Locksmith-Pitiful t1_irctkkw wrote on October 7, 2022 at 1:42 AM

Reply to comment by RhinoMan2112 in RIPTA is taking a public survey on how to update the bus stops for the Thayer Tunnel. by Ristray

Talk to any folks outside of ivy or summit -- camp, grand view, cypress, abott, Duncan, jenkins, etc. I've talked to so, so many landlords in recent years and I have not met a single one that wanted to promote greenery. Funny, most landlords don't live on the property.

Outside of the first two streets I mentioned, the east side is losing greenery, and fast.

RhinoMan2112 t1_irfw334 wrote on October 7, 2022 at 7:54 PM

Gah that's super disappointing. Do you know if there's anything people can do to promote it or vote for it city-wide, or is it just the local residents that have a say? I don't live on the east side but I'm 1000% for more greenery anywhere and everywhere we can put it lol.

Locksmith-Pitiful t1_irfw9cc wrote on October 7, 2022 at 7:56 PM

The city has some sidewalk tree programs that the landlord has to pay for and reach out to, that's about it. There's some community steward programs but again, folks need to reach out. There aren't any incentives and if you own the property, you can do whatever you want.

Mountain_Bill5743 t1_irldvjq wrote on October 9, 2022 at 3:39 AM

It's frustrating when some of these places are owned by LLCs that may not even live in the state, let alone the building. There's really no reason to get invested then on quality of life issues.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/47704/urban-heat-islands

Providence is a heat island. We really could use the greenery and the lack of it is so short sighted.