New tree-pit covers

[jallan71]

Hey all,

Sorry if this has been captured somewhere else, but... thought that folks might be interested to see some new tree-pit covers that are going in on Carlton St., between Yonge and Church, replacing the standard concrete-coffins that they typically use. They're re-doing the whole block and it looks like they might be adding the same pit covers on College between Yonge and Bay. It also looks like they're putting some new structure in place underneath the covers...

Does anybody know the story with these? Are they a product of the local BIA? Or a new standard for the city?

 

[TOfan696]

Hey all,

Sorry if this has been captured somewhere else, but... thought that folks might be interested to see some new tree-pit covers that are going in on Carlton St., between Yonge and Church, replacing the standard concrete-coffins that they typically use. They're re-doing the whole block and it looks like they might be adding the same pit covers on College between Yonge and Bay. It also looks like they're putting some new structure in place underneath the covers...

Does anybody know the story with these? Are they a product of the local BIA? Or a new standard for the city?

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They are BIA

 

[salsa]

If the city was serious about improving the longevity of street trees, then they should be installing silva cells wherever possible. While these tree pit covers would allow more water to go through, it won't address more problematic issues such as soil compaction.

 

[TOfan696]

If the city was serious about improving the longevity of street trees, then they should be installing silva cells wherever possible. While these tree pit covers would allow more water to go through, it won't address more problematic issues such as soil compaction.

The challenge is how do you deal with existing street trees vs new street trees

 

[GrandSlam]

Same or similar system being installed on King West. On King, however, they're also replacing top soil, adding fertilizer, and placing plastic mesh around the narrower trunks.

 

[ndawgg]

They now have these temporarily fenced off. Anybody know what's going on with them?