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Resident urges Renton to consider restoring trees removed in 1994 on South Third Street
Summary
A downtown Renton resident asked the council to consider replanting 16 trees removed in 1994 to add about 12 on-street parking spaces, and highlighted the heat and lack of shade on South Third Street.
Tristan Cokin, a downtown Renton resident, asked the council to consider restoring trees that were removed from South Third Street between Shattuck/Burnett and Main Avenue in 1994.
Cokin said he discovered the earlier tree plantings in a Washington State Department of Transportation video and that 16 tree planting sites were removed in 1994 to create roughly 12 on-street parking spaces. "If you said to people that you wanted to remove 16 trees in downtown to add additional 12 parking spots, I don't think it'd be very popular," he said, and noted downtown gets very hot during summer with little shade, especially along the stretch of South Third Street he mentioned.
Cokin also said he attempted to count downtown parking spots using aerial imagery and stopped after about 900 spots; he said he will submit photos of historical trees to the council email for consideration.
The comment was delivered during the public comment period; council members acknowledged receipt and Cokin said he would send supporting photos to the council.
