Archive for 'Mayor McGinn'
“Predictive Policing” software rolled out citywide
Mayor Mike McGinn and Deputy Chief Nick Metz announced today that new "Predictive Policing" software will be deployed in all five precincts, and asked community members to get involved by reporting crimes proactively. The software has been used by police departments all over the nation to reduce crime through deep analysis of[More]
Posted: May 17th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Public Safety, Technology.
Mayor announces $500,000 investment in arts education
Today the Mayor announced that the city of Seattle will deepen their partnership with the school district to invest in arts education. Former Youngstown student Sammy Tekle speaks about the importance of arts education Investment dollars will ensure that every student in the Central Pathway of Seattle Public Schools receive a minimum[More]
Posted: May 15th, 2013 under Budget, Community Engagement, Education, Race and Social Justice.
The Reader – More funding for road safety projects
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013
More funding for road safety projects | Panel discussion on coal trains this Saturday | Mayor announces $500k investment in arts education | Bringing the Portland Loo to Seattle[More]
Posted: May 15th, 2013 under Reader.
Seattle needs the legislature to help save transit
This morning nearly 43% of commuters to downtown Seattle used transit to get to work. Throughout the day and across our city, buses help carry people to their jobs, to their schools, to their local businesses, and to their homes. The buses operated by King County Metro, Community Transit, Sound Transit, and[More]
Posted: May 14th, 2013 under Mayor McGinn, Transportation.
Mayor proposes more funding for road safety projects
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced a proposal for $3.25 million in transportation investments made possible by additional savings from the Spokane Street viaduct project. These investments include pavement maintenance and bicycle safety improvements on East Marginal Way in SoDo, improvements to Lower Spokane Street, a cycle track on the Westlake Avenue corridor[More]
Posted: May 14th, 2013 under Mayor McGinn.
Bringing the Portland Loo to Seattle
Tomorrow night the Mayor's office will hold a public meeting to share details about our work to tackle the challenging issue of public restroom access in our city. There is an ongoing need in many neighborhoods for safe, accessible public restroom facilities. One neighborhood in particular has been active and vocal about the[More]
Posted: May 14th, 2013 under Mayor McGinn.
The Reader – Launching Startup Seattle
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
Launching the Startup Seattle initative | Mayor McGinn announces ‘million gallon challenge’ | Outreach effort on gun violence[More]
Posted: May 10th, 2013 under Reader.
Mayor’s Office launches Startup Seattle initiative to support local technology startup community growth
Leaders of Seattle’s startup community and the city of Seattle have teamed up to launch Startup Seattle, an initiative to support the growth of the Seattle technology startup community and establish Seattle as an internationally recognized home for emerging technology companies. Today, Mayor Mike McGinn hosted a press conference to announce[More]
Posted: May 9th, 2013 under Jobs, Mayor McGinn, SeaFi, Technology.
Mayor Mike McGinn announces ‘million gallon challenge’
Mayor Mike McGinn announced today that he has directed City departments to build on earlier “green fleet” efforts to meet the challenge of cutting the City’s annual use of petroleum-based fuels by 1 million gallons by 2020. Accomplishing this goal will require improving operational efficiencies, making investments in alternative-fuel infrastructure, and ramping[More]
Posted: May 8th, 2013 under Budget, Sustainability, Transportation.
Mayor announces outreach effort on gun violence
Today Mayor McGinn announced an outreach effort to inspire conversation among the youth of Seattle about gun violence. The City of Seattle, with the support of Chihuly Studio and Schnitzer Steel is launching a contest called “Weapons to Words” that asks children in Seattle to come up with a short quotation on[More]
Posted: May 7th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Education, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety.