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Presenter urges 'depave' pilots, parking reforms to cut runoff, heat and sprawl
Summary
RF Khan told the committee that reducing excessive pavement through measures such as removing unneeded parking, shared‑use lots, pervious pavement, tree wells and pilot depaving projects can reduce stormwater pollution, heat‑island effects and sprawl; he cited grants and volunteer 'Depave' chapters as models.
RF Khan, introduced to the Energy, Environment & Sustainability Committee on April 13 as a long‑time regional entrepreneur, urged the county to pursue "pavement reduction" strategies that he said would improve safety, reduce stormwater pollution and restore habitat.
Khan argued that excess pavement contributes to faster driving and more severe crashes, increases impervious surface that drives flooding and stormwater pollution, and raises local temperatures via urban heat‑island effects. "Why…
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