Thanks to the texter who sent the photo and report that a tree is down across Fairmount, under the Admiral Way Bridge. They report SDOT has been notified “and will respond.”
West Seattle, Washington
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Thanks to the texter who sent the photo and report that a tree is down across Fairmount, under the Admiral Way Bridge. They report SDOT has been notified “and will respond.”
Funny that Seattle lets all of these alders grow near public right of way. There used to be a time that smart arborists (not a lot of those left) were in the majority that alders, regardless of health, in striking distance of pedestrians or buildings should be removed. They are not safe trees. For that matter, cottonwoods too. Anybody remember Matthew’s beach and the cottonwood incident?Poplars are fine. Just saying.
One must take into account that the trees in this area are on a steep unstable slope and the taller they get the more gravity and the forces of nature cause them to come down. Similar to the hillside above the beach in Lincoln Park,
It’s the cost/benefit imbalance of adding significant infrastructure in an area that has unstable slopes and a lot of groundwater discharging as surface water that would need to be managed. In simple terms, it would be too expensive to justify.
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