From 2010 to 2020, Seattle grew by an estimated 134,622 people. That is equivalent to the population of five Ballards.
Not all of those people just moved here to work in tech, but a whole bunch of them did, and if that includes you—welcome! Try not to be demoralized by all the people who blame you for ruining Seattle. Rest assured, you didn’t ruin Seattle. The people who got here right before you ruined it.
One thing you may not know from reading about Seattle on the internet is how many big-ass plants we have. Why so many? Which ones are the prettiest? Rich Smith, who always stops to smell the flowers when he goes on a hike, has answers here.
