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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Transportation

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Charles T. Royer Subject Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5274-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, and other records related to the issues, programs, and organizations that were part of the work of the Mayor's Office during Royer's tenure. Major topics covered include downtown issues, housing, the arts, community councils, transportation, KidsPlace, environmental issues, sports, Interstate 90, Metro, gay and minority issues, Pioneer Square, schools, and boards and commissions. Arranged alphabetically by subject for each year.

Dates: 1978-1989

Charles T. Royer Communications and Public Information Records

 Series
Identifier: 5274-06
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, and reports of Mayor Royer's public information staff. Records cover topics including budgets, housing, the West Seattle Bridge, police, and transit.

Dates: 1977-1986

Engineering Department Unrecorded Subject Files

 Series — Box 0
Identifier: 2602-02
Abstract

Records from the Seattle Engineering Department's central filing system.

Dates: 1890-1994

Regional Governance Records

 Series
Identifier: 4001-01
Abstract

Records related to regional planning in the Central Puget Sound area.

Dates: 1973-2006; 1973-1997

Transit Planning Records

 Series
Identifier: 6340-01
Abstract

Planning records concerning transit projects.

Dates: 1984-2008

George Benson Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4614-02
Scope and Contents note

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.



Dates: 1972-1993

Transportation Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 4614-04
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1976-1991

Wesley C. Uhlman Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 5287-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, reports, and other records related to the issues, programs, and organizations that were part of the work of the Mayor's Office during Uhlman's tenure. Topics range in scale from large transportation projects and the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial to individual parks and fire stations. The records include correspondence with and about local organizations, boards and commissions, and other governmental entities. The records also include routine mayoral correspondence such as thank you...
Dates: 1957-1977

Jeanette Williams Speeches and Statements

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4693-03
Scope and Contents note

Speeches, prepared statements, and articles prepared for community meetings, hearings, conferences, and publications. Subjects include regional transportation planning, aging, women's rights, access to government, community development, and human resources planning, among other.

Dates: 1965-1990; 1970-1989