The city council’s transportation levy committee will approve the final version of the 2024 levy proposal on Tuesday— one of the final steps before it heads to the November ballot. The proposal currently on the table is a $1.55 billion levy that would cost the median Seattle homeowner $499 a year, up from about $275 … Continued
Next week, council is set to put a $1.55 billion levy on the ballot, after a push to go bigger failed to gain traction. The final size of Seattle’s next transportation levy was set Tuesday by a Seattle City Council committee, with nearly all councilmembers supporting a $1.55 billion package, but all but two rejecting … Continued
As Seattle City Council members have pondered over the last two months how public transportation dollars should be spent, one word has come up again and again: sidewalks.
“My goal from day one has been to bring our community together behind a proposal that gets Seattle back to doing the everyday basics in an extraordinary way. That means making critical investments in things like filling potholes, making our bridges safer, and increasing safety on our roads, sidewalks, and transit system. The fine-tuned levy … Continued
Flanked by disability rights, bicycle and labor advocates, Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales proposed Thursday morning to add $150 million more to what is already the largest property tax proposal in city history.
In response to the demands of community groups and a coalition of transportation and public safety advocates, Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales will formally propose an amendment to the 2024 Transportation Levy adding $150 million in spending on safe streets, maintenance and modernization, and expanding Seattle’s tree canopy.
