More oaks come to downtown West Palm as leaders learn shade isn’t cheap

This story was updated because a previous version contained inaccuracies from information provided to The Post.

Amid complaints about the lack of shade in West Palm Beach’s city center, a local agency is replacing palm trees with oaks along key downtown streets.

The city’s Downtown Development Authority aims to increase the shade canopy along walkways frequented by pedestrians as city leaders consider ways to make the fast-growing downtown more comfortable to traverse…

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