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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 /> n a ;_v • cooling down neighborhoods(heat island effect). <br /> slowing traffic and helping to create safer,walkable streets. <br /> improving community health and wellness. <br /> 1 _ Existing Tree Canopy reducing flooding,erosion,and water pollution from runoff. <br /> Existing Street Tree <br /> creating stronger and more attractive places, <br /> reducing urban noise(cars,trains), <br /> . r W,. Proposed Street TreeI. • increasing energy savings for heating and cooling buildings,and <br /> `f` , <br /> 3: Building Footprint increasing property values. <br /> h '"''.•-'"At t <br /> 4••••••••••.•.•Idnden Avenue • • — — • - <br /> 4a1. i <br /> IrIt kr' �F•• '' ,,L How does this plan support it? <br /> • :i" • :.. I •s.:U. <br /> i •.• <br /> j ;1 ;r -•;t, _2• •:. .� - The LaSalle Park Neighborhood has a current tree canopy of 27%. <br /> •• ' , '•'' :;'▪ • •tee <br /> s This plan proposes installing a tree every 3o feet along streets where <br /> 'Ai s• •r e! t, .• � .. s4� . e possible and in public spaces as shown in the concept designs.This <br /> i; sty -;, 4 �• 6• .••*.• •a •'• .. effort would yield approximately an additional gi2 troco,raising the <br /> - f w ,, . R j a. •'"i•� y,�i �• �' �.• r i '.: tree canopy to 33%within the planning area Additional trees must be <br /> ut,:. .';r •• .... • :it. •_3 ' ,:.‘,Ste., ne. ' ,.�" P P property Y 9 <br /> t tttic,' planted on privateto achieve the citywide goal of 40%tree <br /> • ashing7iwi. <br /> street <br /> �r 1`�. �i acanopy. <br /> • .11, it .,•'"° <br /> .. ali <br /> CO2 <br /> i j -. r 'c'{Jefferson Boutr,vard ;. 7. A <br /> a til <br /> .„01 <br /> Western Avenue 2.7 V <br /> $86.987 <br /> Million Energy Saw ngs 1,485,007 <br /> Map showing potential tree canopy. Gallons Stormwater <br /> Runoff Prevented Pounds Sequestered <br /> Planting 912 additional trees results in carbon sequestered.water runoff saved,and <br /> energy costs reduced.Calculated on design.itreetaols.org based on 3o-year time <br /> frame. <br />