Tree lawn

Tree lawn

A tree lawn, also called a sidewalk buffer, boulevard, berm, verge, nature strip, utility strip, planting strip, parkway, or devil's strip [ [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid%3A79961] Mr. Smarty Pants, The Austin Chronicle, December 29, 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2008] in some areas of the United States, is a small area, often planted with trees and grass, between a street and the sidewalk of that street. Tree lawns are most often found in residential areas.

Tree lawns and sidewalks are typically public property. Public tree maintenance is usually a municipal responsibility. Some municipal governments demand that abutting private property owners maintain the public sidewalks.

Some advantages of tree lawns include: aesthetics, increased safety and comfort of sidewalk users, protection of sidewalk users from the splash and spray of passing vehicles during inclement weather, storage area for snow plowed off the street, and room for benches, bus shelters, street lights and other amenities.

The term tree lawn is used in areas of Cleveland, Ohio, and Terre Haute, Indiana, among others. The term parkway is used in the Chicago, Illinois area.

ee also

*Shoulder (road)

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