Seattle, WA
The Urbanist Podcast: Seattle City Budget Season 2022
On this week’s episode, reporter Ray Dubicki is joined by The Urbanist’s govt director Doug Trumm to debate allocations and changes as Seattle’s funds season strikes into excessive gear. The Metropolis has about $1.7 billion to spend, and there’s no finish of issues people are asking for.
That listing contains loads of requests for avenue renovations and pedestrian enhancements that we’re fairly keen on. And there’s Mayor Harrell’s re-relocating parking enforcement from Seattle Division of Transportation again to the Police Division, which is patently dumb. However first the council has give you methods to shut the anticipated $140 million deficit, a niche that’s projected to extend over the approaching years. It’s a glimpse into some attention-grabbing Seattle management dynamics.
As promised, under are hyperlinks to glorious assets concerning the funds from The Urbanist’s Ryan Packer and Publicola’s Erica C. Barnett. Their dedication wading into these funds proceedings in unparalleled and deeply appreciated.
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Ray Dubicki is a stay-at-home dad and parent-on-call for taking good care of common college and neighborhood duties round Ballard. This lets him see how urbanism works (or doesn’t) throughout the hours most individuals are locked of their workplace. He’s an lawyer and urbanist by coaching, with soup-to-nuts planning expertise from code enforcement to school improvement to writing zoning ordinances. He enjoys utilizing PowerPoint, however solely as a result of it’s not a weekly obligation.