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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Passing on for your information.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>ACT NOW for a 2023 City Budget that reflects your values!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img width=400 height=168 style='width:4.1666in;height:1.75in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/SNG-horizontal-logo-for-Summer-Parkways.png"></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you to those of you that have been engaged in Budget Advocacy already this year! We’re now in the home stretch. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The City of Seattle is failing to reach its safety, equity, and climate goals. A budget is a moral document, and we are working with the <a href="https://www.seattlesolidaritybudget.com/">Seattle Solidarity Budget Coalition</a> to ask the City Council to amend the Mayor’s proposed budget to better reflect our shared values.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/t80V0zXegP5NATg6-7Utcw">Click here</a> to email the City Council to support the Solidarity Budget transportation asks.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/t80V0zXegP5NATg6-7Utcw" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=55 style='width:2.0833in;height:.5729in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/Act-Now-button.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>ACT NOW: </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Three easy ways to ask the City Council to pass a #BudgetToLive and #BudgetToThrive, including safety for people walking, rolling, biking, and taking transit:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Speak during the public comment </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>period at the Budget Committee Meeting <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>TONIGHT, Tuesday, Nov 15, 5:00 pm. </span></strong>Comment virtually (<a href="https://www.seattle.gov/council/committees/public-comment">sign up 2 hrs prior</a>) or in person at Council chambers at Seattle City Hall. <a href="https://www.seattle.gov/council/committees/public-comment">Click here</a> for more information, and <a href="http://bit.ly/sbtakeaction">find Solidarity Budget talking points here</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/t80V0zXegP5NATg6-7Utcw">Click here</a> to send an email to</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>council members.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Word of mouth is the best form of advocacy - <strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>share this Action Alert with at least 3 friends</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SAVE THE DATE: There will be additional opportunities to make public comments on Monday, November 21 at 9:30 am</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=600 height=303 style='width:6.25in;height:3.1562in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://sngmultisite-live-1909bea0e1b94bb7bde74-085e418.divio-media.org/images/DVSS-Budget-Hearing-Public-Comment.width-800.png" alt="Three people, one holding a baby in a child carrier, speak into microphones at City Hall in front of signs that read "></span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Solidarity Budget priorities include for <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>four</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>critical transportation priorities to make the budget better reflect our city’s values</span></strong>:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Keep the traffic enforcement division in SDOT, don’t move it back to SPD: </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks to your advocacy, the council budget keeps Parking Enforcement Officers in SDOT while the city determines where the division should ultimately reside – but this will almost certainly be challenged. Civilian workers belong in a civilian-led department, and Parking Enforcement Officers should be partners in curb space management – to get people parking in places that allow everyone access to sidewalks, bike lanes, curb ramps, and more. The division should stay within SDOT to allow greater collaboration to <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dPgwFpBmRcnziYRnHGmb6FQDi1tgleYqxg-nLXVoNEE/edit?usp=sharing">make our streets safer using more strategies than just ticketing</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Fund protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements in District 2</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>. Since the Mayor released his proposed budget at the end of September, 7 people have been hit and killed while walking, rolling, or biking in Seattle, and over ½ of these deaths came in D2. These deaths are a policy choice the city has made over the years by refusing to invest in safe street infrastructure in the South End. Council should shift funding from car infrastructure and from neighborhoods that have historically seen high investment in street safety projects to fund protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements in D2.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Automated speed camera enforcement expansion needs to be equitable. </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Automated speed cameras are effective at getting drivers to slow down in school zones, and better than armed officer enforcement. In fact, <a href="https://www.our-streets.org/the-real-deal/traffic-cameras">95% of drivers that receive a ticket never get a 2nd ticket at that location</a>. However, there are surveillance concerns and high ticket costs are disproportionately harsh for lower income residents. In the long term, please investigate tiered ticketing based on income. In the short term, this program must issue warnings instead of tickets for first violations and create alternatives for people who can’t pay.