS.
FIFA ITSELF IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR HOSTING THE TOURNAMENT.
AND I SHOULD HAVE ACTUALLY
PAUSED, APOLOGIES.
I SHOULD HAVE SAID AT THE VERY
BEGINNING, THESE SLIDES WERE
ADDED TO THE TOP OF THE SEATTLE
CENTER PRESENTATION.
THEY WERE SENT OVER AFTER THE
PUBLISHING DEADLINE, SO THERE
ARE COPIES ON THE DAIS
AVAILABLE.
APOLOGIES, I
FORGOT TO MENTION THAT AT THE
BEGINNING.
FIFA IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING
HAPPENING INSIDE THE
STADIUM.
OUR ORGANIZATION HELPING
TO
QUARTERBACK ALL OF OUR PARTNERS
AND MAKING SURE THEY GET
WHAT THEY NEED FROM FIFA OR VICE
VERSA AND OUR GOVERNMENTAL
PARTNERS LIKE THE CITY, THE
COUNTY, SOUND TRANSIT, THE
STATE, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, ALL SORT OF DOING
THEIR TYPICAL
ROLES, THOUGH A BIT
ENHANCED GIVEN THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WE'RE
EXPECTING. AND THEN WE HAVE
TREMENDOUS
PARTNERS LIKE VISIT SEATTLE, THE
STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, SPORTS COMMISSION,
ALL HELPING TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR REGION IS READY.
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AT THIS
POINT, WE MADE AN IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE
EXCITING SORT OF EVOLUTION OF
OUR
PLANNING AND PREPARATIONS.
WE ANNOUNCED THAT INSTEAD
OF HAVING A SINGULAR LOCATION
FOR SEATTLE FANS TO GO TO THAT
WE WANTED TO INSTEAD MOVE TO
A DISTRIBUTED MODEL.
WE THING THIS MODEL HELPS
REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
SHOWCASING MORE OF THE CITY AND
MAKING
SURE THAT THE CITY IS THE STAR
OF
OUR TOURNAMENT, NOT JUST THE
GAMES THEMSELVES HAPPENING
INSIDE THE
STADIUM.
THIS WILL HELP IMPROVE
ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
BUSINESSES AROUND EACH OF THE
AREAS.
EACH OF THE FOUR SITES
LET'S PLAY 2026 SOCCER
CELEBRATION LED
BY OUR AMAZING PARTNERS AT
THE SEATTLE CENTER.
SEATTLE MATCH DAY LIVE
AT VICTORY HALL, LED BY THE
SEATTLE
MARINERS. AND THEN MEET ME AT
WATERFRONT
PARK, LED BY FRIENDS OF
WATERFRONT PARK AS WELL AS THE
SEATTLE SOUNDERS AND RAIN
FOUNDATION.
EACH WILL BE OPEN FOR A
MINIMUM OF THE SIX SEATTLE MATCH
DAYS.
MOST PLANNING TO BE OPEN FAR
MORE.
AND I KNOW SEATTLE CENTER
WILL GET INTO MORE DETAILS AS TO
WHAT THEIR SPECIFIC PLANS ARE,
BUT PACIFIC PLACE WILL BE OPEN
EVERY DAY UNTIL OUR LAST MATCH
HERE IN
SEATTLE.
AND THEN VICTORY HALL IS
INTENDING TO BE OPEN EVERY
SINGLE MATCH DAY.
THE WATERFRONT IS STILL
WORKING OUT THEIR EXACT
OPERATIONAL
PLANS.
BUT THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE FUN
AMAZING ACTIVATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE WATERFRONT PARK
AREA, BUT
AT A MINIMUM, MATCHES WILL BE
SHOWN ON THE SIX SEATTLE MATCH
DAYS.
ALL OF THESE PLACES WILL BE
OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
AND THE CAPACITY REMAINS
ROUGHLY THE SAME AS WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY PLANNED AT SEATTLE
CENTER ACROSS
THE VARIOUS VENUES.
AND YOU CAN USE THE QR CODE
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH OF
THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AS EACH
OF OUR OPERATIONAL PARTNERS
FINALIZE THEIR DETAILS
WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT
WEBSITE UP
TO DATE.
THOSE ARE THE SORT OF OFFICIAL
ACTIVATIONS WE HAVE PLANNED.
WE QUO THERE ARE GOING TO BE
A LOT OF PARTIES AND EVENTS
HAPPENING ACROSS THE CITY.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
ARE ALSO DOING TO HELP
PREPARE OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP
SPREAD THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND
HELP MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
ARE VISITING AND GET TO SEE MORE
OF THE CITY IS THE CREATION OF
A COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
THAT QR CODE IS A PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE CAN UPLOAD WHATEVER
EVENTS THEY HAVE GOING ON
DURING THIS TIME THAT THEY WANT
HELP
TO BE AMPLIFIED.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY
SHOW PEOPLE ALL OF THE AMAZING
THINGS HAPPENING IN ALL PARTS OF
THE
CITY, THE REGION, AND THE STATE.
AND THEN ABOVE THAT IS ANOTHER
CODE.
WE RECOGNIZE WITH AN INFLUX OF
TOURISTS ALREADY IN OUR TOURIST
SEASON, THAT WE HAVE A LOT
OF RESPONSIBILITY AND NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY.
AND SO WE ARE REALLY
GRATEFUL FOR OUR PARTNERSHIPS
WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
ALREADY
PRIORITIZED AND EXPERTS ON
HOSPITALITY, ON WAYS TO
PREVENT AND MITIGATE HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, ON HOW TO HOLD
INCLUSIVE
EVENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT
IT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE
FEELS WELCOME AT.
AND THEN ALSO, SMALL BUSINESSES.
WHAT ARE THE SORTS OF THINGS YOU
SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT TO
GET READY FOR MEGY EVENTS LIKE
THIS?
AND THEN ALSO, JUST HOW DO
YOU HAVE A WATCH PARTY?
WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES FOR
HAVING WATCH PARTIES?
HOW CAN YOU BRAND AND SHOW
THAT YOU ARE WELCOMING BUSINESS
WITHOUT GETTING INTO SORT
OF TROUBLE WITH INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS?
SO EACH OF OUR PARTNERS HAVE
PUT TOGETHER AN AMAZING PLAYBOOK
AND HAVE TRAINING MATERIALS
AND THERE ARE ALSO
WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE BY FOLLOWING
THAT
QR CODE ON THE TOP.
AND THEN THE LAST SLIDE THAT I
HAVE BEFORE HANDING IT OFF
TO OUR PARTNERS IS THE OTHER
THINGS WE'RE SORT OF DOING, THE
FUN THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO
HELP MOVE PEOPLE AROUND THE
CITY,
AND SO NEXT WEEK, WE'RE VERY
EXCITED TO BE LAUNCHING OUR SEE
AND WIN
APP.
THIS IS A LOCAL APP CREATED TO
SORT OF GAMIFY TOURISM
AND REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
GO AROUND AND VISIT SMALL
BUSINESSES, TO GO AROUND THE
CITY, TO GO AROUND THE
STATE, THE BUSINESSES ARE
ALL THROUGHOUT THE UNITY LOOP
AS WELL AS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE
STATE. BUT REALLY JUST SORT OF
FUN POKEMON GO STYLE GAME
WHERE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE CAN
WIN
POINTS THAT THEY CAN THEN
TRADE IN FOR PRIZES.
WHETHER IT'S SWAG, SCARVES LIKE
YOU HAVE, PINS, STICKERS,
THINGS LIKE THAT, BALLS.
OR THE GRAND PRIZE OF
ACTUALLY JOINING US AT SOME OF
THE MATCHES AT THE WORLD CUP.
SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO
BE LAUNCHING THAT NEXT WEEK,
LIKE
I
SAID. AND THEN AS IMINATIONED,
IT
SORT OF GOES AROUND THE UNITY
LOOP, WHICH IS OUR ATTEMPT AT
SORT
OF REALLY JUST SHOWING
PEOPLE, HERE'S A CURATED PATH
OF
WHERE MANY OF OUR MAJOR ART AND
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS LIVE.
AND WANTING TO HELP MAKE
IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET
AROUND.
WE HAD TO EVENTUALLY DRAW A
BOUNDARY TO WHAT WAS IN OR
WHAT WAS OUT BECAUSE WE WERE
VERY, VERY CLOSE TO JUST HAVING
THE ENTIRE MAP OF SEATTLE ON
THAT MAP AND THOUGHT THAT
WOULDN'T QUITE BE AS PRACTICAL
FOR
FANS, SO DID HAVE TO DRAW A LINE
AT SOME POINT, BUT I THING
THERE'S
LOTS OF AMAZING PLACES
FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO AND
WALK AROUND INSTEAD OF JUST
SHOWING UP TO THE STADIUM.
WE HAVE HEARD LOUDLY AND CLEARLY
THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
HELP GET PEOPLE VISITING OTHER
AREAS.
AND THEN THE SEA BEACONS ON
THE END ARE JUST A FUN SORT OF
PORTION, A TAKE ON THE POSTER
DESIGNED BY A LOCAL ARTISTARTIST
THE FLUKE THERE OF JUST
SOMETHING WE'RE OFFERING
TO SMALL BUSINESSES AROUND THE
REGION, REALLY WANTING TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SENDING
A
SIGNAL THAT THEY ARE OPEN
FOR BUSINESS AND EXCITED FOR
FANS TO
JOIN THEM.
>> SO I'LL DO A QUICK
INTRODUCTION.
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT OUR FANS FOR
FAN FEST AND THE
COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS THAT
SEATTLE CENTER HAS BEEN ENGAGED
WITH FOR MAYBE
A YEAR OR MORE.
WE USUALLY SEE ABOUT 5%
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS EVERY
YEAR.
WE EXPECT A PEAK, A SPIKE THIS
YEAR, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING FOR
US.
AND SO JUST TO SAY THAT
SEATTLE CENTER HAS THE
INFRASTRUCTURE, THE SPACE, AND
THE EXPERIENCE
TO HOLD THESE EVENTS, SO
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART
OF
THIS MODEL AND I'LL PASS IT
ON TO CHELSEA AND GRETCHEN TO
GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO AS APRIL MENTIONED, WE HAVE
BEEN PLANNING FOR A LONG TIME.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
ACTUALLY WITH THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE SINCE JULY
OF 2024
TO PLAN FAN CELEBRATION
ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE WORLD
CUP.
BECAUSE IT REMAINS
ESSENTIAL FOR US TO PROVIDE A
FREE
AND ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC EXPERIENCE
OF THE WORLD CUP, SEATTLE
CENTER HAS BEEN MOVING FORWARD
WITH SOME SELF- PRODUCED VIEWING
PARTY
EXPERIENCES AS WE LEAN INTO THIS
DISTRIBUTED MODEL
TO MAKE SURE TO GET PEOPLE ALL
AROUND THE
CITY.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH APRIL AND
THE
TEAM AT THE LOC AS ONE OF THE
FOUR
SANCTIONED SITES.
AND KIND OF BE PART AND
PARCEL OF THIS DISTRIBUTED MODEL
WITH OUR OTHER PARTNERS.
I THINK WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN
UNIQUE SORT OF STYLE
AND PERSONALITY TO THESE VENUES
AND
WE'RE GOING TO EACH BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
TO
VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF OUR
CITY.
THE REASON WHY THE
FAN CELEBRATION AT SEATTLE
CENTER IS
SO ESSENTIAL IS THAT WE ARE
PART OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO
MANAGE LARGE VOLUMES OF HUMANS
IN THE
CITY DURING THIS
VERY CONCENTRATED TIMEFRAME.
FROM A CROWD MANAGEMENT
PERSPECTIVE, A LARGE
OVERFLOW VENUE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO
RELIEVE PRESSURE ON THE STREETS
THAT SURROUND THE STADIUM AND
PROVIDE PREDICTABLE AND
EASILY CONTROLLED GATHERING
POINTS.
I WAS PRIVILEGED TO JOIN MANY
OF MY COLLEAGUES AT AN
INFORMATION
SHARE SESSION WITH THE
LEADERSHIP FROM QATAR, WHO
WERE INVOLVED IN THE LAST FIFA
WORLD
CUP. AND ONE OF THE BIG
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THAT EVENT
WAS
THAT FAN GROUPS ARE GOING TO
LOOK
FOR A PLACE TO GATHER DURING
TIMES WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE
TICKETS.
THEY'RE GOING TO FIND PLACES
TO BE IN COMMUNITY WHEN THE
TIME ISN'T ALREADY PROGRAMMED.
SO ONE OF THE GIFTS WE
CAN PROVIDE OUR RESIDENTS AND
ALSO THESE GUESTS IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE JUST HAVE
SOMETHING GOING ALL THE TIME SO
THAT THEY
KNOW, OH, WE'RE GOING TO GO
DOWN TO THE SPACE NEEDLE.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT ANYWAY.
IT'S THE DAY BEFORE OR AFTER
THE
GAME.
LET'S LEAN INTO THAT.
SO WE ARE PART OF
EXISTING PUBLIC SAFETY
STRATEGIES
THAT HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER WITH
THE
LOC, POLICE AND FIRE, OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
AND OUR TRANSIT PARTNERS THAT
KIND
OF ROUTES FANS THROUGH THE
DOWNTOWN CORE AND AROUND THAT
UNITY
LOOP AND CAN GET THEM TO
SEATTLE CENTER WHEN THEY DON'T
HAVE A
TICKET.
LUCKILY, SEATTLE CENTER, LIKE
LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE,
THAT'S WHAT WE DO ON A REGULAR
BASIS.
WHETHER IT IS A MAJOR FESTIVAL
OR A NO KINGS RALLY,
WE'RE PRETTY GOOD AT
ACCOMMODATING LARGE GROUPS IN A
SAFE WAY
IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR
PARTNERS.
WE HAVE OPEN SPACE, WE HAVE
LAWNS, WE HAVE LOTS OF
PUBLIC REST ROOMS AND FOOD AND
BEVERAGE AND PLAYGROUNDS AND ALL
OF
THE AWESOME ENTERTAINMENT AND
ATRAXZS PROVIDED BY OUR 30-
PLUS RESIDENT AND PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF ALREADY
THERE.
WE HAVE CUSTOMER SERVICE
SO GUESTS CAN TALK TO ACTUAL
HUMANS WHEN THEY NEED HELP.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE LEANING
INTO THIS FAN CELEBRATION,
AND THAT'S WHY WE FEEL OUR ROLE
IS
SO ESSENTIAL TO THE CITY
AS WE'RE WELCOMING THESE LARGE
GROUPS OF FANS AND GUESTS.
AND THEN LASTLY,
FOCUSING GATHERINGS AT THE
SEATTLE
CENTER IS GOING TO SUPPORT THE
SAFETY AND STABILITY OF OUR
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS CORE BECAUSE
WE'RE
MINIMIZING, AGAIN, THOSE
IMPACTS ON THE RIGHT OF WAY AND
WE'RE ALSO REDUCING SUBSEQUENT
DEMAND ON CITY- WIDE PUBLIC
SAFETY
RESOURCES.
IT'S EASIER FOR SPD AND FIRE
TO SUPPORT A SAFE GATHERING
AT SEATTLE CENTER OUT OF THE
PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY THAN IT IS TO
TRY TO MANAGE THE MIDDLE OF A
STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF
DOWNTOWN.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE
REALLY GOOD AT IS
FAMILY- FRIENDLY EXPERIENCES.
SO THAT IS PART OF THE
IDENTITY THAT WE'RE LEANING
INTO
AS CHELSEA TELLS US MORE.
