Cherry trees planted between parking spots in Bonn, Germany. You can't see the sky for the dense ceiling of pink blossoms.

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1. CelloMom On Cars (cellomomoncars@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 10-Feb-2023 05:28:24 JST CelloMom On Cars

   in reply to

   @bikepedantic @Shadow

   I was also going to throw the same curveball:

   Trees, when planted BETWEEN the parking spots, don't generate electricity, but apart from that they:
   -- give shade in summer, not in winter;
   -- absorb large amounts of rain water
   -- give a big traffic calming effect;
   -- are beautiful and raise property values;
   -- make you happy!

   Here is an example of how it worked out in this posh street in Bonn, Germany. This same treatment is applied ALL OVER the Netherlands (less posh).