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i <br />Evergreen vine covering a concrete <br />wadi, and tree pdanting.r turn a <br />narrow corridor into a lush green <br />pa.r.rage. <br />Dense shrubs create a buffer between parking dot <br />and .ridewadk in a narrow space. <br />General Landsca~ie <br />With the street trees providing <br />structure, other landscaping can be <br />used to add a character to the area. <br />Generally, plant palettes should re- <br />main simple, with species selected <br />for ability to withstand the harsh- <br />ness of the urban environment. <br />Evergreen shrubs and trees <br />should be used to screen mechani- <br />cal equipment, service areas, and <br />parking structures. Vines and shrubs <br />should be selected to obscure walls <br />and fences that surround these ar- <br />eas <br />Along a sidewalk, tightly planted <br />shrubs should be used to physically <br />and visually separate pedestrians <br />from parking areas and reinforce the <br />edge of the street. Low plantings <br />(1'-3') are recommended so that ve- <br />hicles on the street can still see into <br />the parking areas. <br />Accent trees and shrubs should <br />be used to emphasize places of im- <br />portance such as a crosswalk, an <br />entrance, or a recreation area. <br />Landscape materials should be <br />used to complement buildings, such <br />as raised planters or pots at en- <br />trances, vines pockets at the base of <br />columns or posts, and vertical <br />San Leandro Downtown Plan & Urban Design Guidelines October 2000 <br />growth to cover large expanses of <br />blank walls. Planting along the win- <br />dow or store frontage is to be <br />avoided, as it is desirable to main- <br />tain an adjacency between sidewalk <br />and storefront. <br />- rµ. <br />R <br />1 <br />Decorative tree grater add design <br />quality and help protect trees in an <br />urban environment. <br />P~ 79 <br />