>> THANK YOU,
GRETCHEN. O YOU HAVE HEARD A LOT
ABOUT
HOW WE'RE PREPARING.
AND WE ARE THRILLED TO BE
ABLE TO DO WHAT SEATTLE CENTER
DOES
BEST.
AND THAT IS DEVELOP AND CURATE
PROGRAMMING.
THE WONDERFUL THING IS THAT WE
HAVE AN INDOOR AND AN EXTERIOR
VIEWING SCREEN THAT WILL
BE AVAILABLE TO ALL VISITORS
INSIDE
THE ARMORY.
WE CAN HOLD APPROXIMATELY
1,000- PLUS PEOPLE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHEN
WE HAVE OUR HIGH SURGE GAME
DAYS,
WE ARE DEVELOPING AND CURATING A
SECONDARY VIEWING SITE WHICH IS
OUTSIDE AT THE MURAL
AMPHITHEATER.
AND THAT SITE HOLDS
APPROXIMATELY 3500 TO 5,000
PEOPLE.
SO WE'RE THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
THIS IS, AS I MENTIONED,
WATCH PARTY ACTIVITIES WILL BE
SUBJECT
TO LICENSE APPROVAL.
WE ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE
LOC TO INSURE THAT WE HAVE
THE APPROPRIATE BROADCAST
LICENSE
TO HOST THE GAMES ON SITE AT OUR
CAMPUS.
IN TERMS OF THE EVENTS AND
PROGRAMS, OUR FOCUS IS TO
ENGAGE LOCAL BUSINESSES.
OUR FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE
A LOCATION AND A SITE FOR LOCAL
ARTISTS, WHETHER THEY BE
VISUAL, DIGITAL ARTISTS,
PERFORMING
ARTISTS.
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THEM TO BE SHOWCASED AND
SEEN
ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
THAT INCLUDES BEING ABLE TO NOT
ONLY BE SEEN BY THEIR
LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS BUT TO
ALSO BE SEEN ON A NATIONAL AND
AN
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.
AND TO THAT, WE ARE STARTING
TO REACH OUT TO SMALL
BUSINESSES.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON COLLABORATING
WITH SOME OF OUR CURRENT
ARTISTS THAT PERFORM AT -- ON
OUR
CAMPUS.
WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
CENTERED ON YOUTH, AND WE
ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
ABILITY
TO ALSO ENGAGE SOME OF OUR
CURRENT PROGRAMMING THAT
INCLUDES, AS APRIL MENTIONED,
JUNETEENTH, THAT INCLUDES PART
OF OUR FESTALL SERIES WHICH IS
THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
FESTIVAL, AND ALSO PRIDE.
WE'RE REALLY CENTERED ON
UPLIFTING ACTIVITIES THAT WE
CURRENTLY DO.
IN ADDITION, WE WILL
HAVE CONTINUED PROGRAMMING THAT
IS
CURRENT, WHICH INCLUDES OUR
SUMMER FITNESS PROGRAMS,
WHICH ALSO INCLUDES OUR ARTISTS
AT THE
CENTER PROGRAMMING, AND
WE WILL -- WE ARE IN
CONVERSATION WITH OUR PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS,
WHICH WE HAVE 30- PLUS
ORGANIZATIONS ON OUR CAMPUS THAT
WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PART IN
THE ACTIVITY.
OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE AN INCLUSIVE AND
ACCESSIBLE SPACE FOR VISITORS.
ANY QUESTIONS?
OH, SORRY.
I HAD ONE MORE SLIDE BUT I
JUST WANTED TO -- THIS LAST
SLIDE
IS REALLY JUST WHERE WE ARE
RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF OUR
DELIVERABLES.
WE'RE INSURING THAT WE
ARE FOLLOWING THROUGH ON ALL OUR
APPLICATIONS AND OUR PERMITTING
TO INSURE THAT WE ARE SOLID ON
CLOSING THE GAP.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION.
COLLEAGUES, I WILL OPEN IT UP
TO ANY OF YOU ALL IF YOU HAVE
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS.
STARTING FIRST, TO VICE CHAIR
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS
PRESENTATION.
I KNOW WE'LL BE
GETTING TO SOME OF THE NEXT
PRESENTATION
ON TRANSIT AND ACCESS, BUT I
KNOW THIS PRESENTATION IS REALLY
ABOUT HOW DO WE CREATE
SPACES FOR FUN SO EVERYONE CAN
TAP
INTO THE FUN RELATED TO FIFA.
SO IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT, I'M
GOING TO ASK A VERY NOT FUN
QUESTION RELATED TO THIS, WHICH
IS ABOUT BATHROOM ACCESS.
AND HOW YOU ALL ARE
THINKING ABOUT BATHROOM ACCESS
THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
WE KNEWE HAVE A SHORTAGE
OF PUBLIC RESTROOMS AND IT'S
MY UNDERSTANDING DURING THE
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS PARADE,
THERE WERE ALSO SOME ISSUES
AROUND
BATHROOM ACCESS, AROUND THE
CITY, AND SO WOULD LOVE IF
YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT
HOW YOU ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT.
WE MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE
ABLE TO USE THE RESTROOM WHEN
NEEDED.
>> I'LL TAKE THAT IF YOU DON'T
MIND.
YEAH, SO ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT IS SO FANTASTIC ABOUT
SEATTLE CENTER BEING THE SPOT IS
THAT WE
HAVE THE HARD INFRASTRUCTURE
TO SUPPORT VERY LARGE GROUPS OF
PEOPLE.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT EVEN THOUGH
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT JUST
THE ARMORY AND THE MURAL IN
TERMS
OF VIEWING EXPERIENCES, WE
HAVE PUBLIC RESTROOMS ACROSS THE
CAMPUS, UP BY THE NORTH
FOUNTAIN LAWN, THERE'S AN
ENTIRE OUTDOOR
RESTROOM FACILITY, THE
FISHER PAVILION HAS RESTROOMS IF
THE
FISHER IS NOT BEING USED
FOR OTHER EVENT ACTIVATION,
THAT WILL BE AN ASSET FOR US,
BUT
WE TENT TO NOT NEED TO BRING IN
A LOT OF ADDITIONAL RESTROOMS
FOR LARGE SCALE ACTIVATIONS
BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF
INFRASTRUCTURE WE ALREADY HAVE.
SO THE BIG DEAL FOR US IS
STAFFING.
AND INSURING THAT WE
HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFFING TO
KEEP THOSE RESTROOMS CLEANED AND
STOCKED DURING HIGH DEMAND
PERIODS.
SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOME OF
THOSE OPERATIONAL
SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM
AN
UNMAINTAINED SITE.
SO OUR FOCUS IS ON MAKING SURE
THAT OUR STAFF IS SUFFICIENT AND
PREPARED FOR THESE HIGH
VOLUME TIME PERIODS, BUT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE PRETTY
GOOD.
>> AND I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK
TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.
OUR ORGANIZATION IS WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH A NUMBER
OF COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHER
THE CITY AND COUNTY ON
IDENTIFYING
WHERE IS THE GAP IN
PARTICULAR OUTSIDE OF THE
STADIUM AREA,
AND THE GREATER SORT OF PIONEER
SQUARE,
WATERFRONT AREA. WORKING TO
IDENTIFY WHERE
THOSE NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE AND
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING
IN SOME
TEMPORARY RESTROOMS FOR FOLKS.
>> GOOD TO HEAR.
AND BUILDING ON THIS POINT, YOU
KNOW, WE JUST HAD A HUGE MARCH
THROUGH DOWNTOWN, A GOOD TEST
RUN TO SEE HOW WE CAN HANDLE
A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.
ARE THERE SOME RECENT
LEARNINGS FROM THAT ACTIVATION
THAT
YOU'RE APPLYING TO THESE FINAL
STEPS
OF
PREPARATION FOR FIFA?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SPEAKING FOR OUR
ORGANIZATION, THERE WERE A TON
OF LESSONS
LEARNED.
I THINK FIRST AND
FOREMOST, GREAT NEWS, WE CAN DO
THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN TOWN VISITING.
THERE'S NOT GOING TO EVER BE
AT ONE TIME AS MANY PEOPLE
THAT WERE DOWN CELEBRATING OUR
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SEAHAWKS.
SO GREAT NEWS ABOUT THAT.
I THINK ALSO, ONE OF THE
KEY LEARNINGS WAS THAT PEOPLE
ADAPTED VERY QUICKLY.
RIGHT?
I THINK THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF INFORMATION SHARING
AND PUBLIC KNOW BEFORE YOU
GO THAT THE AGENCIES DID, AND
WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO BUILD
OFF OF
ALL OF THOSE FOR NEXT YEAR.
I DO THINK ONE OF THE
KEY LESSONS WAS AROUND
RESTROOMS,
AS YOU MENTIONED.
SO THAT WAS DEFINITELY A
SPACE WHERE WE SAW A NEED FOR
SOME GREATER ACCESS
THERE. BUT YEAH, I THINK THE
BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FOR US IS THAT
THAT WAS
A REALLY GREAT TEST RUN FOR
USUS BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE DO IS
GOING TO BE SMALLER ON A
DAILY BASIS AS TO WHAT WE SEE
THERE.
>> I CAN JUST ADD FROM A SEATTLE
CENTER STANDPOINT THAT ONE
OF THE THINGS WE DID REALLY
WELL WITH THE SEAHAWKS PARADE
WAS
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION.
OUR COLLEAGUES FROM OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
POLICE AND FIRE AND SPECIAL
EVENTS
AND TRANSPORTATION HAVE
BEEN ABSOLUTELY ON POINT.
WE DO HAVE A REALLY
STRONG WORKING TEAM
WITH OUR CITY TEAM, AND SO
MAKING SURE WE
CONTINUE THAT STRONG
COMMUNICATION, MAKING SURE THAT
WE'RE
UTILIZING THAT OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE
EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS CENTER, THE BEST
WAY WE KNOW HOW, AND
REALLY COMMUNICATING CLEARLY
WITH THE
LOC AND OTHER AGENCIES
THAT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH
DURING THIS TIMEFRAME, LEANING
INTO
THE SYSTEMS WE HAVE AND MAKING
SURE WE'RE STAYING ON POINT
WITH
THEM.
>> GRETCHEN, I'LL JUST ADD
THE NO KINGS MARCHES, WE HAD
A COUPLE ON CAMPUS LAST
YEAR. THE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION
HELPS A LOT.
WE WOULDN'T EXPECT THAT
MANY PEOPLE ON CAMPUS AT ONE
TIME BECAUSE OF THE GAMES BUT
WE'RE PREPARED AND WE'RE
CONTINUE
TO DO EXERCISES BEFORE THE GAMES
TO BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING
THAT COULD HAPPEN.
>> I'LL JUST ALSO ADD THAT, YOU
KNOW, SEATTLE CENTER IS ALSO
THE MAIN SITE FOR THE END OF
THE PRIDE PARADE, SO WE ARE
CERTAINLY ACCUSTOMED
TO, IN ADDITION TO THAT, TO THE
WALKS AND RUNS, SO WE'RE
ACCUSTOMED
TO PEOPLE GATHERING BEFORE
THEY LEAVE TO GO TO A LARGE
PARADE
OR A LARGE EVENT, AND WE'RE
ALSO
PREPARED FOR WHEN THINGS END.
TYPICALLY, THEY TEND TO
GATHER ON OUR CAMPUS.
SO IT IS, TO GRETCHEN'S POINT,
IT'S REALLY ABOUT MAKING
SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT KIND
OF LOOKING AT THE PEAK EVENTS
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
PROPERLY
STAFFED.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND MY FINAL QUESTION FOR
TODAY IS JUST RELATED TO
SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED
SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH, BUT I
WONDER IF YOU CAN EXPAND ON
THAT.
WHO YOU'RE PARTNERING WITH
AND HOW YOU'RE MAKING SURE
YOU'RE
REACHING IMMIGRANT- OWNED
BUSINESSES.
>> WE HAVE A SERIES OF
FESTIVALS CALLED FEST- ALL, AND
EACH
OF THOSE FESTIVALS HAVE
OUR SPECIFIC TO VARIOUS CULTURAL
COMMUNITIES.
SO WE HAVE STARTED TO
ENGAGE WITH THOSE FESTIVAL
PARTNERS
TO SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT SMALL
OWNED BUSINESSES THAT WOULD
NOT TYPICALLY GET THE VISIBILITY
IN
SOME OF THESE LARGE- SCALE
EVENTS.
SO WE'RE BEING VERY CAREFUL AND
MINDFUL ABOUT WHICH VENDORS
AND FOOD VENDORS, MERCHANTS THAT
WE
ENGAGE.
AND THAT INCLUDES, YOU
KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SMALL
BUSINESSES, NOT ONLY ARE
WE TALKING ABOUT RESTAURANTS
AND MERCHANTS BUT WE'RE ALSO
TALKING ABOUT ENTERTAINERS WHO
ARE
ENTREPRENEURS, AND WE
BELIEVE THAT ENTREPRENEURS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE REALLY THE
HEART BEAT OF SEATTLE CENTER.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY
HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE, AND WE TAKE
PRIORITY WITH THEM.
>> I'LL JUST ADD SEATTLE
CENTER IS USUALLY REALLY
INTENSIONAL ABOUT ITS
PARTNERSHIPS
AND SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS
AND GRETCHEN AND CHELSEA DO THAT
ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
UPLIFTING THE ARTISTS AND OUR
FEST- ALL PARTNERS AND
THE NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND
CAMPUS
PARTNERS.
PEOPLE ARE COMING TO US
BUT WE'RE ALSO BEING
INTENTIONAL ABOUT GOING OUT AND
FINDING
PARTNERS TO UPLIFT EVERYONE.
>> THE LAST NOTE THAT I'LL ALSO
MAKE IS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN
OUR MEETINGS AND OUR IDEATION
ABOUT WHAT THE PROGRAMMING LOOKS
LIKE ON THE CAMPUS, IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR
ARTISTS,
THAT OUR FOOD, THAT OUR
ENTERTAINMENT
REPRESENTS KIND OF A
GLOBAL ASPECT OF WHAT WE DO.
SO AGAIN, AS WE HAVE CURATED
INSTALLATIONS ON OUR
CAMPUS, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT
THOSE
INSTALLATIONS ARE REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT WILL ALSO
BE
VISITING OUR CAMPUS.
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE
UNIQUE THINGS TOO ABOUT SEATTLE
CENTER IS YOU HAVE THE BITE, YOU
HAVE THE FEST-ALLS, ALL THESE
PARTNERS YOU HAVE THAT ARE
TRYING TO HELP THEM LEVERAGE
THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
VICE CHAIR, COLLEAGUES, I NOTE
IT IS 10:45 A.M.
AND WE STILL HAVE
ANOTHER IMPORTANT FIFA
RELATED PRESENTATION ON TRANSIT,
AND
LET'S, AS BEST AS POSSIBLE,
TRY TO GET THROUGH OUR QUESTIONS
AND COMMENTS IN THE NEXT 10, 15
MINUTES.
FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE,
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU INVITE ALL
THE SPECIALISTS AND ALL THE
COOKS IN
THE KITCHEN, NOT
EVERYONE NECESSARILY NEEDS TO
CHIME IN
ON A PARTICULAR COMMENT OR
QUESTION. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND
AS WELL.
THANK
YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
MS. PUTNEY, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
FIRST THING I HAVE TO SAY,
IT'S VERY BRAVE FOR OUR CHAIR
TO
USE A BALL AS A PROP BASED ON
RECENT SEATTLE POLITICAL
EXPERIENCE.
