Funding package tackles backlog, shares costs between homes and businesses
SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels praised the City Council today for its final approval of a funding package that eliminates the city’s arterial street maintenance backlog, improves bicycle and pedestrian safety, and repairs vulnerable bridges across the Seattle.
“It’s a great day for Seattle’s roads and bridges,” said Nickels. “Look out potholes, your days are numbered. This package allows us to finally deal with the growing backlog of repairs afflicting our city’s streets and bridges. I’d like to thank the City Council for supporting my ‘Bridging the Gap’ initiative and recognizing the need to get our streets working again.”
The package approved today keeps whole the mayor’s commitment to eliminate the arterial street maintenance backlog. The Council supported the mayor’s proposed commercial parking fee and business transportation tax, which ensures those who use the streets most also contribute to fixing them. If the levy lid lift wins voter approval in November, the city will be able to accomplish all the major goals Nickels proposed when he announced the "Bridging the Gap" plan in May.
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