The Seattle City Council Transportation Committee on Dec. 2 recommended confirmation of multiple mayoral and council advisory‑board nominees and will forward the recommendations to the full council meeting on Dec. 9.

The committee moved and voted to recommend confirmations for: Timothy Harrison Chang (appointment 03344) to the Transportation Levy Oversight Committee; several nominees to the Seattle Freight Advisory Board (appointments 03329–03332 and 03346); nominees to the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (03342, 03343, 03347); nominees and reappointments to the Seattle Transit Advisory Board (03333–03336, 03345); Bicycle Advisory Board appointments (03337–03341); and two nominees to the School Traffic Safety Committee (03265, 03266).

Each motion was made from the chair and seconded; the committee recorded five votes in favor and none opposed on every slate. For example, when the clerk read appointment 03344 (Timothy Harrison Chang), the committee voted 5–0 to recommend confirmation and the clerk recorded the votes from Councilmember Kettle, Councilmember Rink, Councilmember Strauss, Vice Chair Hollingsworth and Chair Rob Sacca in support.

Nominees who spoke at the committee described their backgrounds and priorities. Tyler Blackwell and Giovanny Motorese (Freight Advisory Board nominees) emphasized multimodal freight safety and planning; Joan Chen (Bicycle Advisory Board) cited Pike‑Pine protected lanes and the Waterfront trail as examples she hopes to replicate; and Beth Day (School Traffic Safety Committee) said her GIS and data experience will help prioritize safe routes to school. Council members thanked nominees for volunteering and emphasized priorities such as filling missing sidewalk gaps and improving pedestrian crossings.

These committee recommendations are procedural approvals that will appear on the Dec. 9 council docket for final confirmation. The committee did not alter or reject any of the nominations at the Dec. 2 meeting.