SO THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR THAT.
SO I WANTED TO THANK THE LOC,
TO START.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT
TO START WITH IS THE IDEA OF
RESPECT THE CULTURE.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR
SEATTLE. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE
NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND THAT,
THAT
CONCEPT, WHICH HAS COME OUT OF
THE
LAST WORLD CUP, AND WHICH IS
NOW COMING BACK TO PLAY HERE.
FUNNY ENOUGH.
AND SO I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO SEATTLE IN THAT
RESPECT. ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
POSTER,
WHICH APPARENTLY IS LIKE ONE
OF THE FAVORITES OF ALL, NUMBER
ONE.
AND IT'S BEING RIPPLING OUT
BECAUSE IT WAS THE BEST
ARTISTICALLY DONE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE LOC
MEETING WITH OUR DISTRICT
SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL.
THIS GOES TO THE SMALL
BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE
COMMUNITY
NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HELP THEM.
I KNOW THE METRO CHAMBER
IS DOING A LOT, DSA IS DOING A
LOT, BUT THE SMALL BUSINESSES
AND NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY IS SO IMPORTANT,
SO THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH
OUR DISTRICT SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL.
ONE QUESTION I HAD WAS,
MY UNDERSTANDING WAS LIKE
UNION PARK WAS GOING TO BE A
PIECE OF
THIS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT?
>> SO WE ARE EXPECTING MORE
PARTIES TO BE FINALIZED AND
EXCITED TO ADD TO OUR COMMUNITY
CALENDAR, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW,
THESE ARE THE ONLY FOUR
LOCATIONS THAT WERE READY
TO COMMIT TO BEING ANNOUNCED.
>> OKAY.
LAKE UNION IS BEAUTIFUL.
BOTH OUTSIDE OF MY DISTRICT AT
GAS WORKS BUT PARTICULARLY
WITH LAKE UNION PARK.
>> MY FAVORITE PARK IN THE CITY.
>> EXCELLENT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK CITY CENTER
FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, TO THE
CHAIR'S POINT, I DID WANT TO
SAY
ONE THING AND ASK ONE LAST
QUESTION, AND DILLON IS GONE,
BUT I WANTED SEATTLE TO
KNOW THAT EACH OF US HAVE OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES.
I HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
MAYOR'S TEAM, DEPUTY MAYOR
AND MS. HOLCOME, THE MAYOR'S
PUBLIC SAFETY LEAD.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JUST
BEFORE IN PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, A
REVIEW OF THAT ONE SLIDE, THAT
BULLET TALKING OEM AND
THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FROM
A PUBLIC SAFETY PERSPECTIVE.
SO SHE WELCOMED THAT.
THEN MY LAST QUESTION
REALLY QUICK IS THIS COMES FROM
BEING
A FAN OF CRISTIANO RONALDO
IN TERMS OF WINGERS AND IS THE
TRAINING CENTER.
I KNOW SOME TRAINING CENTERS, I
UNDERSTAND, HAVE BEEN NAMED LIKE
COUNTRIES HAVE GOTTEN -- SEATTLE
IS ONE OF THE BIG PRIZES.
I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING.
HAVE I MISSED IT OR IS THERE
A NATION THAT HAS SEATTLE AS
THEIR TRAINING CENTER?
>> WE HAVE NOT YET
ANNOUNCED WHAT COUNTRY WILL BE
IN SEATTLE.
YOU ARE TOTALLY RIGHT THAT THE
SOUNDERS CLUBHOUSE IN RENTON
IS THE ABSOLUTE TOP LOCATION IN
THE
TOURNAMENT FROM OUR PERSECTIVE.
VERY OBJECTIVE.
THERE IS -- WILL ALSO BE A TEAM
IN GONZAGA, IN SPOKANE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH
THE LOCATIONS AND THE NATIONAL
TEAMS AND FIFA TO BE READY TO
ANNOUNCE THAT, BUT WE'RE NOT
ABLE
TO BREAK THE NEWS HERE.
>> HERE.
NOTED.
I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU LATER.
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FLAG.
AND HEADS- UP THAT IN YOUR
COMMITTEE, IN YOUR PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, THEY'RE GOING
TO DO
A DEEP DIVE ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC
PERTAINING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
ENCOURAGED AND RECOMMENDED,
ALTHOUGH
THIS COMMITTEE ASSUMES
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR BIG EVENTS, MAJOR CIVIC
EXPERIENCES, AND
EXPLICITLY CALLS OUT WORLD CUP
READINESS
AS PART OF THE NEWLY REVISED
SCOPE OF THIS
EXPANDED COMMITTEE THAT WE ALL
APPROVED AND
THAT LANGUAGE WHEN WE DID
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS THIS YEAR.
IT'S NOT INTENDED TO COVER
EVERY SINGLE POLICY
AREA, TOPIC AT
ALL. AND SO ANY ONE OF US IN OUR
OWN
RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES COULD
POTENTIALLY HOST,
ORGANIZE CONVERSATIONS AROUND
HUMAN
SERVICES, THE ARTS,
SMALL BUSINESS ACTIVATIONS,
WHATEVER IT IS, DO DEEPER DIVES
ON ANY
OF THIS, BUT THE IS KIND OF
A GENERAL OVERVIEW ON THE
FAN EXPERIENCE STANDPOINT.
IN ANY EVENT, THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
YOU HAVE NOT CHIMED IN YET.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATION.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING AND
LOVELY TO HEAR ABOUT THE
INTEGRATION
OF SMALL BUSINESSES AT SEATTLE
CENTER.
YOU ALL DO SUCH A FANTASTIC
JOB OF THAT.
ONE THING I WANTED TO COME
BACK TO IS YOU TALKED ABOUT THE
UNITY
LOOP AND THE I THINK YOU
SAID THE APP THAT WAS GOING TO
BE
AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
HERE TO SORT OF IDENTIFY
BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT WANT TO
VISIT WITHIN
THE UNITY LOOP.
I'M WONDERING WHAT EAR.
DOING TO HELP UPLIFT
SMALL BUSINESSES IN OTHER AREAS
OF
THE CITY.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOU HAD
TO DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE,
AND WE ALSO KNOW THERE'S GOING
TO BE
VISITORS STAYING EVERYWHERE
ACROSS OUR CITY AND OUR
REGION SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR
MORE
ABOUT HOW WE'RE HELPING
THEM FIND SOME OF OUR
FAVORITE LOCATIONS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE
REALLY SEE THE COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
BEING SUCH AN INTEGRAL TOOL FOR
FOLKS.
FIRST OF ALL, ALL OF THE
TOOL KITS AND PLAYBOOKS THAT OUR
PARTNERS HAVE PUT TOGETHER ARE
OF COURSE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE.
BUT THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR
IS REALLY A SPACE WHERE ANY
BUSINESS, ANYWHERE IN THE
STATE, REALLY, WILL BE ABLE TO
TELL
US WHAT GREAT THINGS DO THEY
HAVE
PLANNED.
SO THAT CAN BE AMPLIFIED TO
FANS.
IT WILL BE -- IT IS HOUSED
ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT IT ALSO WILL
BE LINKED TO IN THE FIFA APP
WHICH IS THE REQUIRED APP FOR
ANYONE WHO HAS A TICKET.
SO THERE WILL BE PAGES FOR
EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL HOST
CITIES AND OUR CALENDAR WILL BE
LINKED TO THERE SO THAT'S
REALLY
THE BEST AVENUE, I THINK, TO BE
ABLE TO HELP DIRECT PEOPLE TO
THE
AMAZING THINGS
HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, THE FLOOR IS
YOURS.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST ON THAT SMALL BUSINESS
AND THESE PLAYBOOKS OR GUIDE
BOOKS, ARE THERE -- ARE THEY
PRODUCED IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES?
>> YES.
I THINK SEVERAL OF THEM
ARE ALREADY TRANSLATED INTO
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
I KNOW A FEW OF THE OTHERS
THAT AREN'T YET ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF
GETTING TRANSLATED INTO MORE
LANGUAGES.
>> WONDERFUL.
JUST ON THE YOUTH
ENGAGEMENT, ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE
DOING TO
PARTNER WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, TO PROVIDE JOBS
FOR YOUTH OR JUST ENGAGE WITH
OUR
YOUTH COMMUNITY?
>> OUR ORGANIZATION, WE ARE
A SMALL AND NIMBLE GROUP, SO
WE ARE NOT DOING A LOT OF HIRING
OURSELVES, SO THERE'S
NO PARTNERSHIP THERE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH A NUMBER
OF ORGANIZATIONS TO TRY TO
BETTER
UNDERSTAND, IS THERE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP FACILITATE
ACCESS, BOTH TO THE FAN
CELEBRATIONS AND IDEALLY TO
THE MATCHES THEMSELVES.
BUT NOTHING TO REPORT YET,
BUT KNOW THAT IT'S
CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE'RE
PRIORITIZING, AND OF COURSE, OUR
PARTNERS
DO HAVE THAT JOINT GOAL OF
CREATING
52 NEW PLAY FIELDS BY THE END OF
THE YEAR.
ORIGINALLY SEEKING TO BUILD
26 BY 2026, BUT THE
FOUNDATION NAILED THAT BY THE
END OF '24,
SO DOUBLED THE GOAL, AND I
THINK THEY'RE CURRENTLY AT 42
FIELDS ACROSS THE STATE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
LOOKS LIKE VICE CHAIR RINCK,
IS THAT A NEW HAND?
>> IT
IS. SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE A
FUN QUESTION EARLIER, I'LL
GOING
TO MAYBE END THIS ON A FUN
QUESTION.
THERE IS GOING TO BE AN
APP WHERE YOU CAN COLLECT POINTS
AND GET PRIZES BUT YOU
DIDN'T MENTION WHAT KIND OF
PRIZES.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN SHARE
WITH THE COMMITTEE TODAY?
>> ABSOLUTELY, AND WE WILL
BE SENDING OUT A TOOL KIT TO ALL
OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND
THE CITIES A WHOLE TO SHARE IN
YOUR NEWSLETTERS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT TO HELP MAKE IT AVAILABLE
AS
POSSIBLE.
OR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
BUT THE TYPES OF PRIZES WILL
BE, YOU KNOW, LIKE
SWAG. SO THE SCARVES, PINS,
STICKERS, SOCCER BALLS AS WELL
AS
GRAND PRIZE BEING TICKETS TO
JOIN US
AT THE GAMES.
>> THAT'S A GREAT PRIZE.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU.
>> LOVE SWAG.
LOVE SWAG.
ALL RIGHT.
FINAL QUESTION FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, TURNING BACK
TO SLIDE 11 THAT HAS THAT SORT
OF MAP WITH THE LOOP OF
THE DISTRIBUTED MODEL, THE MAIN
NONEXCLUSIVE, AS WE HAVE
LEARNED, SET OF ACTIVATIONS
IN THE DISTRIBUTED MODEL.
CAN YOU TALK MORE ABOUT SOME
OF THE AND WAS NOTED BY MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, AND YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT
THE SMALL BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT
THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN
UNDERTAKING.
SO THIS IS, AGAIN, A
NONEXCLUSIVE LIST OF
POTENTIAL MEETING AREAS AND
UNDER
THIS DISTRIBUTED MODEL, AND EVEN
IF AN AREA ISN'T EXPLICITLY
CALLED OUT IN A MAP AS A
DESIGNATED SORT OF AREA, WE KNOW
THAT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE STILL
GOING
TOTO EXPERIENCING THE IMPACTS
OF WORLD CUP, WHEN WE WELCOME,
YOU
KNOW, 400 TO 800,000 PEOPLE,
AND IN MY OWN COUNCIL DISTRICT
ONE,
FOR EXAMPLE, LKAI, IT'S A
PREMIER BEACH DESTINATION.
BEST BEACH IN THE CITY, IN MY
VIEW, BUT NOT ONLY THAT,
IT'S THE BEST BEACH IN OUR
REGION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO LKAI
AND ENJOY -- IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
YOU GET ICONIC VIEWS.
CHECK IT OUT IF YOU HAVEN'T
ALREADY.
BUT I DO KNOW SOME OF
THE RESIDENTS THERE AND SOME OF
THE SMALL BUSINESSES THERE,
THEY'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
FIFA AND SPECIFICALLY ON THINGS
LIKE SANITATION SERVICES
AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR AMONGST
OTHER THINGS ADDITIONAL
SANITATION
SERVICES, TRASH PICKUP,
THAT KIND OF THING.
SO WHAT KIND OF SUPPORTS AND
ENGAGEMENT ARE YOU OFFERING
FOR JUST NEIGHBORHOODS GENERALLY
THAT AREN'T SPECIFICALLY PART
OR LISTED AS DISTRIBUTED MODEL,
AND THEN WHAT ABOUT FOR LKAI?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I WANT TO FIRST CLARIFY.
APOLOGIES FOR THE CONFUSION
FROM MY EARLIER TESTIMONY.
BUT THE MAP THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT RIGHT NUIS THE MAP OF
THE UNITY LOOP, NOT THE MAP OF
THE DISTRIBUTED MODEL.
THE DISTRIBUTED MODEL IS -- IF
YOU CAN GO BACK EARLIER TO MY
SLIDE. RIGHT HERE.
SO THESE FOUR PLACES ARE
THE OFFICIAL LOCATIONS FOR
THE SEATTLE -- FOR THE
FAN CELEBRATIONS IN SEATTLE.
SO THESE ARE THE PLACES
THAT WILL HAVE AND BE
ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO GO.
WE ARE EXPECTING, AS WE
DISCUSSED, A TON OF OTHER
UNOFFICIAL PLACES, AND
THAT'S WHAT OUR COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
IS GOING TO BE FOR AND HELPING
TO SHOW PEOPLE WHERE ARE ALL OF
THE PLACES IN THE CITY, THE
REGION, THE STATE THEY CAN BE
GOING
TO EXPERIENCE EITHER
VIEWING PARTIES OR EXHIBITS OR
WHATEVER FUN SALES ARE HAPPENING
AT BUSINESSES ACROSS THE REGION.
SO DID WANT TO JUST CONFIRM
THAT THIS IS THE MAP OF THE
DISTRIBUTIVE MODEL.
THE MAP ON SLIDE 11 IS THE
UNITY LOOP OR A LOOSE OUTLINE OF
THE UNITY LOOP, AND THAT'S
REALLY THE CURATED, I THINK
IT'S
FOUR-ISH- MILE WALKING AREA
WHERE IT'S TRYING TO CONNECT
SOME
OF THE CITY'S MAJOR ART
AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.
AND REALLY SORT OF SAYING,
HEY, IF
YOU WANT TO SEE SEATTLE, MAKE
SURE AT A MINIMUM YOU'RE
SEEING THESE AREAS, AND AGAIN,
THOSE
WILL BE PLACES THAT HAVE
SMALL BUSINESSES IDENTIFIED ALL
ACROSS THE APP AS WELL.
SO DID WANT TO JUST CLARIFY
THERE.
AS IT RELATES TO
SMALL BUSINESSES OUTSIDE OF THAT
LOOP
OR THIS ONE, OR
NEIGHBORHOODS OUTSIDE OF THOSE
AREAS, AGAIN, REALLY JUST
ENCOURAGE FOLKS
TO FULLY UTILIZE THAT
COMMUNITY CALENDAR AS A WAY TO
HELP ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO VISIT
THEM ACROSS THE CITY.
AND AS IT RELATES TO LKAI
SPECIFICALLY, AGREE IT IS AN
AMAZING LOCATION.
ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS IN
THE CITY CERTAINLY.
