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Why is it important? <br /> Trees are essential to healthy neighbor•buds by providing the following <br /> Potential Canopy:Additional Street Trees benefits: <br /> • removing street-Level air pollution. <br /> • cooling down neighborhoods(heat island effect). <br /> • slowing traffic and helping to create safer.walkable streets, <br /> - • improving community health and wellness, <br /> T ,r' _ Existing Tree Canopy • reducing flooding.erosion,and water pollution from runoff. <br /> Existing Street Tree I • creating stronger and more attractive places. <br /> I • reducing urban noise(cars,trains), <br /> . , M EaProposed Street Tree • increasing energy savings for heating and cooling buildings,and <br /> • ae2 r'` _ = _ •_ Building Footprint increasing property values. <br /> ••.•••.w r. •.fit Avenue _ - <br /> . +: ,•, :1r4, <br /> '• .�▪ = - r�•7,i. How does this plan support it? <br /> L IR i 'r.r• I ti. <br /> =S• •� io• The LaSalle Park Neighborhood has a current tree canopy of 27%. <br /> .• •. <br /> c• ,- S . .� • • a _ This plan proposes installing a tree every 30 feet along streets where <br /> N I? " • ' • I • .•.--` •.'�.••Y Co1ffx• : • . possible and in public spaces as shown in the concept designs.This <br /> i:, .• - • A,a .. • •, P • effort would yield approximately an additional 912 trees,raising the <br /> t ••;} -7. : j M 1S •••y- •*. '• ti..y�. �• I .•. tree canopy to 33%within the planning area Additional trees must be <br /> 3 u,l :. - •'•.} • j • •��,`y � .. • ad �" planted on private property to achieve the citywide goal of qo%tree <br /> . L■ .:_, .ri_-‘ 1' ,�Wtz;ashington Street_ _ • canopy. <br /> 1:7 --t;! •3: t:? 1 atil 1 <br /> 1 • ...: <br /> • .• ^_ I� ' � 4soe .. a r "lT CO2 <br /> tia._.r�... -, �• n Boulevard I .a' . 1 sa l <br /> I <br /> y• 't:a '...r• • - i■ -•- °tit t'- •• e' is & ir <br /> V 1 i,;-":----.• 4.: 4 't & 1E: )1.! a.;'r'.2',1, t i".. ..:11 . 0 <br /> "mil_ I. -�_ 1,a, �. / _le. •. . <br /> -_1 4 _ • ,-• `Western Avenue 2.7 $86,987 <br /> - - i Energy Savings <br /> Map showing potential tree canopy. Gall <br /> � n 1,485,007 <br /> ons tonnwat <br /> Runoff Prevented Pounds Sequestered <br /> Planting g12 additional trees results In carbon sequestered.water runoff saved.and <br /> energy costs reduced.Calculated on designitreetools.arg based on 3o-year time <br /> frame. <br /> LaSalle Park NeighborhoJd Plan Neighborhood Plan 5'.•. <br />