City-funded bike path and Columbus Road median plantings
Athens
Summary
The city has money set aside to contract tree planting along the bike path (which turns out to be largely university land, needing OU approval) and to landscape the Columbus Road medians, whose shallow soil may favor planting beds over trees. The commission is targeting spring and divided up planning tasks.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city has money already allocated for both projects this cycle.
Everyone using the bike path and traveling Columbus Road gets more shade and greener medians.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Shade Tree Commission - Oct 21, 2026
The city has money set aside to contract tree planting along the bike path (which turns out to be largely university land, needing OU approval) and to landscape the Columbus Road medians, whose shallow soil may favor planting beds over trees. The commission is targeting spring and divided up planning tasks.
Shade Tree Commission - Sep 16, 2026
Dead trees along the bike path will be replaced on November 7th, now joined with Voinovich neighborhood maintenance volunteers. Volunteers are needed a few days earlier to pull out the dead trees.
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