SDOT Director Greg Spotts focuses on the recent passage of that City’s Proposition 1—an 8-year $1.55 billion transportation levy that received 66% voter approval to fund the modernization of City streets and bridges, as well as: active transportation, shared mobility, and the integration of new housing with transportation.
With an award of $25.6 million from the US Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets For All program, the City of Seattle recently doubled its available funding for safe streets infrastructure improvements. TPR followed up with Greg Spotts—former CSO and executive officer at Streets LA—to update readers on his recent move north to serve as Director of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT).
Reflecting on his time as a dedicated public servant in Los Angeles, VX News is pleased to present this exit interview with Greg Spotts as he leaves in September to become the new Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation.