This page is an archive with the letters of advocacy that Lid I-5 has sent to public agencies and elected officials, including letters co-signed with coalitions. It also lists some of our key appearances at public hearings for testimony.
Acronyms include the Pike Pine Urban Neighborhood Council (PPUNC, which was the early host for Lid I-5), The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), and Washington State Convention Center (WSCC).
Letters
April 2, 2024 – Seattle Mayor, Council, and Department of Transportation | Joint letter by a coalition of highways-related advocacy groups asking for highway mitigation funding in the Seattle Transportation Levy. The Levy passed with $30 million for Aurora Avenue improvements and $500,000 for lid feasibility studies in the U District and at Pinehurst Station.
March 2, 2024 – Seattle Mayor and Department of Transportation | Comment on the draft Seattle Transportation Plan.
February 17, 2024 – Seattle Mayor and Office of Planning and Community Development | Comment on the draft Seattle Comprehensive Plan.
August 20, 2023 – Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development | Letter outlining the rationale for Seattle to apply for a planning grant from the federal Reconnecting Communities program. OPCD agreed to apply on behalf of Lid I-5 and much of the letter content was used for the grant application. A $2 million grant was awarded in March 2024.
January 2023 – Washington State Legislature | Lid I-5’s legislative priorities for the year. This resulted in $200,000 in funding awarded to the City of Seattle for further lid studies.
August 11, 2023 – Seattle City Council | Comments on draft Resolution 32100, which later passed and created the City of Seattle’s full official endorsement of the Lid I-5 project.
April 21, 2023 – Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board | Lid I-5 letter urging that Freeway Park’s landmark controls permit the future expansion and evolution of the park
November 4, 2022 – U.S. Department of Transportation | CNU coalition opposition to Reconnecting Communities funds being used to expand highways
February 22, 2022 – Puget Sound Regional Council | Comments on draft 2050 Regional Transportation Plan
September 22, 2021 – U.S. Congress | CNU coalition support for Neighborhood Access and Equity Grants
August 5, 2021 – U.S. Congress | CNU coalition support for the Reconnecting Communities program
July 16, 2021 – U.S. Congress | CNU coalition support for funding the reconnecting communities divided by highways
April 12, 2021 – Washington State Legislature | Support for I-5 corridor scenario analysis funding
April 5, 2021 – Washington State Legislature | Support for I-5 corridor scenario analysis funding
November 18, 2020 – Seattle City Council | Support for bridge maintenance funding
October 31, 2019 – Seattle City Council | Request for Downtown street network study funding
October 12, 2019 – Washington State Legislature | Offer to speak at the Joint Transportation Committee on the future of I-5
July 5, 2019 – U.S. Department of Transportation | Support for BUILD grant application
June 25, 2019 – Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development | Support for I-5 lid feasibility study work plan
April 16, 2019 – Washington State Legislature | Support for I-5 corridor scenario analysis funding
May 7, 2018 – Press Release | Community Package Coalition comment on City Council approval
October 16, 2017 – Press Release | Community Package Coalition agreement announcement
July 17, 2017 – Seattle Design Commission | Community Package Coalition public benefits proposal for the WSCC Addition
May 23, 2017 – WSCC Board of Directors | Community Package Coalition public benefits proposal for the WSCC Addition
May 18, 2017 – Seattle Design Commission | Community Package Coalition public benefits proposal for the WSCC Addition
May 5, 2017 – Seattle Design Commission | Comment on I-5 lid feasibility study scope of work
April 23, 2017 – Seattle Department of Transportation | Comment on Washington State Convention Center Addition street vacation petition (clerk file #314338)
April 10, 2017 – The Seattle Times | Community Package Coalition op-ed
March 17, 2017 – Seattle City Council | Community Package Coalition public benefits proposal for the WSCC Addition
February 16, 2017 – Seattle Design Commission | Community Package Coalition public benefits proposal for the WSCC Addition
January 24, 2017 – WSCC Board of Directors | Community Package Coalition public benefits proposal for the WSCC Addition
September 12, 2016 – Seattle City Council | Lid I-5 support for freeway mitigation in the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan
March 18, 2016 – Seattle Department of Transportation | Collection of coalition letters with requests for public benefits associated with the WSCC street vacation petition
February 4, 2016 – Seattle Design Commission | PPUNC request for public benefits associated with the WSCC Addition street vacation petition
Public Testimony
February 21, 2022 – Washington State Legislature, Senate Transportation Committee
October 15, 2021 – Seattle City Council – Support for Downtown street network study funding
January 13, 2021 – Washington State Legislature, House Transportation Committee
January 12, 2021 – Washington State Legislature, Senate Transportation Committee
April 3, 2018 – Seattle City Council transportation committee
April 18, 2018 – Seattle City Council, full council, public hearing on approving street vacations and public benefits for the WSCC Addition
July 13, 2017 – Seattle Board of Park Commissioners
April 13, 2017 – Seattle Parks District Oversight Committee
April 6, 2017 – Puget Sound Regional Council
February 2, 2017 – Seattle Design Commission
December 16, 2015 – Seattle City Council – PPUNC presents the lid concept at a lunch-and-learn event
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