> Trees are too small. Developers want to avoid maintenance difficulties with trees, so they plant dwarf varieties that don't provide shade. In some city, I fo

> Trees are too small. Developers want to avoid maintenance difficulties with trees, so they plant dwarf varieties that don't provide shade. In some city, I forget which, I saw a guide to street trees that said that picking the correct trees solves the root / maintenance problems: roots grow neither too shallow or too deep, etc. > I couldn't care less what the big famous buildings look like. I don't spend much time near them anyway. They are part of the visual environment that we live in. The Empire State Building in NY is in the visual environment of millions who don't go near it (in fact, it's hardly noticeable close-up - you mostly see the bottom floors).