The City of Seattle has postponed the removal of a series of cherry trees in downtown after community pushback. The trees were expected to be uprooted as part of construction on Pike Street between First and Second avenues. Construction began Monday, and tree removal was expected to be one of the early steps of construction. However, the city paused removal Tuesday to listen to community members’ perspectives and consider their concerns, according to the Seattle Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-pike-place-market-cherry-trees-removal-paused/281-38f86dc2-eecd-46b8-a378-1854e173c247