Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to Benson and topics of particular interest to him. Major subjects include parks and recreation, traffic and transportation, and the Westlake Mall Project, the Downtown Seattle Transit Project, the University District Transportation Program, the Waterfront Streetcar, gun control, land use, and solid waste disposal.

Committee meeting records maintained by Benson during his tenure as committee chair. Includes committee calendars with roster of issues and action taken, staff memoranda, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to parks and recreation, and community oriented social services.

Committee calendars including issues under consideration and committee action. Files contain correspondence, personal notes, staff memoranda, testimony, and draft legislation. Records relate to all transportation and traffic issues affecting Seattle and requiring City Council attention.

Correspondence, reports, studies, committee minutes, news releases, and notes relating to City transportation and traffic issues. The bulk of the records concern reestablishing the electric trolley system and developing the Waterfront Streetcar.

Agendas, correspondence, draft legislation, staff reports, and notes regarding environmental issues and policies before the committee.