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Seattle Transportation Committee (Dec 2, 2025) recommends confirmation of multiple advisory-board appointments; hears SDOT levy update and discusses two ordinances
SeattleDec 2, 20253 min read
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The committee voted unanimously (5-0) to recommend City Council confirm 21 appointments and reappointments to the Transportation Levy Oversight Committee and various advisory boards (freight, pedestrian, transit, bicycle, and school traffic safety). SDOT presented the Levy Delivery Plan progress and 2026 look-ahead as an information item. Two council bills — an alley vacation in Denny Triangle (CB 121117) and a pedestrian skybridge permit (CB 121022) — were discussed.
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- Recommended City Council confirm Timothy Harrison Chang to the Transportation Levy Oversight Committee (term to Dec 31, 2028).
- Recommended City Council confirm appointments and reappointments to the Seattle Freight Advisory Board (Tyler Blackwell, Giovanni Mottolese, Herb Krohn, Waylon Robert, Stuart G. Thompson) for terms to May 31, 2027.
- Recommended City Council confirm appointments and reappointments to the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (Lily Andualem, Delaney Lind, Chris Mackay) for terms to March 31, 2027.
- Recommended City Council confirm appointments and reappointments to the Seattle Transit Advisory Board (Priyadharshini Balan, Zach Burton, Dana Coppernoll-Houston, Carolyn Tillinger, Daniel Wolpert) for terms to Aug 2, 2027.
- Recommended City Council confirm appointments and reappointments to the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (Joan Chen, Madin Akpo-Esambe, Ksenia I. Ershova, Taylor Hom, Nia Ransom) for terms to Aug 31, 2026/2027.
- Recommended City Council confirm appointments to the Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee (Elizabeth Day; reappointment of Noa Guter) for terms to March 31, 2028.
- Heard Information Item Inf 2803: SDOT Levy Delivery Plan Progress and 2026 Look Ahead (presentation delivered).
- Discussed CB 121117: ordinance to vacate the alley in Block 24, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Second Addition (Denny Triangle) and accept a Property Use and Development Agreement (petition of GID Development Group and Seattle Parks and Recreation Department).
- Discussed CB 121022: ordinance to permit HST Lessee West Seattle LLC to maintain and operate a pedestrian skybridge over Virginia Street between 5th and 6th Avenues for a 15-year term (renewable once for 15 years) and related conditions.
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Transportation Committee
Dec 2, 2025, 12:00 AMCouncil Chamber, City Hall
600 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104scheduled
Agenda
- This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business. Pursuant to Council Rule VI.C.10, members of the public providing public comment in Chambers will be broadcast via Seattle Channel.
- Please Note: Times listed are estimated
- Call To Order
- Approval of the Agenda
- Public Comment
- Items of Business
- Appointment of Timothy Harrison Chang as member, Transportation Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
- Appointment of Tyler Blackwell as member, Seattle Freight Advisory Board, for a term to May 31, 2027.
- Appointment of Giovanni Mottolese as member, Seattle Freight Advisory Board, for a term to May 31, 2027.
- Reappointment of Herb Krohn as member, Seattle Freight Advisory Board, for a term to May 31, 2027.
- Reappointment of Waylon Robert as member, Seattle Freight Advisory Board, for a term to May 31, 2027.
- Appointment of Stuart G. Thompson as member, Seattle Freight Advisory Board, for a term to May 31, 2027.
- Appointment of Lily Andualem as member, Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board, for a term to March 31, 2027.
- Reappointment of Delaney Lind as member, Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board, for a term to March 31, 2027.
- Appointment of Chris Mackay as member, Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board, for a term to March 31, 2027.
- Reappointment of Priyadharshini Balan as member, Seattle Transit Advisory Board, for a term to August 2, 2027.
- Reappointment of Zach Burton as member, Seattle Transit Advisory Board, for a term to August 2, 2027.
- Reappointment of Dana Coppernoll-Houston as member, Seattle Transit Advisory Board, for a term to August 2, 2027.
- Reappointment of Carolyn Tillinger as member, Seattle Transit Advisory Board, for a term to August 2, 2027.
- Appointment of Daniel Wolpert as member, Seattle Transit Advisory Board, for a term to August 2, 2027.
- Appointment of Joan Chen as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term to August 31, 2026.
- Reappointment of Madin Akpo-Esambe as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- Reappointment of Ksenia I. Ershova as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- Reappointment of Taylor Hom as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- Reappointment of Nia Ransom as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- Appointment of Elizabeth Day as member, Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee, for a term to March 31, 2028.
- Reappointment of Noa Guter as member, Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee, for a term to March 31, 2028.
- SDOT Levy Delivery Plan Progress and 2026 Look Ahead
- AN ORDINANCE vacating the alley in Block 24, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Second Addition, in the Denny Triangle neighborhood; and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement, on the petition of GID Development Group and the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department (Clerk File 313843).
- AN ORDINANCE granting HST Lessee West Seattle LLC permission to continue maintaining and operating a pedestrian skybridge over and across Virginia Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue, for a 15-year term, renewable for one successive 15-year term; specifying the conditions under which this permit is granted; and providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions.
- Adjournment
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