AND KNOW THAT IT IS A HIGH
POINT FOR MANY TOURISTS, ALL
OVER THE
TIME, LET ALONE DURING FIFA
WORLD
CUP. WE ARE HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO
HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU OR
YOUR COUNCIL OFFICE AND
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT THE
THINGS THEY WANT, BUT IT SOUNDS
LIKE THE THINGS THAT ARE
IN PARTICULAR INTERESTED ARE
CITY
SERVICES SO
ALSO HAPPY TO CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
ON THAT, TOO.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS
TOPIC? ALL RIGHT.
LET US MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM.
THIRD ITEM OF BUSINESS.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE, IDEA
THREE INTO THE RECORD.
>> BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION,
FIFA READINESS EXPANDED
TRANSIT ACCESS FOR THE 2026
WORLD CUP.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
WILL OUR LATEST
PRESENTERS PLEASE JOIN US AT THE
TABLE?
AND WHEN READY,
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN
YOUR
PRESENTATION.
LOOKS LIKE IT IS 11:00 ON THE
DOT. WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT GROUP
OF
COLLEAGUES AND
PARTNERS INTERNALLY WITHIN THE
CITY
OF SEATTLE AND EXTERNALLY AT
OUR OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY
PARTNERS ASK THAT YOU TRY YOUR
BEST TO
CONFINE THE PRESENTATION TO 15
TO 20 MINUTES.
AND THEN LEAVING ROOM FOR
OUR OWN COMMENTS
AND QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT. TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, COMMITTEE
CHAIR SAKA AND MEMBERS.
I'M LIZ SHELTER, DEPUTY CHAIR
AT
SDOT.
>> APRIL FETENY WITH THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
>> JONATHAN ROSE.
>> TRAVIS PHILIPS.
>> SOUND TRANSIT.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE HERE
TO CONTINUE THE FIFA PLANNING
CONVERSATION.
THIS ONE IS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED
ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT
WITH OUR TRANSIT PARTNERS
AND THE LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE.
I'LL SKIP THIS SLIDE.
AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO APRIL.
>> THANKS AGAIN FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO STICK WITH
Y'ALL
TODAY. ON WORLD CUP PLANNING,
ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED
TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALIGNED
WITH WERE OUR OVERALL GOALS.
JUST TO INSURE WE'RE DOING
WHAT WE CAN TO HAVE A SAFE,
INCLUSE
SK, AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE AND
ENVIRONMENT, WANTING TO
BROADEN THE BENEFIT AND
FACILITATING
MOVEMENTS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE
CITY, NOT JUST IN THE STADIUM
AREA.
WANTING TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE LIMITING TRAFFIC IMPACTS
TO
THE SHORTEST PERIOD AS POSSIBLE.
MAINTAINING COMMUNITY
MOBILITY AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL
SERVICES FOR FOLKS WHO AREN'T A
PART
OF THE GAMES OR DON'T WANT TO
BE A
PART OF THE GAMES.
AND THEN ALSO REALLY WANTING
TO JUST MAXIMIZE PUBLIC TRANSIT
USE AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.
COMPARED TO OTHER EVENTS THAT
WE HAVE AT THE STADIUM, WE
REALLY WANT TO JUST CALL OUT
SOME
OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE THIS
EVENT
DIFFERENT.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, AS YOU
SAW FROM THE SCHEDULE ON
THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION,
ALL OF OUR MATCHES ARE ON
WEEKDAYS.
NOT ON WEEKENDS.
WE HAVE THREE MATCHES AT 12:00
P.M. , 1:00 P.M. -- ONE AT ONE,
ONE AT 5:00, AND ONE AT 8:00.
REALLY SORT OF RIGHT SMACK
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKDAY
FOR MANY PEOPLE.
WE HAVE A LOT -- WE ARE
PLANNING FOR LOT MORE OUT OF
AREA
VISITORS THAN TYPICAL EVENTS WE
HAVE.
THEY ALSO STAY LONGER.
SO WORLD CUP, UNLIKE
OTHER SPORTING EVENTS WHERE YOU
COME IN THE DAY BEFORE.
LEAVE THE DAY AFTER OR,
YEAH, THE MORNING AFTER, WORLD
CUP TRAVELERS USUALLY STAY
ON AVERAGE ABOUT NINE DAYS.
AND THAT MAY NOT MEAN THAT THEY
STAY IN THE CITY FOR NINE
DAYS, BUT THEIR TRIP IS USUALLY
ABOUT
THAT LONG BECAUSE THEY HAVE
WAITED FOUR YEARS TO COME AND
VISIT AND WATCH THEIR TEAM.
THEY'RE REALLY HERE FOR A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
WE HAVE MORE DIGNITARIES.
IT'S NATIONAL TEAMS THAT ARE
PLAYING.
WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF
MULTIPLE HEADS OF STATE.
THE PRACTICAL IMPACTS OF
THAT ARE MANY, BUT ONE AS IT
RELATES
TO TRANSPORTATION IS THERE'S
NOT GOING TO BE ANY ON- SITE
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PARKING AT
THE
STADIUM. WE ARE REALLY LUCKY TO
HAVE OUR
STADIUM WHERE IT IS, THANKS
TO DECISIONS MADE DECADES AGO
OF HAVING OUR STADIUMS IN THE
HEART OF OUR DOWNTOWN SO
THEY'RE REALLY WELL SERVED BY
TRANSIT
ALREADY. WE ALSO WILL HAVE MORE
GROUP
TRAVEL.
SO TYPICALLY, THERE IS NOT A
LOT OF CHARTER BUSES FOR MOST OF
OUR
EVENTS.
BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE A
LOT OF CHARTER BUSES AND PRIVATE
SHUTTLES, FANS TRAVELING IN
GROUPS RATHER THAN JUST
AS INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES OR
FRIENDS.
AND THEN BECAUSE OF THE
GAMES ALSO HAPPENING UP IN
VANCOUVER, WE ARE EXPECTING A
LOT OF CROSS
BORDER TRAFFIC,
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE WE HAVE
FOUR
COUNTRIES THAT ARE PLAYING IN
BOTH OF OUR
CITIES.
JUST A COUPLE DAYS APART
FROM EACH OTHER.
AND THEN WE DO ALSO GET TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF SOME
UNIQUE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.
OUR PUBLIC AGENCIES DO A
TREMENDOUS JOB GETTING THE
WORD OUT ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT TO
FOLKS THROUGH THEIR CURRENT
CHANNELS, BUT BECAUSE THE FIFA
APP IS A REQUIRED DOWNLOAD FOR
ANYONE WHO HAS A TICKET,
THAT WILL BE A NEW TOOL THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE TO HELP
MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT
TO EXPECT AND HOW THEY SHOULD
BE ENTERING AND EXITING.
THEN WE ARE SUPER
GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT WE HAVE
GOTTEN FROM
CONGRESS AND THE
STATE LEGISLATURE ON
FUNDING, PARTICULARLY FOR
TRANSIT.
JUST YESTERDAY, IT WAS
ANNOUNCED THAT CONGRESS HAD
ALLOCATED $8.
4 MILLION TO OUR REGION
FOR TRANSIT SERVICE FOR THE
WORLD
CUP GAMES.
AND THAT'S ON TOP OF $9
MILLION THAT THE LEGISLATURE
APPROPRIATED LAST YEAR AS WELL.
SO THROUGH THAT, THE
AGENCIES ARE DOING TREMENDOUS
WORK TO
INCREASE SERVICE, HAVE MORE
SORT OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE,
BETTER COMMUNICATIONS OR
ENHANCED
COMMUNICATIONS, AND
ENHANCED SAFETY AND SECURITY.
THIS IS A MAP RIGHT HERE OF
THE TRAFFIC INTENSITY THAT WE'RE
EXPECTING.
OUR MATCHES, UNLIKE TYPICAL
ONES, AGAIN, SPAN FOUR WEEKS.
SO OVER THAT PERIOD, THIS
IS JUST GIVING US A FORECAST OF
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT.
AS WITH MOST STOPLIGHTS,
RED MEANS WE'RE NOT EXPECTING
A LOT OF MOVEMENT ON THOSE DAYS.
SO AS YOU CAN EXPECT,
THAT REALLY IS THE FIRST
MATCH, BUT ALSO WHEN WE HAVE THE
U.S. IN
TOWN, ON JUNETEENTH, AND THEN
THE FOLLOWING WEEK BECAUSE
WE HAVE TWO GAMES BACK-TO-
BACK, EXPECTING A LOT OF TRAFFIC
THEN.
>> ALL RIGHT, TO PICK UP
WITH WHAT SDOT IS DOING AS FAR
AS
PLANNING, I JUST WANTED TO
SET THE STAGE A LITTLE BIT AND
BUILD ON APRIL'S EARLIER
COMMENTS
OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THE CHART ON THE
LOWER RIGHT- HAND SIDE SHOWS NOT
ONLY WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING FOR
FIFA BUT ALSO WHAT WE'RE
EXPECTING FOR SOME OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
IT IS SUMMER SEASON, SO
WE'RE EXPECTING THE FIFA EVENTS
TO BE
OVERLAID WITH THE MARINERS
GAMES AND WE HAVE THE PRIDE
MARCH,
WE HAVE FOURTH OF JULY IS GOING
TO BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF
THAT, SO WE'RE PEXTHING A
SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC
ON TOP OF WHAT WE WOULD SEE FOR
FIFA.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, KIND OF
LOOKING AT DEVELOPING DIFFERENT
RESPONSES AND LOOKING
AT DIFFERENT IMPACTS BASED ON
KIND OF WHERE IN THE CITY PEOPLE
ARE
AT.
REALLY KNOWING THAT ZONE ONE
OF WHAT WE DEFINED AROUND THE
STADIUM AREA, SO WE'RE GOING
TO LOOK AT REALLY
INTENSE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
GETTING
ON THE LAST MILE CONNECTIONS
FROM THE TRANSIT STATIONS INTO
THE STADIUM ON GAME DAYS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING
AT SOME PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT STREET CLOSURES IN
THE AREA
TO FACILITATE NONVEHICLE
OPERATIONS GETTING AND IN OUT.
A LITTLE FURTHER ABROAD
LOOKING AT DOWNTOWN AND SOTO,
ASSUMING BOTH ON GAME DAYS AND
NONGAME DAYS WILL HAVE A LOT OF
TOURISTS
IN THE AREA AND LOOKING AT
HOW WE PRIORITIZE THE
PEDESTRIANS BY
SCOOTERS AND AS WELL AS ACCESS
TO SEATTLE CENTER AND
OTHER LOCATIONS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING THERE IS GOING TO
BE A LOT
OF TRAFFIC MOVEMENT, AGAIN,
BEYOND SEATTLE AS PEOPLE ARE
VISITING
VANCOUVER AND OTHER
DESTINATION SPOTS THROUGHOUT THE
REGION.
PEOPLE HAVE TO
REMIND ME, THERE ARE OTHER
PLACES THROUGHOUT
THE STATE THAT PEOPLE WILL
PROBABLY WANT TO VISIT AS
TOURIST
DESTINATIONS.
REALLY SUPPORTING, AGAIN,
BOTH FREIGHT AND TRANSIT ACCESS
ON OUR KEY CORRIDORS CITY-
WIDE, KNOWING THAT WILL HAVE AN
IMPACT
AS WELL.
SO WALKING THROUGH A LITTLE
BIT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AGAIN, LOOKING AT
SOME SIGNIFICANT STREET
CLOSURES IN THE STADIUM AREA ON
GAME DAYS.
LOOKING AT BEING ABLE TO SET
UP ABOUT FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE
GAME AND THEN DEPENDING ON
HOW TRAFFIC KIND OF LEAVES THE
AREA, THAT WILL BE A LITTLE
DEPENDENT ON THE TIME OF
THE GAMES AS WELL AS HOW STICKY
THE CROWD
IS LOOKING AT OPENING UP STREETS
AGAIN TWO TO THREE HOURS POWE
GAME.
FOCUSING CLOSELY WITH OUR
FRIENDS AT METRO AND SOUND
TRANSIT ON FINDING AND QUEUEING
TO GET TO THE LAST MILE
STATION ACCESS LOCATIONS.
AND THEN
KNOWING THAT TAXI CIRCULATION
AND STRATEGY WILL
BE IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT, AND
FINALLY, MICROMOBILITY ZONES.
WE'RE DESIGNATING SOME AREAS
AND STAGING AREAS SPECIFICALLY
FOR
MICROMOBILITY.
NEXT SLIDE.
A LITTLE FURTHER OUT, REALLY
PRIORITIZING DOWNTOWN, LOOKING
AT HOW WE PRIORITIZE AND
HAVE WORK ON PROJECTS THAT
SUPPORT,
AGAIN, PEDESTRIAN BIKES
AND TRANSIT DOWNTOWN, AND LOOK
AT REALLY IDENTIFYING SOME
KEY CORRIDORS AS YOU WOULD
EXPECT.
SO REALLY LEANING ON THE
PROTECTIVE BIKE LANES ON SECOND
AND FOURTH AND THE WATERFRONT
TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT BIKE
ACCESS AND LOOKING AT PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS ON WATERFRONT, FIRST AND
FIFTH, AND REALLY LEANING ON OUR
KEY TRANSIT CORRIDORS, THIRD
AVENUE.
AND THEN SOUTH OF THE
STADIUM, REALLY LOOKING AT
GETTING TRAFFIC KIND OF OUT AND
AROUND THE STADIUM BEFORE THEY
GET IN.
FINALLY, CITY- WIDE
STRATEGIES, WE ARE LOOKING AT
IMPLEMENTING CONSTRUCTION
MORATORIUM OR
PAUSE THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT
PREFIFA
AND STAY IN EFFECT UNTIL
THE LAST GAME HERE.
IT WILL AFFECT ABOUT 15% OF OUR
STREETS, BUT REALLY LOOKING
AT DIALING BACK CONSTRUCTION
ON THOSE KEY CORRIDORS SO WE
CAN REALLY PROMOTE MAINLY
KEEPING TRANSIT SERVICE AND
FREIGHT
ON TIME AS THEY RUN THROUGH THE
CITY. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR OWN
KIND
OF OPERATIONS THAT WE LOOK AT.
SOME OF THE KEY STRATEGIES
CITY-WIDE ARE REALLY LEANING
INTO OUR TRANSPORTATION
OPERATION CENTER AND BEING
ABLE TO ADJUST SIGNAL TIMING AND
ALSO AS WELL AS MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE ADJUSTING STAFF
TIMING AND
AVAILABILITY FOR OUR SEATTLE
RESPONSE TEAM, SRT, AND
OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
CREWS.
NEXT SLIDE.
WE WERE LUCKY IN THAT WE HAD
A SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY PASSED 2024.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO FRONT LOAD A
SERIES OF PROJECTS THAT
REALLY SUPPORTED THE PUBLIC
REALM, WAY
FINDING, AND TRANSIT PROJECTS IN
ADVANCE OF FIFA.
WE HAVE BEEN OUT DELIVERING
PROJECTS. THERE ARE A LOT OF
PROJECTS
IN CONSTRUCTION AND WE'RE
WORKING ON FINISHING THOSE UP
PRE-FIFA.
ALSO INVESTING IN BIKING AND
MICROAVAILABILITY
AND
ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT
ARE IN PROCESS AND WRAPPING
UP CLOSE TO THE STADIUM, AGAIN,
TO SUPPORT THAT PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS TO AND FROM THE TRANSIT
STATIONS.
FINALLY, WE HAVE A FIVE PILLARS
APPROACH.
WE HAVE USED THIS FOR OTHER
EVENTS.
