In 2006, a complete inventory of all the City’s street trees, including trees located within sidewalks, between sidewalks and curbs, or within 6 feet of the street if no sidewalk existed was conducted. One hundred volunteers were trained to record address, location, tree species, tree diameter, condition, and other related information. Trees located in parks and other public property were not included. Approximately 25,000 street trees were counted and the data was loaded into a tree database that the Forestry Division uses daily to manage the trees, track tree work, and record constituent concerns.

The Providence Municipal Energy Report discloses the City’s energy
data in an effort to track progress towards the City’s energy goals,
increase transparency, and lead by example. The City’s 2014 Sustainable
Providence plan set a goal to reduce energy consumption 30 percent
by 2030. Measuring and monitoring consumption by benchmarking
buildings is an important first step to achieving this goal. Benchmarking
is a means of comparing a building’s energy use to the average of
similar buildings or to an established baseline.