Contents This Week’s Budget Update Alki Walk with SDOT Director Spotts Reconnect West Seattle 3rd Quarter Report Seeking CPC Candidates Seattle University Public Safety Survey Open Duwamish River Community Projects to Receive $244,000 in Funding from the City of Seattle Seattle Transportation Plan Phase 2 Outreach This Week’s Budget Update This week, the Council met […]

Contents The Alex Clardy Edition This Week in the Budget City’s Covid Civil Emergency to End Public Comment Extended for New Alki Elementary School Seattle’s 2023 Minimum Wage Increase Tour With Vigor and Long Live the Kings Office Hours The Alex Clardy Edition I am writing to let you, constituents of District 1 and other […]

Contents Share Your Budget Priorities on Tuesday Free Vaccination in District 1 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Spokane Street (Low) Bridge Update Fauntleroy Terminal Project Update Apply for Paid Job Readiness Programs By 10/18 Public Comment for New Alki Elementary School Indigenous Peoples’ Day Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Share Your Budget Priorities on Tuesday Do you […]

Contents Budget Deliberations Begin for 2023/24 Park District Cycle 2 Budget Vote West Seattle Bridge Monitoring Public Safety and Human Services Committee Update SMC to Resume Late Fee Collection Council Edition Support a Diaper Drive Budget Deliberations Begin for 2023/24 On Tuesday, Mayor Harrell delivered his proposed city budget for 2023 and 2024 to Seattle […]

Contents West Seattle Bridge Opened Ladder Truck 37 and Medic Unit 26 Maintained Through the End of 2022 Terminal 5 Closure Mayor Announces Choice for Permanent Police Chief New Public Health Director Confirmed New Director of Office of Police Accountability Confirmed Lowman Beach Park Is Reopening Park District Budget Vote Fall Prevention Tips Get Involved […]

West Seattle Bridge Re-opening on Sunday Today’s press conference announcing the opening of the bridge. Watch it on the Seattle Channel. A group shot of folks attending the press conference, framed by the West Seattle Bridge in the background. Footage courtesy of SDOT, image from the Seattle Channel. The day that we’ve all been eagerly […]

Countdown to September 18 – West Seattle Bridge Opening! The West Seattle Bridge remains on track to be re-opened on Sunday, September 18th, just nine days away. Below is a chart showing the remaining tasks: In the summer of 2020, SDOT surveyed people who live and/or work in West Seattle to learn more about how […]

West Seattle Bridge SDOT announced last week that the West Seattle Bridge is expected to be opened to traffic on Sunday, September 18th, and work remains on track to reopen on that date. The contractor continues work on the final phase of epoxy crack injection and carbon-fiber wrap installation on the end spans. The west […]

West Seattle Bridge Expected to Open on September 18th Since the West Seattle Bridge was closed, all of West Seattle, South Park and Georgetown have had the bridge reopening top of mind. Yesterday we received good news: SDOT announced that the West Seattle Bridge is expected to be opened to traffic on Sunday, September 18th. […]

West Seattle Bridge Update The West Seattle Bridge repair remains on track for completion the week of September 12th. Work continues on the final phase of epoxy crack injection and carbon-fiber wrapping. SDOT has released the checklist showing which work has been completed, per a constituent request to me that I shared with SDOT: In […]