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Earth Day in Seattle
This Sunday marks the 42nd annual Earth Day. Our City departments are hosting and participating in dozens of events all around the city. It’s a great opportunity to get out of the house on a beautiful...
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Transit Master Plan: momentum continues to build for rail transit
Mayor Mike McGinn today signed legislation approving the Transit Master Plan. McGinn first announced the work to update the Transit Master Plan in May 2010, a decision driven by the need to better...
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Touring the Lighting Design Lab
Recently we had the pleasure of a visit to Seattle by Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and a top environment advisor to President Obama. We took the opportunity...
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A new Strategic Plan for Seattle City Light
Mayor Mike McGinn and a group of business leaders endorsed a strategic plan for Seattle City Light today that is designed to guide operations, investments and rates at the municipally owned utility....
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Check out Seattle’s newest P-Patch, over four floors up
Last month volunteers and members of the food community got together to help plant our raised beds on the 7th floor balcony of City Hall. Planting vegetables on the limited space on our balcony is a...
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Doing the Lindy Hop: How neighbors and the City came together to build a...
Construction starts today on a project to reshape Linden Avenue North between North 128th and North 145th streets into a more pedestrian, bicycle and neighborhood friendly boulevard. Community members...
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Welcoming the Tribal Canoe Journey to West Seattle
On Monday I joined Virginia Cross, Chair of the Muckleshoot Council to welcome the canoes and participants of the “2012 Canoe Journey – The Paddle to Squaxin”. The beautiful handcrafted and painted...
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Regulatory reform package will support job creation, urban vitality and...
Today Mayor Mike McGinn signed legislation to reform development regulations in Seattle. The changes, adopted by Seattle City Council on July 23, are intended to support jobs in the city, with many of...
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Low-income residents get extra funds for fresh produce through “Fresh Bucks”...
Yesterday our Office of Sustainability & Environment announced our new Fresh Bucks pilot program to strengthen equal access to local and healthy foods. The program, a partnership with the...
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The weekend in pictures
Every weekend I spend a lot of time in the community, talking to people and learning about their work to make Seattle a better place. I’d like to share some of what I saw last weekend with you. An...
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Launching a road safety campaign with the goal of zero fatalities on roads
Mayor Mike McGinn joined community leaders today to launch a new effort to improve road safety in Seattle. The Road Safety Action Plan, the outcome of the mayor’s Road Safety Summit, seeks to achieve...
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Congratulations to our award winning Municipal Fleet
Congratulations and big thanks to our Fleet Management Division which was recently recognized yet again as a leader in the field of fleet management. Last week I had the pleasure of accepting not one,...
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Mayor announces planning work moving ahead on Downtown Connector
Today Mayor McGinn announced that the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has selected Nelson\Nygaard to move forward with planning work on the City Center Connector, a high-performance...
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Mayor’s 2013-2014 Proposed Budget to dedicate $5 million for rail expansion...
Mayor McGinn today announced that his upcoming 2013-2014 Proposed Budget will dedicate $6 million to advance four new high capacity transit lines in Seattle. The mayor announced earlier this week that...
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A budget that reflects Seattle’s values
Today at 2 PM in City Council Chambers, Mayor McGinn delivered his 2013-2014 Proposed Budget. There’s a lot of good news, from funds to hire more police officers to investments in high-capacity transit...
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Investing in safety near our local elementary schools
Following September’s announcement of Be Super Safe, a Road Safety Action Plan for Seattle, Mayor McGinn today announced $800,000 in new funding for Safe Routes to School projects at Beacon Hill,...
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Celebrating International Walk to School Day
This week we visited Highland Park Elementary to celebrate International Walk to School Day, which is all about helping students make the healthy choice to walk to school by improving pedestrian...
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Seattle promotes innovation in achieving energy efficiency
Today, Mayor McGinn announced an innovative approach to helping commercial electric utility customers achieve energy savings. The Mayor announced a three- year pilot project that will test an energy...
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Toward a healthy food future for Seattle
Seattle has been a national leader in working toward healthy, local, sustainable food systems. On October 24th, National Food Day, we are taking the next step by releasing the Seattle Food Action Plan....
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Seattle secures funding to design First Hill Streetcar Line’s Broadway Extension
Today Mayor McGinn announced that the City of Seattle has secured funding to plan and design the First Hill Streetcar line’s Broadway Extension. With $850,000 in federal funds secured and another...
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