It’s true some Councils can grow a brain! Though the dope in the photo says they should keep them he’ll be dead like North Sydney Council workers when the Plane trees left Croke leaving us with a desert! Forget about the bike lanes plant native subtropical trees Neutral Bay! 
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/hamilton-london-plane-trees-to-be-removed/106143002