The search committee includes former and current SDOT employees, government partners, advocates, and economic development and community leaders.
As part of Seattle’s search for a permanent director to the Seattle Department of Transportation, mayor Bruce Harrell has named a committee of transportation leaders and community partners to help lead the effort, Harrell’s office announced Friday.
According to the mayor’s office, the search committee will have experts including former and current SDOT employees, government partners, advocates, and economic development and community leaders. “Seattle deserves a transportation system that is safe, reliable, and equitable, and our SDOT Director is instrumental in implementing that vision,” Harrell said in the release. “We have an opportunity to appoint a champion for innovative thinking and back-to-basics fixes, a collaborator who builds bridges – and repairs them. I’m thrilled by the quality of candidate this position will attract from around our community and the country.
“This search committee is going to play an integral role in our hiring process, both identifying and evaluating candidates,” Harrell said. “These extremely qualified local experts understand the transportation challenges facing our City and region and the opportunities we share to build something better. Their service in this role will put us on the path towards a more equitable, sustainable, and livable Seattle.