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Miami resilience office reports Blue Street pilot, heat-sensor study and tree giveaways
Summary
City staff said a Southwest Third Street 'Blue Street' pilot is nearly complete, 78 heat sensors were deployed in energy-burdened neighborhoods, and free tree giveaways are scheduled for October.
The City of Miami Office of Resilience and Sustainability told the Climate Resilience Committee that a pilot 'Blue Street' streetscape project in Little Havana is nearly complete, a household heat-sensor study deployed 78 sensors over the summer, and the city will hold multiple tree giveaways in October.
Sonny Brubaker, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Miami, said the Blue Street pilot covers one block of Southwest Third Street near José Martí Park (from Southwest Fourth Avenue to Southwest Fifth Avenue) and increases tree canopy on that block by more than 70 percent. "We have taken one block and we have increased tree coverage by over 70%," Brubaker said, noting the work includes structural soil, porous concrete sidewalks and porous asphalt in parking spaces.
The resilience office also reported that 78 heat sensors were installed inside and outside homes in energy-burdened neighborhoods; staff plan to collect the devices in October for analysis and to survey participating households about their experiences this heat season. Brubaker said the city will use the results to recommend ways to keep residents cool indoors and outdoors.
The office announced three free tree-distribution events set for October 4, October 11 and October 18. Staff asked committee members to help with outreach; flyers and translated materials will be distributed.
During open discussion committee members and staff also reviewed recent king-tide operations and portable-pump deployments. Public works staged pumps at identified flood-prone locations and placed variable-message signs; staff noted some sites received additional pumps during heavy rain. Committee members raised the possibility of testing injection wells in pilot locations; a committee member with experience said state permitting, not local approval, governs those wells and recommended further exploration.
The resilience office said more detailed data and photos from the Blue Street demonstration will be presented at a future meeting once installations are complete, and the office will release analysis of the heat-sensor pilot after sensors and household surveys are collected in October.
