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STATUS OF THE URBAN FOREST (PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TREES) <br />2022. Several factors may contribute to this observed w— <br />increase. Improved data quality over the years plays <br />a role, with 2022 data providing a finer resolution of <br />0.076 meters (0.25 U.S. survey feet) compared to the - <br />1 -meter resolution in 2012 and 0.6 -meter resolution in <br />2018. This enhanced resolution, coupled with the use of <br />LiDAR technology in 2022, likely enabled more precise <br />detection and measurement of tree cover. The findings <br />indicate a notable expansion of Pleasanton's urban <br />forest, although further analysis could be conducted to <br />identify specific areas of increased growth and better <br />understand the factors driving this expansion. Other <br />factors that have likely contributed to this observed <br />increase include younger trees maturing in the urban <br />forest, improved tree ordinance enforcement practices, <br />and the Green Building code requiring more trees in <br />parking lots and the many large private development <br />projects over the last decade to preserve and plant <br />more trees. The City will need to continue to improve <br />management actions, like achieving its goal to replace <br />all trees that are removed annually and plant an <br />additional 44 trees each year over the next 25 years <br />to fill the 1,100 vacant City -owned tree sites in target <br />neighborhoods to maintain growth of its urban forest. <br />Prioritizing these efforts in neighborhoods with lower <br />canopy levels will help progress towards an equitable <br />distribution of the urban forest. <br />CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN 1 123 <br />