Archive for 'Public Safety'
Dear Mike, Thank you for your letter about having dedicated streets for bicycles. While we are not planning to turn a street over completely to bicycles, one north-south and one east-west, we are working now on a plan to give bicycles their own rights of way through downtown and other areas. What
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Posted: April 12th, 2013 under Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Transportation.
This week I transmitted my proposed 1st Quarter Supplemental Budget to City Council. It includes proposals to fund a variety of transportation projects, thanks to savings in the recently-completed Spokane Street Viaduct project. The proposed Supplemental Budget includes $4.5 million for major road improvements on Northgate Way, closing the funding gap for
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Posted: April 12th, 2013 under Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Transportation.
Seattle Police Chief John Diaz announced his retirement today after 36 years in law enforcement, 33 of those years as a member of the Seattle Police Department. Assistant Chief Jim Pugel of the Criminal Investigations Bureau will be the acting Interim Chief upon Chief Diaz’s departure at the end of May. “After
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Posted: April 8th, 2013 under CCI, Nightlife Initiative, Public Safety.
One week ago today, a Seattle family and a Seattle community were shattered by tragedy after an allegedly impaired driver collided with them as they were out enjoying a walk in their own neighborhood. We mourn the dead and wish for the speedy recovery of the survivors. We have also heard from
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Posted: April 1st, 2013 under Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Transportation.
Today Mayor McGinn, the Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Department of Transportation updated the public on the mayor’s pre-paid parking program and road safety emphasis patrol efforts in advance of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations this weekend. “When it comes to our road safety efforts, we are taking an ‘all-of-the-above’ approach,” said
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Posted: March 13th, 2013 under Arts and Nightlife, CCI, Community Engagement, Education, Health, Nightlife Initiative, Public Safety.
Last week downtown Seattle got some very good news when we opened the Westlake Park Play Space. The park and play space were filled with the happy sounds of kids at play as we cut the ribbon on this unique new amenity for downtown families. Downtown Seattle is thriving. It has a
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Posted: March 5th, 2013 under CCI, Community Engagement, Health, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety.
Mayor Mike McGinn and Police Chief John Diaz announced today that new “Predictive Policing” software has been deployed in the East and Southwest Precincts. The software was designed by the University of California, Los Angeles in partnership with the Los Angeles Police Department. It has been used by police departments all over
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Posted: February 27th, 2013 under CCI, Nightlife Initiative, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor McGinn today delivered his 2013 State of the City address in Seattle City Council Chambers. He detailed indicators of a recovering local economy, building great neighborhoods, new efforts to improve early learning in Seattle, a plan to update the Neighborhood Policing Plan and work to build out Seattle's rail transit network.
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Posted: February 19th, 2013 under Budget, CCI, Education, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice, Speeches, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation.
Tags: April Thomas
Today Mayor Mike McGinn and the SPD 20/20 team provided an update to the public on the progress of 20/20 implementation. The mayor also announced new civilian appointments to the Firearms Review Board, which reviews each discharge of a firearm by a Seattle police officer and makes disciplinary recommendations. “We are about
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Posted: February 14th, 2013 under CCI, Community Engagement, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
Tags: April Thomas, Jen Nance
Mayor Mike McGinn has submitted two pieces of legislation to the City Council that will create staff resources for the Community Police Commission, support new personnel in the Seattle Police Department dedicated to implementing the City’s Settlement Agreement with the Department of Justice and payment of the court appointed monitor for the
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Posted: February 12th, 2013 under Budget, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
