"It was all concrete down there, and not real inviting for <br /> customers or prospective tenants, " he said. <br /> Fox said the city sent a bill of $11, 000 for its work and Jenova <br /> paid another $10, 000 for additional landscaping improvements, <br /> including extending the beds along a stretch of Lawrence south <br /> of Third. <br /> "It was great working with the city, " he said. "It was a very <br /> competitive bid, and we didn' t have to do any engineering work. " <br /> Urban forester Mark Snyder said the effort is part of the city' s <br /> informal "trees for concrete" program. Previous projects are <br /> located on the corner of 11th Avenue and Pearl Street, and front <br /> of the downtown Eugene Post Office. <br />