Why all the fuss about street trees?
Why should you as a Leschi resident care about whether there are trees on your street, or on the streets nearby? Well, besides the obvious — that they make a street look more attractive — street trees are proven to provide numerous concrete benefits to residents in terms of property values, traffic calming, pedestrian friendliness, and crime reduction. 1. Cars drive more slowly on streets with trees. In the March 14th edition of the Seattle Times Pacific Northwest magazine, former Seattle city arborist Marvin Black points out that traffic moves more slowly on streets lined with trees. Trees have a calming effect, and drivers are at least subconsciously aware that where there are trees, there are often pedestrians and children playing. In his book Great Streets, the internationally known urban planner Alan B. Jacobs notes that wide streets where the buildings are small and set back lose their definition, unless this effect is mitigated by lining the street with trees. Otherwise it fee
Related Questions
- Does the term "transportation project" include bicycle and/or pedestrian projects, streetscape projects (just street trees and street lights), signal coordination, and/or bridge maintenance?
- What height should street trees be pruned to so that branches due not block the street or sidewalk?
- Who removes/replaces dead street trees?
