Seattle Considers Emergency Ordinance Allowing Problem Streets to Be Closed over Crime and Gun Violence

Council eyes street barricades in fight against violence, sex trafficking in north Seattle

The Seattle City Council is expected to vote next week on a plan that would give the SDOT the authority to close streets.

Seattle City Council Committee approves closing streets following gun violence

(The Center Square) - The Seattle City Council’s Public Safety Committee approved an emergency plan Tuesday that will allow closure of residential streets off Aurora Avenue in North Seattle to

Seattle considers emergency ordinance allowing problem streets to be closed over crime and gun violence

The Seattle City Council’s public safety committee Tuesday will consider a proposed emergency ordinance that would allow officials to indefinitely shut down a Seattle street to traffic to address public safety concerns and gun violence. The proposal comes as Mayor Katie Wilson has included street closures in her plan to address crime and gun violence along Aurora Ave. Under the proposal championed by North Seattle Councilmember Debora Juarez, th…