Trees and Vegetation Archives

Autumn is here, and we’re all in this together. It’s time to rake your leaves & cut back overgrown vegetation on your sidewalks & planting strips!

September 25, 2020

Summary It’s everyone’s responsibility for maintaining sidewalks, planting strip areas, and vegetation near where they live or own a business – and it’s the law per the Seattle Municipal Code. Clearing leaves keeps the sidewalk safe and accessible. Blocked gutters are also all of our responsibility. How to tell if you’re in compliance with SMC, and … [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, SDOT, Trees and Vegetation, Winter Weather

New sidewalks and other creative improvements in South Park

September 10, 2020

This summer, we’ve been building new sidewalks on 8th Ave S between S Sullivan St and S Southern St in South Park. We just completed a new sidewalk on the east side of the street where a temporary in-street walkway was installed in 2016 and we also replaced the existing… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Pedestrians, SDOT, Trees and VegetationTagged With: 8th Ave S, big leaf maples, decorative crosswalk, new sidewalk, South Park, Urban Forestry

Calling all green thumbs!

February 26, 2020

Gardening in the Planting Strip is easy with a free permit! As the days start getting longer and the weather (hopefully) warms, we want to share info about one of our favorite things: gardening in the planting strip! Apply for a free permit to turn the grassy or unpaved area… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, Trees and VegetationTagged With: Gardening

Contribute to climate resilience, plant a tree!

October 7, 2019

Did you know we have a detailed inventory of the location, planted date, and types of trees along City rights-of-way? Seattle’s original street tree inventory was first undertaken between 1991-1993. An accurate street tree inventory is a powerful decision-making tool. Since the urban forest is not static but… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Move Seattle, SDOT, Trees and Vegetation

Right-sizing citation fees

September 4, 2019

If you’re walking or biking to work, busing to school, driving goods across town, or enjoying a meal at a sidewalk café, you’re using a shared public resource known as the right-of-way. The right-of-way is the space above, below, and at the surface of places like public streets, sidewalks,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Freight, General, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Trees and VegetationTagged With: Capitol Projects, CPRS, Events, Parklet/Streatery, Policy, Public Space Management, Race and Social Justice, Seattle Squeeze, Street Use

Landscape crew on 15th Ave W

June 28, 2019

We are so lucky to have an abundance of greenery in our city. That means we also have to maintain vegetation for safety purposes. Here’s where Urban Forestry will be this weekend. SAT. JUN 29 Urban Forestry landscape crew will perform a large scale cutback of the overgrowth in the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Trees and Vegetation

Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21: Maintenance work on Mercer St

April 19, 2019

Our crews will be performing landscape and road maintenance on Mercer Street this Saturday and Sunday. Here’s what to expect Saturday, 7 AM – 3:30 PM: Inside eastbound lane adjacent to the median will be closed between Westlake Ave N and Boren Ave N Sunday, 8 AM… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Trees and VegetationTagged With: Traffic Advisory

APR 13 & 14: Routine landscape maintenance on Mercer St. continues.

April 12, 2019

Our landscape crews will continue maintenance and cleanup of the medians on Mercer St between Westlake Ave N and Boren Ave N this Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14. The inside lanes adjacent to the median both east and westbound will be closed from 7 AM to 3:30… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Trees and VegetationTagged With: Driving/Commuting

This Sunday, Mar 31: More landscape maintenance on Mercer St.

March 29, 2019

Our landscape crews will continue maintenance and cleanup of the medians on Mercer St between Terry Ave N and Fairview Ave N this Sunday, March 31, 2019. The lanes adjacent to the median (both the east and westbound) will be closed from 7 AM to 3:30 PM. Thanks… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Trees and VegetationTagged With: Mercer Corridor

This Sunday, March 24: Landscape maintenance on Mercer St

March 22, 2019

Our landscape crews will be performing a spring cutback, weeding, and cleanup of the medians on Mercer St between Dexter Ave N and Terry Ave N this Sunday, March 24, 2019. The lanes adjacent to the median (both the east and westbound) will be closed from 7 AM to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Trees and VegetationTagged With: Maintenance Operations, Mercer Corridor, Traffic Advisory

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