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Interdepartmental working group pushes 12 recommendations to make street trees standard in Austin rights of way
Summary
An interdepartmental Technical Advisory Review Panel (TARP) working group presented 12 recommended actions to reduce barriers to street‑tree planting and maintenance in Austin’s rights of way, including updates to city criteria manuals, standard plans, inventory work and options to replace burdensome private license agreements.
Austin transportation and public‑works staff briefed the Electric Utility Commission on Oct. 20 about a TARP (Technical Advisory Review Panel) working group’s 12 recommendations to improve green infrastructure, principally street trees, in city rights of way.
Michelle Marks of Austin Transportation described the work as the beginning of a multi‑department effort required by a 2024 council resolution. “The intent of this working group was to pull together kind of recommended actions for consideration by city leadership,” Marks said, adding that staff focused on street trees because of their outsized benefits for shade, stormwater absorption and walkability.
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