IT'S BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL.
WE LOOKED AT DIALING IT UP
AS PART OF REVIVE BY FIVE,
AND BASICALLY WE HAVE A SERIES
OF STRATEGIES AND TACTICS
UNDERNEATH EACH OF THESE
PILLARS THAT WE CAN DIAL UP OR
DOWN
THE LEVER DEPENDING ON THE TYPE
OF
EVENT WE'RE SEEING.
LOOKING AT LEANING INTO THIS
AND IDENTIFYING WHICH OF THOSE
SUITE OF STRATEGIES IS REALLY
EFFECTIVE FOR AN EVENT OF THIS
SIZE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL PASS IT OVER TO TRAVIS.
>> JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT SOME OF THE
CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT I'M SURE
FOLKS
HERE HAVE EXPERIENCED OR SEEN
JUST AROUND THE REGION.
ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT WE WERE --
LET'S KEEP GOING.
ACTUALLY PASSED A FEW OF THESE
SLIDES.
WE SLIMMED THEM DOWN.
GO BACK UP TO 23, PLEASE.
THIS IS PERFECT.
SO WE'RE TREATING WORLD CUP AS
A STATE-WIDE EVENT BECAUSE IT
IS.
WE HAVE NUMEROUS FAN SITES
AND WE EXPECT A LOT OF TRAVELERS
TO BE COMING BOTH NORTH AND
SOUTH ON OUR PRIMARY CORRIDORS
AS WELL AS EAST AND WEST.
WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF WORK
IN WASHINGTON STATE THAT
REQUIRES
WARM, DRY WEATHER TO ACTUALLY
HAPPEN.
AND SUMMERTIME IS IT TIME WHERE
IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS.
UPON GETTING NOTIFIED THAT WORLD
CUP WAS COMING TO SEATTLE,
WE WORKED WITH A LOT OF
CONTRACTS
AROUND THE STATE TO MAKE SURE
WE HAD WORLD CUP RESTRICTIONS
PUT
INTO PLACE.
THIS IS BASICALLY SAYING HEY,
WE ALL RELY ON A
LOT OF THESE WEEKEND MAJOR
CLOSURES TO
GET THE WORK DONE.
WE HAVE TO RIP THE BAND- AID
OFF QUICK APPROACH.
WE'RE DIALING THAT BACK GIVEN
WE'RE EXPECTING A LARGE OF
INFLUX OF PEOPLE TO ARRIVE
FOR
THE PEOPLE AND STAY IN
WASHINGTON STATE DURING
THE WORLD CUP MATCHES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLOR
CODING ON THE MAP, SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSED ON THE BLOW- UP HERE,
FOR
THE DURATION OF WORLD CUP IN
SEATTLE, JUNE 11th THROUGH
JULY 6th, WE WON'T HAVE ANY
MAJOR WEEKEND WORK.
WE'LL STILL BE WORKING
OVERNIGHT, TAKING CARE OF
CRITICAL MAINTENANCE
ACTIVITIES, BUT THEY'LL BE
BUTTONED
UP AND OUT OF THE WAY FOR WORLD
CUP.
IT STARTS TO GET LESS
RESTRICTIVE AS YOU GET OUT
OF THE SEATTLE AREA.
WE TREAT MATCH DAYS MOSTLY LIKE
HOLIDAY RESTRICTIONS.
YOU WON'T SEE MAJOR
RESTRICTIONS HAPPENING ONE DAY
BEFORE
OR AFTER AN EVENT IN SEATTLE.
YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN LINE
THERE AS WE HAVE THOSE
BACK-TO-BACK MATCHES EVEN
PROJECTS AS WE
APPROACH BELLINGHAM,
IT'S POSSIBLE WE'LL TRY TO
LIMIT A
LOT OF THOSE MAJOR CLOSURES.
AGAIN, OVERNIGHT WORK WILL
STILL HAPPEN.
WE'LL STILL HAVE A LOT
OF MAINTENANCE WURX TO HAPPEN.
THAT WILL BE ALL
COORDINATED WITH THE MAJOR
SPECIAL
EVENTS AND WITH OUR FRIENDS AT
THE
CITY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT REVIVE BY
FIVE SPECIFICALLY HERE.
YOU LOOK AT 2026.
WE'RE ALL FOCUSED ON THE
LEFT TWO LANES OF THE NORTHBOUND
SHIP CANAL BRIDGE.
WE WILL PICK UP JUST
BEFORE WORLD CUP ON JUNE 5th
THROUGH 8th.
WE'LL HAVE A FULL NORTHBOUND
CLOSURE.
THAT'S THAT BIG BLACK BAR THAT
YOU SEE RIGHT BEFORE WORLD CUP.
WE'LL PICK UP OUR
CONCRETE BARRIER, MOVE ALL OUR
TOYS OUT OF THE WAY, RESTRIPE
THE
ROADWAY, AND I- 5
WILL FUNCTION AS NORMAL FOR THE
DURATION
OF WORLD CUP.
THAT INCLUDES THE EXPRESS LANES.
WE'LL GO BACK TO THE
REVERSIBLE PATTERN WE HAVE ALL
BEEN TYPICALLY USED TO OVER,
GOSH,
FOREVER.
AND THEN AS WORLD CUP ENDS,
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER FULL
CLOSURE.
JULY 10th THROUGH 13th,
THEN WE'LL BE FOCUSED THIS TIME
ON
THE RIGHT TWO LANES OF THE
SHIP CANAL BRIDGE.
BUT WE'LL HAVE A FULL
NORTHBOUND CLOSURE TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN ON
THOSE DATES.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL KEEP IT
MOVING.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
AND APOLOGIES, MY VOICE IS
QUITE RASPY TODAY.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
I'M GOING TO BURY THE LEDE
AND GOING RIGHT TO MY KEY
TAKEAWAY FOR THE WHOLE
PRESENTATION.
KING COUNTY METRO
RECOGNIZES WHEN IT COMES TO
WORLD
CUP WE'RE OPERATING UNDER A
DUAL
MANDATE TO BOTH SERVE THE NEEDS
OF THE
EVENT ATTENDEES AND HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN THE
AREA BUT ALSO MITIGATE THE
IMPACTS AND DISRUPTION TO
OUR REGULAR RIDERS, MANY OF
WHOM WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING
IN
THE EVENTS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE KEY
OVERARCHING DRIVER TO ALL OF
OUR PLANNING AND PREPARATION.
AND SO AS YOU MIGHT
IMAGINE, WE'RE GOING TO BE
ADDING A
LOT OF SERVICE FOR WORLD CUP.
ON THE MATCH DAYS IN
PARTICULAR, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
AROUND
AN ADDITIONAL 60 BUSES ON THE
ROAD.
AND BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BUSES ON
THE NON- MATCH DAYS.
AND THAT'S GOING TO
INCLUDE MATCH DAY SHUTTLE THAT
WILL
TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IN A
SECOND, A NEW SEASONAL
WATERFRONT
SERVICE.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A LOT
OF OTHER MODES AT KING COUNTY,
INCLUDING CONTRACTED
SERVICES THAT WILL ALL RECEIVE
SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS THROUGHOUT
THE
TOURNAMENT.
AND THAT INCLUDES OUR ON-
DEMAND METRO FLEX SERVICE, WATER
TAXI, AND ACCESS PARATRANSIT.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO THIS IS OUR MATCH DAY
SHUTTLE, AND AS THE NAME WOULD
SUGGEST, IT WILL OPERATE ON THE
SIX MATCH DAYS ONLY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
WE BROUGHT OUT ORIGINALLY FOR
MLB
ALL- STAR WEEK IN 2023, AND
WE DID IT AGAIN FOR TAYLOR
SWIFT.
AND WE GOT A LOT OF
REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM
THE PUBLIC ON THIS SERVICE.
FOR WORLD CUP, IT'S GOING TO
BE MASSIVELY SCALED UP.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE 35 TO 40
60- FOOT COACHES WITH
THE ABILITY TO TRANSPORT OVER
2,800 PEOPLE PER HOUR, AND
THANKS
TO CLOSE COORDINATION
AND PARTNERSHIP WITH SDOT AND
SPD, WE HAVE ARRANGED TO HAVE
A DEDICATED STAGING AREA ON
NORTHBOUND FIRST AVENUE
SOUTH BETWEEN DEARBORN AND
EDGAR MARTINEZ JUST TO THE WEST
OF
THE STADIUM.
SO THE SERVICE WILL BEGIN
OPERATION THREE HOURS BEFORE
THE MATCH BEGINS.
IT WILL CONTINUE
OPERATION THROUGHOUT THE MATCH
AND
WILL CONTINUE THREE HOURS AFTER
THE MATCH ENDS.
SO IT'S INGRESS AND EGRESS.
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO WE HAVE KIND OF INTERNALLY
ORGANIZED AROUND THESE
FOUR FUNCTIONAL WORK AREAS.
SO SERVICES IS ONE, WHICH I
JUST WENT THROUGH AT A HIGH
LEVEL.
THE NEXT ONE IS
PASSENGER EXPERIENCE HERE.
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO TALK
ABOUT SAFETY SECURITY AND
OPERATIONAL
READINESS.
THE HEADLINER FOR
PASSENGER EXPERIENCE IS
DEFINITELY
GOING TO BE OPEN PAYMENT.
THAT WENT LIVE JUST ABOUT A
WEEK
AGO. AND SO YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO
PAY
FOR THE BUS WITH CREDIT OR DEBIT
CARD.
YOU NO LONGER NEED AN ORCA CARD.
THIS HAS OBVIOUS RELEVANCE
FOR WORLD CUP WITH ALL THE
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS COMING
IN.
THEY WILL NOT NEED TO DEAL
WITH TRYING TO PROCURE AN ORCA
CARD.
IF THEY SO CHOOSE.
HOWEVER, WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
SOME SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE
OF VISITORS WILL STILL WANT TO
PAY WITH CASH, SO WE WANTED TO
OFFER THEM A SOLUTION AS WELL
THAT IS
STILL LIMITED THE NUMBER OF
FARE TRANSACTIONS THEY HAVE TO
GO
THROUGH IN ORDER TO RIDE
TRANSIT.
WE'RE NAULS TRODUCING A
THREE- DAY VISITOR PASS
THAT SOMEBODY CAN PAY FOR WITH
CASH AND THEN IF THEY'RE JUST
SEEING ONE MATCH, THEY'RE GOOD
TO
GO FOR THREE DAYS.
IF THEY'RE STAYING FOR
LONGER, THEY MIGHT NEED TO
PURCHASE
A COUPLE OF THOSE, BUT WE
HAVE THAT SOLUTION ON HAND.
AND THEN OF COURSE,
WE'RE LOOKING AT WAY FINDING
AND SIGNAGE ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR
TRIP
PLANNER.
ON THE GROUND SUPPORT, WHAT
WE CALL STREET TEAMS.
YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE OUT THERE
THAT ARE HELPING TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
AND THEN VARIOUS PROMOTIONS
INCLUDING A WELCOME VIDEO
THAT WILL BE FILMED AT THE
AIRPORT.
SPONSORSHIP AND THE FLIP
YOUR TRIP INCENTIVE CAMPAIGN
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SDOT THAT
WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR A WHILE
IN
RELATION TO REVIVE BY
FIVE, WE'LL BE DOING THAT ALSO
FOR
THE WORLD CUP.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
OKAY, SAFETY SECURITY.
SO JUST TO THE EAST OF THE
STADIUM, WE HAVE NO LESS
THAN THREE BUS BASES IN THAT
AREA. JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY.
AND OUR TRANSIT CONTROL
CENTER, WHICH IS KIND OF THE
NEXUS OR
NODE OF OUR DAY-TO- DAY
OPERATIONS.
AND SO WE RECOGNIZE THERE
IS SOME VULNERABILITY THERE SO
WE HAVE CONDUCTED A THREAT AND
VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS TO
THOSE FACILITIES AND WE'LL BE
ENACTING A NUMBER OF PHYSICAL
SECURITY
ENHANCEMENTS.
AND LOT OF THIS IS ALSO ABOUT
STAFFING. OF COURSE, WE'RE
WORKING
REALLY CLOSELY LY KING COUNTY
METRO
SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND WE HAVE
A LOT OF CONTRACTED
SECURITY, TRANSIT SECURITY
OFFICERS,
THEY WILL BE UP STAFFED
SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE MATCH DAYS
AND WE'LL BE
DEPLOYING THEM STRATEGICALLY
AT THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS, THE
FAN
CELEBRATIONS, OBVIOUSLY, THE
STADIUM, AND ALONG THE ROUTE OF
THAT MATCH DAY SHUTTLE THAT I
MENTIONED.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
OPERATIONAL READINESS.
THIS IS OUR OPS TEAM, ALL THE
FOLKS THAT KEEP OUR
SERVICE RUNNING DAY-TO-DAY.
YOU MIGHT SEE SOME OF
THESE FOLKS OUT THERE IN UNIFORM
IN THE FIELD, IN THE WHITE
PICKUP TRUCKS OR VANS.
THEY'RE MANAGING OUR SERVICE.
THEY'LL BE OUT THERE MANAGING
THAT MATCH DAY SHUTTLE THAT I
MENTIONED.
THERE'S ALSO OUR BASE
OPERATIONS.
SO THE BASES ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR FILLING ALL
THE WORK ON THOSE MATCH DAYS AND
NON- MATCH DAYS.
THEY'LL RECEIVE
ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND EXPANDED
DISPATCH
HOURS.
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE IS
GOING TO BE DOING EVERYTHING
THEY CAN
TO HAVE ALL THE COACHES READY TO
GO AND IN
TIP-TOP SHAPE. WE ALSO HAVE A
PLAN IF NEED
BE TO RELOCATE THAT CONTROL
CENTER THAT I MENTIONED, WHICH
AGAIN, IS JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS
FROM THE
STADIUM.
AND THAT PLAN, CONTINGENCY PLAN,
HAS BEEN TESTED.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I GOT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
GLAD TO BE HERE AND
PRESENT SOUND
TRANSIT'S PLAN FOR THE
TOURNAMENT.
I'LL RUN THROUGH THIS
QUICKLY SINCE I KNOW I'M THE
LAST ONE
OF THE DECK.
STARTING SIMILAR TO JONATHAN
IN THE THREE MAIN WORKING
GROUPS THAT WERE STRUCTURED
INTERNALLY TO FOCUS ON FIFA.
FIRST ON THE SERVICES,
PUNCH LINE IS WE'RE FOCUSING ON
ADDING SERVICES ACROSS ALL MODES
THAT SOUND TRANSIT HAS.
LINK LIGHT RAIL WILL OPEN ACROSS
THE LAKE AND MAKE
THAT CONNECTION ON MARCH 24th.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT.
YOU ALREADY SEE
ADDITIONAL CAPACITY NORTH OF THE
CID UP TO
LINWOOD AS PART OF OUR
SIMULATED SERVICE FOR THAT
CONNECTION.
WE HAVE THE ONE AND TWO LINE
WILL OPERATE EVERY
EIGHT MINUTE UP UNTIL 1:00 A.M.
DURING
THE TOURNAMENT ON GAME DAYS FOR
LINK.
FOR SOUNDER, WE'LL HAVE SPECIAL
EVENT SERVICE SIMILAR TO WHAT
WE DID FOR THE CLUB WORLD CUP
LAST
SUMMER. WE TESTED THAT OUT, TOOK
THE OPPORTUNITY AND WE HAVE
SOME GOOD LESSONS LEARNED THAT
WE'RE IMPLEMENTING
FOR THIS YEAR. BUT ALL SIX GAME
DAYS WILL HAVE
ADDITIONAL SERVICE.
