by Joel Moreno, KOMO News ReporterA rally was held at Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle to call for broader investments in housing and transportation options.
A rally was set for Jimi Hendrix Park to call on city leaders to make larger investments in housing options and also expand public transit opportunities, including for those who chose to walk or ride bicycles.Demonstrators said that Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has proposals that fail to make enough affordable housing available and limits sustainable transportation options.
On the housing front, rally participants want more midrise housing of between four and eight stories that are built within walking distance of transit options, as well as greater housing density in all residential areas of the city.and the Comprehensive Growth Plan will be voted on later this year. Among the groups participating in the event were 350 Seattle, Ampersand Bikes Club, Aurora Reimagined Coalition, Be:Seattle, Disability Mobility Initiative, Disability Rights WA, House Our Neighbors, Jackson Park 4 All, Lid I-5, Puget Sound Sage, Real Change, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Seattle Subway, Sierra Club of WA State, Transit Riders Union, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, The Urbanist and West Seattle Bike Connections.