Resolution R2025-0016566
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Call for hearing(s) on amending Chicago restoration and landscaping practices in creation of sustainable parkways
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Chicago's 2022 Climate Action Plan promotes sustainable parkways, replacing turfgrasses with native and nonnative stormwater-resilient plants, to combat climate change and biodiversity crisis. These parkways, equivalent to the Chicago Park District, have caused steady 311 flooding- and blocked-sewer- complaints due to turfgrasses, as per Municipal Code of Chicago 10-32-050. The council's Native and Pollinator Garden Advisory Board Registry and the concept of curbside wetlands on parkways aim to provide ecological benefits and long-term cost savings. A subject matter hearing is called, and city agencies like the Department of Transportation, Water Management, Streets and Sanitation, and Environment may conduct a cost-benefit study.
Sponsors
| Sponsors (3) | Ward | |
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Vasquez, Jr., AndrePrimary Sponsor | Ward 40 |
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Manaa-Hoppenworth, LeniPrimary Sponsor | Ward 48 |
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Conway, William | Ward 34 |