[RP TownTalk] Trees Cut Down on Bike Path near Greg's Towing

[A. Spain]

I'm not an arborist, so can't truly speak to the health of those trees.
Looking at the remains, some seemed quite healthy and others rotted out.  I
watched some of the removal and it seemed like they just weren't interested
in selective pruning, which is unfortunate.  Curious as to what they plan
to do with the remaining stumps.

I like the idea of community space, but it seems like activating an
existing and under programmed space vs. displacing hard working people and
their businesses is more in the spirit of Riverdale's character and
history.  The Cemetery above the Farmer's Market is a perfect example of a
place that could be more of a gathering space with a sense of enclosure
created by a bit of landscape buffer from East-West and a fence to keep the
kids out of the road.  There's a lot of little spots like that tucked into
Riverdale.

With regard to the existing businesses, where would you relocate them?
Everyone needs or benefits at some point from the kind of labors and
services they provide, including developments like Cafritz. Whereas the new
Whole Foods pilgrims walking down my street sometimes say hello, the
gentlemen who take their breaks outside of Pittcon always have an
enthusiastic greeting for my son and have invited us to their parking lot
BBQ on more than one occasion. An older Pittcon employee has been gardening
between the trail and the building for much longer than I've been a
Riverdale resident. His garden is not as meticulously landscaped as Whole
Foods but I'm sure it's a lot more sustainable and local. My point being,
there's more community happening on that little stretch of asphalt than you
might imagine.


Alison
Tuckerman St.
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