And who is responsible ifsomething goes wrong? Who has the public liability insurance! Councils stop people trimming verges etc citing public liability issues and demand people return sites to their original state even if what they have done is improve an unkempt mess. Maybe if they spent a fraction of the time they did on cycle lanes these things might be seen to.
Councils don't stop people trimming verges, I've been doing the embankment outside my house for the past twenty five years, thousands of people do it. Public liability insurance covers a company for injuries on their premises, an individual who decides to do a bit of volunteer gardening doesn't need any, it's at his own risk.