King-of-New-York OP t1_j6wo6jf wrote on February 2, 2023 at 12:41 PM

I believe the city should mandate shade-tree lined streets. For example between the street and the sidewalk, a tree every twelve feet where possible. All yards front and back capable of growing trees should be given tax incentives per shade-tree grown. I would like to see as many tall shade-trees as possible living in New York City, not only are tree lined streets pleasant to look upon but the shade provided to the street multiplied by the NYC’s 120K blocks will lower the temperature of the city in summer.

mowotlarx t1_j6wtwjk wrote on February 2, 2023 at 1:33 PM

That's very nice and all, but the city can't do that without the staff to plant, maintain and inspect the trees. This administration doesn't care about Parks, so it's unlikely we'll see any significant budget pushes for Parks this term. De Blasio had many faults, but under him the Parks department was thriving and really pushing to revive, rebuild and construct new Parks all cover the city. I'm not seeing that same energy in the last year.

ssorallen t1_j6wyr83 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 2:12 PM

The NYC Parks department maintains a detailed map of trees they are planting each year. They do keep a steady pace of planting:

https://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/street-tree-planting/locations

King-of-New-York OP t1_j72a935 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 3:45 PM

That website is a deep dive rabbit hole of information. Especially the PDF’s.

Thanks for posting.