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Planning Board backs removal of 65 trees for Tilden/Clement roundabout, staff will plant 101 replacements
Summary
The board recommended City Council approve removal of 65 trees for the Tilden/Clement roundabout project and supported a mitigation plan to plant 101 replacement 24‑inch‑box trees; members pressed staff on species selection, irrigation and EIR coverage before voting.
The Alameda Planning Board recommended that the City Council approve removal of 65 trees to make way for the Tilden/Clement roundabout and associated roadway improvements, while endorsing a replacement plan that calls for planting 101 24‑inch‑box trees and replanting coast live oaks where feasible.
City Engineer Scott Wickstrom introduced the item, explaining staff had missed a procedural step and was seeking the board’s recommendation before council action scheduled for Dec. 16. Public Works project manager Ali Hateffi described the project scope: construct a roundabout at the Tilden/Clement intersection, implement a road diet on Tilden Way (one travel lane each direction), extend Clement Avenue, complete connections to the…
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