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Clark HERO study: Worcester business owners favor trees but cite maintenance and landlord barriers
Summary
Clark University HERO student researchers told the Green Worcester advisory committee that local business and property owners see cooling and aesthetics as primary benefits of street trees but reported concerns about maintenance, sign blocking and lack of agency when renters cannot reach landlords.
Clark University’s HERO (Human Environmental Regional Observatory) student researchers presented qualitative findings to the Green Worcester Advisory Committee on Sept. 8 about business and property owner attitudes toward street trees in the Maine South and Green Island neighborhoods of Worcester.
The students said most interviewees agreed trees add cooling and improve curb appeal; 70 percent cited shade and aesthetics as benefits, and 40 percent cited air-quality benefits. But interview subjects also raised barriers: 55 percent reported distrust in city maintenance…
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