Residents in the Rainier Valley have also been asking for changes to our streets to try to address drive-by shootings as well, and under Harrell's SDOT those asks went absolutely nowhere and no one on council seemed to care.
Rainier Valley Safe Streets
For the last 2 years, residents here have been asking the mayor and city council to consider reconfiguring the built environment as a means to help deter gun violence. 6 months into a new mayor's term, some members of the city council have conveniently found urgency to take action.
Seattle councilmembers are calling on the mayor to close neighborhood roads near Aurora Avenue, calling it a public safety crisis.
