The Jim Street Subject Files contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and staff reports relating to the issues before the City Council during his tenure, as well as regional issues of interest to him. The largest body of materials deal primarily with land use and regional planning issues, including downtown planning, the early development of Seattle's innovative neighborhood planning process, historic sites, major institutions and multi-family zoning policies, economic development, annexations, noise issues, and the Comprehensive Plan.

Street's interest in public education is well documented in the collection, including materials related to the Seattle Education Summit, the City/Schools joint planning process, and the education levy. Materials also touch on youth programs such as Operation Headstart and a variety of childcare and youth development policies.

The collection also covers housing issues, including low-income and special-needs housing, accessory rental units, condominium conversion, and the housing preservation ordinance. Additional issues documented in the records include the Mariners' stadium proposal and use of the north Kingdome parking lot, the Seattle Commons proposal, downtown transportation planning, medical waste incineration, and Seattle Center redevelopment.