![]() ![]() But according to meeting minutes from late 2021, commission staff concluded that the funding that is coming, which includes $400,000 in Governor Jay Inslee’s proposed 2022 budget, wouldn’t be enough to impact more than a few small projects. The traffic safety commission does issue grants around pedestrian and bicyclist safety. That council, made up of public employees and members of transportation advocacy organizations from around the state, doesn’t actually meet in public and isn’t technically a decision-making body, or so the traffic safety commission argues, so it will be the broader commission actually approving the use of the funds. The Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council, a subcommitee of the Traffic Safety Commission, has been discussing how to utilize the funds, which are being deposited in an account named after that committee. Until now, it has not been clear what those dollars would actually be used for. Under the terms of that pilot, after overhead costs, half of the proceeds from citations issued under that authorization do not stay in the City of Seattle but are earmarked for a new account that has been created for “bicycle, pedestrian, and nonmotorist safety improvements” administered by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Those tickets, $75 after an initial warning-only, were able to be issued via automatic camera thanks to a Seattle-specific pilot program that was authorized by the state legislature in 2020. (Photo by the author)įor the entirety of 2021, the City of Seattle issued citations to drivers using the West Seattle low bridge during the hours of the day when traffic is restricted to transit, freight, emergency vehicles, and a small number of other authorized users. A portion of revenue from Seattle's pilot transit and intersection cameras is going to statewide programs. ![]()
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