Broad Coalition hosts City Council Candidates' Forums about Mobility Issues

 

 

Broad Coalition of Advocates Ask Candidates to Think About Mobility

Seattle Council Primary Candidate Forums to be Moderated by Crystal Fincher, Marcus Harrison Green and Colleen Echohawk

 

June 5-14, 2023 – A wide range of citywide and local organizations will be hosting a series of mobility focused candidate forums in the four open races for Seattle City Council. Hosts include: 350 Seattle, Ampersand Bike Club, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587, Cascade Bicycle Club, City of Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee, Disability Mobility Initiative - Disability Rights Washington, National Federation of the Blind, Seattle Chapter, Puget Sound Sage, Seattle Subway, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Seattle Transit Riders Union, Transportation Choices Coalition, Transportation for WashingtonTeamsters 117, Washington Bikes, Washington Council of the Blind Advocacy Committee, West Seattle Bike Connections, Duwamish Valley Safe Streets, Central Seattle Greenways, NE Seattle Greenways and Neighbors from District 5.

 

From transit reliability to safe places to walk, ride and roll, from smooth sidewalks to neighborhoods that can sustain and support us, mobility access and equity are part of all of our lives on a daily basis. And while our needs – as caregivers and transportation workers, as young people and disabled people, as BIPOC leaders and climate champions  – may be different, we all need to be able to get around our community safely, reliably and in ways that will lead us to a sustainable climate future. At this series of four forums, we will learn about how candidates for Seattle City Council will support our needs and build towards a more accessible city with mobility justice for all. Come learn with us!

 

All four forums will be hybrid events: in person and streamed on Zoom. CART and ASL will be provided through Zoom. All venues are wheelchair accessible. All primary candidates in each district have been invited to participate.

 

District 1 Forum Location: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Dewitty Theater 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106 Date: Wednesday, June 14th Time: 5:00-6:30 pm Moderator: Crystal Fincher Zoom registration link	District 4 Forum Location: University of Washington, Savery Hall Rm. 260 Chelan Ln, Seattle, WA 98195) Date: Monday, June 12th Time: 6:00-7:30 pm Moderator: Crystal Fincher Zoom registration link
District 3 Forum Location: Seattle Labor Temple, 1st Floor Conference Room 5030 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134 Date: Saturday, June 10th Time: 2:00-3:30pm Moderator: Marcus Green Zoom registration link	District 5 Forum Location: Haller Lake United Methodist 13055 1st Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125 Date: Monday, June 5th Time: 7:00-8:30 pm Moderator: Colleen Echohawk Zoom registration link