by Meg Hanan | May 2, 2022 | Policy & Advocacy
On April 26 Seattle City Council passed CB 120303 accepting a $20 million RAISE grant and a $5.5 million Port of Seattle contribution towards the construction of the East Marginal Way Corridor Improvement Project. The Chamber is proud to have written a statement of...
by Meg Hanan | Feb 18, 2022 | Policy & Advocacy
The Move Ahead Washington transportation package would make investments to finish projects we have started (like Connecting Washington) while also investing in preservation and maintenance, multimodal transportation, ferries, and ferry and fleet electrification. If...
by Meg Hanan | Jan 31, 2022 | Policy & Advocacy
On January 26, the Sound Transit CEO Selection Committee met to discuss search criteria for the next Sound Transit CEO. Because the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce believes the success of the next Sound Transit CEO is critical to the future of our region, we...
by Meg Hanan | Jan 24, 2022 | Policy & Advocacy
King County Council on Jan. 11 released its committee and meeting schedule for 2022. At that meeting, Council passed two motions; one motion related to the organization of council committees that establishes the purview of each committee. The second motion updated...
by Meg Hanan | Jan 10, 2022 | Policy & Advocacy
On January 4, Seattle City Council met to elect Councilmember Debora Juarez as the next City Council President (2022-2023). The Council also passed a resolution establishing the standing committees for 2022-2023. Below is information outlining Seattle City Council’s...