We must provide in-city travelers with a full system of transportation choices at least as attractive as the car. Identifying a strategy to ensure that the RTA will serve Seattle's neighborhoods With in the City of Seattle, we are starting by shaking off as many of the standard encumbrances of bureaucracy as we can. We must always conduct ourselves with the goal in mind that citizens of Seattle should value, rather than dread, interactions with City staff. In the Schell administration, we will have fewer meetings and spend more time working with each other and for you. And whenever possible, your calls will be answered by people rather than by machines.
City government is only one part of an interdependent network.
I want all City employees to think beyond our job descriptions and beyond our departments, to the city as a whole. I am even encouraging City employees to spend at least an hour a week volunteering in the community. We will all understand our jobs better if we have a first hand knowledge of who and what we are working for. I'm excited to get started. Today, we have the opportunity to set a great example for the nation.