Plant trees on Washington Blvd
From "Participatory Budget - District 1"
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The city has plans to pave a 10 foot asphalt bike trail and cut down trees through a heavily wooded section along Washington Boulevard at the edge of a Towers Park. The design requires cutting approximately 100 to 130 small, medium and large canopy trees for less than 1/2 mile (a 2 minute bike ride) of bike trail.
The wooded area shields District 1 from the ugly view, the pollution and noise of constant traffic from Washington Blvd. These trees provide habitat to a variety of birds and animals who would lose their homes and food source due to construction and tree loss.
The District 1 community has lost hundreds of trees recently due to commercial and residential development and new infill housing. We don't think building a bike trail should kill trees.
Other alternatives have been proposed to the County by District 1 residents and the Urban Forestry Commission. These alternatives will result in significantly less trees being cut down but would also result in less cost to us all as tax payers.
