The East Ballard Community Association is looking for volunteer pledges to bring more than 30 planters to 14th Avenue Northwest.

The planters were removed from Third Avenue in downtown Seattle by the Seattle Department of Transportation and are in need of a new home.

The East Ballard Community Association is applying for a Department of Neighborhoods Small and Simple Matching Grant, up to $15,000, this month.

The community association needs pledges for volunteer hours, services and material donations to provide with their grant application.

The association has received verbal pledges from local businesses and schools for materials, consulting and meeting spaces, but still need more, according to the East Ballard Community Association Blog.

According to the blog, the planters will transform 14th Avenue into a more beautiful and walkable boulevard.

The design, planing and maintenance of the planters would deepen connections between neighbors, local businesses and our schools, according to the blog.

The planters would be installed at the median ends on 14th Avenue to create a buffer between parked vehicles and vehicles crossing the intersections, increasing safety on the street, according to the blog.