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Dryheavemorning t1_iu0am0b wrote

Got an example you are thinking of?

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Hanger-on t1_iu0vw0b wrote

They lopped down several big trees on Broad when they built the Target and Sprouts at Washington which I’m still kinda mad about

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LakeSun t1_iu14txf wrote

There ought to be a rule.

Take one down, plant 20.

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lordredsnake t1_iu3wo4b wrote

There is a rule now: https://www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-Philly-Tree-Fund-Bill-A-Significant-Step-in-Protection-of-Tree-Canopy

Trees must be replaced depending on the size of the tree, or money must be paid into the Tree Fund to pay for the replacement elsewhere. It's a step in the right direction but needs to be stronger. It's anywhere from 10-20° cooler in tree-filled NW Philly than it is in treeless concrete hellscape South Philly on hot summer days, and it's only getting worse with Parks and Rec cutting down hundreds of mature trees in FDR Park.

Our own Parks system under Kathryn Ott Lovell with the help of the Fairmount Parks Conservancy under Maura McCarthy singlehandedly undid the benefits of years of street tree planting in one fell swoop this summer.

Kind of a joke to worry about what developers are doing when the city isn't subject to the same restrictions.

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sgt_seriousface t1_iu0yx3k wrote

They just recently took down 2 more on the other side of Washington, in front of the Yacht Club apartments

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The_Prince1513 t1_iu0dnpt wrote

One I can think of in my neighborhood is the massive block-sized vacant warehouse in Olde Kensington between Master and Jefferson and Howard and Maascher. It's nice that it's being renovated and businesses will be moving in, but they re-did the sidewalk around the entire thing and tore down almost all the trees that surrounded it. Most of these trees were like 30 feet tall. There should have been more effort made to keep them.

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Dryheavemorning t1_iu0q9av wrote

Yeah I'm in the neighborhood too, I hope the ones they pruned back and hit with trucks on Mascher survive. Based on the renderings I think they plan to replant on Master but it does suck they got rid of at least a couple on Master.

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dotcom-jillionaire t1_iu0ud0c wrote

sometimes the trees prevent the sidewalks from being handled properly. what really sucks is the city had no idea what species to plant 150 years ago and now we have a lot of old beautiful trees that screw up our infrastructure/utilities/etc

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LakeSun t1_iu14xod wrote

That increases everyone's AC bill, it's like 20 degrees hotter.

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Zfusco OP t1_iu0xhea wrote

Have watched a number of 3-4 story tall trees come down in manayunk and roxborough as new homes get built up.

One less than a block away today.

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mikewilkinsjr t1_iu1qr8v wrote

About to happen at 13th and bainbridge. Grass lot + 5 mature trees got auctioned off by the city for apartments. Neighbors fought it for months but one of the neighborhood coalitions changed their mind after the developer added a couple of parking spots.

Sounds good on paper but only 13 units fit the “affordable “ threshold, the rest are just market rate.

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