Austin City Council has directed the City Manager via Resolution 20131107-41 to act on the items below. The primary focus of this resolution is streetscape tree plantings.

  1. assess the adequacy of soil volume, soil quality, and root environment in existing streetscape tree plantings, taking into account underground and aboveground infrastructure,
  2. review city regulations, programs, and specifications used in streetscape tree planting projects regarding soil volume, soil quality, species characteristics, and root environment; and,
  3. identify opportunities for changes in city regulations, programs, and specifications to improve the growing conditions of street trees, minimize cost impacts to streetscape projects, and reduce future costs for replacement trees.

Soil Volume Resolution Meeting Presentations - 02/12/2014

City of Austin regulations that affect street trees