Sustain Louisville Plan Incorporates Urban Forest Management
In 2023, Mayor Greenberg created the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability (OS), to elevate sustainability within Louisville Metro Government and integrate…
Vibrant Cities & Urban Forests _ A National Call to Action
Twenty-five leaders from all sectors of urban forestry met in a forum to identify needs and opportunities for urban forestry…
Seattle Right-of-Way Improvement Manual.
Where to go for design guidance and procedural information. In Seattle.
A Guide for Watershed Planning Based on Case Studies
Useful for educating Watershed Councils that urban trees are as important to watershed health as upstream forests.
Pittsburgh Urban Forest Master Plan.
Many consider it the "gold standard" for urban forest planning. Comprehensive in scope, visionary in its goals, inspirational in its…
The Cleveland Tree Plan.
Not just a city-sponsored plan, but the product of real community-wide collaboration.
City of Phoenix Tree and Shade Master Plan aims for 25 percent canopy cover.
An integral part of Phoenix's Green Phoenix Initiaive and voter-ratified General Plan.
Sustainability Planning Toolkit.
Sets Five Milestones for Sustainability that any community can pursue.
A Comprehensive Approach to Urban GI Plans
Onanadaga NY’s eight-year green infrastructure plan sets goals and monitors implementation. Here trees are the key.
Disaster Preparedness and Planning Project Helps Cities Prepare for Climate Change.
An exemplary, if exhaustive, mitigation plan that aims for resiliency through multiple channels — urban trees prominent among them.
Local Green Infrastructure Network Expands on Statewide Plan
This plan includes green infrastructure components as part of the overall vision for their community.
Urban Planning and the Growth of Urban Forests
American Planning Association offers a vast collection of publications and articles on how urban planners, through their work for communities,…
Philadelphia’s Total Commitment: GreenWorks for the City
Philadelphia has embraced a data-driven, comprehensive action plan that commits the city to assuring all citizens have access to clean…
Tree Canopy Goals for US Cities
Many cities set goals — some based on careful study of current canopy, community needs, and availability of planting space.…
A Source of Tree Canopy Maps and Data
The US Forest Service collects urban forest data from across the United States based on top-down aerial approaches and bottom-up…