<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>We (among others) did it! Well, partially. They still voted to propose removing the 1st Ave Streetcar from the transit plan but we take our wins where we get them.<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.theurbanist.org/2024/11/18/council-affirms-support-for-slu-streetcar-opposes-extension/">https://www.theurbanist.org/2024/11/18/council-affirms-support-for-slu-streetcar-opposes-extension/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Wed, Nov 13, 2024, at 08:13, Katie Wilson wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div>The GC approved this letter last night, with the addition Wes made based on Kristina’s comments. Just sent, see below. Thanks for the quick work, everyone!<br></div><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:<br></div><div><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>From: </b></span></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Wilson <katie@transitriders.org></span><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Subject: </b></span></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Letter from TRU re: Proposed Transportation Budget Amendments</b></span><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Date: </b></span></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">November 13, 2024 at 8:12:01 AM PST</span><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>To: </b></span></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">maritza.rivera@seattle.gov, cathy.moore@seattle.gov, sara.nelson@seattle.gov, dan.strauss@seattle.gov, robert.kettle@seattle.gov, tanya.woo@seattle.gov, joy.hollingsworth@seattle.gov, "Morales, Tammy" <Tammy.Morales@seattle.gov>, rob.saka@seattle.gov, bruce.harrell@seattle.gov</span><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cc: </b></span></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hannah Thoreson <Hannah.Thoreson@seattle.gov>, "Kranzler, Andra" <Andra.Kranzler@seattle.gov>, elaine.ko@seattle.gov, anthony.derrick@seattle.gov, steven.smith@seattle.gov, gavin.haines@seattle.gov, jeremy.mohn@seattle.gov, jesse.franz@seattle.gov, sarah.mayes2@seattle.gov, Adiam.Emery@seattle.gov</span><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div>Budget Chair Strauss, Councilmembers, and Mayor Harrell:<br></div><div><br></div><div>Please find attached a letter from TRU members on several proposed amendments to the transportation section of the city budget, specifically regarding bus lanes and our streetcar system.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,<br></div><div>Katie<br></div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-line:none;overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-line:none;overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-line:none;overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;"><span style="color:#666666;"><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:13px;">Katie Wilson</span></span></span><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;"><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="color" style="color:#666666;">General Secretary</span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="color" style="color:#666666;">Transit Riders Union</span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="color" style="color:#666666;">https://transitriders.org</span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span><span class="color" style="color:#666666;">206-781-7204</span></span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="color" style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><i><span class="color" style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">The Transit Riders Union is a democratic organization of working and poor </span></i><i><span class="color" style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">people, including students, seniors, and people with disabilities, taking control over our own lives, and building up the power we </span></i><i><span class="color" style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">need to change society for the good of humanity and of the planet. We will </span></i><i><span class="color" style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">fight to preserve, expand, and improve the public transportation system in </span></i><i><span class="color" style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">Seattle and beyond, so that every human being has access to safe, </span></i><i><span class="color" style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">affordable, and reliable public transit.</span></i><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><i><span class="color" style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span></i><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span><span class="color" style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">Sign up for my newsletter <a href="https://bit.ly/wilsonkatieb">here</a>.</span></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>Transit mailing list<br></div><div><a href="mailto:Transit@transitriders.org">Transit@transitriders.org</a><br></div><div><a href="http://lists.transitriders.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transit">http://lists.transitriders.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transit</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Attachments:</b><br></div><ul><li>TRU comments on 2024 SCC budget.pdf<br></li></ul></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>