Also in this edition: Weekly Updates on Vaccinations



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The start of 2021 has brought many challenges.This week,weare likelyto experience our firstextremewinter weather event of the year-including ice, winds, cold temperatures, and snow in theforecast.I wanted to share with you how the City of Seattle has planned for responding tothe forecasted weather.

Preparing for a winter weather event like this one starts well in advance.Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews began pre-treating major roads and elevated structures Tuesday night in order to prevent ice from forming and allow us to clear roads more effectively in freezing temperatures.

In the case of snow, crews will begin working 24/7 to ensure the citys most critical streets for buses and emergency services are clear, prioritizing 1,200 miles of Seattles most critical routes to hospitals, schools, emergency services, shelters,City testing sites,and major employers.

Snow plow routes have been updated based on the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge closure, and so people can get to COVID-19 testing sites.Visit the SDOTWinter Weather Response webpage [ [link removed] ]for more information, including amap of planned snow routes [ [link removed] ].

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is working with the community to prepare for weatherrelatedchallengessuch as frozen pipes, floods, and icy roads.For information on keeping your pipes from freezing, pleasevisit the SPUblog. [ [link removed] ]

Winter weather timeline for this weekend. Friday night through Saturday will have widespread, heavy snow potential across Western Washington

Weather timeline for this weekend.

In the event of extreme winter weather and snow, there are five key things we need you to do:


* Stay informed:Be sure to check theNational Weather Service [ [link removed] ]for updates, and sign up forAlertSeattle [ [link removed] ]for emergency notifications.
* Shovel your sidewalks:Its your responsibility to make sure the sidewalk in front of your home or business is safe and accessible. Its not only the law it's just theright thing to do so that everyone can travel safely during a snow storm, especially people who are blind, disabled, or have a harder time getting around.
* Dont drive unless you absolutely have to:Driving during a storm is dangerous please avoid driving, and choose to take public transit whenever possible. If you have to drive,check out these tips [ [link removed] ]on how to stay safe.
* Check on your neighbors:Make sure your neighbors have everything they need to be prepared for a storm, and if theyre older or disabled, be a good neighbor and offer to help get supplies, and shovel their sidewalk.
* Get prepared:Make sure youremergency kit [ [link removed] ]is up-to-date, and make sure you have a plan in the event of a power outage.

The City of Seattle is closely monitoring impacts to services ahead of expected winter storms that will bring cold temperatures and potential snowfall through the weekend.

As always, please continue to write me [email protected], reach out viaTwitter [ [link removed] ]andFacebook [ [link removed] ], and stay up-to-date on the work were doing for the people of Seattle on myblog [ [link removed] ].

Stay Safe and Healthy,

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Seattle Human Services Department Opens Severe Weather Shelters for our Unsheltered Neighbors

Human Services Department graphic, listing severe weather shelters

In preparation for forecasted below freezing temperatures and snow over the coming days, the Human Services Department (HSD), in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR), is opening Bitter Lake and Garfield Community Centers as 24-hour coed severe weather shelterson Thursday, February 11, at 8 pm.Both locations will remain open through the morning ofMonday, February 15.TheLow Income Housing Institute (LIHI) [ [link removed] ]will operate both locations with support from HSDandSPRstaff.

These two shelter locations will provide an additionalCOVID-safe emergency shelter spaces for individuals experiencing homelessness.Bitter Lake Community Center [ [link removed] ]is located at13035 Linden Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133 andGarfieldCommunity Center [ [link removed] ]is located at2323 East Cherry St, Seattle, WA 98122).

King County has opened theJefferson Day Center [ [link removed] ](420 4th Avenue, Seattle 98104) as a mens only severe weather shelter that can accommodate 25 men. The temporary shelter opened Tuesday, February 9 and will remain open through Saturday, February 13 and is operated by The Salvation Army.

In addition toour Seattle Fire DepartmentsHealth One that is operating to help refer people to shelter, theHomelessness Outreach and Provider Ecosystem (HOPE) Team [ [link removed] ]is coordinating outreach and shelter referrals into the Citys temporary severe weather shelters, and other City funded shelters, in partnership with our contracted outreachproviders.

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Do Your Part to Keep Sidewalks Clear

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Click image to watch a video about shoveling your sidewalks

We are all in this together and everyone has a responsibility to help keep sidewalks in front of your home or business clear during a snowstorm. There are over 2,400 miles of sidewalks in Seattle, and SDOT crews cannot be everywhere at once. We rely on you to do your part so that we can focus on clearing sidewalks that are not near privately owned buildings and keeping the citys most critical streets clear.

Clearing the sidewalks in front of your home or business isnt just the law, its also the right thing to do so that everyone can travel safely during a snow storm, especially people who are blind, disabled, or have a harder time getting around. Talk to your neighbors before a storm to find out who will need help in your community. Work together to support one another, and come up with a plan to ensure that all the sidewalks on your block are kept clear so that everyone can get around safely.

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Planned Snow Routes

Map of planned snow routes

SDOT cant be everywhere at once, and many streets are too narrow or steep to plow safely. During a major snow storm, we prioritize plowing 1,200 miles of Seattles most critical routes to hospitals, schools, emergency services, shelters and City testing sites.This map shows our planned snow plow routes, and during a storm you can alsouse this online [ [link removed] ]Storm Response Map to see real-time updates of which roads weve plowed and live camera feeds.


* For additional information and printable copies of our Winter Weather brochure, visit:www.seattle.gov/transportation/winter-weather. [ [link removed] ]
* Seereal-time updates [ [link removed] ]on the roads weve plowed in the city.
* For information on King County Metro, check outmetrowinter.com [ [link removed] ]for weather-specific access and snow routes, followHealthier Metro [ [link removed] ]guidelines,text [ [link removed] ]your bus stop number to 62550, sign up for Metrotransit alerts [ [link removed] ], and follow@kcmetrobus [ [link removed] ]on Twitter.
* For information on highways, download theWSDOT app [ [link removed] ], sign up for WSDOTtravel alerts [ [link removed] ], and follow@wsdot [ [link removed] ]on Twitter.
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Public Health Seattle & King County Provides City of Seattle 600 First Doses of Moderna Vaccine; Washington State Department of Health Provides City 400 Second Doses of Vaccine

Mayor Jenny Durkan announced the City of Seattles plan for the upcoming week of vaccinations administered by the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Mobile Vaccination Teams (MVT). Public Health Seattle & King County (PHSKC) provided the City of Seattle with 600 first doses of theModernavaccine, and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) granted the Citys allocation request for 400 second doses.

This week, the SFD MVTs will continue providing first doses of the vaccine to Phase 1B, Tier 1 eligible older adults living in affordable housing buildings, and Phase 1B, Tier 1 eligible older adults through a pop-up vaccination clinic in partnership with the Central Area Senior Center. The Seattle Fire Department will also begin administering the second dose to residents and workers at Adult Family Homes throughout Seattle this week.

To date, Seattle fire department has vaccinated 3,481 vulnerable Seattle residents through mobile vaccination teams.

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