Count East Palo Alto's missing street trees block by block

Cross University Avenue from Palo Alto into East Palo Alto and the tree canopy visibly halves — one of the sharpest shade inequities in the Bay Area, on the city that can least afford the cooling bills. Planting programs need a current block-level inventory of empty sites first. That inventory is a clipboard, a sidewalk, and honesty. Standard: Municipal urban forestry plantable-site inventory practice; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Proof: Completed inventory with per-site photos Method (Municipal urban forestry plantable-site inventory practice; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).): 1. Walk both sides of the assigned blocks logging every tree, stump, and empty plantable strip. 2. Record width, overhead wires, and nearest address for each empty site. 3. Photograph each plantable site straight-on. 4. Mark sites over 4 ft wide with no wire conflict as priority. 5. File the survey and photos as one dated packet. Done when: Completed inventory with per-site photos

Where

Public sidewalks near University Avenue and Bell Street, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Pay

$80 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Completed inventory with per-site photos

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-09-01

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 30–60 minutes. Method of record: i-Tree canopy / street-tree inventory

Bring

• GPS phone
• DBH tape or measuring tape
• tree ID reference
• camera
• hi-vis vest

Steps

1. 1. Walk the corridor; record a GPS waypoint at each tree.
2. 2. Photograph each surveyed tree.
3. 3. Record species (best estimate), condition class (good/fair/poor/dead), and DBH (diameter at breast height).
4. 4. Count vacant planting sites.
5. 5. Enter the per-tree records, vacant-site count, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Dead or hazardous tree observed -> flag for the responsible agency (no removal by surveyor).
• High vacant-site count -> recommend a planting plan for the corridor.

What counts as done

• Per-tree species + condition + DBH recorded
• Vacant planting sites counted
• GPS waypoint per tree
• Photo per surveyed tree

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.