Creating a 'Green City Suwon' Where Nature and People Thrive Together

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City is establishing and implementing a 'comprehensive street tree management plan' with the vision of creating a 'green city where nature and people coexist harmoniously.'

The comprehensive street tree management plan, which aims at 'carbon neutrality' and 'reducing fine dust,' consists of three fields and 10 unit projects: ▲citizen-participation-based comprehensive survey of street trees and database (DB) construction ▲recovery of street tree health ▲expansion of street trees. The implementation period runs from 2022 to 2026.

The direction for implementing the comprehensive street tree management plan includes 'establishment of accurate DB for systematic management,' 'recovery of the health of existing street trees to increase canopy area,' and 'concurrent promotion of street tree expansion.'

The comprehensive survey and DB construction project for street trees involves surveying all street trees in Suwon City and developing efficient management measures. The plan is to conduct surveys on the growth status of street trees and roadside environments together with tree experts and citizens, and to establish a 'street tree management system' based on survey results.

Street tree health recovery projects include 'improvement of growth environment (management by growth cycle),' 'maintenance of street tree protection panels,' 'paradigm shift in pruning (minimizing repetitive pruning),' and 'road diet (a project to preserve street trees planted on narrow sidewalks through road space reorganization projects).'

Street tree expansion projects include 'expansion of linear green spaces (small-scale greenery under street trees),' 'creation of green rest areas at traffic islands and tree-lined streets,' 'gap planting of street trees (supplementary planting when trees die or are damaged),' and 'right tree for the right place projects.'

A city official stated, "We will improve the growth environment of street trees and continuously expand street trees to create a healthy street tree environment," adding, "We will stably promote projects until 2026 to create a green city that satisfies citizens."