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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-09-30 E-Hazelnut NewsletterC City of Tukwila E -Hazelnut Newsletter - September 2021 Quick Links • City of Tukwila Website • City Employment Opportunities • Experience Tukwila • TukTV • COVID-19 Information Tukwila Elected Officials Mayor: Allan Ekberg City Council: Kate Kruller (Council President) Verna Seal Kathy Hougardy De'Sean Quinn Thomas McLeod Zak Idan Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson Tukwila Justice Center receives Civic Design Award from the AIA Washington Council The DLR Group has won a 2021 Civic Design Citation Award from the AIA Washington Council for the construction of the Tukwila Justice Center! The project was chosen for the way the building integrates and prioritizes the needs of the community while also creating a safe and secure working environment for our public safety professionals. The Civic Design Awards celebrates the best examples of what can be realized when architects and civic clients work together to achieve quality design. AIA Washington Council showcases the clients and the architects who have demonstrated an appreciation for the excellent work done by AIA Members in the Washington Council. These projects represent the finest standards in innovation, sustainability, building performance, and overall integration with the client and surrounding community. Follow this link to view the announcement of the award in the 2021 Civic Design Awards video presentation. Volunteers needed for Green Tukwila Day on October 9th Oct. 9, 2021 10:00-12:00pm Tukwila Park October is the best time to get young native plants in the ground. It gives the young plants 7 months to establish roots before the dry season. Green Tukwila needs help getting plants in the ground! Volunteer for a work party today and learn about sustainable forests, how to plant, how to use tools and other fun facts while meeting new community members! No experience is needed, all ages welcome. Go to www.Tukwilawa.gov/greentukwila to sign up today! Automated Photo Enforcement Program - School Zone Speed Cameras Tukwila Slows in School Zones Every year, Tukwila officers respond to multiple avoidable collisions caused by speeding in our city. A pedestrian hit at 20mph has a 90 percent chance of survival which falls to 50 percent at 30mph and 10 percent survival rate at 40mph. To keep our youth safe, the City of Tukwila is implementing an Automated School Zone Speed Enforcement Program. Photo enforcement of the school zone speed limit is just one approach to addressing this problem on Tukwila streets and to keep our students and school staff members safe. Driving at or below 20 MPH gives people driving and children walking more time to see each other and react. The goal is to improve safety for everyone. In September of 2021, the City of Tukwila will begin using fixed cameras to enforce the 20 MPH school zone speed limit at Showalter Middle School and Foster High School. Warnings will be issued for the month of September as drivers get use to the new cameras. Beginning October 1, 2021, warnings will stop and citations will be issued. The speed cameras only operate when the school zone flashing beacons are in operation during normal school hours in which students and staff will be coming and going from the area. If the flashing beacon is activated, then the cameras are operating. Learn more at: https://tukwilapolice.com/schoolzonecameras City of Tukwila 1 6200 Southcenter Blvd, Tukwila WA 98188 1 206 433-1800