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[Opinion] Seattle mayor proposes car-free Pike Place, touts success in annual speech

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Mayor Bruce Harrell tried to walk the line between acknowledging Seattleites’ continued frustration and highlighting where he sees progress on contentious issues.

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The Stranger

Mayor Harrell’s State of the City: Lots of Words, a Basketball, and One Giant Social Housing-Sized Hole

Many Seattleites may have been blissfully unaware that Mayor Bruce Harrell delivered his annual State of the City address today. Hopefully, most were enjoying the moody, blustery weather in a park somewhere rather than sitting through the event at Benaroya Hall alongside city hall staffers, carefully vetted community leaders, random high schoolers, and other elected officials forced to partake in the proceedings. by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue Many Se…

4 days ago·Seattle, United States

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The Seattle Times

Seattle mayor proposes car-free Pike Place, touts success in annual speech

Mayor Bruce Harrell tried to walk the line between acknowledging Seattleites’ continued frustration and highlighting where he sees progress on contentious issues.

4 days ago·Seattle, United States

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Here’s what Mayor Bruce Harrell has planned for Seattle in 2025

Speaking from the stage at Benaroya Hall, Mayor Bruce Harrell delivered his annual State of the City address Tuesday to an audience of department heads, City Councilmembers, city staff and civic leaders. It was the fourth and final address of Harrell’s first term in office. In it, the mayor, who’s seeking reelection this year, highlighted the progress the city has made since he took office in 2022 amid pandemic turmoil, Seattle’s commitment to f…

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