The EquiTree Program is a free tree giveaway initiative managed by the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department in an effort to enhance green infrastructure in socially vulnerable communities within the city. This initiative falls in line with previous research that has identified equity concerns with respect to access to green infrastructure. This study seeks to identify the geospatial patterns of the EquiTree participants in order to increase future participation and benefit all communities.

As a part of the research project funded by the City of San Antonio, Sam Rueda, a master’s student in urban and regional planning, led the poster presentation under the supervision of Dr. Ryun Jung Lee at the annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference in Chicago, Illinois on October 19, 2023. This poster highlights the comparison between EquiTree participants and non-participants on the property and neighborhood characteristics.  

The poster also won the best poster award. Congratulations!

https://www.acsp.org/page/BestPosterAward