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Greening the Urban Parkway (or Tree Lawn)

By Pat Terry
In Akron, Ohio, it’s called the “devil’s strip,” in Cleveland it’s a tree lawn. In other cities, it’s a tree bank, planting strip, dog walking lawn or easement strip. Whatever you call that small piece of earth between sidewalk and street, city dwellers in Chicago, Denver, Seattle and other urban oases are filling it with greenery. Countering the concrete and... 


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