Category: Trees
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60% Summit Avenue Regional Trail Plan – Summary Responses
Trees December 14, 2022 The City’s plan states that there are 1,561 trees (Pg 114 – 60% Master Plan) in the 4.5-mile-long Summit Avenue corridor. They utilized GIS (Geographic Information System – Pg 112 – 60% Master Plan) data only to estimate the impact to trees by the full reconstruction of Summit Avenue and the…
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Effects and Costs of Tree Loss to the City of Saint Paul & Its Citizens
Author: Leaetta Hough, PhD, June, 2026 Executive Summary The beneficial effects of trees on the environment, property values, and the physical and psychological health of people are well known and scientifically documented.1 The proposed raised, separated bike trail, the Summit Avenue Regional Trail (SART), requires a full reconstruction of Summit Avenue which will impose substantial…