FOR THE T- LINE IN
TACOMA, ADDITIONAL SERVICE THAT
MATCHES THE SOUNDER TIMES AND
MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS THEREAT
ARE COMING FROM SEATTLE ARE ABLE
TO GET HOME AFTER THEY LAND AT
THE
DOME.
FOR US, THE EXPRESS,
WE'RE ADDING PRE AND POST
ROUTES.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PRETTY
ROBUST PLAN AROUND
CONTINGENCIES SHOULD THERE BE A
DISRUPTION
FOR LIGHT RAIL OR COMMUTER
RAIL GETTING TO SEATTLE.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
IN TERMS OF PASSENGER
EXPERIENCE, SIMILAR TO JONATHAN,
WE HAVE SIMILAR STRATEGIES
ACROSS THE BOARD.
A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO FOCUS
ON IS OUR STATION ACTIVATION
AND PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES WEET
HAVE
FOR OUR REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
GIVEN OUR REGIONAL ROLE, WE
HAVE ACTIVATIONS FOCUSED
ON JUNETEENTH ACROSS THE THREE
COUNTIES AND ALSO LOOKING AT
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ADJACENT
NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE STADIUM
AND THOSE CONNECTIONS TO PIONEER
SQUARE IN PARTICULAR, GIVEN
PAST COMMUNITY FEEDBACK OF NOT
BEING JUST A PASS THROUGH FOR
FOLKS AND REALLY FOCUSING ON
FUNNELING
FOLKS TO THOSE COMMUNITIES.
SIMILAR TO WHAT THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE IS
FOCUSING ON.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STAFF
OUT THERE SUPPORTING RIDERS
THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT.
WEST LAKE AND SEATAC STATIONS
WILL HAVE STAFF PRETTY MUCH
INENTIRE TOURNAMENT WHILE
OTHER STATIONS WILL FOCUS STAFF
DEAPPOINTMENT DURING GAME DAYS
AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS
CAMPAIGN HAS OFFICIALLY KICKED
OFF.
IF YOU GO TO SOUNDTRANSIT.
ORG, INFORMATION IS STARTING TO
BE ROLLED OUT AS WE
LAUNCH DIFFERENT INITIATIVES AND
THEN
I THINK LIZ MENTIONED EARLIER
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CITY AND THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
AROUND WAY FINDING AND SIGNAGE
AND THE LAST MILE
CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR STATIONS
AND
THE STADIUM ITSELF.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND
SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE
TOURNAMENT,
WE'RE FOCUSED ON TRAINING
INTERNALLY FOR STAFF AND OUR
RENDERS ON
THE SECURITY SIDE AS WELL AS
TESTING OUR STRATEGIES BEFORE
THE
TOURNAMENT, MAKING SURE WE
HAVE ALL OUR DUCKS IN A ROW, AND
THEN DURING THE TOURNAMENT,
INCREASED SECURITY STAFFING
ACROSS THE
SYSTEM.
PRETTY HEAVY PRESENCE IN
THE DOWNTOWN CORE, HELPING
METER PASSENGERS
GETTING INTO THE STADIUM, PRE
AND POST GAME,
YOU SAW THAT WITH THE SEAHAWKS
PARADE.
WE'LL INTENSE THAT FURTHER.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS CENTER ACTIVE
AND WILL ALSO HAVE LIAISONS AT
OUR
REGIONAL ACTIVATION PARTNERS
FACILITIES AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
I WANT TO WRAP UP WITH
THIS SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT
ACCESS
TO SEATTLE STADIUM.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED
EARLY ON FROM THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND
FIFA
IS THE PERIMETER AROUND THE
STADIUM WAS GOING TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT WE'RE
USED TO FOR REGULAR EVENTS AT
THE FIELD WHERE FOLKS
ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THE STADIUM
VIA MULTIPLE
ENTRANCES.
REGULAR FANS FOR FIFA WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER VIA ANY
REGULAR
ENTRANCE.
THEY WILL BE DESIGNATED TO GO
UP TO HAD NORTH SIDE OF THE
STADIUM VIA THE NORTH LOT.
SO WE RECOGNIZED EARLY ON THAT
THAT WOULD HAVE OVERWHELMED THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
STATION IF EVERYBODY WAS GETTING
ON
AND OFF AT THAT STATION.
SO WE HAVE A MULTI-
STATION APPROACH IN ORDER TO
DISTRIBUTE THE CROWDS WHERE IF
YOU'RE
COMING AND GOING FROM THE
SOUTH END OF THE SYSTEM YOU'LL
BE DIRECTED TO USE STADIUM
STATION.
IF YOU'RE COMING AND GOING
FROM THE NORTH END OF THE
SYSTEM YOU'LL BE DIRECTED TO
GET ON
AND OFF AT PIONEER SQUARE.
IF YOU'RE COMING FROM THE EAST
SIDE OR NEED MOBILITY
ASSISTANCE YOU'LL BE DIRECTED
TO USE THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT STATION.
AND IF YOU'RE TRAVELING WITHIN
DOWNTOWN, WE WILL BE
DIRECTING YOU TO USE THE KING
COUNTY
METRO SHUTTLE.
JONATHAN TALKED A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S ADDITIONAL CAPACITY
ONTO THE SYSTEM AS WELL AS BEING
ABLE TO LEVERAGE REGULAR BUS
ROUTES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AT
THETHE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICTS AT
OTHER LOCATIONS NEAR THE
STADIUM.
WITH THAT, I THINK THAT
CONCLUDES MY SLIDES.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE SHOULD HAVE QUORUM
UNTIL ABOUT NOON TODAY, IF WE
NEED IT.
BUT ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAS
A HARD STOP FOR ANOTHER MEETING.
AND SO WANT TO YIELD THE FLOOR
TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT
HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR,
AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT
CHECK WITH USUS
CAPACITY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
GREAT PRESENTATION, GREAT
JOB GETTING THROUGH A LOT OF
STUFF IN 20 MINUTES OR WHATEVER
YOU DID THERE.
THAT WAS FANTASTIC.
I WANTED TO ASK A FOLLOW- UP
QUESTION, ONE SERIOUS ONE
AND ONE FUN ONE.
QUESTION AROUND THE
MICROMOBILITY AND WHERE
THOSE ADDITIONAL STOPS ARE
GOING.
I THINK I HEARD THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE SOME CORRALS THAT
ARE GOING TO BE NEAR THE
STADIUM, AND THAT'S FANTASTIC.
I SAW ON YOUR SLIDES SOME
ADDITIONAL ONES NEAR SOUND
TRANSIT.
I WASN'T SURE IF WE'RE
DOING THEM BY THE -- I'M SORRY,
APRIL, THE FAN EXPERIENCE ZONES.
I MAY NOT HAVE THE RIGHT
BRANDING THERE, BUT I WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT,
AND MY
FUN QUESTION IS, SHOULD WE
EXPECT, YOU KNOW, WHAT SHOULD
WE EXPECT FROM WASH
DOT'S SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM?
YOU ALL ARE PRETTY EXCELLENT
IN KEEPING THE HUMOR GOING.
>> JUST TO RESPOND TO THE
MICROMOBILITY
QUESTION. WE'RE RIGHT NOW
INSTALLING
CORRALS. I THINK IF YOU HAVE
BEEN
WALKING AROUND DOWNTOWN SEATTLE,
YOU
SAW THEM GOING UP.
I THINK WE HAVE 24 INSTALLED
AND QUITE A BIT MORE SCHEDULED
TO
GO IN KIND OF IN THE DOWNTOWN
AREA.
AND THEN THIS GRAPHIC
ISN'T THE GREATEST BUT WHERE
THE BLUE
DOTS ARE ON THE MAP, THOSE ARE
AREAS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT
KIND
OF LARGER SCALE FUNNELING PEOPLE
INTO MORE STAFFED CORRALS TO
BE ABLE TO STOP PEOPLE AT KIND
OF
ALONG THE PERIMETER AREA.
>> SO BLUE DOTS ARE THE
VALET STAFFED DROP-OFFS?
>> YES.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF I THINK
WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT THE
PIER 48 AND WHETHER OR NOT
THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOCOR NOT,
BUT
THE OTHER THREE ARE LOCKED IN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
FOLLOW UP ON THE WASH
DOT SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM.
THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME
EVENT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE
IT LIGHTLY AND IT'S GOING TO
COME
WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH
EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM WITH OUR
COLLECTIVE
AGENCIES.
IT'S NOT JUST ONE CHANNEL.
WE'LL BE WORKING AND ECHOING A
LOT OF WHAT OUR PARTNERS
ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THIS IS TWO- FOLD, IF YOU'RE
HERE
IN WORLD CUP, HOW ARE
YOU GETTING TO THE MATCHES?
IF YOU'RE GOING ABOUT DAY-TO-
DAY LIFE, WHAT TO EXPECT.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO ON A
CUPF DIFFERENT LEVELS.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET A LOT
OF ATTENTION.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH THAT, BUT ALSO GET
SOME ACTIONABLE INFORMATION IN
PEOPLE'S HANDS.
WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING IF YOU'RE
HERE FOR THE MATCHES, IF
YOU'RE JUST TRAVELING THROUGH,
IF YOU'RE HERE FOR A WEDDING.
ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS
WE'LL LAY OUT.
WE HAVE A CAMPAIGN IN THE WORKS.
PROBABLY TARGET EARLY SPRING-
ISH TO START GETTING THAT WORD
OUT AND START WORKING IN
CONCERT WITH ALL THE FOLKS IN
THE ROOM.
I KNOW WE'RE TALKING QUITE A
BIT FROM OUR SELECTIVE TEAMS.
>> THANK YOU.
LOOK FORWARD TO THE MEMES.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
NOW, AS CHAIR, I'M GOING TO
SHARE A FEW COMMENTS
AND QUESTIONS TO KIND OF FRAME
THE
REMAINING CONVERSATION BEFORE
I TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUES.
STARTING FIRST WITH VICE
CHAIR RINCK IF SHE HAS ANY.
ALL RIGHT, AS WAS NOTED, THE
FEDS ARE PLANNING TO RELEASE
$8. 4 MILLION SOLELY FOR
TRANSIT.
SOLELY FOR TRANSIT.
THAT IS ON TOP OF THE $9
MILLION FOR TRANSIT ACCESS AND
EXPANSION FOR WORLD CUP.
FROM THE STATE.
SO $8. 4 MILLION THAT IS GOING
TO BE DISTRIBUTED AND DOLED OUT
BY THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL
AND IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT
THREE OUT OF FOUR COLLEAGUES
ON THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE
HAPPEN TO EITHER SIT ON --
CURRENTLY SIT ON EITHER THE
PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
TRANSPORTATION
POLICY BOARD AS DO I AND/OR
THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE BOARD, AS DO I,
SO THREE OUT OF FOUR
CURRENT MEMBERS SITTING ON THOSE
BOARDS, AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
HERE
IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THOSE
BOARDS AS WELL.
SO DIRECTIONALLY, WE HAVE A LOT
OF OPPORTUNITY TO HELP.
SO IF YOU ALL HAVE STRONG
FEELINGS ON WHERE THOSE
SHOULD BE IDEALLY DISTRIBUTED,
LET US
KNOW OFF LINE, BUT WOULD LOVE TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND WE JUST HAD
THIS MASSIVE SUPER BOWL VICTORY
PARADE LAST MONTH.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
A FEW INSTANCES.
AND SO THE WHOLE PRIMARY
PURPOSE AND GOAL OF THIS
CONVERSATION TODAY AND YOU ALL
AT THE
TABLE IS TO TALK ABOUT
TRANSIT PLANNING AND ACCESS
FORFOR
CUP AND IT'S NOT A DIRECT
SORT OF APPLES TO APPLES
COMPARISON.
DURING THE SUPER BOWL VICTORY
PARADE, IT WAS 750,000 OR SO
PEOPLE CONCENTRATED INTO A
VERY NARROW CORRIDOR, PART OF
THE
CITY.
AND PEOPLE WERE GATHERING THERE.
THIS IS, AS THE
DISTRIBUTED MODEL MAKES CLEAR,
WE'RE
GOING
TO HAVE PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE
CITY AND NOT CONCENTRATED
NECESSARILY AT ANY ONE TIME,
BUT THAT SAID, THERE ARE STILL
SOME LEARNINGS WE COULD
PROBABLY GATHER AND COMPILE AND
LEVERAGE
GOING FORWARD FOR PURPOSES OF
FIFA.
BUT STARTING WITH INITIAL
DATA ON RIDERSHIP, WE'LL GO
DOWN THETHE
LINE.
WITH OUR PARTNERS AT
SDOT, REPRESENTING THE SEATTLE
MONORAIL, AND THE SEATTLE
STREET CAR, GO DOWN THE LINE AND
ASK ABOUT THE RIDERSHIP DATA FOR
THE
SUPER BOWL PARADE.
WE'LL START THERE.
I KNOW SOUND TRANSIT
HAS PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED THEY
HAD RECORD RIDERSHIP AND OVER
200,000 RIDES.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT
DATA.
BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO
LEARN SOLELY ON THE SUPER BOWL
VICTORY PARADE, WHAT RIDERSHIP
DATA DID YOU EXPERIENCE FOR EACH
OF YOUR
AGENCIES?
>> SURE, I CAN START WITH
SDOT AND A LITTLE BIT FOR
SEATTLE CENTER TALKING ABOUT THE
MONORAIL.
THE MONORAIL HAD JUST UNDER
7,000 RIDERS.
I THINK 6900 AND CHANGE.
AND THEN THE STREET CAR, WE ARE
UPGRADING OUR COUNTERS RIGHT
NOW, SO WE HAVE GENERAL
ESTIMATES, NOT EXACT
NUMBERS, BUT SOMEWHERE IN THE
8,000 TO
9,000 RANGE.
>> GOT IT.
MY UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT ME
IF I'M WRONG, THAT WITH RESPECT
TO THE SEATTLE MONORAIL, THOSE
WERE NOT RECORD NUMBERS.
>> THE ONLY EVENT THAT
WOULD COMPARE WOULD BE THE
PRIOR SEAHAWKS PARADE.
I DON'T BELIEVE THE STREET
CAR WAS UP AT THAT POINT.
>> THANK YOU.
GOING DOWN THE LINE, KING
COUNTY MELT ROW.
>> 319,000 FOR THE DAY.
>> FOR THE DAY.
WAS THAT A RECORD?
>> NO, IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY
COMPARABLE.
A LOT OF FOLKS STAYED HOME,
AND THEN YOU MENTIONED THE
APPLES TO
ORANGES. WE CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE
THE
CLOSING OF FOURTH AVENUE.
IT WASN'T JUST THAT, BUT ALL
THE CROSS STREETS THAT CROSS
FOURTH
AVENUE IMPACTED US A LOT, AND
WE ACTUALLY INTERNALLY KIND
OF REFERRED TO IT AS A NO- FLY
ZONE.
MOE OF DOWNTOWN WAS
EFFECTIVELY SHUT OFF TO BUS
SERVICE.
SO WE ORGANIZED A COUPLE
SHUTTLES, CUSTOM SHUTTLES
TO ADDRESS THAT, BUT YEAH, I
THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE USE
TRANSIT
TO GET TO THE EVENT, AND THEN OF
COURSE, OTHER KEY PIECES
OF CONTEXT IS THAT WE HAVE
OBVIOUSLY BEEN
REVAMPING OUR SERVICE TO FEED
INTO LIGHT RAIL.
SO I THINK AS MORE DATA
COMES OUT WE'RE ABLE TO GET
MORE GRANULAR WITH IT.
