SEATTLE — Following a nationwide search, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has nominated Greg Spotts as the next director of the city’s Department of Transportation.
Spotts currently serves as the Executive Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer at the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services, which oversees 1,500 staff positions and an annual budget of $230 million. In this role, he led a variety of major infrastructure, transit, and sustainability projects in the city of Los Angeles.
“Seattle deserves a transportation system that is safe, reliable, and equitable, and our SDOT Director is instrumental in implementing that vision,” said Mayor Harrell. “Greg is a champion for innovative thinking, sustainable solutions, collaborative partnership building, and transparent public engagement.”
As the agency responsible for maintaining Seattle’s transportation network of roads, bridges, sidewalks, bike facilities and trails, SDOT is one of the city’s largest departments.
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Once he joins the department, Spotts will be a part of implementing over 60 major capital projects while also managing ongoing programs and approximately 1,200 dedicated staff members.
“I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to lead one of the most forward-thinking transportation departments in the nation,” said Spotts. “I have visited Seattle several times in recent years and have been deeply inspired by the urban transformation taking place. I intend to draw upon my years of infrastructure experience to ensure that SDOT is an effective and responsible steward of Seattle’s streets, sidewalks, bridges, and street trees.”
The Seattle city council still has to confirm Spotts into the role, but he is set to begin at the department on Sept. 7, working as acting director until he is confirmed.
He plans to begin his tenure by joining SDOT crews to tour current bridge infrastructure and see their maintenance efforts in action and touring Seattle’s neighborhoods with residents and community groups.
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