Streamline permitting for tree planting, dedicate resources to planting in non-traditional street tree locations, and provide reduced fees or fee waivers in Communities of Concerns
(Full action name in the CAP)RIHE. Resilient Infrastructures and Healthy Ecosystems / RIHE-5.2. Tree canopy / RIHE-5.2-finite. Finite actions /
RIHE-5.2-SA3Streamline permitting for tree planting, dedicate resources to planting in non-traditional street tree locations, and provide reduced fees or fee waivers in Communities of Concerns
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Official description
Interdependent actions
Preliminary
Planning
RIHE-5.2a. Create a Street Tree Master Plan with a target of planting 100,000 trees by 2035...
In progress (On time)
RIHE-5.2b. Conduct a new Urban Tree Canopy assessment.
Planning
RIHE-5.2-SA2. Revise Council Policies and Municipal Codes to strengthen tree protection policies and enhance tree planting efforts.
In progress (On time)
RIHE-5.2-SA4. Implement a Citywide protocol for tracking planted, removed, and maintained street trees
Foundational
Implementation
RIHE-5.2c. Increase tree planting in Communities of Concern by identifying city lands/spaces that need trees.
Implementation
RIHE-5.2f. Support expansion of urban tree canopy in parks and along active transportation network. Prioritize implementation in Co…
Implementation
RIHE-5.2g. Increase tree planting in Communities of Concern starting with the planting of 40K new trees in these communities by 203…
Planning (On time)
RIHE-5.2i. Develop a plan to increase permeable areas for new trees and restore spaces that have been paved, focused in Communities…
Next
Planning
RIHE-5.2-SA3. Streamline permitting for tree planting, dedicate resources to planting in non-traditional street tree locations, and pr…
Summary and contacts
Lead department
Council Prioritization Score
26.9
Action Timing
Feasibility score
5.5(1-10)Equity score
5.5(1-10)
Information updated 14.09.2024