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Happy Indigenous People’s Day! This week and always we honor and celebrate the Muckleshoot, Snoqualmie, Puyallup, Tulalip, Suquamish, Duwamish, and all the Indigenous peoples whose lands we occupy. We must also collectively commit to advancing justice for all Native American peoples. For a list of ways to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day, visit this link.
This month, three new Link Light Rail stations officially opened at Northgate Mall,
Roosevelt, and right here at the University of Washington in District 2. In addition to providing access to economic and educational opportunities in our region, King County Metro has organized a full restructure of service around these new stops to better connect our region with reliable service. You can learn more about the new stops and the changes to service by visiting the Metro Matters Blog.
It’s an exciting time for public transportation with 25 new light rail stops opening in just the next three years, including one at Judkins Park. So stay tuned as our region grows closer together with each new stop!
RapidRide, a fast and frequent Metro line, is coming to Madison Street in our district! When the RapidRide G Line opens in 2024, it will connect some of Seattle’s densest neighborhoods with frequent, reliable transit.
RapidRide G Line is a partnership between King County Metro, the City of Seattle and Sound Transit. It will create a frequent and reliable public transportation line between 1st Ave and Martin Luther King Jr Way. The route will serve dense neighborhoods in downtown Seattle, First Hill, Capitol Hill, the Central District, and Madison Valley.
Read more on the project and timelines over on the Metro Matters Blog.
I’m very excited to share that after months of community organizing, US Bank has agreed to donate their building to Skyway!
Community ownership of neighborhood assets is our best chance to stop displacement. Huge shout out to Renton Innovation Zone Partnership, US Bank, and King County Housing Authority!
The US Bank building will house the future “Skyway Resource Center”, which will be a neighborhood resource center, providing access to economic empowerment, educational advancement, health and wellness, and leadership services for Skyway residents. Read more here.
The Skyway subarea plan is currently in the public review draft phase until October 28th. This plan will provide policy guidance to the county for decades, on Skyway’s future. Please visit www.publicinput.com/skyway to review and provide comments.
In addition to the subarea plan process, King County Executive Dow Constantine presented the Skyway-West Hill and North Highline Anti-Displacement Strategies Report tto the King County Council.
In coordination with the community, Local Services and the Department of Community and Human Services have worked over the past year and a half to recommend anti-displacement strategies for the Skyway-West Hill and North Highline communities. The Anti-Displacement Strategies Report is a result of this collaborative work. The report can be found at this link for anyone who wants to view.
One of the strategies recommended in the Anti-Displacement Strategies Report is to establish housing regulations that will increase the availability of affordable housing in Skyway-West Hill and North Highline.
Local Services is seeking input on proposed changes to King County’s development regulations that, depending on the location of new residential development in the two communities—or major renovations of existing developments—may require or provide incentives to create affordable housing units with the new or renovated development.
The intention is to have regulations in place for when there is interest in more robust development in the two communities, providing opportunities for increasing affordable housing by leveraging the new construction activity.
The draft ordinance can be found here. If you have comments on the draft ordinance, you may email PermittingLegislation@kingcounty.gov.
On Tuesday, October 5, the King County Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) presented an overview of its recommendations to the Council’s Law and Justice Committee. These recommendations will be used by the King County Executive in the recruitment and selection of the next King County Sheriff.
The committee was comprised of representatives from a variety of constituencies throughout the county. The report presents a set of core values, priority outcomes, and recruitment process considerations, all with the goal of ensuring racial equity, collaboration, and community healing. This includes the future Sheriff’s office approaching “public safety as a partnership grounded in community relationships” and an office where “Sheriff’s deputies should be seen – and see themselves – as integral members of the communities they serve”. Additionally, the report recommends improvements to public safety be addressed as a countywide responsibility with a focus on race and social equity and “authentic participation by impacted communities.”
A link to the report is here. To access the video recording of the Law and Justice Committee meeting please use this link.
The Southeast Seattle Senior Center will be hosting a Community Vaccination Event on Saturday, October 16th from 10am-1pm. Boosters are also available for those at least 65 years old.
No appointment is needed, but vaccines and boosters will be available at a first come first serve basis. There will be a DJ and BBQ sack lunches to go.
The Central District Panthers, a youth football and cheer program, are calling on community members to come to football practices every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 5:30-7:00 pm at Garfield Community Center. In late September, gunshots were fired next to our youth as they practiced. Our kids deserve to play and grow without worrying about gun violence. Please show up to support our youth!
You are invited to the upcoming community event, Careers in Construction: Mechanical & Plumbing in the panel series ‘’Build the Beach, For Us by Us”, a forum for dialogue around the reconstruction of Rainier Beach High School.
 General information will be shared about the mechanical plumbing trades. In addition, there will also be the amazing opportunity to learn more about a locally owned company, Apollo Mechanical Contractors and their partner, Adept Mechanical. Come learn how to jump start your career in mechanical or plumbing and gain valuable knowledge about the Build the Beach for Us by Us project.
When: Thursday, October 14th at 6pm.
How: You can register by clicking on this link
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