Greg Spotts serves as Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). Greg believes in co-creating projects with the communities SDOT serves and has participated in more than 100 community walks since joining SDOT in September 2022. He leads by example, living car-free in Seattle and relying on public transit, walking and biking for most of his trips. Greg has made safety the top priority of his tenure at SDOT, commissioning a “top to bottom review” of Seattle’s Vision Zero program, appointing the agency’s first Chief Safety Officer, and then publishing a Vision Zero action plan.

One of Greg’s favorite policy achievements since joining SDOT is launching a new program to provide free transit cards to all residents of Seattle Public Housing. Prior to joining SDOT, Greg served as Executive Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer for the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services, (StreetsLA), shaping policies supporting active transportation, climate change adaptation, vehicle emissions reductions, and the adoption of sustainable construction practices.

Prior to joining StreetsLA, Greg served Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for nearly four years as Director of Performance Management and then Director of Transportation Project Delivery.  In the latter role, Greg served as the Mayor’s lead on a $370M portfolio of city transportation projects including traffic signal synchronization, and a $10B portfolio of regional Metro mega-projects including the 405 freeway widening and the Purple Line Subway Extension.

Greg has obtained a BA in Political Science from Yale University, and a Masters of Public Policy from UCLA, including a Leadership in Sustainability Certificate.