[BostonCard]

Here's an article about Burlingame's eucalyptus trees (from a pro-eucalyptus perspective):

https://theburlingameb.org/667/opinion/2...tus-trees/

As I said, an odd hill to die on, but here we are.

And here is Caltrans' page on the project:

https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/dist...al-project

They had, I kid you not, a "tree workshop" on Feb. 9.  If you click on the slide deck, construction is supposed to start next summer (yeah, right, I will believe it when I see it) and end two years later (ha!).

I like their description of "conflict" between tree roots and sidewalks, as if one could bring in a mediator.

This might violate the "no politics" portion of the board, because, as everyone knows "all politics is local".  I'll take it down if anyone objects, but I am interested in the technical aspects, not the political ones.  But it is a good illustration of the phenomenon Goose describes.  My attitude is that there's a problem here, let's fix it as best we can because progress is about getting to a better future state and necessarily involves changing some things that some people liked.  Moreover, the proposed solution isn't likely to be everyone's favorite, but from my perspective, it doesn't have to be my favorite, just better than what we have now.

BC

[BostonCard]

Here's an article about Burlingame's eucalyptus trees (from a pro-eucalyptus perspective):

https://theburlingameb.org/667/opinion/2...tus-trees/

As I said, an odd hill to die on, but here we are.

And here is Caltrans' page on the project:

https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/dist...al-project

They had, I kid you not, a "tree workshop" on Feb. 9.  If you click on the slide deck, construction is supposed to start next summer (yeah, right, I will believe it when I see it) and end two years later (ha!).

I like their description of "conflict" between tree roots and sidewalks, as if one could bring in a mediator.

This might violate the "no politics" portion of the board, because, as everyone knows "all politics is local".  I'll take it down if anyone objects, but I am interested in the technical aspects, not the political ones.  But it is a good illustration of the phenomenon Goose describes.  My attitude is that there's a problem here, let's fix it as best we can because progress is about getting to a better future state and necessarily involves changing some things that some people liked.  Moreover, the proposed solution isn't likely to be everyone's favorite, but from my perspective, it doesn't have to be my favorite, just better than what we have now.

BC