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Officials advocate for enhanced security and community support following fatal attack on transit operator.

At an in‑person public hearing on July 13, dozens of riders, labor and housing advocates urged the Select Committee to advance a fully funded Seattle transit measure to the ballot and to reject amendments (notably 3, 4, 5 and 13) that speakers said would cut service or add burdensome approvals.

On Nov. 21 the council approved a set of budget-related bills: a change in short‑term rental tax revenue use, a package raising SDCI permitting fees (cited as an average 18% increase) to cover an $8 million gap, and an expansion allowing transit-security uses for a transportation benefit district measure; votes varied and several members voiced concerns about impacts on small projects and voter intent.

OIR told the council Sound Transit updated its system and work plan and that state legislation (including expanded bonding authority) will be needed to support ST3 program delivery.

On July 21, 2026 the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to place a 10‑year, 0.3% sales/use tax transit measure on the Nov. 3 ballot, with amendments adding reporting deadlines and studies of school‑adjacent routes; sponsors estimated about $1.4 billion in revenue and 100,000 additional service hours.

At a July 13 remote public hearing, dozens of riders, disability advocates, labor and climate groups urged the Select Committee on the Seattle Transportation Benefit District to send Council Bill 121226 to the November ballot and to reject amendments (notably 3, 4, 5 and 13) that would reduce transit funding or delay renewal.

Councilmember Kettle proposed reducing the proposed Seattle Transit Measure from 0.3% to 0.2%; proponents cited affordability and opponents warned the reduction would cut roughly 1.1 million service hours over 10 years and eliminate several infrastructure allocations.

At a July 6 committee hearing on the proposed Seattle Transit Measure, wide public comment urged preserving a 0.3% sales tax and a 10-year term while Chair Rob Saka introduced an amendment to authorize additional safety and security spending in the wake of a shooting on a Metro bus.

Council staff briefed the Select Committee on a proposed 0.3% sales-and-use tax to renew the Seattle Transit Measure for up to 10 years; speakers including transit unions, rider groups, disability advocates and residents urged more frequent service, low-income passes and accessible sidewalks while councilmembers pressed staff on deliverability, safety and trade-offs between service hours and capital projects.

Council unanimously approved a resolution setting guiding principles for a coordinated Westlake Park transportation hub, with supporters calling it a catalyst for downtown revitalization and opponents arguing safety and priority issues remain.

Seattle and regional transit agencies told the committee they are adding buses, special trains and a match‑day shuttle; federal ($8.4M) and state ($9M) transit allocations will help expand service, implement tap‑to‑pay and support visitor passes, while SDOT plans street closures, micromobility corrals and a construction moratorium on key corridors during the tournament.

Sound Transit briefed the City Council Feb. 23 on the enterprise initiative and ST3 project status, citing a $34.5 billion gap in cost savings or new funding and announcing key openings (Cross Lake connection March 28). Council members pressed agency staff on alignment with Seattle’s land‑use changes and on the city’s share of downtown tunnel costs.

SDOT plans to improve bus lanes and signal systems using a $2M allocation.