Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell delivered his State of the City address, outlining his One Seattle Vision for the city’s future. Mayor Harrell shared actions to address challenges like public safety, homelessness, downtown activation, climate action, and more.
In his remarks, Mayor Harrell highlighted strategies to make Seattle’s downtown safer and more welcoming, including filling vacant storefronts, issuing a future executive order to address fentanyl and synthetic drugs, and creating a linear arts-entertainment cultural district.
“As we work to make Seattle safe for everyone, address homelessness, revitalize Downtown, and build a healthy city for all, we recognize the future Seattle is the one that we’re building today. Once again, we must embrace the boldness and innovation that our city is renowned for, turn policy into progress, and unite to build One Seattle together,” said Mayor Harrell.
Mayor Harell also announced the launch of neighborhood-focused unified care teams to help those experiencing homelessness connect with places to go and provide services to keep city spaces clean. He also shared efforts to tackle the climate crisis through new clean buildings, tree preservation and planting, and Seattle’s Green New Deal investments in resilience hubs and electric heat pump conversion.
Watch Mayor Harell’s full remarks here.
