Request for a public hearing

Hold District 2 hearing to expand urban tree canopy

Last activity June 26, 2026 (3 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    June 8, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council ordered a hearing to discuss expanding urban tree canopy in District 2. The discussion will focus on neighborhoods with low canopy such as Chinatown, Downtown, and South Boston, and explore environmental benefits and sidewalk impacts while inviting Parks Department and environmental groups to participate.

Affects District 2 residents

In Chinatown-Leather District , Downtown and South Boston

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, and Ed Flynn

Now with the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks

About Environment & Climate and Parks & Public Space

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Official title

Order for a hearing to discuss expanding urban tree canopy in the neighborhoods of District 2.

Timeline

  1. June 10, 2026

    Tabled.

    City Council

  2. June 24, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks.