PARK(ing) Day is September 19—just two months away—and we’re accepting applications. This is your chance to have a little fun in the street and create a pop-up park for a day! Haven’t heard of PARK(ing) Day? It’s an international event on the third Friday in September that helps to raise… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation Street Use & Urban Forestry team, in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities, recently completed another Tree Ambassador training. For the training, focused on street tree stewardship, all survey respondents rated the instructors as good or very good and provided written comments including: “All three of the… [ Keep reading ]
Would you like to know more about progress made by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) on developing a Freight Master Plan? How about a review of the Bridging the Gap (BTG) finances and an update on the 2014 BTG work plan implementation? Would you like to meet new folks… [ Keep reading ]
This past year, with assistance from SDOT’s Urban Forestry Landscape Architect, the Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) department constructed a project which demonstrates how storm water management can be a beautiful success! The Midvale Pond project provides a unique example of site design to manage storm water while enhancing the surrounding… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is on track to meet its 2014 goals for the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative. As summer begins, we have moved into the busy construction season and you can find work on BTG projects all across the city. SDOT has been… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is Giving Trees Room to Grow Last Tuesday, April 22, when people around the world celebrated Earth Day, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) began work on its first substantial public works project installing Silva Cells. The cell system provides the space for large trees to grow with healthy… [ Keep reading ]
Would you like to know more about progress made by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) on Bridging the Gap (BTG) – funded Greenways and transit corridor improvements? Or get updated on what your BTG levy dollars promised and how close we are to reaching those goals? Like… [ Keep reading ]
One man’s enthusiasm and love of trees literally grew into millions of the tall woody-trunked plants across the nation and to Arbor Day celebrations across our state today! In the 1850’s J. Sterling Morton, a prominent Nebraska journalist and editor, planted the seeds for Arbor Day by advocating for the… [ Keep reading ]
As we say goodbye to the wettest March on record, we are greeted with warmer temperatures and a greener Seattle. All that rain in March and slightly warmer temps have encouraged Seattle’s trees to leaf-out and ensure that Seattle lives up to its nickname of “the Emerald City.” With the… [ Keep reading ]
Sign up to become a Tree Ambassador Do you dream of living in a tree house? Do you eagerly await the first leaf buds in the spring? Do you love to lie on your back and watch branches dancing in the breeze? Does a stroll down a tree-lined street put… [ Keep reading ]
