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NYC's neighborhood tree planting strategy and timeline
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Council Member Brewer inquires about the city's tree planting strategy, focusing on the timeline and approach to neighborhood planting. Commissioner Donoghue and other staff explain the equity-focused and efficient approach to tree planting across the city.
- The strategy aims for both equity and efficiency in tree planting across neighborhoods
- Every community board will see planting on a cycle, with trees planted in every viable spot under Parks jurisdiction within a nine-year timeframe
- The approach considers heat vulnerability to determine where trees are needed most
- The strategy includes a full block approach, removing stumps and addressing areas that are not plantable
Gale A. Brewer
3:43:22
Okay.
3:43:23
And then finally, trees.
3:43:24
I know that we have you kindly answered that the funding is there for the trees.
3:43:29
I understand But is there some consideration?
3:43:31
I know we might there's a lot of concern about getting trees very far into the future because we can't ask for a tree now.
3:43:38
It has to go per neighborhood.
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Is that something is that gonna save money?
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Or is it how do why is that people are very upset about their tray tree maybe, like, three generations from now or something.
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how to do it.
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And when is the final date to have all these neighborhoods done?
3:45:22
Do you have one?
3:46:00
Okay.
3:46:00
So every three years people might see trees?
3:46:04
If there is a nine year, politically that does not work.
3:46:13
Yeah.
3:46:13
Politics versus equity.
3:46:15
Alright.
3:46:15
Thank you.
3:46:16
Let that go.
Sue Donoghue
3:43:50
So that is something that we've worked hard at is our neighborhood tree planting strategy.
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And it's really about two things.
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It's about equity and it's about efficiency.
3:43:59
It was the case that when we were responding to individual tree planting requests, certain neighborhoods who knew how to do that would get those trees.
3:44:09
Yeah, I know.
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You do.
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And your neighborhood may, but other neighborhoods across the city maybe didn't have
3:44:17
We would love that.
3:44:18
But this way, you don't have to teach them.
3:44:20
We are going to we have a strategy in place whereby we're going to be determining based on heat vulnerability, where the trees are needed most.
3:44:30
We want that urban canopy to expand across the five boroughs.
3:44:33
We know it's critically important for people's quality of life.
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And so it is both from an equity standpoint to make sure that every neighborhood is going to see new trees and then also for efficiency.
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We want to make sure that our contractors are using the funding as efficiently as possible.
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And they're not running to many different locations.
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They're going to be focusing on a full block strategy.
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It's how we do our pruning today.
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And what it means is that an entire block will be planted.
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And not only planted, but we'll be removing tree stumps.
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If there is an area that's not plantable, we'll fill it or we'll work with the community to figure out what's best there.
3:45:15
So our new neighborhood tree planting strategy is really about equity and efficiency.
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It is every neighborhood will see every community board.
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The way that it's laid out is every community board will see planting on a cycle
3:46:07
Well For community for the communities, though, and and making sure we're equitable and planting our trees, we're hoping it's workable.
Diana Ayala
3:44:08
I know
Amanda Farías
3:44:15
spot I can teach them.
Matt Drury
3:45:37
the overall timeframe in nine years, for the first time in the city's history, have a funding in place and a plan in place to We will be planting trees in every viable spot under our jurisdiction in nine year timeframe.
3:45:49
And then as the commissioner was just noting, that some portion of every community board will be receiving some trees along that way throughout the course of the program, roughly every you know, at a minimum every three years or so.
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Yeah.
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In a given community district.