COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
ACTION ITEM
Item No.
Date of Meeting
10b
September 10, 2024
DATE:
September 10, 2024
TO:
Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM:
Vy Nguyen, Strategic Advisor, Commission Office
Geri Poor, Regional Transportation Senior Manager, External Relations
SUBJECT: Commission Resolution in Support of City of Seattle's Transportation Levy
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission introduction of Resolution No. 3828, a resolution in support of City of
Seattle's 2024 Transportation Levy "Keep Seattle Moving" on the November 5, 2024 ballot.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Resolution 3828 is introduced in support of the City of Seattle's Transportation Levy, "Keep
Seattle Moving," on the November 2024 ballot for Seattle voters. This levy seeks to renew
resources for the City's transportation system; the proposal before voters seeks to:
• Add approximately 22 miles of sideways and walkways with repairs to 34,000 existing
sidewalks
• Add 160 projects to improve bus service and connectivity across transit modes
• Bridge maintenance and planning for future replacements
• 15 paving projects to increase travel and commute efficiency
• Improvements to Seattle's bicycle network, including safety infrastructure, completing
the gap in the Burke-Gilman Trail, and bike facilities in south Seattle.
Items of importance for Port of Seattle and The Northwest Seaport Alliance operations include:
• $45 million to freight improvements to support trucks delivering goods and providing
services
• $69 million towards climate change resiliency, reducing air pollution, and investment to
increase sustainable transportation options available
• $7.5 million to ensure good governance and equitable implementation of the City's
Transportation Levy
The City of Seattle has funded transportation infrastructure through its Transportation Levy
since 2006, this renewal would be the third to go before voters. Each levy builds on prior work
to create, increase, or modernize infrastructure across modes of travel for pedestrians,
bicyclists, transit users, or vehicles and adjacent public spaces; the Transportation Levy also
supports the transport of goods moving through our region through freight corridor
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investments and improvements. As transportation systems are the largest driver of climate
change via greenhouse gas emissions, this renewal includes resources towards climate change
resiliency, reduce air pollution, and increase EV charging infrastructure.
The proposed investments in the Keep Seattle Moving Levy are critical resources to support
Port of Seattle and The Northwest Seaport Alliance operations and economic development
strategies. Staff from both agencies have worked to monitor the development of the City's
proposal; Port of Seattle staff met with City leaders and advocated for Port priorities
throughout the development of the Keep Seattle Moving Transportation Levy and during its
legislative process with Seattle City Council.
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
Keep Seattle Moving Levy - Attachment A - Summary of Transportation Levy Spending
Breakdown
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING
(1)
(2)
Keep Seattle Moving Levy
Draft Resolution
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