<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>This just in. Let me know if you’re interested in a briefing and we could set one up.</div>
<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Paulk-C, Traci" <Traci.Paulk-C@seattle.gov><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Briefing re: SDOT Harrison and Mercer Transit Access Project for Seattle Transit Riders Union</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">March 19, 2024 at 2:12:47 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"katie@transitriders.org" <katie@transitriders.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DOT_HarrisonMercer <DOT_Harrison_St@seattle.gov><br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Katie, </div><p style="margin: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Hello! As you may be aware, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Seattle Department of Transportation<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>(SDOT) is planning an upcoming<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/current-projects/harrison-mercer-transit-access" id="OWA7b59690c-8b81-dc38-76f0-c68781c4edac" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/current-projects/harrison-mercer-transit-access" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">Harrison and Mercer Transit Access Project</a></b> focused on creating a new pedestrian-focused corridor across South Lake Union, rebuilding the roadway to support future transit service, and accommodating future regional transit routes coming from Northeast Seattle, the SR-522 corridor, I-405 corridor and Renton.</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">As a next step, we’re reaching out to community organizations including<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666667px;"><b>Seattle</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b> Transit Riders Union</b> to see if you might be interested in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>receiving a general briefing from the SDOT team about the project scope and timeline.</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">You can contact us by email here or below to schedule and you can also view additional background<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>at the project website<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/current-projects/harrison-mercer-transit-access" id="OWA3ad6b7e0-76cd-24f9-ff6d-ecbf1030358a" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/current-projects/harrison-mercer-transit-access" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">here</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>(As an FYI, I'll send a note to Beau and Mike, as well.)</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thank you! </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Traci Paulk</span></div><div style="margin: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Harrison and Mercer Transit Access Project Team </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(76, 44, 146);"><u><a href="mailto:HarrisonMercer@Seattle.gov" id="OWA061a51cf-8815-ba84-4065-88dacb34d401" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="1" style="color: rgb(76, 44, 146); margin: 0px;">HarrisonMercer@Seattle.gov</a></u></span></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>