2024–25 · Downtown
Native ivy on City Hall walls
Suggests growing native ivy on City Hall and other public buildings to save on air conditioning, add greenery and help areas with low tree equity.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
I think we should use native ivy species to grow on the walls of Boston City Hall (annd other public buildings). It’s cheap to implement, saves on AC, and will beautify city hall.
Who it helps and why
This will bring greenery to parts of the city described as having low tree equity by the cities Urban Forest Plan
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 5, 2024
- Neighborhood
- Downtown
- Place
- City Hall Plaza, Boston, 02108
- Portal category
- Sustainability
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Parks, trees & climate
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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