SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 121297

• Record No: CB 121297
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 121297
• Type: Council Bill (CB)
• Status: Full Council Agenda Ready
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Transportation, Waterfront, and Seattle Center Committee
• On agenda: 10/20/2026
• Title: An ordinance relating to traffic management and public safety; clarifying the authority of the City Traffic Engineer; and amending Sections 11.16.240 and 11.16.360 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Rob Saka
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. SAFER Streets Consent Package and Individual Amendments TOC, 3. Consent Package of Amendments for CB 121297, 4. Sept. 17 Amendment Vote Tally

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/17/2026	1	Transportation, Waterfront, and Seattle Center Committee	pass as amended	Pass
9/15/2026	1	City Council	referred
9/3/2026	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
9/2/2026	1	City Clerk	sent for review

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The City of Seattle
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An ordinance relating to traffic management and public safety; clarifying the authority of the City Traffic Engineer; and amending Sections 11.16.240 and 11.16.360 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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Recitals:  
A traffic safety program is a strategy for significantly reducing traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility.
A traffic safety program is both proactive and responsive, emphasizing infrastructure and policies that minimize the risk of severe injuries or fatalities.
The 2023 Vision Zero Top-to-Bottom Review, commissioned by the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, identified as a Momentum Building Action the elevation of the City Traffic Engineer position to a new Chief Safety Officer Role. Since that time, the City Traffic Engineer has served concurrently as the Chief Transportation Safety Officer.
The Council is considering CB 121296, CB 121297, and CB 121298, collectively called the SAFER (Safe Accountable Flexible Equitable Responsive) Streets bills, with the goal of increasing the safety, health, and equitable mobility of those who use Seattle roadways for walking, rolling, biking, using a micromobility device, using a wheelchair or other mobility device, riding a motorcycle or moped, or accessing transit. Therefore, 
Be it ordained by The City of Seattle as follows:
Section 1. Section 11.16.240 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 126509, is amended as follows: 
11.16.240 Director of Transportation – Authority – Review and Recommend
It shall be the function of the Traffic Engineer under the supervision of the Director of Transportation to:
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H. Review and make recommendations concerning all applications for commercial driveways regarding facilitation of traffic with respect to the size, number, and locati...