Potential Amendments to Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Closes June 8, 2026

For workers and businesses located within Seattle: The Office of Labor Standards (OLS) and the Office for Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) are advising City Council on potential changes to the Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) Ordinance and want to hear from you. The PSST law has been in effect since 2012 and requires employers to provide paid leave for employees who work in Seattle: - To care for themselves or a family member for a physical or mental health condition, including a doctor appointment - To care for themselves, a family member, or a household member for reasons related to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking - When their family member’s school or place of care has been closed - When their place of business has been closed by order of a public official for health reasons - For employers of business with 250+ FTE, when their place of business has been closed for any health or safety reason. This law is for all workers in Seattle regardless of their immigration status. If you would like to provide feedback, please fill out our survey to provide comments. This survey is anonymous and will be open until end of day on Monday June 8th. For any questions, please contact Diana Salazar (OLS), diana.salazar@seattle.gov or Jena Yang (OIRA), jena.yang@seattle.gov‍ ‍

City of Seattle: ADA Transition Plan Survey 2026 By Sept 15, 2026

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) strives to provide a pedestrian network that is accessible and usable for everyone. While a range of SDOT projects include accessible pedestrian improvements in their plans, SDOT’s ADA Program is updating our ADA Transition Plan to further define priority locations and destinations and existing barriers to access. We want to make sure that traveling and enjoying Seattle is easier for everyone! From our local parks, to work, and places of interest in Seattle, we want to hear from you on how we can improve accessible travel for all!   We invite you to complete our community survey by September 15, 2026. Your input about your experiences and your ideas to improve our public right-of-way and services for people with disabilities are highly valuable as we update our ADA Transition Plan so that we can better coordinate with existing programs and projects and develop action items and plans to focus on for the next 7 years.  

City of Issaquah: Police Chief Recruitment Survey

The City of Issaquah is seeking community input to help inform the recruitment and selection of our next Police Chief. Your feedback will help identify the leadership qualities, professional experience, and priorities most important to our community. This survey takes approximately 7–10 minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous unless you choose to provide contact information.

WA DOT:Active Transportation Survey Across Washington Communities

This study focuses on 19 counties across western Washington and aims to:  - Identify residential areas outside population centers lacking safe facilities for walking, biking, and rolling - Understand residents’ needs to access essential destinations (e.g., grocery stores, pharmacies)  - Develop recommendations to improve active transportation facilities. The survey findings will help us better understand the barriers residents face in walking, biking, and rolling within their communities. The results will provide valuable insights into these challenges, helping ensure that future infrastructure strategies are aligned with the needs of residents in underserved rural residential clusters (RRCs).  Flyer HERE

King County Mobility Coalition Program: Help Build a More Inclusive Transportation System

People who cannot drive, or cannot afford to drive, experience major barriers in accessing doctors, jobs, schools, grocery stores, religious services, and other activities that are important for health and wellbeing.    The lived experience and knowledge of non-drivers, and those experiencing the highest barriers to transportation, should always be considered in transportation planning.   This project aims to humanize data that informs decision makers about the gaps, barriers, and needs that exist in transit planning.  Stories are critical in creating effective and inclusive transit networks that support all of King County.    Stories collected for this project may be included in a digital “Storymap” that will be used as a tool when talking to service providers, transit planners and elected officials.  This is an opportunity to positively impact transportation planning by sharing your story. If you have a story to share, please submit this form and a member of our project team will contact you.  If you have questions or need language translation or accessibility accommodations, please contact: Lyn McCarthy- King County Mobility Coalition Program Supervisor (Hopelink) Email: EMcCarthy@hopelink.org

King County Rental Housing and Utility Affordability Survey

King County created a survey for renters about rental housing and utility affordability in King County. The results of this survey will help inform programs and policies at the county to reduce the utility burden on frontline communities. The survey has also been translated into Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Spanish, Khmer, Somali, and Vietnamese. Social media and printable flyers are available here.