The world's foremost "urban heat island" will adopt new design guidelines to reduce rising temperatures.
"It stays hotter longer in Phoenix than in most places. Since 1949, the average low temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has risen more than 10 degrees. And over the last 40 years, the number of hours per day over 100 degrees has jumped dramatically...The City of Phoenix is just taking its first baby steps toward making the island a more livable place, which could include using lighter-colored pavement and roofs that reflect, rather than absorb, energy."It will be adopted into the general plan, then," said Joy Mee, the city's assistant director of planning. "We're waiting on the planning board to give us some guidance and set some priorities for us.""
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