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Seattle officials introduce bill to help residents battle gun violence
The proposal would let Seattle’s transportation director close streets on police advice, giving residents an official option instead of unauthorized barricades.
- Seattle City Council members are drafting a bill to authorize street closures for public safety, responding to residents who recently erected unauthorized barricades along Aurora Avenue North to deter gun violence.
- Desperate to curb violence, neighbors installed steel planters to block vehicle access after gunfire struck a home near an infant's bedroom on May 16, prompting the barricade effort.
- The Transportation Department removed the unauthorized planters Friday, replacing them with concrete traffic calming measures to ensure emergency vehicle access and trash collection.
- Councilmember Debora Juarez and Mayor Katie Wilson are championing legislation allowing the police chief to recommend street closures for 30, 60, or 90 days as a deterrent.
- The Council could take up the measure next month, though officials warn policies must prevent simply shifting criminal activity to other nearby streets.
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Seattle City Council proposal would use street closures to curb gun violence
Next month the Seattle City Council could take up legislation to make street closures an official tool to prevent gun violence. This comes after residents near Aurora Avenue North created barriers to block vehicle access to their streets last week, in an attempt to keep drive-by shootings from flowing into their neighborhoods.
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Seattle officials introduce bill to help residents battle gun violence
SEATTLE — After some North Seattle neighbors blocked streets with barricades to prevent gunfire, city officials are working on legislation that could help other neighborhoods do the same. Read more...
·Vancouver, United States
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