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Council Member Gale Brewer introduces bill to map vacant tree pits
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Council Member Gale Brewer introduces Intro 1091, which would require the Parks Department to identify and map vacant tree pits on streets, update this information annually, and add it to the online tree map. She emphasizes the importance of this data for transparency, efficiency, and equity in urban forestry efforts.
- Brewer highlights the upcoming City of Forest Day and the need for better data on vacant tree pits.
- She mentions support from organizations like Trees New York, Big Reuse, and The Nature Conservancy.
- Brewer also acknowledges the Hotel Trades Council (HTC) and the hotel association's participation in hotel-related legislation.
Gale Brewer
0:50:46
Thank you very much.
0:50:48
Intro 1091 would mandate that the parks department identify tree pits that are on streets and that have no trees in them.
0:50:56
It should go that information onto the online tree map, which it does not exist.
0:51:01
And every single year, it should be updated.
0:51:04
The reason I say that is because so often, we you vacant tree pits.
0:51:08
We do not have that data.
0:51:10
Saturday is the city of Forest Day when we raise awareness on the importance of our urban forest.
0:51:17
Number 2, you know, that people call all the time wanting trees in their vacant tree pits, and that information needs to go on the map.
0:51:24
There is a map, but it needs a layer to identify these vacancies.
0:51:30
This is about transparency and efficiency and equity because if the tree pit is able to have a tree, that should indicate such.
0:51:38
Or if it's no longer viable because of the revolt or something else, that should indicate as such.
0:51:43
So I wanna thank Trees New York, big reuse, and nature conservancy for their import and support of this legislation.
0:51:50
And finally, I too wanna thank HTC, but I also want to thank BJ, Dandan Nappy, who's head of the hotel association, who also participated in the intro regarding the hotels.
0:52:02
Thank you very much.
