Thank you, City Council and Mayor Harrell, for continued funding dedicated to travel safety and mobility initiatives as we head into a big year
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has signed the City of Seattle’s 2026 budget into law. The budget was passed unanimously by the City Council, advancing Seattle’s commitment to building a more affordable, connected, and equitable Seattle.
We appreciate the leadership and decision-making by Seattle City Councilmembers, including Select Budget Committee Chair Dan Strauss, Transportation Committee Chair Rob Saka, and every Councilmember who shaped the final budget.
In addition, we appreciate the support of Seattle voters, who passed the Seattle Transportation Levy in 2024 and Seattle Transit Measure in 2020, allowing us to continue making progress to implement the 20-year Seattle Transportation Plan, provide expanded and more reliable transit service, and many other projects to help people get around the city safely and reliably. Thank you, Seattle!
The 2026 Approved Budget Provides SDOT Funding that Supports:
- FIFA World Cup 26™ Readiness: Planning, cleaning, and emergency response functions to support Seattle’s role as a host city and the expected 750,000 visitors.
- Pedestrian Travel Safety Enhancements: Traffic calming and infrastructure to improve pedestrian safety, mobility, and travel experience for people as they walk and roll throughout the city; and expanding traffic safety cameras to support our goal of zero traffic deaths and serious injuries.
- People-Friendly Pike Place Market: Supporting continued partnership with Pike Place Market to ensure essential street functions for businesses and the residential community and provide pedestrian-friendly access, while ensuring ongoing access for emergency vehicles, deliveries, people with mobility needs, and customer pick-up of goods and services.
- Street Use Functions: Increased need for street use inspections and to help address unpermitted vending, particularly near venues and busy spots during evenings and weekends, ensuring the travelers can move around safely.
- Downtown Activation: Activating public spaces in and around Downtown Seattle, including cleanup and maintenance efforts in key areas, an ongoing partnership with Seattle Parks & Recreation and the Office of Arts & Culture.
These projects and services are of great importance to us and to the traveling public, as supported by the final budget. Thank you for your interest!