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Wants to increase the impact of the Seattle Department of Transportation on the city.

- Wants to increase the impact of the Seattle Department of Transportation on the city.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants to "expand investments in shelter, emergency and transitional housing for unhoused neighbors to get everyone inside, off the street as quickly as possible."

Encourages "pathways to homeownership for historically excluded communities."

Supports the construction of more family-sized housing, such as duplexes or triplexes.

Plans to create a faster, more streamlined permitting and design review process.

- Wants to "expand investments in shelter, emergency and transitional housing for unhoused neighbors to get everyone inside, off the street as quickly as possible."
- Encourages "pathways to homeownership for historically excluded communities."
- Supports the construction of more family-sized housing, such as duplexes or triplexes.
- Plans to create a faster, more streamlined permitting and design review process.

Housing & Urban Development

Aims to elevate projects that create low carbon footprints and net zero emissions.

Supports investment in food rescue programs and food access points.

- Aims to elevate projects that create low carbon footprints and net zero emissions.
- Supports investment in food rescue programs and food access points.

Environment

Plans to engage small businesses in governmental programs in order for them to gain more resources.

Wants to support families by providing affordable childcare, afterschool programs, and pathways to college and careers.

Supports investment in youth enrichment programs.

- Plans to engage small businesses in governmental programs in order for them to gain more resources.
- Wants to support families by providing affordable childcare, afterschool programs, and pathways to college and careers.
- Supports investment in youth enrichment programs.

Public Services

Advocates for providing the police, fire, and emergency medic technician departments with additional resources to combat long response times and staff shortages.

Supports increased regulation of firearms and weaponry.

Intends to increase access to mental and behavioral health services to combat crime.

- Advocates for providing the police, fire, and emergency medic technician departments with additional resources to combat long response times and staff shortages.
- Supports increased regulation of firearms and weaponry.
- Intends to increase access to mental and behavioral health services to combat crime.

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Said, "\[a\]s a committed urbanist, I believe that our transportation system should build equity, create safety, support good green economy jobs, and enhance our quality of life and make our lives easier."

Advocates for funding for existing plans for long-term improvement in terms of the transportation system, such as Vision Zero.

Wants to build a safe network of sidewalks and accessible pathways to public transit.

Supports employer-covered transportation.

- Said, "\[a\]s a committed urbanist, I believe that our transportation system should build equity, create safety, support good green economy jobs, and enhance our quality of life and make our lives easier."
- Advocates for funding for existing plans for long-term improvement in terms of the transportation system, such as Vision Zero.
- Wants to build a safe network of sidewalks and accessible pathways to public transit.
- Supports employer-covered transportation.

Plans to increase the amount of Jump Start dollars going towards creating affordable housing.

Supports the Housing Levy renewal and plans to work to implement it further.

Advocates for the expansion of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA), which requires market-rate projects to invest in affordable housing.

Opposes exclusionary zoning and wants to find a more flexible set of guidelines that creates more opportunities to build affordable housing.

Calls to automatically enroll eligible residents in property tax deferral programs.

- Plans to increase the amount of Jump Start dollars going towards creating affordable housing.
- Supports the Housing Levy renewal and plans to work to implement it further.
- Advocates for the expansion of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA), which requires market-rate projects to invest in affordable housing.
- Opposes exclusionary zoning and wants to find a more flexible set of guidelines that creates more opportunities to build affordable housing.
- Calls to automatically enroll eligible residents in property tax deferral programs.

As of October 17, 2023, Alex Hudson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Will develop policies supporting the creation of new small neighborhood businesses in order to supplement the losses seen during the pandemic.

Supports "the implementation of a municipal capital gains tax in light of the City's anticipated budget shortfall" with the goal of making Seattle's tax code more equitable.

Intends to create more support, programs, and employment opportunities for youth.

- Will develop policies supporting the creation of new small neighborhood businesses in order to supplement the losses seen during the pandemic.
- Supports "the implementation of a municipal capital gains tax in light of the City's anticipated budget shortfall" with the goal of making Seattle's tax code more equitable.
- Intends to create more support, programs, and employment opportunities for youth.

Wants to implement alternative crisis responses due to longer response times from 911 responders and police officers.

Plans to reform the Seattle police through increased accountability and transparency; greater training and education with an emphasis on culture change; and more community-led violence intervention and engagement.

Supports greater restrictions on firearms and weaponry.

Advocates for the expansion of programs such as JustCARE, mental health recovery and Co-LEAD in order to combat crime and homelessness.

- Wants to implement alternative crisis responses due to longer response times from 911 responders and police officers.
- Plans to reform the Seattle police through increased accountability and transparency; greater training and education with an emphasis on culture change; and more community-led violence intervention and engagement.
- Supports greater restrictions on firearms and weaponry.
- Advocates for the expansion of programs such as JustCARE, mental health recovery and Co-LEAD in order to combat crime and homelessness.

Alex Hudson

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy, including passing legislation about the police, fire department, parks, libraries, electricity, water, solid waste, and drainage utilities. 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
- City council members serve four year terms, and elections are nonpartisan. City council members are either elected to represent specific districts or are elected at-large, meaning that they represent the entire city. 