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Branch Out PDX

Key Stakeholder Meeting – September 7, 2017

Anny Hsiao, Leanne Wells, Angie DiSalvo Kara Boden, Jackson Voelkel and Vivek Shandas

Fires, Floods, Hurricanes, Heat… Ohh, my!

Project Overview

Project Timeline

u Fall 2016: Review of US urban forestry plans u Winter 2017: Interview and survey instruments u Spring 2017: Administer interviews and survey; create

advisory committees

u Summer 2017:

• 1. Analyze survey results; and
• 2. Develop online tool for identifying tree planting

locations

u Fall 2017: Finalize tree planting tool, develop report and

recommendations

u Winter 2018: Present final report to council

Community Survey

Design and Purpose

u 10 questions +

demographics

u Perspectives of public and

private trees

u Co-developed questions

with PP&R, PSU, advisors

u Option for three

languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese

u Distribution through email

list-serves

Results

u Approximately 2,900

responses (no response rate)

u Geographically distributed u Over-sampling of white,

middle-income, home

• wners

https://climatecope.research.pdx.edu/ branchout/survey/response_count.html

Respondents 1: Ownership, Tenure, & Income

Respondents 2: Race, Gender, & Age

“Portland Trees are Important to Me”

“My neighborhood has enough trees” “Do you have trees at the property where you live?”

“The trees in my neighborhood are in good condition and healthy”

“If you don’t have trees at your property, why not?”

“Why don’t you have trees?”

The City should….

u Majority (67%) of respondents believe that the City should

maintain all trees along the street

u Majority (72%) of respondents believe that the City should

prioritize maintenance of street trees in low-income areas

u About half (55%) of respondents believe that the City should

plant trees in all available places along the street

Demographic Analysis

u Evaluate the relative effects of different demographic

variables on specific ordinal responses

u Demographics:

u Renter or Owner u Age u Income u Gender u Race u Location of residence (zip code, east v. west of 82nd)

u Next steps

u Conduct regression analysis to evaluate demographics relationships

to responses to ordinal questions

u Examine how responses suggest trends in equitable distribution and

maintenance of tree canopy

u Questions

u Portland trees are important to me u My neighborhood has enough trees u Trees in my neighborhood are in

good condition and healthy

u The city should….

Where to Plant 1

u Which of the following factors need consideration when

planting trees? Places with….

1.

Fewest trees

2.

Heaviest traffic

3.

Pavement and concrete

4.

Worst air quality

5.

Youth and older adults

6.

Greatest density of people

7.

Other

u What’s your vote?

u

Top three?

u

Top one?

“Which of the following factors need consideration when planting trees?”

How did the factors compare to each other?

Where to Plant 2

u Which of the following factors are ideal for planting trees?

1.

Along the street

2.

Yards (private)

3.

Parks (public)

4.

Schools

5.

Industrial Areas

6.

Commercial and Business areas

7.

Next to highways

8.

Other?

u What’s your vote?

u

Top three?

u

Top one?

“Which of the following locations are ideal for planting trees?”

How did the locations compare to each other?

Questions or Comments about the Survey Results?

Preview: Finding Tree Planting Locations A community engagement tool

u Purpose: to engage community members in identifying

potential tree planting locations

u A means for prioritizing equity in identifying tree planting

locations

u Individualize outreach campaigns for identifying locations

for possible tree plantings

u Not: A technically-accurate location identification tool u Not: A comprehensive analytical tool u Not: A final location for placement of trees

Questions or Comments?