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0 pointsvoisin3y ago0 comments

> Some sort of push for groves of large trees in urban areas to provide shade, possibly in roundabouts, to reduce the heat-island effect.

It shocks me how slow municipalities are to adopt this. How many sidewalks and paths in hot sunny climates have zero shade. And it is so cheap!

Also, how about how many kids playgrounds, or school yards have zero shade?

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YossarianFrPrez3y ago

Especially given that the time to plant the trees is now rather than when they are really going to be needed. There is likely a way to do it / provide shade with native plants too, that would require less up-keep...

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0 pointsvoisin3y ago0 comments

> Some sort of push for groves of large trees in urban areas to provide shade, possibly in roundabouts, to reduce the heat-island effect.

It shocks me how slow municipalities are to adopt this. How many sidewalks and paths in hot sunny climates have zero shade. And it is so cheap!

Also, how about how many kids playgrounds, or school yards have zero shade?

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YossarianFrPrez3y ago

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