No, I didnt mean that trees wouldnt have the space for roots.... I said that Yonge shouldnt have trees because to me, Yonge is all about the good old urban concrete jungle. I dont want to see plant life when I walk up or down Yonge. I want to see the road, the buildings and the people. There are streets that should have a thick, tree canopy covering the sidewalks, but Yonge is not one of them. There is no room as is for trees. Reducing the street to one lane each way, although good for providing more pedestrian sidewalk space, would be horror on the gridlock. North Americans are just too car-obsessed.