At least it does on the north side. The south side planting starts after the finish construction in the 1300 block. Full press release after the jump.
The landscaping contractor for the District Department of Transportation’s H Street Reconstruction Project will begin planting trees in the new tree boxes on the north side of H Street and its north side-street intersections on Wednesday, March 2, weather permitting.
The contractor, F & F Landscaping Inc., will start in the 1200 block and work steadily westward through the 300 block, completing planting in at least two blocks per day. During each day’s operations, north curb lane parking will be prohibited during the daytime work hours in the blocks where the landscapers are working. The tree-planting work will be carried out during the non-rush hours between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm.
All north-side tree-planting is likely to be finished by the end of the day on Friday, March 11. Tree-planting on the south side from 13th Street to 3rd Street and on both sides of the 1300 block will be scheduled after completion of construction of the new sidewalks and tree boxes in these areas.
More than 200 trees will be planted as part of the H Street project. Additional information about the species of trees and the locations where each type will be planted will be circulated to the community later this week.
The work is part of DDOT’s H Street Reconstruction Project. More information about the project is available on the DDOT website, http://ddot.dc.gov/DC/DDOT under the Ward 6 portion of the “Projects and Planning” section.
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6 comments:
This is awesome news. I've always said that H will really start to turn around quickly once the trees go in.
woo hoo!!
what kind of trees are they?
Why isn't UFA or Casey doing this?
excellent. it will bring some much needed greenery to the otherwise drab concrete.
3:02,
Casey doesn't plant street trees. That is DDOT's job.
yes, casey doesn't do street trees, and UFA/DDOT has always contracted planting out. this is nothing new.
my question is this - have neighborhood businesses been talked to about watering the trees in front of their businesses? there absolutely has to be buy-in from locals to make sure they survive.
in addition, the small, one-brick-tall surrounds for each tree box are not enough to keep people from trampling the tree boxes. higher barricades (little iron fences like in much of the rest of the city?) are needed, or the soil will be compacted and the trees will suffocate.
street trees can be resilient once established, but the first couple years are beyond crucial. if this summer is dry (which it likely will be), the trees aren't watered, and bar patrons stand in the tree boxes smoking and leaning on the trees, they'll die. plain and simple.
vigilance is needed now.
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