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How the City of Tacoma uses planting strips along its streets tells a tale of haves and have-nots, and of our differing ...
When it comes to the planting strip, it's good to select many evergreens, accented with herbaceous plants.
Urban trees lining streets fare better in dry spells than those in parks – now it seems that leaky water pipes are the reason ...
With more than 730 kinds of trees on Seattle streets, the Emerald City has one of the most diverse collections in the United States. Our street tree population — largely trees that grow in ...
Hellstrips can be a tough area to beautify, and any planting needs to be equally resilient and carefully thought through. Although commonly given over to lawn or neglected to the point of becoming a ...
Creating a garden in the planting strip is allowed but neighbors have to get a permit first through the Seattle Department of Transportation. The permit requires a drawing or description of the plans.
The city is adding a planting strip for trees, on-street parking, expanding the sidewalk and repaving the street. Why is the lane on Broadway being eliminated?
CAMPBELL — City officials have adopted an ordinance to prohibit residents from planting any type of foliage or vegetation on their devil strips. The city has fielded a few complaints from ...
Akron’s certified arborists will plant 1,800 native trees along residents’ tree lawns this year, according to a city news release.
Local News 100 new street trees coming to Spokane's northeast and northwest neighborhoods The first half of the trees will be planted between April 25-27 by The Lands Council staff and volunteers.
The City of Greenville website describes the project as a "road diet," reducing vehicle travel lanes, removing on-street parking and adding pedestrian paths and planting strips.
Closer home, some streets in Delhi and Pune have incorporated elements like planting strips, stormwater swales, rain gardens and permeable pavers.