Tag: April Thomas
Local Irish Pub Mulleady’s recently signed up to receive an energy upgrade through the City’s energy efficiency upgrade program, Community Power Works. Magnolia business owner Travis Stanley Jones runs Mulleady’s Irish Pub on tight margins, and he has managed to stay mostly in the black through the long economic downturn. However, one
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Posted: March 15th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Jobs, Sustainability, Technology.
Tags: April Thomas
Mayor McGinn today announced that the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) had retained the transportation firm Transpo to conduct a study toward implementing an adaptive traffic signal system in Seattle. Transpo’s work will help the City move forward on deploying this advanced system, where a corridor’s signals respond immediately and independently to
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Posted: March 13th, 2013 under Mayor McGinn.
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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 today announced his appointments to the new Community Police Commission. The Community Police Commission is a partnership between the police department, its officers, community members and public officials. The broad role of the Commission is to support the development of reforms, establishment of police priorities and mechanisms to promote
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Posted: January 14th, 2013 under CCI, Community Engagement, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
Tags: April Thomas
Since 1981, Seattle voters have approved one bond and four levies to create affordable housing. Seattle has now funded over 11,000 affordable apartments for seniors, low- and moderate-wage workers, and formerly homeless individuals and families. It’s a shared value in our city that people need shelter and affordable housing. And, it’s also
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Posted: January 2nd, 2013 under Human services, Jobs, Race and Social Justice.
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Mayor McGinn today announced that the City of Seattle will soon commission a study on the local economic impacts resulting from 18 coal trains passing through Seattle each day. McGinn has previously detailed some of the local traffic and safety impacts that would result from the coal train proposal. “Seattle’s economy is
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Posted: December 12th, 2012 under CCI, Emergency preparedness, Health, Sustainability, Transportation.
Tags: April Thomas, Jen Nance
The City of Seattle is implementing a program to help curb dangerous speeding in school zones, reduce collisions and enhance the safety of children and pedestrians. Captain Richard Belshay speaks to media about traffic cameras In addition to increasing safety by reducing speeding, this pilot program will also utilize ticket revenue for
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Posted: November 28th, 2012 under Health, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Sustainability, Transportation.
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Today Mayor McGinn joined Captain Jim Dermody of the West Precinct, Jerri Lane of the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau and Kate Joncas of the Downtown Seattle Association to highlight attractions, and public safety emphasis patrols in the downtown retail core for the holiday season. Downtown Seattle Association President and CEO Kate
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Posted: November 13th, 2012 under Mayor McGinn, Nightlife Initiative, Public Safety.
Tags: April Thomas
An increase in coal trains running through Seattle would increase delays at railroad crossings by between one and three hours per day by 2026, according to a Parametrix study commissioned by the Seattle Department of Transportation. These delays could increase police and fire response times for emergencies in the affected areas, particularly
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Posted: November 5th, 2012 under Health, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Sustainability, Transportation.
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