Grass Roots

Would love it if developers would plan walkable/bikeable communities with plenty of green space and neighborhood grocers. Perhaps even a neighborhood coffee shop would be fun. We should also think about where we build neighborhoods in relation to schools (or where we build schools in relation to neighborhoods). Wouldn't it be great if our children could walk to school on nice sidewalks surrounded by greenery? Sure would help ease the drop-off/pick-up traffic!

And let's encourage reinvestment in the neighborhoods that already exist in the core of the city.

Trees are a crop with a multi-year life cycle. New trees can be grown. Too much emphasis is placed on protecting existing trees. Often these trees die during or after construction dues to changes in drainage patterns or soil compaction. Younger trees, newly planted are able to adjust to the new conditions better than older trees.