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Tree Protection for Street Corridor Development in Massachusetts
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2024-06-01
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Edition:Final Report - June 2024 (January 2022-June 2024)
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Abstract:Massachusetts is home to millions of trees located not only in forests but also along streets and roadways in urban, suburban, and rural environments. The people living in these communities rely on street trees to provide necessary ecosystem services, such as shading and cooling, or stormwater mitigation. MassDOT has developed a comprehensive capital improvement project to facilitate the necessary improvements of pedestrian and cycling pathways statewide that will impact the existing urban forest ecosystem. MassDOT is seeking a cohesive collection of best practice standards to ensure that urban forest health and preservation remains a priority in these upcoming transportation improvement projects. The information gathered from the survey and discussion with the expert panel will be used to create a comprehensive guide that will be an overview of current best practices to inform planting and tree protection management techniques during construction. This review will inform strategies applied across the state that will prioritize street trees during development and foster thriving urban forests for all. This work will provide a framework for the reimagining of the Commonwealth’s transportation corridors as functional urban greenspaces that will grow alongside their communities.
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