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Why is it important? <br /> Trees are essential to healthy neighborhoods by providing the following <br /> Potential Canopy:Additional Street Trees benefits: <br /> • removing street-level air pollution, <br /> y a `,; • cooling down neighborhoods(heat island effect), <br /> . ;, , • slowing traffic and helping to create safer.walkable streets. <br /> 1 • improving community health and wellness, <br /> _ Existing Tree Canopy • reducing flooding,erosion,and water pollution from runoff. <br /> • <br /> Existing Street Tree • creating stronger and more attractive places. <br /> • reducing urban noise(cars,trains), <br /> . in ,... <br /> . <br /> ; 0 Proposed Street Tree t • increasing energy savings for heating and cooling buildings,and <br /> � ^r ti MI Building Footprint • increasing property values. <br /> a^•. <br /> : , ::. . <br /> �.+• . a , A. .• . ' � •',,, , Hove does this plan support it? <br /> a. <br /> - }' . t=3 • . • . The LaSalle Park Neighborhood has a current tree canopy of 27%. <br /> ? 1 ,;:Z ': ,_ ,•;� .):• ": • This plan proposes installing a tree every 30 feet along streets where <br /> °• 4d • _!9 •� ,�;'. Colfax Avenue <br /> a e.L<► 6 ;•, • -c ti e5 possible and in public spaces as shown in the concept designs.This <br /> L. <br /> " ra . _ s = _ •. • .� . <br /> axi lv effort would yield approximately an additional 912 trees,raising the <br /> t _ • • � 1•:• p: '. i f i.ti tree canopy to 33%within the planning area.Additional trees must be <br /> �• ,▪�'+ v • r .•_ t +•~S..•, t�� •. ''♦f♦ _'�� 'e• planted on private property to achieve the citywide goal of 4O%tree <br /> )-I- <br /> -• .. — ashington street S �■�i '••d r canopy. <br /> �t r r �; 1. a F'•tt <br /> ,7 1 '1•11 , . IN; -: . , Vic+ . - • <br /> -•' �r CO2 <br /> ..S« . - on Boulevard ,' • • -�f Sa:•r.: <br /> Ilk <br /> 0 0 <br /> . . . . , s,.. ....,_ • or... pi - .f.. ',$) -. _, . , lb 'k i• . ::. *-,1 .,••= .' <br /> Western Avenue - 2.7 V <br /> $86,987 <br /> Million Energy Savings 1,485 007 <br /> Map showing potential tree canopy. cartons stormwater Pounds Sequestered <br /> Runoff Prevented <br /> Planting 912 additional trees results in carbon sequestered.water runoff saved.and <br /> energy costs reduced Calculated on design.itreetools.org based on 3o-year time <br /> frame <br /> LASatte P;,ik Ne,ghrbo,hood Plan Nruphdorr,00d Pl.,n 51 <br />