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Council to pilot "cool pavement" in five blocks to reduce summer heat
Summary
Council Member Sandy Nurse introduced a two-year pilot to test cool pavement in five high-heat blocks across the city's boroughs, citing examples from other cities and potential temperature reductions; the pilot was placed on the committee docket for a vote.
Council Member Sandy Nurse introduced Intro 9-28b, a bill to launch a two-year pilot study of cool pavement, a topical material applied to asphalt intended to reflect sunlight and reduce surface and neighborhood temperatures.
"For those of you who don't know, cool pavement is essentially a topical material. It comes in like a 5 gallon bucket, and you put it on the road on the asphalt, and it…
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