Perhaps you’ve noticed a lot of construction on Seattle streets this year: new bike lanes along MLK, fresh pavement and bus shelters on Madison Street, and sidewalk replacements across the city.

That’s because the Seattle Department of Transportation has money to spend. 

In 2015, voters passed a $930 million transportation levy called “Move Seattle.”

And initially, Seattle was slow moving that money out the door.

“Move Seattle” expires this year and Seattle voters will likely be deciding on whether to raise their property taxes again for a new transportation levy this fall.

And this one is clocking in at over $1.5 billion.

Tomorrow, the city council plans to vote on the final version of a Seattle transportation levy that will appear on ballots in November.

Guests:

• Greg Spotts, Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation

Related Links:

• The Urbanist: SDOT Sprints Toward the End of the Move Seattle Era
• Seattle Times: Sidewalks top of mind for Seattle’s priciest-ever transportation levy
• KUOW: $1B for sidewalks, bike lanes, and road repairs: Seattle transportation levy ahead