Seattle

At El Centro de la Raza on Beacon Hill, Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced two executive orders at her transition team meeting this morning: one to accelerate the expansion of emergency shelter and affordable housing, and another to establish a bus lane along Denny Way.

Text of Emergency Shelter and Affordable Housing executive order: https://wilson.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2026/01/Executive-Order-202602-Accelerate-housing-and-shelter.pdf

Text of Denny Bus Lane information executive order: https://wilson.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2026/01/Executive-Order-202601-Denny-Way-Transit-Infrastructure.pdf

Source: https://mastodon.social/@robby1066/115897678836122238

Link skips past 45 minutes of preamble, ceremony, introductions and the governor yammering about his family.

If the link doesn't do it automatically, jump forward to 45:01 to get to where he actually starts talking about state matters.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/53271240

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2112&Initiative=false&Year=2025

To hell with this.

The first public hearing is this Friday, January 16, in-person and online. If you live in Washington, you can file a comment in advance rather than attend the hearing. Follow the link above and hit the "Send a comment to your legislators" button.

Source: seattletimes.com.

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This is a transit ad from a historical Seattle map: https://wardmaps.com/products/seattle-transit-washington-bus-system-map-1968-side-b

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41548530

I found this map of Ballard from when it was still and independent city in 1894 on the USGS website: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#13/47.6820/-122.3845

Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson was sworn in on Friday, Jan. 2, officially becoming the City of Seattle’s 58th mayor. She marked the occasion alongside community members and supporters, and shared her vision for a more united Seattle during the inauguration ceremony.

• 0:00:00 - 0:03:54: Scott Myers, TRU Co-Founder and First Gentleman Master of Ceremonies
• 0:04:06 - 0:10:13: Ifrah Abshir, Rainier Beach High School alum, campaigner for free youth transit and doctoral student
• 0:10:32 - 0:22:23: Jarvis Capucion, Organizer, Nickelsville
• 0:22:35 - 0:39:02: Cynthia A. Green, Namesake of the Cynthia A. Green Family Center
• 0:39:22 - 0:49:38: John Burbank, Founder and Retired Executive Director, Economic Opportunity Institute
• 0:49:46 - 0:53:16: Administration of the oath of office by Pauline Van Senus, Founding Member, Transit Riders Union, also known around town as the Transit Fairy.
• 0:54:09 - 1:10:48: Katie Wilson, the City of Seattle’s 58th mayor.

The Washington State Ferries tie us together in life, carrying us across Puget Sound to work and loved ones. A special program allows families to honor that connection at the end of life. Through a state-issued permit, families may lay loved ones to rest along many ferry routes that cross the Sound, with about 200 ceremonies held each year. Reporter Michael Crowe has more.

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Link to land use ordinance: https://services.seattle.gov/Portal/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=DPDPublicNotice&TabName=DPDPublicNotice&capID1=25SCI&capID2=00000&capID3=D1478&agencyCode=SEATTLE&IsToShowInspection=

Here's what's being removed:

((No portion of any on-premises or off-premises sign shall be located more than sixty-five (65) feet above the elevation of the sidewalk at the street property line closest to the sign, other than for on-premises signs that only identify hotels and public buildings and where such a sign shall have no rotating or moving parts and shall meet the other requirements of this section.))

And here's what it's being replaced with:

Upper-level signs are signs located more than sixty-five (65) feet above the elevation of the sidewalk at the street property line closet to the sign and are subject to the following general standards in additional to those of 23.55.034.C.1 – 23.55.034.C.4:

• a. All off-premises upper-level signs are prohibited.
• b. Upper-levels signs shall have no moving parts.
• b. Upper-level signs for hotels and public uses are permitted.
• c. Upper-level signs for commercial uses other than hotels are permitted subject to a special Type II land use decision identified in SMC 23.76.006 if all conditions in section 23.55.034.D.3 are met.

Comment on this ordinance is open through Jan 9 2026. You can post your public comment (all of which are expected to be read aloud during council meeting, recorded and posted to the Seattle Channel on YouTube) by going here: https://services.seattle.gov/portal/customization/comments/default.aspx

City Hall also offers the following guidance on how to write an effective comment:

Certain types of development proposals include an opportunity for the public to comment on the permit application. In our review of the permit application, we consider comments that are within the scope of our review and relate to applicable City codes and design guidelines.

To write an effective comment:

• Note the project number and address
• Review the project file and plans
• Consider criteria (listed above) relevant to the application
• Explain your interest in the project
• Provide additional site or context information that you think is important
• State your concerns or support for aspects of the proposal