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Reverse cuts that make our City less accessible for disabled people.</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> The balancing package cuts $4M for sidewalk maintenance and $1.5M for ADA compliance in parks. Uneven and crumbling sidewalks pose extreme mobility challenges to people with disabilities and create tripping hazards – especially for elders – and many of our parks are extremely inaccessible. Even at the current rate of funding, it will take centuries for Seattle to repair the 150,000+ repair issues that the city knows about. Council should not cut funding to these vital and already extremely under-funded programs.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://bit.ly/sbtakeaction"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Click here</span></strong></a> to see talking points for other Solidarity Budget priorities.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/t80V0zXegP5NATg6-7Utcw" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=55 style='width:2.0833in;height:.5729in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/Act-Now-button.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=600 height=330 style='width:6.25in;height:3.4375in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613e8d61fbd3b117e8ff546f/1663976102904-P0LDPEOIKHVEX2RMKA9U/solidarity_budget.jpg?format=1000w" alt="A large group of people pose with fists raised in front of Seattle City Hall at night in front of a banner that reads "></span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Background:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This week, the Budget Committee Chair presented a draft Council budget that responds to council member and community priorities. Thanks to your advocacy, this new draft budget improves on the Mayor’s proposed budget in many ways, but there’s still a lot of work to do to bring us closer to the Solidarity Budget Coalition’s vision. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Over the last month and a half, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, has been advocating for a city budget that aligns with our shared values of safety, equity, and climate. We remain committed to organizing as a cross-movement coalition and working together for a city budget that allows us all to live and to thrive.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In one week, council members will vote on final amendments to the budget. Council needs to hear from you NOW!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/t80V0zXegP5NATg6-7Utcw" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=55 style='width:2.0833in;height:.5729in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/Act-Now-button.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you for your continued advocacy!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Want to do more? Get involved in Seattle Neighborhood Greenways by <a href="https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/nh2jaN1TtPutuDRTl9D5RQ?t=1524767220"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>volunteering with us</span></strong></a> or<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></strong><a href="https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/cHEGKrdwq8zgyufFhza4sA"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>donating</span></strong></a> to support our work.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=100 height=96 style='width:1.0381in;height:1.0in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/clara.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Clara Cantor<br>she/her</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Community Organizer</span><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Seattle Neighborhood Greenways</span><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://email.mg2.littlegreenlight.net/c/eJxdjk1qxDAMRk9jL40s_8hdeNEwzDWC63gcFycpicswtx9nSrsoCCQ-pKc3eSfjG_HiEaQDKw2CMgBCiqskjfoiNWkY7ABMw5JR1NJaTXlPaa0lz02sqfGa67iEUsuaxzIxMzBz8WdDRCKrsA894tXPrX0x9c7w2utI4Q92D49DbHvuMd_953bM8V5qLWE5-ud80kXcFt58iHH7XtsoJSris_-YLDllIVl9c2SUdiRNgim4c-GmXna_R__sXowfuSfDkk5L" target="_blank">Website</a> - <a href="http://email.mg2.littlegreenlight.net/c/eJxdjs1uhCAQgJ8GjmQYQPTAoWazvfXSBzCILNKM2iiN6dsXt-mlySTzk5lvvsm1MnSWZ4cgW2ikQVAGQEhxl1ajvkltNfRND0zDklBQLoVi2mNcKae5iDUWTomGxWfKaxryxEzPzM1dCRGtbRTWoo44ubmUT6ZeGN5rlLPC4i7CttTu_e31op7---C7-9iOOZyZKPvlqL_Txb82eXE-hO1rLYOUqCyfnYfuMVrAB3glO0DvJzRtN41hRB8Qn35_R__8noxfvR-Jf0_X" target="_blank">Twitter</a> - <a href="http://email.mg2.littlegreenlight.net/c/eJxdj01uwyAQhU8DS8TwGy9YxEqTA_QAFiaAabGpYiLU2xen6qbSSDN6mnnvm7s5gRs0ToZROFEFklEuKSVArqAFExcQWtBRjRQJukZGcqo1-_jwfsspLpVsvuIc87TalNMWp3RHckTyYo7GGNNacdaHLuFsllq_dsTPiF17tdZIsM7PpXwSV9Yuvb-db4d5s987fpiPsi-upZyTXfeOEI-YYxVXY50rz61OAIxrvJhZdy-rQwDJ-y9KwUBhCLNXQQOAfWH-Hf3DfHn8Uv4A3EhR-g" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Seattle Neighborhood Greenways.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/o/eJxdjUuOgzAQRE-Dl6i7sR174c0o90CNaXs8w0cCR6O5fYAom6yqVNKrJwGtdUZ7S6TG4KGzaFQJBESIaIgACFsLFsEnTDrJYAgbDXNud-FaJ8mbyPLH_3u7bllNeepnLlNZcl_Gxnw15h7OIOpuHpyjox2b2sIPx3XY6_Yov_vMx2c-wTaus6qBY1wfS-0RD059B0zegVCUG7MW03kLkSRpMw7sEtlL_IY-xNfHS_sEdKdFxg" /><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>