Tree advocates say the recent housing crisis led to a 2023 ordinance that is accommodating developers at the expense of mature trees.
SEATTLE — An early-morning door knock roused a snoozing Rebecca Thorley. In the winter chill at her door stood a friendly City of Seattle worker. He gave a heads-up about upcoming street painting in advance of some work on the property across the street, a place Thorley admired for its towering grove of trees.
“What’s going on?” Thorley recalled asking.
“A development,” the city worker said.
“Are you sure?” Thorley asked.
“He said, ‘Sadly, yes,’” Thorley recalled of
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