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Board discusses Sound Transit corridor and tree-removal questions; staff urges waiting for formal submittal

6429603 · October 21, 2025
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Tree board members raised community questions about Sound Transit’s planned corridor work and potential tree removals; city staff said Sound Transit has not yet submitted permits and that exact tree-removal lists will be available when Sound Transit files its 100% design and permit applications.

Board members raised questions about tree removals related to the Sound Transit corridor (ST3) bus-lane project and whether an inventory exists showing which trees would be removed, how many are invasive and how many are below the permit threshold.

Staff replied that Sound Transit has not submitted final permit applications. Mark Hoffman, the community development…

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