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Boston has its first tree ordinance. It contains rules about when trees can be trimmed or removed from city-owned parks, the land around schools, libraries, and public housing. It does not apply to trees on private property, which comprise half or more of Boston’s tree canopy. The new law is the city’s latest effort to better protect trees, which provide shade, clean the air,
Boston has its first tree ordinance. These rules govern when trees can be trimmed or removed from city-owned parks, the land around schools, libraries and public housing. The ordinance does not apply to trees on private property, which is half or more of Boston’s tree canopy.
Today’s technology allows pinpointed access to weather reports to nearly everyone at the touch of a button, and if all goes well, pinpointed air quality readings could also be available to residents in that same immediate fashion. As part of Mattapan’s Cummins Highway reconstruction project, several city agencies have combined efforts to deploy 10 new air quality sensors,
By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff December 10, 2020 Taft Street hosts a three-decker lineup. The Boston Society of Architects held a virtual conversation about sustainable homes and energy retrofits for small- to middle-scale housing last week as a part of its upcoming exhibition, the “Future-Decker Series.” The series features discussions with residents, architects, and designers as they share and learn from one other about the past, present, and future of the iconic building type that’s prevalent in Dorchester and other Boston neighborhoods: the three-decker. Speakers touched on the...