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Board continues BART-Market Street tree-removal appeal after hours of testimony; seeks negotiated mitigation
Summary
After a lengthy hearing with dozens of public speakers, the San Francisco Board of Appeals continued appeals of a Public Works/Urban Forestry determination allowing removal of 32 Market Street trees for BART canopy construction to Jan. 26 so BART, DPW/Urban Forestry and appellants can negotiate mitigation (green roofs, replacement plantings, staging).
The San Francisco Board of Appeals continued several appeals challenging a Public Works determination that would allow removal of 32 street trees on Market Street to make way for protective canopies over BART and shared Muni station entrances.
Appellants including Josh Klipp, Lance Karnes and community groups described the removals as part of a broader decline in the city27s urban canopy and urged alternatives such as redesigning canopies, staging work to avoid removing trees, expanding replanted areas, and applying removal funds to tree-planting in adjacent corridors. Josh Klipp framed the dispute in climate and habitat terms and proposed a mitigation package including reinstating green roofs on canopies and directing in-lieu fees to planting and maintenance in adjacent corridors; he said his group had begun working with BART staff on potential…
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