Plant large trees across the city
Resident asks the City to spend about $2 million planting large trees in public spaces to expand canopy, reduce urban heat and improve air quality.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
More trees. Deploy $2MM worth of large caliper trees to public space across the city to increase the canopy and decrease urban heat island effect.
Who it helps and why
Why does Brookline look so nice? They have old growth trees preserved throughout the town. Many Boston residents are unable to care for trees, or are misinformed about hazards related to trees and therefore take them down. A lack of canopy contributes to heat-related deaths and poor air quality. Let’s green the city literally with an enormous effort to plant trees.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 23, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Sustainability
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Parks, trees & climate
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Parks, trees & climate from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (97 matching)
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2024–25 (54 matching)
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- Plant more trees and vegetation citywideResident asks for reforestation and more greenery to adapt to climate change and lower urban temperatures, especially helping people without air conditioning.2024–25City-wide