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Planning Commission initiates Urban Forest Master Plan Phase 1, pushes adoption hearing to Nov. 6
Summary
Planning staff presented Phase 1 (street trees) of San Francisco's Urban Forest Master Plan, proposing to grow the city’s street tree population by ~50,000 over 20 years and recommending a municipally funded maintenance program; after hours of public comment the commission voted unanimously to initiate a General Plan amendment and schedule a Nov. 6 adoption hearing.
Planning Department staff presented Phase 1 of San Francisco's Urban Forest Master Plan on Oct. 8, asking the Planning Commission to initiate a general‑plan amendment that would adopt the street‑tree component by reference.
John Sway, manager of the Urban Forest Master Plan, told commissioners the city's urban forest includes an estimated 700,000 trees overall and about 105,000 street trees. The plan documents a 13.7 percent citywide tree canopy and recommends growing the street tree population by roughly 50,000 trees over the next 20 years — about 2,500 new street trees a year — while also…
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