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The City of Seattle
Ordinance
Council Bill
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An ordinance relating to closing public streets to maintain or enhance public safety; authorizing the Director of Transportation to close streets; amending Section 11.16.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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Recitals:
Under Section 11.16.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code, the Director of Transportation is currently authorized to close alleys for public safety reasons.
The same public safety reasons that require closing an alley arise with streets. Therefore,
Be it ordained by The City of Seattle as follows:
Section 1. The City finds and declares:
A. Group based violence, in neighborhoods off Aurora Ave N, has led to shots fired being up eight percent in May, with significant incidents of shots being exchanged between groups at N 98th St/Linden Ave N and N 102nd St/Linden Ave N (both locations are one block off Aurora Ave N). This rise in shootings between groups coincides with the onset of the FIFA World Cup and an increased number of women on Aurora Ave N and people visiting Seattle.
B. Neighbor and resident concern and outcry led to neighbors taking it upon themselves to block streets west of Aurora Ave N, blocking N 97th St, N 98th St, and N 102nd St. During the time these streets were blocked from May 24 to 28, 2026, no shots were fired on these streets or further into the neighborhood.
C. Thirty-six hours after these roadblocks were removed on May 28, group-based violence returned with shots fired on N 102nd St, leading to neighbors organizing a march that shut down part of Aurora Ave N, between N 95th St and N 109th St for a few hours. These residents have voiced need for immediate safety measures as the influx of people in Seattle will continue to rise throughout the FIFA ...
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