WE WILL SEE A LOT OF FOLKS WERE
USING BUS TO GET TO THE
LIGHT RAIL STATION AND TAKING IT
TO
THE CORRIDOR.
>> NO RECORD RIDERSHIP, ROUGHLY
ON PAR WITH A NORMAL DAY.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISEDSURPRISE
D AS A
WHOLE, THAT WAS THE CASE,
BUT THERE WERE CERTAIN LINES.
IS IT TRUE THAT THERE
WERE CERTAIN LINES OR ROUTES
THAT WERE -- THAT DID
EXPERIENCE RECORD RIDERSHIP?
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT RECORD
RIDERSHIP, BUT
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME
VARIANCE
THERE, AND I CAN GET BACK TO YOU
ON THAT ONCE WE START TO
PARSE THROUGH THOSE SPECIFIC
NUMBERS.
>> ALL GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE
INITIAL
CLARITY.
AND SOUND TRANSIT.
WE ALREADY KNOW, BUT YOU
CAN SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.
>> YEAH.
YOU MENTIONED 200,000 FOR LIGHT
RAIL. AND THEN 20,000 OR SO
FOR COMMUTER RAIL FOR SOUNDER.
AND THEN FOR BUS, WE'RE
STILL DIGESTING THAT DATA.
AS JONATHAN MENTIONED,
BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT OF THE
DOWNTOWN
CLOSURES, SOME OF THAT DATA
IS STILL BEING ANALYZED.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
AND FOR, AGAIN, WE'LL GO
DOWN THE LINE, TRANSIT AREA
AGENCY
PARTNERS. WHAT IS THE
ADDITIONAL ANTICIPATED CAPACITY
THAT WE'LL
BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT
YOU ALL ARE PLANNING FOR DURING
THE FIFA PERIOD?
FOR EACH OF YOUR AGENCIES.
WHAT IS THE ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY YOU ARE PLANNING FOR?
>> I'LL ACTUALLY LET JONATHAN
START.
I'M NOT SURE WITH THE MONORAIL.
>> SURE.
SOTHE MATCH DAYS ARE GOING TO
BE THE HIGH POINT.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT JUAN AND I
ARE PLANNING, TOO,
BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE
PEAK.
AND IT DEPENDS ON WHAT
ASSUMPTIONS YOU'RE GOING TO
MAKE.
THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS
OF SLICING AND DICING IT, BUT
ONE OF THE THINGS, THE KEY
DRIVERS OF OUR PLANNING AND
PREPARATION IS WE KNOW TRANSIT
IS
EXPECTED TO TRANSPORT A HIGHER
LOAD SHARE
OF FOLKS TO AND FROM THE
MATCHES AND THE FAN
CELEBRATIONS.
SO AGAIN, THE EXACT
NUMBER DEPENDS ON HOW EXACTLY
HOW
YOU SLICE AND DICE IT, BUT
WE'RE PLANNING FOR ABOUT 35,000
IN TERMS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT TO
AND
FROM THE MATCH, WHICH IS
ABOUT BETWEEN 50% AND 60% OF
THE CAPACITY OF LUMEN FIELD, AND
OF
COURSE, YOU HAVE THE FAN
CELEBRATIONS AND THE
NON- TICKETED FANS THAT WILL
ALSO
BE LOOKING TO GET AROUND.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANY INITIAL ESTIMATION ON
HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE THAT IS OVER
NORMS?
>> YEAH, SO FOR A
TYPICAL STADIUM EVENT, IT WOULD
BE
ABOUT HALF OF THAT PERCENTAGE,
TRANSIT MODE SHARE, AT ABOUT
30%.
>> OKAY.
VERY HELPFUL CONTEXT.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
SOUND TRANSIT.
>> FOR US, NORTH OF THE CID
IS REALLY WHAT ALLOWS US TO
CARRY THE MOST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
TO AND
FROM THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES,
IN NOT ONLY THE STADIUM, SO
EACH TRAIN IS GOING TO CARRY
BETWEEN
600 AND 800 PASSENGERS SO IF
YOU ADD THAT UP BY DIRECTION,
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 8,000
TO
10 PEOPLE PER DIRECTION PER
HOUR.
AND THAT WILL BE THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE DAY FOR GAME DAYS.
FOR SOUNDER, DEPENDING ON THE
GAME'S START TIME, YOU'LL
HAVE ESPECIALLY COMING FROM THE
NORTH AND SPECIAL VENTURING FROM
THE
SOUTH, EITHER LEVERAGING THE
PEAK SERVICE OR THE
SPECIAL EVENT TRAIN IN THE
EVENING
FOR THE EVENING MATCHES, AND FOR
THE EXPRESS, THERE'S A COUPLE
EXTRA TRIPS HERE AND THERE, SO
A COUPLE HUNDRED IN TERMS
OF SEATING CAPACITY.
>> GOT IT, THANK YOU.
>> THEN FOR THE STREET CAR,
I KNOW WE ARE DECREASING
HEADWAYS.
I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OFF
THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT I CAN GET
BACK TO YOU. I WANT TO CALL OUT
AS
PER TYPICAL LARGER EVENTS IN THE
STADIUM, WE'RE GOING TO PULL
BACK THE LAST STATION FOR
THE STREET CAR, SO THE TUMINOUS
WILL BE EAST OF THE NORMAL STOP.
>> GOT IT.
THANK YOU.
YES, PLEASE DO FOLLOW UP
WITH
THAT INFORMATION. REALLY HELPFUL
DATA POINT.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL YIELD THE FLOOR TO MY
COLLEAGUES STARTING FIRST WITH
VICE CHAIR RINCK.
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA,
AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATED
THOSE QUESTIONS YOU HAD AS WELL.
FIRST AND
FOREMOST, I WANT TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS
AND THANK YOU TO WHOEVER MADE
HAP TO PAY
POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
WHAT AN EXCITING DAY.
I TAPPED TO PAY JUST FOR
THE THRILL OF IT.
I HAVE A CITY ORCA CARD, BUT I
WAS LIKE, I WANT TO EXPERIENCE
THIS.
SO THANK YOU TO THE WHOLE TEAM
WHO MADE THAT POSSIBLE.
IT'S A REALLY
EXCITING DEVELOPMENT AND RIGHT
IN
TIME FOR FIFA.
SO THANK YOU.
AND APPRECIATED THE
QUESTIONS AROUND INCREASING
TRANSPORTATION ACCESS DURING
THESE HOURS.
I WANT TO DIG IN FURTHER
JUST TO
MAKE SURE I'M ALSO
UNDERSTANDING.
I AM THINKING AS IT RELATES TO
METRO, IF YOU CAN SHARE A LITTLE
BIT, AND APOLOGIES IF I
MISSED THIS DETAIL, SPECIFIC BUS
LINES WHERE WE MIGHT BE ADDING
SERVICE AND THINKING ABOUT LATE
NIGHT SERVICE TOO.
I KNOW RIGHT NOW, THE ROUTE
TO STOPS RUNNING AROUND A
CERTAIN
TIME. WITHOUT KNOWING THE FULL
GAME SCHEDULE AND WHEN WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT HOW TO LINE UP
THE
TIMING, I'M THINKING ABOUT HOW
WE
CAN INSURE GUESTS ARE ABLE TO
GET
WHERE THEY NEED TO GO AND
ALSO WORKERS WHO MAY BE WORKING
INTO THE NIGHT AND IF
THERE'S CONSIDERATION FOR
ADDING ADDITIONAL HOURS.
IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO LATE
NIGHT SERVICE AND ANY SPECIFIC
LINES WHERE WE'RE ADDING
SERVICE
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> DEFINITELY.
SO WE ARE STILL FINALIZING THE
FINAL, FINAL LIST OF ROUTES THAT
WILL RECEIVE ADDED SERVICE.
AND PART OF THAT IS BY DESIGN.
SO WE WILL HAVE A LIST THAT
WE CAN SHARE, BUT WE'RE
ALSO INTENTIONALLY HOLDING SOME
IN
RESERVE, SO TO SPEAK, AS WE GET
CLOSER BECAUSE WE WANT
TO MAINTAIN THAT AGILITY AND
FLEXIBILITY SO THAT WE CAN
REPURPOSE THOSE RESOURCES AS
WE'RE GOING THROUGH
THE TOURNAMENT AND GETTING
LESSONS LEARNED DAY BY DAY.
BUT I WILL MENTION SOME OF THE
ROUTES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE,
WHEREAS PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE TWO
LINE WAS
GOING TO OPEN, WE WERE SET TO
STOP OPERATING OUR SOUND
TRANSIT EXPRESS SERVICE OR OUR
STES
SERVICE.
THOSE ARE THE EASTSIDE ROUTES,
550, 554, IN AGREEMENT WITH
SOUND TRANSIT, WE WILL
ACTUALLY BE CONTINUING THAT
SERVICE
MORE OR LESS AS IT IS TODAY.
THROUGHOUT THE
TOURNAMENT, THROUGHOUT THE
SERVICE CHANGE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WILL BE
ADDING EXTRA SERVICE ON 522,
545, 554.
WE SEE REALLY HIGH RIDERSHIP
ON THOSE ROUTES FOR SPECIAL
EVENTS. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE
OPENING
OF THE 2 LINE, THAT WID CHANGE,
AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING CITY
HOW THAT CHANGES, BUT WE KNOW
THE FOLKS ON THE EAST SIDE IN
PARTICULAR, EVERYBODY, BUT
THE EAST SIDE IN PARTICULAR, WE
HEAR FROM THEM ABOUT LATE NIGHT
EVENTS.
THIS WAS A BIG LESSONED
LEARNED FROM TAYLOR SWIFT
OBVIOUSLY
GOT
OUT PRETTY LATE. WE DID HAVE
SERVE, BUT
FOLKS WERE WORRIED.
THEY WANTED TO TAKE TRANSIT
TO THE EVENT BUT THEY WANTED
TO KNOW
THEY COULD GET HOME AFTER THE
EVENT.
WE DO HAVE THAT ONE 8:00 P.M.
MATCH IN WHICH WE'RE
TRACKING THIS CLOSELY AND WE'LL
LOOK
AT THAT SPAN OF SERVICE ON
THOSE AND OTHER ROUTES.
THE OTHER ROUTES ARE GOING TO BE
THE HEAVY HITTERS.
A LOT OF THEM, THEY'RE
REALLY HIGH PRODUCTIVELY ROUTES.
D LINE, E LINE, WE
CAN ADD SERVICE TO THAT, AND
PEOPLE
USE IT EVERY TIME.
ON THE SOUTH END LINES 150 AND
101 ARE REALLY POPULAR.
SO I'M CONFIDENT, COMFORTABLE
MENTIONING THOSE ROUTES.
BUT THE FINAL FINAL LIST IS TBD.
>> THANK
YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S ENCOURAGING
TO HEAR,
AND WE'LL STAY TUNED.
THEN I WANTED TO GO INTO
THE STREET CLOSURES COMPONENT,
JUST TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THINKING HOW WE'RE CONSIDERING
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DURING
THOSE STREET CLOSURES.
ARE WE THINKING ABOUT
ANY BARRIERS IPPLACE AND WOULD
LOVE
IF YOU COULD EXPAND ON THAT.
>> SURE.
WE'RE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY
WITH SBD ON
THE INSTALLATION AND THE TIMING
SO THAT WE GET IT
ALL DIALED IN.
THEY WILL FOR THE MOST PART BE
USING MERIDIAN
RICADES KNOWING IT'S A QUICK
SETUP
AND TAKE
DOWN. THAT'S THE PRIMARY
MEASURE YOU'LL SEE AROUND THE
PERIMETER, AND WE HAVE BEEN
LOOKING AT
POTENTIALLY AT SOME
KEY LOCATIONS ADDING JUST SOME
CONCRETE BARRIERS WE WOULD
SET DOWN AND LEAVE FOR A LONGER
TIME PERIOD.
IF YOU NOTICE ON THE ROYAL
BROEM, WE'RE LOOKING AT
EXPANDING PEDESTRIAN CLOSURE
FOR ONE LAIN ONLY SO THAT
WILL LIKELY BE A CONCRETE
BARRICADE.
AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY
TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO SOUND
TRANSIT.
SO WHERE YOU SEE KIND OF
THE MAIN STREET CLOSURES,
MERIDIAN
BARRICADES AND KEY LOCATIONS,
CONCRETE BARRICADES.
>> IF I CAN ADD Y THINK THIS
IS A GOOD PARTNERSHIP ELEMENT
THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK
ON.
WE KNOW FROM EVENTS AT T-
MOBILE FOR FOLKS ACCESSING
STADIUM
STATION, FOLKS TAKE OVER
THE STREET NATURALLY POST GAME,
SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE DON'T
WANT THAT TO HAPPEN FOR FIFA.
WE WANT A MORE
CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT OF HOW
PEOPLE
ACCESS THE STATION.
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
WORK WITH SDOT TO CLOSE A
COUPLE LANES ON ROYAL BROHM
BETWEEN FOURTH AND SIXTH SO WE
CAN
HAVE SPACE TO QUEUE THOSE FOLKS
MORE APPROPRIATELY THAN JUST
LETTING
THEM FREE ROAM THE STREET.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND.
AND PIVOTING BACK TO SOMETHING
WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIERERING
BATHROOMS.
I'M SORRY, THAT'S THE THEME
OF THE DAY, CHAIR.
I SAW ON THE SOUND TRANSIT SLIDE
A MENTION OF WHAT IS IT, HRONE
LABS.
THAT'S A NEW COMPANY FOR
ME, WONDERING IF YOU CAN EXPAND
ON THAT AND LET US KNOW, IS
THERE AN INTENT TO HAVE THOSE AT
EVERY LIGHT RAIL STATION?
IS THERE MORE YOU CAN
SHARE ABOUT THE DEPLOYMENT OF
THOSE?
>> YEAH, WE'RE STILL
IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THRONES.
THE PARTNERSHIP TO START A
MARKET WITH THRONES IS
IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, AND
TRANCE.
THEY NEED A MINIMUM OF TEN
UNITS TO START A MARKET.
DEFINITELY NOT ALL STATIONS
WILL HAVE BATHROOMS.
A LOT OF OUR STATIONS OUTSIDE
OF SEATTLE DO HAVE BATHROOMS
ALREADY. WE'RE TRYING TO
IDENTIFY GAPS THAT WE CAN FILL
WITH
THESE UNITS BUT WE'RE STILL
IN DISCUSSION ON WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE BASED ON
DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE PARTNERS.
>> GREAT.
CURIOUS TO LEARN MORE AS IT
COMES.
MY FINAL QUESTION IS A LITTLE
BIT HIGHER LEVEL BECAUSE
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SO MUCH
WORK THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
TO REALLY DEPLOY, USE NEW
STRATEGIES, MAKE THESE
PLANS, AND I'M WONDERING ABOUT
THINKING
A LITTLE AHEAD ABOUT WHEN
WE'RE TAKING TIME TO DEBRIEF
THIS WHOLE EVENT.
AND HOW ARE WE -- HOW ARE
YOU ALL THINKING ABOUT
EVALUATING OUR SUCCESS?
I THINK THIS IS AN EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY TO BE DEPLOYING
A LOT OF NEW STRATEGIES AND
FUTURE, AND I'M HOPEFUL WHAT
WE LEARN FROM THIS WILL
INFORM FUTURE PLANNING EFFORTS.
I'M SENSING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND I ARE
ON THE SAME
PAGE.
>> DON'T WANT TO JINX ANYTHING.
