Street Trees and Streetscapes
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This document summarizes New York City's community forestry management and green infrastructure initiatives. It describes NYC's urban landscape, environment, and tree canopy cover. It details programs like street tree inventories, MillionTreesNYC, and strategic tree planting efforts. The goals are to increase tree cover and its associated benefits like stormwater management, property value increases, and improved public health. Challenges include developing sustainable community groups for long-term stewardship of greening projects.
Street Trees and Streetscapes
- 1. Streetscapes and Street Trees New York City Community Forestry Management Case Study Jennifer Greenfeld Central Forestry & Horticulture New York City Parks & Recreation Green Infrastructure Symposium October 21, 2009
- 2. NYC Urban Landscape 62% of acreage of NYC impervious 38% of acreage of NYC pervious 126,729 acres of buildings and 78,095 acres of tree, grass, or soil other paved surfaces coverage 6,375 miles of roadway 5.2 million trees Long Term Strategic Planning 2
- 3. Environment 1,651 acres of freshwater wetland Long Term Strategic Planning 3
- 4. Environment 1,498 acres of salt marsh Long Term Strategic Planning 4
- 5. Environment 1,444 acres of meadow/grassland Long Term Strategic Planning 5
- 6. Environment 5,136 acres of forest Long Term Strategic Planning 6
- 7. Environment Estimated 2 million trees in landscaped parks Long Term Strategic Planning 7
- 8. Environment 700 Community gardens 282 are permanent parkland Long Term Strategic Planning 8
- 9. Environment 2 nurseries and 3 greenhouses Greenbelt Native Plant Center and seedbank Long Term Strategic Planning 9
- 10. Environment Brooklyn Heights Promenade 2,500 ornamental gardens Abington Square, Manhattan Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island Long Term Strategic Planning 10
- 11. Environment 2,423 greenstreets Long Term Strategic Planning 11
- 12. Environment 592,130 street trees Long Term Strategic Planning 12
- 13. New York Citys Tree Canopy NYC lost 9,000 acres of vegetative cover between 1984 2002 (satellite imagery analysis) Long Term Strategic Planning 13
- 14. Canopy Cover New York City has 24% canopy cover Relative Area 44,000 acres of land area < 10% 5.2 million trees 15% 20% 50% under Parks jurisdiction 25% valued at $5.2 billion in 30% replacement costs 35% 40% 45% 50% As compared to other U.S. cities: > 50% City Tree Cover (%) Atlanta, GA 37 Austin, TX 34 Boston, MA 29 Washington, DC 28 Seattle, WA 25 New York City, NY 24 Cambridge, MA 20 Baltimore, MD 19 Philadelphia, PA 16 Jersey City, NJ 11 Chicago, IL 11 Long Term Strategic Planning 14
- 15. Street Tree Inventory Type of Data Collected species size condition growing conditions infrastructure conflicts Long Term Strategic Planning 15
- 16. Street Tree Inventory Results Number of Street Trees 1995 -- 498,470 trees 2005 -- 592,130 trees (19% increase) NYC's Top Ten Street Trees (%) London planetree 15.3 Littleleaf linden 4.7 Norway maple 14.1 Green ash 3.5 Callery pear 10.9 Red maple 3.5 Honeylocust 8.9 Silver maple 3.2 Pin oak 7.5 Ginkgo 2.8 Dead Poor Excellent 1% 8% 24% Good 67% Dead Poor Good Excellent Long Term Strategic Planning 16
- 17. Street Tree Benefits STORM WATER RUNOFF PROPERTY $36 million VALUES $52 592,130 million TOTAL TREES $122 TOTAL BENEFITS CO2 REDUCTION $0.75 ENERGY SAVINGS million $27 million AIR QUALITY $5.3 London Planetree 15% million Norway 14% Maple Callery 10% Pear Honey 8% Locust 7.5% Pin Oak Long Term Strategic Planning 17
- 18. Street Tree Distribution 592,130 Street Trees 27% tree planting sites empty space for an additional 220,000 trees Borough New trees Bronx 50,000 Brooklyn 70,000 Manhattan 20,000 Queens 55,000 Staten Island 27,000 Total 220,000 Current Street Tree Stocking Levels Long Term Strategic Planning 18
- 19. Street Tree Planting: By Request Street Tree Planting 17,593 17,106 16,525 15,453 13,545 10,464 10,258 9,192 8,267 8,200 8,403 8,494 7,160 6,754 6,254 6,346 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Annual Year Long Term Strategic Planning 19
- 20. Health and Economic Factors Long Term Strategic Planning 20
- 21. Trees for Public Health (TPH) Morrisania Hunts Point East Harlem East New York Stapleton Current Street Tree Stocking Levels Rockaways Long Term Strategic Planning 21
- 22. TPH: Process Data Collection Finalize Select Greening & Synthesis Sites Plans Set Priorities with Partners Identify Community Partners Long Term Strategic Planning 22
- 23. TPH: Management Plans Community Forestry Management Plans Tree Survey Tree Planting Opportunity Survey Analyze Data Community Outreach Long Term Strategic Planning 23
- 24. PlaNYC On Earth Day 2007, Mayor Bloomberg unveiled a comprehensive plan to improve our urban environment. Long Term Strategic Planning 24
- 25. PlaNYC & Greening 10 years and $300 million in capital funds to: Build 800 new Greenstreets Fully plant NYCs streets Re-landscape and reforest with 220,000 trees 2,000 acres of parkland Long Term Strategic Planning 25
- 26. Street Tree Planting: By Request Street Tree Planting 17,593 17,106 16,525 15,453 13,545 10,464 10,258 9,192 8,267 8,200 8,403 8,494 7,160 6,754 6,254 6,346 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Annual Year Long Term Strategic Planning 26
- 27. Street Tree Planting: Strategic PlaNYC 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fiscal Year Long Term Strategic Planning 27
- 28. Strategic Planting Long Term Strategic Planning 28
- 29. Block Planting Long Term Strategic Planning 29
- 30. East Harlem Block Planting Long Term Strategic Planning 30
- 31. Walk East Harlem Long Term Strategic Planning 31
- 32. Walk East Harlem Long Term Strategic Planning 32
- 33. October 9, 2007 Press Launch Long Term Strategic Planning 33
- 34. MillionTreesNYC Long Term Strategic Planning 34
- 35. MillionTreesNYC Two years 252,170 trees Long Term Strategic Planning 35
- 36. Challenges Framing the message for community and city decision makers. Quantification of benefits is key to success. Developing a sustainable community group to foster local stewardship and move implementation forward. Monitoring success. Need local baseline data and monitoring to compare results. Long Term Strategic Planning 36
- 37. www.milliontreesnyc.org www.nyc.gov/parks Long Term Strategic Planning 37