2016 Arizona Shade Tree Planting Prioritization ATLAS
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2016 Shade Tree Planting Prioritization 1 Urban and Community Forestry 2016 Arizona Shade Tree Planting Prioritization ATLAS Planning Maps for the Department of Forestry and Fire Management 2016 Shade Tree Planting Prioritization Atlas About the 2016 Shade Tree Planting Prioritization Atlas This collection of maps summarizes the results of the 2016 Shade Tree Planting Prioritization analysis of the Urban and Community Forestry Program (UCF) at the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM). The purpose of the analysis was to assess existing urban forests in Arizona’s communities and identify shade tree planting needs. The spatial analysis, based on U.S. Census Block Group polygons, generated seven sub-indices for criteria identified by an expert panel: population density, lack of canopy cover, low-income, traffic proximity, sustainability, air quality, and urban heat effect. The seven sub-indices were combined into one Shade Tree Planting Priority Index and further summarized into a Shade Tree Planting Priority Ranking. The resulting reports, maps, and GIS data provide compiled information that can be easily used for identifying areas for strategic shade tree planting within a community or across Arizona’s major cities and towns. These maps provide limited detail for conveying the scale and depth of the analysis results which – for more detailed use – are best explored through the analysis report, interactive maps, and the GIS data available through the UCF Program webpage at https://forestryandfire.az.gov/forestry-community-forestry/urban-community-forestry/projects. Note: At the time of publication, two known analysis area errors have been identified. A few of Safford’s incorporated easements were not captured correctly. Sahuarita (incorporated) and Green Valley (unincorporated) have been combined into one Census Urbanized Area polygon instead of splitting them apart into separate communities. The analysis areas, source data, and methodologies will be improved at the next analysis round. How to Use and Cite Use is granted to public agencies, educational institutions, non-profit organizations and private individuals for non-commercial purposes. For commercial use of the Department of Forestry and Fire Management maps and data see Arizona Revised Statutes 39-121.03. The Department makes no warranties, implied or expressed, with respect to the accuracy of and the use of this data for any specific purpose. Users are required to make their own assessment of the data for any specific use. Cite this product as: UCF. 2016 Arizona Shade Tree Planting Prioritization Atlas. Phoenix: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, 2016. Analysis Summary Index Description Data Source Calculation A Population Density 2010 Census population density per Census Block Group (pop / square mile) EPA EJscreen; Census Bureau Index = normalized population density B Lack of Canopy Cover 2015/2016 i-Tree Canopy urban canopy cover estimate per incorporated or major community (%) UCF Index = normalized % urban tree cover C Low-Income 2010 Census population at below two times the poverty level per Census Block Group (%) EPA EJscreen; Census Bureau Index = normalized % Low-Income D Traffic Proximity EPA traffic proximity index per Census Block Group EPA EJscreen Index = normalized traffic proximity index E Sustainability 2016 Tree City USA status per incorporated community (1, 0) Tree City USA Index = normalized Tree City USA status F Air Quality Combination of EPA Ozone and PM 2.5 concentration scores per Census Block Group EPA EJscreen Score = normalized Ozone concentration + normalized PM 2.5 concentration Index = normalized Score G Heat and Developed Product of Nightly MODIS Land Surface Temperature (LST, 1 km resolution) averages (June 2013, 2014, 2015; MODIS; NLCD Score = normalized average MODIS LST Imperviousness in Fahrenheit) and NLCD 2011 Percent Developed Imperviousness (%, 30 m resolution) × normalized NLCD Imperviousness Index = normalized Score Shade Tree Planting The Master Score is the average of all sub-indices per analysis polygon. The Master Index is based on ASLD (Arizona State Land ( + + + + + + ) = Prioritization Index normalizing the Master Score per analysis polygon among towns with similar population sizes (2015 ASLD): Department 2015 City 7 Index = normalized Scores grouped by Population Class 1 to 1,000 6 communities 1,001 to 5,000 28 communities Population); Census Bureau 5,001 to 10,000 16 communities 10,001 to 50,000 27 communities 50,001 to 100,000 7 communities 100,001 and larger 10 communities 2016 Shade Tree Planting Prioritization Urban and Community Forestry, Department of Forestry and Fire Management Apache Junction - Arizona Shade