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Smart Funding Plan Brings New Life to an Urban Forest: San Francisco's Innovative Approach to Street Tree Maintenance
(
Room
617
)
09 Sep 19
4:00 PM
-
4:50 PM
Tracks:
Grounds, Parks, and Urban Forestry Management
Speaker(s):
Jon Swae;
Carla Short, Superintendent of the Bureau of Urban Forestry, San Francisco Public Works;
Rachel Gordon, Director of Policy and Communications, City & County of San Francisco CA
In 2016, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to set-aside $19 million a year for Public Works to maintain the City’s 124,000+ street trees, providing the first-ever sustainable funding stream for care of the city’s urban forest. The money also covers costs for tree-related sidewalk damage. The measure, which took effect in 2017, more than quadrupled the previous funding allocation and ensures that the trees will be properly pruned and looked after. In addition, private property owners no longer are on the financial hook for maintaining the trees fronting their homes and businesses. Tree advocates spent years building the case for StreetTreeSF and it is expected to be a game-changer in the care of the San Francisco urban forest.
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