City of Toronto and City of Ottawa have each adopted a tree equity approach to address the unequal distribution of urban canopy in their cities. Both cities are working to identify and prioritize areas of tree inequity, focusing tree planting efforts where they are needed most. In this session, staff from City of Toronto and City of Ottawa answered your questions regarding their approaches and the challenges so far.
Additional Resources
- Promoting Equity in Urban Forestry: City of Ottawa’s Tree Equity Approach Webinar
- Promoting Equity in Urban Forestry: City of Ottawa’s Tree Equity Analysis Webinar Summary
- The American Forest Tree Equity Score Tool
- City of Ottawa’s Tree Equity Analysis staff report
- City of Ottawa’s Environment and Climate Change Committee Agenda (June 18, 2024)
- Private Land Tree Planting Program Research Briefing
- Tree Equity Score Analyzer, Toronto, ON
- Factsheet: Advancing tree equity and growing community canopies
- City of Toronto’s Actions to Reaffirm Toronto’s Tree Canopy Target staff report