Tree Planting Prioritization Index Usery W McKellips P i n a l W McKellips Blvd Blvd Mountain B C o u n t y W Low 0 u l a l d Rec Area Equestrian s s o e h k Park g ee W sh Wa High 1 N Meridian Dr Prospector Park E Lost The redder colors indicate areas that might benefit E Brown Rd W Lost Dutchman Blvd Dutchman Blvd the most from future tree plantings, based on the N Meridian Rd analyzed criteria. Tonto Weeks N Idaho Rd Wash National Rd ST88 Forest Prioritization Metrics N Meridian N Ironwood Dr Average Prioritization Index: 0.552 Population Size Class: 10,001 to 50,000 E University Dr W Superstition Blvd E Superstition Blvd N Cortez Rd N Crismon Rd Priority Ranking within Number 10 out of 27 Population Size Class: N Apache N Meridian Rd Trl Apache Contributing Factors N Mountain View Rd Junction Estimated Canopy Cover 4.00% Tree City USA Certified : No E Broadway Rd S Signal Butte Rd E Broadway Ave W Broadway Ave E Broadway Ave Average Population Density Index: 0.065 Average Low Income Index: 0.372 Average Traffic Proximity Index: 0.010 M a r i c o p a S Cortez Rd C o u n t y Average Air Quality Index: 0.702 S Crismon Rd Average Heat and Developed S Ironwood Dr 0.337 Imperviousness Index: Weeks Wash E Southern Ave W Southern Ave E Southern Ave S Mountain View Rd S Goldfield Rd Analysis Area: Incorporated Area 2013 S Meridian Rd S Tomahawk Rd C A P Canal U t a h C o l o r a d o ST88 60 Superstition N e v a d a Apache ¤£ Mountain Las Creek Club Vegas Golf Club E Baseline Rd W Baseline Ave E Baseline Ave S Ironwood Dr S Goldfield Rd S Tomahawk Rd Gold N e w M e x i c o Camp C a l i f o r n i a A r i z o n a Phoenix Mesa S iphon Draw Tucson s g d in R K h c S n a R E Elliot Rd The Department makes no warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to the information shown on this map. 0 0.5 1 2 Miles WG Reference Layer Credits: Esri StreetMap North America 2013; I Scale 1:54,000 1/3/2017 Arizona State Land Department 2016 Shade Tree Planting Prioritization Urban and Community Forestry, Department of Forestry and Fire Management Avondale - Arizona E Pajaro N 129th Ave Ln irline Cana N 126th W Highland A l Dr N 154th Ave W Elm N 93rd Dr W Elm s N 153rd Val Verde N 82nd rle Ave d Ave Shade Tree Planting Prioritization Index a W Aldea l N 89th St W Elm St h W Elm W Highland Ave Ln St C e E Bird Ln Cir W t Ave d i e W lv Cir f s B St v h 1 W Minnezona A W Campbell N 95th Ln 96th Dr W Montecito c d 0 Low 0 W Juniper N 95thAve t 1 Ave N 91st Dr Dr N AlcalaN W Campbell N 92nd R W Llano Dr Ave Ln i E Acacia Ave h 90thAve L N Dr t W Roma Ave N 100th Dr W Turney W Turney N Village Pkwy Cir N 100th Ave N 96th Ave 4 N 103rdAve N W Apodaca 2 Ave W MacKenzie Ave W Serrano Ave 1 e Dr Redondo N 87th Dr W Glenrosa e Dr v Dr W Palo N 107th Airline v N 152nd Dr Brea Dr Canal W Ave St Dr N W A W Devonshire Dr N El Mirage Rd A Castillo Ave Cordoniz W Indian N 83rd Dr High 1 Wigwam W Indian h Wigwam Blvd Palm W Monterosa St t E Dr S N 81st Ln W Wigwam Blvd N 111th N 150th Ave Ln N 107th Ln 7 W Dana N 85thAve W N 125th Dr N 81st Dr Blvd N 127th Dr Rd School Rd N 99th Ln School Piccadilly Rd S I St 8 W n W PiccadillyLn Rd N 103rd The redder colors indicate areas that might benefit c N Old Litchfield Rd h d W Clarendon W DanaDr Ln W Indianola N Dr N 151st N 100thAve W Fairmount Ave i N 85th Ave Dr o a Ave N 85th Creek Pkwy o n Ave Roose the most from future tree plantings, based on the N Pebble W Weldon Ave velt N 88th l Ln N 153rd Dr R C W Orange N W Indian ana analyzed criteria. N 131st l N 86th Ave d N 125th Dr Blossom Ln W Orange N 151st Dr School Rd Ln W Ashla W Laurelwood 81st Dr L 101 N 84th W Avalon W Sieno Pl Blossom Ln ST Ave W Crenshaw Ln 86th Ave W Avalon i Way W Monterey N 130th N 150th t Ln Ave 81st Dr Dr Dr Dr c W Clover Way R N 133rdAve Way N 107th Ave h W Avalon N 81st Dr N 142nd Dr d f N 88th Dr Prioritization Metrics W Sage Dr W Earll Dr N 99th Ave i Dr W Avalon Dr N 91st Ave N AvalonB e N 136th Ave 112th Ave W Avalon Dr N 83rd Ave W Ivory Ln N 86th Verde Ln Dr y l Ave W d W Thomas N 89thAve Average Prioritization Index: 0.650 p W Thomas Rd W Edgemont Azure Ln N 87th Dr 136th W Thomas Rd W Thomas Rd W Thomas Rd N 156th Dr Ave Rd N 152nd Dr N 143rd Ave N 108th W Virginia Ave Ave W Thomas Rd N 137th Windsor W Roanoke Ave Population Size Class: 50,001 to 100,000 W Edgemont Ave W Windsor W Cambridge124th h Ave t Ave W Virginia W Cambridge Ave Ave W Virginia h t W Sheridan Ave 8 Dr Ave N 104th N 103rd Ave Ave r 2 Ave Ave 0 N 90th Priority Ranking within Dr W Baker n St W Encanto 1 D d N 126th Dr 1 W Wilshire r Number 1 out of 7 L e W Alvarado Dr W Encanto 1 3 114th Ln v 129Ave Blvd Ave W Enc 9 W Sheridan St Population Size Class: a N nt Dr A W Palm W Palmilla Blvd o N Blvd W Encanto Blvd N N 103rd W EncantoLn Blvd N 85thAve Valley BlvdBlvd W Monte Harbor 91st Gln N 146th Ave