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Street Tree Management Plan
SDOT Urban ForestryDarren Morgan, Anne PfeiferApril 3, 2017
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SDOT mission, vision, and core values
Committed to 5 core values to create a city that is:• Safe• Interconnected• Affordable• Vibrant• Innovative
For all
Mission: deliver a high-quality transportation system for Seattle
Vision: connected people, places, and products
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Division mission
SDOT Maintenance Operations Division mission is to provide integrated maintenance, emergency response, and stewardship of the engineered and natural systems within the Right of Way to promote a safe, vibrant and interconnected city.
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Presentation overview
• Context• Overview• Details• 2016 in Review• Next Steps
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9-year Street Tree Management Plan• New management
approach
• 2016 – 2024
• 27 management units– City council districts
divided along U.S. Census tracts
• 3 units per year
Context | Overview | Details | 2016 in Review | Next Steps 5
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Planting in Seattle• Past planning and
policy efforts around street trees have impacted where they grow throughout the city
• Est. 250,000 total trees in the Right of Way
• 40,000 SDOT street trees
Context | Overview | Details | 2016 in Review | Next Steps 6
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Bridging the Gap Legacy
Context | Overview | Details | 2016 in Review | Next Steps 7
All Trees per Square Mile of ROW
SDOT Trees per Square Mile of ROW
Private Trees per Square Mile of ROW
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Bridging the Gap Legacy
Context | Overview | Details | 2016 in Review | Next Steps 8
All Trees per Square Mile of ROW
SDOT Trees per Square Mile of ROW
Private Trees per Square Mile of ROW
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Made Possible By
Context | Overview | Details | 2016 in Review | Next Steps 9
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Made Possible By• Levy to Move Seattle’s
third tree crew • 2/3 of existing crews
time will be dedicated to programmatic maintenance
• Over 44% of total resources dedicated to programmatic maintenance
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Objectives
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Activities
• Use ArcGIS Collector App to update street tree inventory with handheld devices
• Hire additional inventory support staff
• Inventory all street trees in Seattle
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Activities
• Scheduled pruning and maintenance
• Emergency Response
• Hazardous Tree Removal
• Establish recently planted trees
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• Plant at least two trees for every one removed
• Leverage existing gaps within SDOT tree “corridors”
• Use iTree analysis of inventory to make better decisions
Context | Overview | Details | 2016 in Review | Next Steps 14
Activities
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Activities
• Conduct RET Analysis to optimize benefits and minimize harm
• Implement inclusive outreach strategies to engage communities– Survey
– Fact Sheets
– Newsletter Posts
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Where we’ve been
Context | Overview | Details | 2016 in Review | Next Steps 16
• 2016 Completed Units:– South Park/Highland Park
(Unit 3)– Rainier Beach (Unit 5)– Lake City/Olympic Hills
(Unit 18)• 2017 In Progress Units:
– First Hill/Central District (Unit 10)
– University District/Ravenna/Eastlake (Unit 14)
– Ballard/Fremont (Unit 23)
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2016 in Review • Estimated Annual
Benefits To-Date: $841,647
• 2016 Total Expenditures: $990,828
– Inventorying: $56,022– Pruning: $477,442– Removal:$32,070– Planting: $297,997– Watering: $ 127,297
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Unit 3 – South Park / Highland Park• Inventory is 100% Complete
• Trees Added to Inventory: 3,685• Total Trees Inventoried: 6,081
• 153% Inventory Increase
• Initial Annual Benefits of Inventory: $122,201
• Annual Benefits of Final Inventory: $375,364
– Energy– CO2– Air Quality – Storm Water – Aesthetic
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Unit 3 – Initial Top 5 Genera
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Unit 3 – Final Top 5 Genera
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Next Steps
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Questions?
[email protected] | (206) 684-TREE (8733)www.seattle.gov/transportation/STMP.htm
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