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8. Tree Lined Streets <br /> * Avenues of trees with year -round color <br /> * Streets narrowed to provide more room for tree roots and to decrease <br /> urban heat <br /> * Narrow tree lawns replaced in some areas with single, broad boulevard <br /> strip <br /> * New residential areas marked by wide streets and trees <br /> * Tree -lined streets throughout City <br /> * Tree -lined streets <br /> * 100 percent stocked treelawns <br /> * Groupings of trees, shrubs, grassy areas required on each city block <br /> * Ordinances enforced giving urban forests the same priority as <br /> sidewalks, etc. <br /> * Ending the practice of "mistake plantings," e.g. planting large crown <br /> trees under overhead lines. Establish new design plans with regard to <br /> streets and sidewalks <br /> * All major arterials into Eugene are lined with trees. All streets are <br /> lined with trees <br /> 9. Healthy Trees <br /> * 30 to 40 percernt decrease in tree mortality of city trees <br /> * Schools surrounded by healthy, vibrant green spaces <br /> * Every tree a healthy tree <br /> * No damage to young trees from city mowers <br /> * Replacement trees in place and growing next to those our city is losing <br /> ( because of age, disease, etc. <br /> 10. Open Space /Design <br /> * There are groupings of trees and corresponding landscape /benches, etc., <br /> scattered throughout city that encourage people to sit and enjoy the <br /> scenery <br /> * Large park -like areas interspersed throughout all areas <br /> * A Japanese (oriental) garden in city <br /> * Existing waterways preserved and left in their natural state or allowed <br /> to return to their natural state <br /> * Clear vista through trees to river <br /> * A tree -lined Emerald Canal <br /> * A selected tree plan that people can strive to attain <br /> * Lawns still exist, but extensive areas in meadow or shrubs or returned <br /> to "forest land" <br /> * Fourth cycle of master plan (year 2) <br /> 11. Other Good Ideas <br /> * Tree Commission in harmony with PARCS Department, Planning and <br /> Development Department, and Public Works Department <br /> * Concrete buildings covered with vines <br /> * City where trees selected to provide largest canopy possible on that <br /> site <br /> * Innovative use of shrubs or physical barriers to prevent soil <br /> compaction around downtown trees <br /> MINUTES - -Tree Commission March 8, 1990 Page 4 <br />