Sustainability & Transportation
Committee regular meeting days and time:
Committee Members
- Chair: Mike O'Brien
- Vice Chair: Alex Pedersen
- Member: Kshama Sawant
- Alternate: Bruce Harrell
Committee Scope:
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters relating to: the operations of the Seattle Department of Transportation; transportation issues and projects affecting The City of Seattle including transit service, policies, and planning; pedestrian and bicycle programs and planning; transportation system maintenance and repair; traffic control; use of the City right-of-way including permits and vacations; parking policies; neighborhood transportation planning; and freight mobility planning; transportation’s contribution to local, regional, state, and national sustainability and livability objectives and reduction of carbon emissions; coordination of transportation issues and representation of the City’s interests on transportation with the federal government, the State of Washington, King County, Sound Transit, and the Puget Sound Regional Council; and urban sustainability, including the Office of Sustainability and Environment, climate protection, stewardship, conservation programs, district energy, green buildings, and food policy.