SEATTLE - On Friday, August 21, Mayor Katie Wilson will join Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) leaders, City Councilmembers, and community partners to announce a new Executive Order directing the City to accelerate actions to make Seattle streets safer and prevent serious and fatal crashes. 

The Executive Order advances the City’s Vision Zero work, including accelerating priority street safety projects and other actions to reduce dangerous speeding and improve safety for people walking, biking, rolling and driving. 

The announcement will take place in front of Cleveland High School, near an SDOT pedestrian safety improvement project currently under construction at 13th Ave S and S Lucile St. The project provides a tangible example of the types of safety improvements underway across Seattle and connects to the City’s focus on safer travel for students and families as the school year approaches.  

WHO: 

• Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson 

• Seattle Department of Transportation Acting Director Angela Brady 

• Seattle City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck 

• Seattle City Councilmember Eddie Lin  

• Seattle Fire Department Fire Chief Harold D. Scoggins 

• Seattle Police Department Lieutenant Brandon James   

• Seattle Streets Alliance Executive Director Gordon Padelford 

• Cleveland High School Coach Aaron Roche 

WHEN:  Friday, August 21, 2026, at 1 p.m. 

WHERE:  Cleveland High School, 5511 15th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108 (in front of the school) 

WHAT:  Mayor Wilson and other participants will provide brief remarks about the Vision Zero Executive Order and the City’s work to accelerate street safety improvements. The event will include a photo opportunity highlighting safety improvements underway at the site, followed by media Q&A.

VISUALS: Mayor Wilson and other participants speaking and other participants speaking in front of Cleveland High School; Executive Order signing and group photo opportunity nearby pedestrian safety improvements currently under construction.