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East End lags in street trees
A recent tree inventory finds that Richmond lags the nation and that the East End is behind the rest of the city in our stock of street trees:
The inventory, a sampling of Richmond’s estimated 84,000 trees in public rights of way, found that 56 percent of the spaces available were stocked with trees, lagging the national average of 60 percent and well below the ideal of 75 to 80 percent.
Sugar maples are most common, followed by willow oaks and crape myrtles, according to the partial inventory, conducted by Truetimber, a South Richmond tree service. Trees are most abundant along streets in the Fan District, the West End, North Side and portions of South Side, and least well-stocked in the East End and some parts of South Side annexed 40 years ago.
I got me spade. You bring your hoe. Let’s get plantin’! Here we go!
Why do we have to pay to get trees planted in the East End? Didn’t I just read that the city was planting more trees in the Museum District?
We’re lacking in sidewalks too – at least in Fulton. Some blocks them and some blocks don’t, like mine. How did that happen and how do we get sidewalks so we don’t have to walk in the road. Oh, and we’re lacking street lights.
Parker, at least you HAVE to walk in the road. In Union Hill we have sidewalks but most people walk in the road anyway! It’s crazy…
#3 We had a need for a street light also and I looked about and finally called Ms. Francine Moses, Customer Service (646-8541) in Public Utilities. She was most helpful – walked me through the request process, made suggestions and did a fine job for the City. We now have a new street light and I made sure to call and thank her for her help!
#2 There were trees and tree wells planned for Church Hill, north of Broad, but it’s put off until the City’s finances improve.
In addition to the adopt-a-trees planted across the area last year, DPW put in a good number of trees in Church Hill North and Fairmount.
#5 – thanks for the tip. I’ll be sure to do that. I never knew where to start before.
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth… Try and get the city to address the issues when on of these sugar maples breakd bad, just try… like they MAY get around to you in 3 years IF they haven’t lost the paper work.