"Beautiful" trees on a street in Coventry are set to be chopped down by the council to make way for the last stretch of the Binley cycleway. The 26 mature trees on Clifford Bridge Road have stood there for "decades", locals say. Coventry council said the trees would be replaced by 32 new ones and the cycleway would help promote sustainable travel.
But the move has been hit with a backlash and since Friday 16 August, more than 400 people have signed an online petition calling for the plan to be stopped. Petition organiser Will Delieu described the trees as "beautiful." He wrote: "These trees have stood for decades, providing shade, cleaner air, and natural beauty to our community.
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We believe there are better alternatives that would not require sacrificing our precious natural heritage." The appeal on change.org calls for the council to stop the project "immediately" and look at other routes that protect the trees.
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