Wider sidewalks are awesome but at the cost of removing 60+ trees?

[Brendan]

Montrose, TX wants to widen their sidewalks but the way to do it involves removing 60+ oaks. Trees all too often come in last place when cities are looking to improve infrastructure. 

 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2023/09/21/463288/residents-near-montrose-have-started-a-petition-to-save-dozens-of-near-century-old-oak-trees/