1. Good article on NYC street trees and their myriad benefits: http://www.qgazette.com/news/2007/0822/features/012.html. Note that the plane tree/sycamore, which is what we have along much of Main Street (and West Center), is considered an ideal street tree (as is the honey locust).
NYC is undergoing a huge "tree census," counting all of their existing street trees. Note: "Street trees provide almost $122 million in benefits annually to City residents and are one of the best investments around." Get the full story here: http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/trees_greenstreets/treescount/index.php
2. From key points of a study on "Preferences for Main Street Design Elements," note the following: "Be aware that mature shade trees may be preferred over younger shade trees or other types of mature trees." You can view the study at: http://www.informedesign.umn.edu/Rs_detail.aspx?rsId=2314
3. Another really good piece on the benefits of street trees, including traffic-calming! http://www.frinkpark.org/trees.htm
4. And one more: "22 Benefits of Urban Street Trees:" http://www.ufei.org/files/pubs/22BenefitsofUrbanStreetTrees.pdf
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