tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265975019919080624.post631130638808789516..comments2023-06-24T03:42:03.583-04:00Comments on People + Trees in Cities: Philadelphia Tree Planting Part of Skyline Initiative - $150,000 federal investment leverages $3.75 million; Philadelphia, PAMike Galvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606933329086372277noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265975019919080624.post-80375036536967949412009-11-26T12:28:56.460-05:002009-11-26T12:28:56.460-05:00On Monday, November 30, the Barnes Foundation is g...On Monday, November 30, the Barnes Foundation is going to cut down 28 London Plane trees on the Parkway to make way for the proposed new building. Did the Fairmount Park Commission lease include permission to cut a full row of trees? If not, is a specific permit or approval process necessary? Is there any limit, stated or implied, on the alteration of parkland itself by a lessee? What other alterations are in prospect, apart from the building and landscaping yet to be approved by the city? Who has decided which trees are "diseased," and what are the diseases they allegedly suffer from? Are all the trees on the leased property? Why do the trees need to be cut at this time, if at all? How many trees are in the "row," and which others are slated for cutting? Which "parkway institutions" were informed of the cut? Does the mayor's office know about it? Who compensates the public if the Parkway Barnes is never built, but city landscape is disfigured? Is there a way to seek an injunction?<br />Do you care?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com