Please join us Friday, September 12 at Seattle’s final public hearing for the comprehensive plan. Out of 100+ amendments, we’re asking Council to pass two.

In Person

🗓️  This Friday, September 12 at 3 p.m. (register anytime 2:30–6:30 p.m., line up with us at 1 p.m.)

📍  Seattle City Hall

👉  If you can’t come early, you can pop by after work (as late as 6:29) and still register

Remote

🗓️  This Friday, September 12 at 9:30 a.m. (register between 8:30–10 a.m.)

🔗  Sign up here

Talking Points

• Vote Yes on Amendment 93 → Incentivizes developers to preserve trees and creates space for more. Without it, 95% of every lot can be paved, cementing in a future without greenspace.
• Vote Yes on Amendment 102 → Brings Seattle up to other cities’ tree protection standards (think: NYC, Boston, Portland), closing three glaring loopholes in our tree ordinance.
• Protecting Seattle’s Urban Forest is Critical: Seattle is #5 nationwide for urban heat islands and we are losing 340 private property trees each month. The more we cut, the bigger our heat islands grow. Heat islands are linked to increased mortality and disease.
• We Need Trees on Private Property: Our park natural areas are 85% forested, and SDOT’s latest tree survey revealed planting strips alone will get us nowhere near our urban forest goal. Over 50% of Seattle’s trees are on private residential land. Without Amendments 93 and 102, the comprehensive plan greenlights the removal of all of it.

Send an Email

Click here, or use the prewritten text below:

To: council@seattle.gov

Subject: Yes on 93 & 102

Dear Councilmembers:

Seattle has lost 4,000+ mature trees in just two years, about 345 every month. We’re now #5 in the nation for urban heat islands. Without stronger rules, development will keep clearing our urban forest.

Shared-wall housing is still missing from the plan. It’s more affordable, uses land efficiently, and leaves space for trees: a win-win for the tree and affordability crises.

Vote YES:

• Amendment 93 → Stops developers from paving over 95% of private lots
• Amendment 102 → Closes loopholes and brings Seattle up to national standards

Thank you,

[Your Name]