What’s happening: Seattle City Council is currently finalizing the 2027-2028 city budget, and they need to hear from you! Seattle Streets Alliance is telling City Council:

1. No $1.25M Cut to Safe Routes to School. This funding builds safety improvements for kids walking and biking to school and is vital for families across Seattle and all road users. City Council has been actively expanding the school zone speed camera program. As revenue from those tickets increases, we were promised that it would be invested into permanent infrastructure that keeps kids safe, not used to backfill budget holes for signals. Any automated enforcement cameras should be a temporary solution, and all revenue should go towards physical street safety improvements.
2. Prioritize Safety on Rainier Ave S. Support Councilmember Lin's proposal to advance funding for safety projects on Rainier Ave S. On average, a community member is injured in a car crash on Rainier Ave S every 2 1/2 days, and has been for the last 10 years. We cannot continue to wait on this vital safety project.

We also support the Solidarity Budget Coalition’s push against austerity budgeting. We need to shift funding from criminalization to invest in community needs and pass new progressive revenue to adequately fund our city’s needs. See here for more details.

Thank you for your advocacy!