21 • Restoration Guide T hough unique in many ways, Mass Ave embodies the problems of many city streets: bare pavement, struggling city street trees, private property owners who don’t know—or care—about trees within reach of their hoses The motto for restoring Washington’s street landscapes should be: Many stakeholders, one landscape The following six steps show how Restore Mass Ave tries to address these problems along Embassy Row We hope this guide will help stakeholders here and elsewhere “green” city streets Fig. 33 “Public parking” is public space under the care and maintenance of the adjacent property owner. Property owners are encouraged to landscape and improve this area in compliance with the city’s public space regulations concerning the height and design of fences, hedges, and retaining walls. Trees in the “parking” are the responsibility of the adjacent property owner. Fig. 34 The “parking” is the land between the dotted lines (Embassy of Norway, 34th St and Mass Ave). Photo from 2006.
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