Does anyone think there are too few trees on the road next to Peace Park? Complaints reflecting problems more than ten years ago are surprising and touching
The Hongkou District Greening Department never expected that a complaint related to the Heping Park comprehensive renovation project that had been praised by most people would arise 19 months after it was completed.
On May 17 this year, the Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspection Group No. 1 forwarded a mass petition report to Hongkou District. It reflected that many large trees were felled on Changxinyuan Road more than ten years ago and called for replanting now.
Hongkou District attaches great importance to it. The District Complaints Office, District Ecological Environment Bureau, District Greening and City Appearance Bureau, District Planning Resources Bureau, District Construction Management Committee, District Urban Development Company, Jiaxing Road Subdistrict, etc. immediately rushed to the scene to verify and deal with it. However, due to the lack of further details, Information, and many years later, there are no clues at the scene. It is difficult to verify whether the problems reported more than ten years ago exist.
Intense discussions ensued. Some people thought that since so many departments had gone to the site to conduct inspections, this report should have come to an end. However, more people felt that "what the people call for will be answered." Even after more than ten years, There are still people who miss the lushness of the past. Even if this memory may be distorted due to the passage of time, the strong expectation and persistence for a beautiful ecological environment are touching.
Rather than allowing people to simply handle petitions and complaints, the Hongkou District Greening Department immediately solicited clues and opinions within the greening system, reviewed the archives of relevant greening projects, and finally gave a reference answer: From 2006 to 2008, Peace During the partial renovation of the park, for the purpose of protecting and improving the appearance of the park, some trees on the north side of the park near Changxinyuan Road were moved to the nursery for planting in the park. Perhaps this process caused misunderstandings among surrounding residents.
Zhang Mingyu, head of the Planning and Construction Section of the Hongkou District Greening Management Affairs Center, said that part of the trees moved to the park's nursery for planting were replanted in the park during the comprehensive renovation of Heping Park from December 2020 to October 2022, and a small part were used for The remaining ones in other park green spaces or roads in Hongkou District are still in nurseries and are currently growing in good condition. What is certain is that there will never be any felling, and these trees are precious ecological assets of the city.
Changxinyuan Road is close to Dalian Road. The trees in Heping Park are lush and green. As the park becomes unbounded, it also assumes the function of some street trees.
"This complaint also reminds us and urges us to strengthen the refined management of the entire life cycle of greening projects, so that we can continuously improve the happiness and satisfaction of the people." Wu Daqing, director of the Hongkou District Greening and City Appearance Bureau, said that Shanghai is advancing In the construction of the "City of Thousand Gardens", Hongkou District has planned or is planning to build, renovate and upgrade many park green spaces. More attention will be paid to the publicity of relevant plans and information during the project advancement process, such as the pruning and transplanting methods of trees and shrubs, as well as planting methods. Plant variety, quantity, distribution, etc.
In June this year, residents of Changxinyuan Road and surrounding areas will also receive an ecological gift. On June 4, a reporter from Liberation Daily and Shangguan News noticed on the west side of Gate 5 of Peace Park and the south gate of Tianbao Oasis Community that staff from the greening department were investigating the on-site environment. Considering that surrounding residents need shade when traveling and at the same time appropriately improve the greening effect of the road, the Hongkou District Greening Department plans to replant six or seven deciduous trees on Changxinyuan Road before the end of June this year.
"The currently selected variety is Acer safranii, which is an excellent tree species with colorful leaves that is widely planted in Shanghai. It is very beautiful in autumn." Zhang Mingyu said, because the width of the sidewalks on both sides of Changxinyuan Road is less than 3 meters, and there are 20 centimeters underground. There are municipal pipelines. After coordination with many parties, these trees will be planted in the green space within the red line of Heping Park. Routine inspections will be strengthened to ensure the healthy growth of the trees.
Aunt Gao Yanqing, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 30 years, has begun to look forward to the new autumn colors: "I often visit Heping Park. It has good greenery and a good environment. Let me know when new trees are planted and I will come and see it right away!"
Staff from the greening department surveyed the on-site environment.
