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Committee hears renewal of Westin skybridge permit; hotel to fund sequoia irrigation and soil work
Seattle City Council Transportation Committee · December 2, 2025
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Summary
SDOT and the Westin described a proposed renewal of a 1981 pedestrian skybridge permit that includes a public‑benefit commitment to maintain and upgrade irrigation and soil for a downtown sequoia tree; the committee did not vote during the Dec. 2 meeting.
The Transportation Committee heard a briefing on Council Bill 121022, which would grant Westin (HST Lessee West Seattle LLC in clerk language) a renewed permit to maintain a pedestrian skybridge over Virginia Street for a 15‑year term with one renewable 15‑year extension.
SDOT planner Amy Gray described the…
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