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Sedona pilots reflective pavement in Uptown and launches heat‑safety messaging as part of heat‑island work
Summary
City staff deployed a cool‑pavement pilot in Uptown Parking Lot 5 with three colors (gray, tan, terracotta) and launched a coordinated heat‑messaging campaign with partners; staff said the heat map showed some areas up to about 9–10°F hotter than surrounding zones.
Sedona sustainability staff described multiple efforts to address urban heat, including a reflective ("cool") pavement pilot in an Uptown public parking lot, a heat‑safety messaging campaign for visitors and residents, and planning for urban tree planting and other mitigation measures.
Staff said the city’s urban heat‑island mapping, produced with NOAA, Arizona State University and volunteer citizen scientists, identified sections of town that can reach about 9 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than nearby areas. To test mitigation options the city installed a reflective pavement material in Uptown Parking Lot 5 in three colors — gray, tan and terracotta — with solar reflectivity values the presentation…
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