KNOCKING ON WOOD.
>> I THINK THERE'S SUCH A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE TO USE
THIS
AS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY, SO
I'M
WONDERING HOW YOU ARE
ALL THINKING ABOUT EVALUATING
OUR
SUCCESS.
WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE
FOR ALL THESE DIFFERENT
MEASURES WE'RE PUTTING IN
PLACE.
>> I CAN START
WITH THAT. FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE
PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE GOING TO
LEAN ON THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND KEY
PARTNERS
THAT WILL FACILITATE CITY-WIDE
DEBRIEF ON OUR STRATEGIES
AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE
EFFECTIVE. THEN WE'RE ALSO FROM
AN SDAUTD
PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE A
COUPLE PILOT PROJECTS WE'RE
LOOKING AT.
THE STREET CLOSURE IS
AMAZING, AND IS IT SOMETHING WE
WANT
TO CARRY FORWARD AS A
BETTER ADDRESSING COMMUNITY
NEEDS FOR
LARGE EVENTS.
SO WE'LL TAKE SOME TIME
AFTER THE EVENTS TO REALLY
LOOK THROUGH AND SEE WHAT WORKED
AND WHAT DIDN'T.
SO BOTH KIND OF TACTICS LEVEL AT
THE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND
DEPARTMENT LEVEL AT THEMES
WE WANT TO CARRY FORWARD.
>> I WOULD SAY FOR
THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, WE
FULLY NOT SPECIFIC TO
TRANSPORTATION, BUT ACROSS
EVERYTHING THAT
WE'RE WORKING ON, WE FULLY
EXPECT
TO HAVE A DEBRIEF AT THE END AND
REALIZE THAT SOME OF THE
THINGS WE TRIED DIDN'T WORK.
AND IF EVERYTHING WE TRIED
WORKED, I THINK WE
WOULD CONSIDER THAT A PROBLEM IN
AND OF ITSELF BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
PUSH OURSELVES FAR ENOUGH TO TRY
NEW
THINGS.
WE'RE, I THINK, REALLY
PREPARED FOR AN HONEST
CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT WENT WELL
AND WHAT SHOULD WE DO
DIFFERENTLY, IN
PARTICULAR, WITH AN EYE TOWARDS
2031.
>> YEAH, THE AFTER ACTION IS
GOING TO BE HUGE.
LOTS OF LESSONS LEARNED AND
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT.
I THINK WORLD CUP IS KIND OF
LIKE A CAPSTONE PROJECT ON
A CONTINUUM OF A LOT OF EVENTS.
WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL EVENTS
THAT WE PLAN FOR OVER YEAR,
PRIDE,
TORCH LIGHT, EACH YEAR THEY'RE
A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
MAJOR EVENTS LIKE THAT.
BUT THEN WE HAVE ONE- OFF EVENTS
THAT REALLY KICKED OFF IN
2023 WITH MLB ALL- STAR WEEK,
TAYLOR
SWIFT, BEYONCE, METALLICA L
THE BIG CONCERTS.
WE HAD LESSONS LEARNED FROM
ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE FEEDING
INTO OUR WORLD CUP PLANNING AND
PREPARATION.
AND THEN WORLD CUP ITSELF
WILL COME WITH ITS OWN LESSONS
LEARNED.
I REALLY LIKE THIS PHRASE,
ACTUALLY, FROM THE LOC THAT
I'M GOING TO BORROW.
LEGACY IMPACTS.
WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT A
LOT IN RELATION TO WORLD CUP.
IN SOME WAYS, IT'S LIKE THE
HIDDEN GOAL HERE IS TO PILOT,
INNOVATE, AND ENACT THESE
NEW INITIATIVES WITH A HOPE
THAT MANY OF THEM WILL ACTUALLY
CONTINUE ON BEYOND WORLD CUP
AND FEED INTO MAKING OUR REGULAR
SERVICE SAFER, MORE RELIABLE,
CLEAN, EQUITABLE, ALL
THESE THINGS THAT WE ASPIRE TO.
ONE JUST VERY BRIEF EXAMPLE
I DIDN'T GET TO MENTION IN MY
PRESENTATION.
WHEN WE TYPICALLY ADD
SERVICE FOR ALL THESE EVENTS,
LIKE
EVENTS I JUST MENTIONED, THE
60 ADDITIONAL BUSES WE'LL HAVE
ON MATCH DAYS, WE HAVE BEEN KIND
OF LIMITED, THIS GETS A LITTLE
TECHNICAL, BUT TYPICALLY,
THAT DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
ADDED SERVICE DOES NOT GO
DOWNSTREAM
INTO TRIP PLANNERS.
GOOGLE MAPS, TRANSIT APP,
OR WHATEVER YOUR TRIP PLANNER IS
OF CHOICE, WHICH IS -- RESULTS
IN A
POOR PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, YOU
KNOW. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO
CHANGE
THAT FOR WORLD CUP.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE LOADING A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT
SERVICE, INCLUDING THAT
MATCH DAY SHUTTLE IN A DIFFERENT
WAY SO THAT AS SOMEBODY IS
PLANNING THEIR TRIP TO THE
MATCH,
WHETHER IT'S IN GOOGLE MAPS OR
ANOTHER TRIP PLANNER, THE MATCH
DAY SHUTTLE WILL SHOW UP AS AN
OPTION. SO THAT'S JUST ONE OF
MANY EXAMPLES NRK OVATIONS WE'LL
CONTINUE ON
BEYOND WORLD CUP.
>> FROM THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON'S PERSPECTIVE,
AS MENTIONED BEFORE, IT'S A
STATE- WIDE IMPACT.
ONE THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO
BE WATCHING FOR IS HOW IS OUR
SYSTEM ACTUALLY EFFECTED.
HOW MANY FOLKS ARE CHOOSING
TO DRIVE VERSUS TRANSIT, NOT
JUST
IN THE SEATTLE AREA BUT
ACROSS THE STATE.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE OUR
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTERS
BOTH HERE IN
SEATTLE, WE HAVE ONE NEAR
BELLINGHAM, OR EXCUSE ME,
A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER NEAR
BELLINGHAM, ALSO OUR OLYMPIA
FOCUSED SERVICES.
WE'LL HAVE ONS WITH
VARIOUS PARTNERSHIPS.
WE'LL BE PARTICIPATING IN
A VARIETY OF AFTER ACTIONS AS
WE GO THROUGH DAY TO DAY
AND HOPEFULLY WHEN THE EVENT
WRAPS UP.
THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE EVENT.
WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED
SOMETHING
LIKE THIS SINCE TAYLOR SWIFT
OR THE OLYMPICS IN
VANCOUVER. WE HAD A LOT OF
GROWTH SINCE
THEN.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT US?
DO WE NEED MORE
RESOURCES ALLOCATED IN CERTAIN
AREAS PARTICULARLY FOR THINGS
LIKE INSTANT RESPONSE OR OTHER
THINGS?
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE
FULL SUITE OF ACTIVITIES WE
HAVE PLANNED AND TRYING
TO CATALOG THAT SO WE CAN BE
PREPARED
FOR THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> YEAH, AND I WOULD
ADD, THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT
ANGLES TO THIS QUESTION IN MY
MIND.
THERE'S THE INTERNAL ANGLE THAT
EACH OF OUR AGENCIES IS DOING.
THERE'S A REGIONAL ANGLE WE
NEED TO
COORDINATE ON. OUR LESSONS
LEARNED FROM A
PARTNERSHIP PERSPECTIVE.
AND FOR JONATHAN AND I,
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FROM A
HOST CITY TRANSIT
AGENCY. FROM THE INTERNAL
PERSPECTIVE, WE ACTUALLY STARTED
LAST
YEAR WITH THE CLUB WORLD CUP.
WE TRIED A BUNCH OF
THE STRATEGIES THAT I TALKED
ABOUT TODAY DURING THE CLUB
WORLD CUP.
AND WE LEARNED A LOT OF LESSONS.
ONE OF THE KEY ONES IS SPECIAL
EVENTS SERVICE ON SOUNDER ON
WEEKDAYS WE COULD HAVE DONE
BETTER ON COMMUNICATING
THOSE CHANGES TO CUSTOMERS THAT
AREN'T USED TO SERVICE
CHANGES. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE
FOCUSED ON THIS YEAR.
THE SUPER BOWL PARADE PROVIDED
A BIG OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE
WE TESTED SOME OF OUR STRATEGIES
THERE.
GIVEN THE SUCCESS OF THE
SUPER BOWL PARADE, WE'RE
COMFORTABLE SAYING WE'RE READY.
AS A REGION, WE'RE READY.
THAT PROVED IT DURING THE
TOURNAMENT, BUT WE'RE
STILL PREPARING FOR THOSE
SCENARIOS WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF
FOLKS COMING IN AND GOING FROM
THERE.
THERE'S A COUPLE
DIFFERENT ANGLES FROM A LESSONS
LEARNED PERSPECTIVE THAT WE'RE
TRACKING.
>> INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU ALL.
LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BEYOND
THIS AND PERHAPS HAVING SOME
AMAZING NEW LEARNINGS TO APPLY
TO OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
GREAT QUESTIONS.
THAT'S WHY WE LIKE TO ALLOW
OUR COLLEAGUES TO SPEAK, BECAUSE
NOW I DON'T HAVE TO ASK AS MANY
QUESTIONS.
KNOWING WE DO HAVE ABOUT
EIGHT MINUTES UNTIL
NOON, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
REALLY QUICK, JUST AS A QUICK
FOLLOW-UP, MS. PUTNEY, FROM
EARLIER, I GOT A NOTE TO ME
RELATED TO LAKE UNION PARK,
THAT THE DECKING AND BENCHES
HAVE
BEEN REMOVED, BEING REPLACED
NOW.
PLANTS ARE BEING
REPLANTED, DYING TREES HAVE BEEN
REPLACED, ALL HANDS ON DECK WITH
PARKS.
AND WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHERE I'M GETTING
THIS, ALL HANDS ON DECK WITH THE
COMMUNITY.
TRULY GRATEFUL OF THE EFFORT
AND TO BE DONE BY FIFA.
BOOM, ONE.
TWO, I HAVE BEEN TO THREE
MATCHES.
ONE IN D.C., ONE IN BERLIN,
GERMANY, AND ONE IN STUTTGART.
I NOTE THAT WAS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, WHERE FIFA
IS ACROSS A CONTINENT WITH THE
THREE COUNTRIES INVOLVED.
WITH ALL THAT, I HAVE
ONE QUESTION FOR MR. ROSE.
SO I'M GOING ALL THE WAY TO
BASICALLY DISTRICT SEVEN.
UNDERSTAND THE WATERFRONT
SHUTTLE, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THERE'S GOING TO BE A FIRST
AVENUE SHUTTLE TOO, IS THERE
ANYTHING YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT?
>> NO. I DON'T THINK THERE
IS. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS ON
FIRST
AVENUE, I'M SURE YOU'RE
AWARE, IS THE AREA WAY AS IT'S
CALLED, SO THE UNDERGROUND
TUNNEL.
SO WE ARE LIMITED IN OUR
ABILITY TO OPERATE ON THE CURB
LANE
OF FIRST AVENUE.
BUT THE WATERFRONT SERVICE,
THE ROUTING IS NOT FINALIZED.
IT IS OUR GOAL TO CONNECT
LUMEN, THE WATERFRONT, SEATTLE
CENTER, PIONEER SQUARE, AND CID
BUT THE
ROUTING IS STILL TBD.
>> OKAY.
FIRST AVENUE.
BUT IN YOUR MIND, IF
THERE'S OPTIONS OR ABILITIES
AND MORE
GENERALLY LONG TERM, WE
NEED FIRST AVENUE METRO SERVICE.
PUTTING THAT PLUG IN NOW.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
SEE HOW QUICK THAT WAS?
I ONLY ASKED ONE PERSON, ONE
ENTITY.
>> GREAT WORK COMING FROM YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> THANK YOU.
EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT
THE LOOKING AT THRONE BATHROOMS.
I KNOW SOTO BIA IS LOOKING
AT THEM AS WELL.
I WOULD LOVE AS WE TALK
ABOUT SORT OF THE LONG TERM
IMPACTS
IF IT'S A SUCCESS TO HAVE A
LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP.
QUICK QUESTION.
ANYTHING ON LIKE PARKING
STRATEGIES, ENFORCEMENT
STRATEGIES, SO THAT
CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR THE
STADIUMS
OR CERTAIN AREAS NEAR LIGHT RAIL
OR OTHER TRANSIT STOPS DON'T
GET TREATED LIKE PARKING LOTS?
>> DO YOU WANT TO GO FURTHER OUT
TO START?
>> AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT,
IT'S TYPICAL
ENFORCEMENT, WE'LL HAVE OUR EOs
OUT AND I CAN FOLLOW
UP WITH SPD.
THEY'RE WORKING WITH AGENCIES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD SAY ADDITIONALLY WE
ARE JUST REALLY
COMMUNICATING AND PUSHING FOR
FOLKS TO RELY ON
TRANSIT AND TO RELY ON
WALKING AND BIKING.
OUR CITY AND STADIUM AREA IS
VERY COMPACT,
PARTICULARLY COMPARED TO THE
OTHER 15
CITIES THAT ARE HOSTING.
AND SO REALLY PROMOTING THAT
AS A REASON BOTH TO SELECT, TO
VISIT SEATTLE, BUT ALSO AS
THE PREFERRED WAY TO GET AROUND.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
I WILL FINALLY JUST NOTE THAT --
FIRST OFF, THANK YOU ALL
FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE EVERY
LAST ONE OF YOU, OUR STALWART
PARTNERS AT SDOT, THANK YOU.
SOMEWHAT OF A CAPTIVE
AUDIENCE, BUT GIVEN YOUR
INTERNAL
CITY, BUT APPRECIATE YOU FOR
BEING
HERE AND SHARING YOUR
INSIGHTS WITH US.
OF COURSE, PARTNERS WITH THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
MS. PUTNEY, THANK YOU.
AND FROM WASH DOT TO KING COUNTY
METRO TO SOUND TRANSIT, REALLY
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME.
AND INSIGHTS TODAY.
TO QUOTE JAY- Z, YOU COULD HAVE
BEEN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,
BUT YOU'RE HERE WITH US.
AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
JUST ON THE TOPIC OF
TRANSIT, I'LL JUST NOTE THAT I
KEEP
MY ORCA CARD HANDY, AND WHEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DIGITAL
ACCESS
AND DIGITAL PAYMENTS, I SHARED
ALL THE RESOURCES OUT IN ONE OF
MY RECENT NEWSLETTERS
ABOUT THIS COOL FEATURE AND I
TRIED TO
UPLOAD MY ORCA CARD TO MY IOS
DEVICE, AND FOLLOW
THE DOCUMENTATION AND STILL
COULDN'T DO IT FOR SOME REASON.
I WOULD LOVE TO ON
THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET, THERE
ARE
FIVE
REGIONS LISTED. CLIPPER CARD AND
CHICAGO, BUT
THE ORCA CARD IS NOT LISTED
CURRENTLY.
IT'S EITHER A DOCUMENTATION
GAP OR PROBABLY USER
ERROR. WOULD LOVE TO CONNECT
WITH
YOU OFF LINE TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO
DO THAT BECAUSE I KEEP LOSING
THIS PESKA THING.
DIGITAL IS THE WAY OF THE
FUTURE.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, IF THERE ARE --
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S
MEETING.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS MARCH 19th,
2026, AT 9:30 A.M.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WE ARE
ADJOURNED. IT
IS 11:58 A.M. THANK YOU.