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The City of Seattle
Ordinance /
Council Bill /
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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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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. The City finds and declares:
A. A Vision Zero Plan is a strategy for significantly reducing traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility.
B. A Vision Zero Plan is both proactive and responsive, emphasizing infrastructure and policies that minimize the risk of severe injuries or fatalities.
C. 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.
Section 2. 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 r...
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