 Laura Whitley-Binder is King County's Climate Preparedness Program Manager. Long-term goals include increasing the urban tree canopy, creating community cooling centers, making schools more resilient to heat, and making heat preparedness information available in multiple languages. This plan aligns with existing county efforts like building more parks and saving trees in neighborhoods hit hardest by climate change. Tim Hull, Northwest News Radio. Mariners games, a Sounders match, the Capitol Hill block party, other events. It's going to bring a lot of people to downtown Seattle this weekend, but if you're driving in from the south,