Finally Bristol Street Trees has an interactive blog. Here, you can comment on our website and and lets us know what you think about our news items.
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- Hello World! - 3 comments
- In defence of the council arboriculturists. Are they doing their best within a limited budget? Is it just the tree (Parks) department’s decision? Are they taking account of all the interests of the community? - 3 comments
- Other messages of general support with Vassili’s original article. Are there any points raised you disagree with? - 3 comments
- Health and Safety/Legal issues – in 2001 the House of Lords ruled in an expensive case for Westminster City Council that they should have chopped down a street tree earlier. They didn’t and had to pay over £500,000 compensation to one property owner plus legal costs. Councils don’t want to get sued…is this what is killing our trees? Individual rights take precedence over public benefit? Is it our paranoia about health and safety? - 1 comments
- The benefits of urban trees….you have mentioned shade in the summer, mitigation of bad weather and flooding, amenity and beauty, wildlife and even house prices (yes evidence shows that leafy areas have a price premium of between 5 to 13%) so property developers hear this just buy a street plant some trees and wait to reap your rewards ! What other benefits are there to leafy streets? - 1 comments
- Bristol Street Trees - BBC Green Room Article - 1 comments
On January 27th, 2008 Glenn Vowles said:
Just looked over your ’stump’ slideshow. Its a very good way to make your point - great coverage in Saturday’s (26 Jan) Bristol Evening Post too.
http://vowlesthegreen.blogspot.com/search/label/trees
On March 4th, 2008 Steve Price said:
Our dumb council have decided to fell the only decent trees in the town centre…to be replaced with some small acer types that’ll maybe get to 30foot high.
A major campaign is now running to save them, the local paper has been supportive of the campaign as have 99% of the local populous.
Look at the website to check it out. There might be a maladministration case brought against the council over this.
Good luck with your efforts.
On March 5th, 2008 Mark Rosher said:
What a great initiative! More power to your elbows (I mean, trees!). As a long time (though no longer) Bristol resident I loved ‘my’ trees and still reminisce on the old city centre trees (limes?) that gave such wonderful shade in the summertime. Now replaced by strange urinal like fountains and hot, hot paving…
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