So, Whats the Value of a Street Tree?

[Cotuit]

by acting as natural traffic calming,

[jencoleslaw]

Can I get a tree planted smack dab in the center of my street? I mean in the road itself. That's pretty much the only place where there is space, and it would sure calm traffic. And the road is so cracked you could actually just shove a tree in one of the cracks, no digging, no fuss. The road floods everytime it rains, so it will get plenty of water.

[Cotuit]

was

file for a street abandonment and i'll see what we can do!

[runawayjim]

If someone were to go out in the night and sweep away the pavement, would anyone even know there had ever been a street there?

[runawayjim]

a street street was cut down this morning on eaton street. i don't know the status of the health, but last i remember, it was doing just. jen, any knowledge of this?

[jencoleslaw]

a street street was cut down this morning on eaton street. i don't know the status of the health, but last i remember, it was doing just. jen, any knowledge of this?

[runawayjim]

nope. I don't hear about trees coming down until it is too late. Do you know the address?

[runawayjim]

it's near the intersection with sharon st. i can get you an exact address when i drive by in like 10 min.

[basachs]

Saw people cutting down a street tree this morning in front of the side parking lot of the old Public Safety Building.... Not sure if it was just one or multiple ones....

[Cotuit]

Saw people cutting down a street tree this morning in front of the side parking lot of the old Public Safety Building.... Not sure if it was just one or multiple ones....

[runawayjim]

i actually noticed yesterday that there were a whole bunch of trees recently cut down on river ave between eaton and smith. they were fairly large trees, and i'm not sure if there was something wrong with them or not.

[basachs]

Which side of the building. Most of the trees on the LaSalle Square and Broadway sides at least are dead dead dead and I've been wishing someone would take them out for a long time. I think a dead tree is worse than no tree, a dead tree sends a message that the city just doesn't care.

[Cotuit]

Broadway...I do believe it was dead, the trunk, from what I could see in my brief glimpse was a very dark brown inside. I hope the city cares enough to replace it though in the spring....

[jencoleslaw]

i actually noticed yesterday that there were a whole bunch of trees recently cut down on river ave between eaton and smith. they were fairly large trees, and i'm not sure if there was something wrong with them or not.

[jencoleslaw]

by the by, in the span of about two weeks, we lost four trees within a two block radius over here in Federal Hill, on ring, grove and courtland. two of the trees i planted as a plain old resident about 6 years ago, two planted in the last year or so. Honest to freaking cod, federal hill is killing me. they were just snapped off, maybe hit by cars, but probably just good old fashioned vandalism. can't even blame it on the snowplows this year.

[CtownMikey]

Jen, I looked through that website that you posted on the 1st page of this thread and I skimmed the entire thread.. but couldn't find out how the downtown neighborhood, specifically blocks with no residential units, would have trees planted there by the "The Providence Neighborhood Planting Program"... seeing as how the requirements were for 5 households to agree to participate.

just curious b/c i think downtown needs.. like literally.. about 500,000 trees planted

[jencoleslaw]

Jen, I looked through that website that you posted on the 1st page of this thread and I skimmed the entire thread.. but couldn't find out how the downtown neighborhood, specifically blocks with no residential units, would have trees planted there by the "The Providence Neighborhood Planting Program"... seeing as how the requirements were for 5 households to agree to participate.

just curious b/c i think downtown needs.. like literally.. about 500,000 trees planted

[CtownMikey]

would you have any idea if this would start in the spring of 07'?

[jencoleslaw]

would you have any idea if this would start in the spring of 07'?

[CtownMikey]

yes you do .. you and cotuit

[jencoleslaw]

So, when are we planting Liam's apple tree?

[basachs]

So, when are we planting Liam's apple tree?

[Liamlunchtray]

Whenever you want to.

[basachs]

I'll be on the couch if you guys need drinks or anything.

[Liamlunchtray]

If you can provide me with a cup of good coffee and a few donuts, I will gladly plant an apple tree.